If The Lego Movie Were an Anti-Corporate Indie Flick…
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In keeping with big blockbuster trends, The Lego Movie is an epic journey about an unlikely hero who has to save the world. But what if Lego didn’t have to appeal to the kids? The toys, after all, have a variety of different brands – like Technic and Lego Architect – that appeal to more serious-minded individuals. So how would it go if Lego were to make another movie for those fans – an indie drama about relationships, perhaps, but still with a uniquely Lego touch?
I would never, ever have asked that hypothetical question. But the folks at Hitfix did, and came up with their own answer in the process. Behold The Lego Movie: Mumblecore Edition…
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Luke Y. Thompson has been writing professionally about movies and pop-culture since 1999, and has also been an actor in some extremely cheap culty and horror movies you will probably never hear much about (he is nonetheless mostly proud of them, as he met his wife on one). As editor of The Robot's Voice since 2012, he can take the blame for the majority of the site's content, all of which he creates because he loves you very, very much. (Although he loves nachos more. Sorry.) Prior to TRV, Luke wrote for publications that include the New Times LA, Los Angeles CityBeat, E! Online, OC Weekly, Geekweek, GeekChicDaily, The L.A. Times, The Village Voice, LA Weekly, and Nerdist