The second lego movie series, Lego Movie 2, once again created by the Gold Medal team of Spider-Man: Parallel Universe, was released nationwide. In 2014, the first "Lego Movie" received unanimous praise for its dense laughs and cute and bloody narrative style, with a 95% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a global box office of more than $460 million, setting off a Lego whirlwind in the film industry, and also spawning derivative films such as "Lego Batman Movie" and "LEGO NINJAGO® Movie", creating the Lego Universe. After five years, the sequel "Lego Movie 2" has returned again, and the LEGO villain Emmett and his friends, who are still voiced by Star Lord Chris Pratt, have also returned, whether it is another carnival of the building block world for DC fans, Lego players and audiences, however, do you know how to make such a creative "super long LEGO commercial"? The Beijing News exclusively revealed the production of "Lego Movie 2" and the Easter eggs of the tidbits, revealing the story behind the world of building blocks.
Story kernel
Everyone needs to grow, and Emmett is not
5 years and 4 movies, how the Lego movie series continues to bring interesting stories and ideas under the same type of animation effect, and the continuation of the vitality of IP has become a key issue. The story of "Lego Movie 2" is not complicated, in order to defeat the enemy and rebuild the harmony of the Lego universe, Emmett, Lucy, Batman and others set off for the unknown and distant world, they arrive in a strange galaxy full of song and dance performances, this adventure will test their courage, creativity and construction skills. As one of the original designers of the LEGO series of creative films, producer Christopher Miller said that almost everyone in the new film has grown more mature, tougher, harder, and stronger, "except for Emmett, of course, because he is still the weird, stupid, innocent guy." He seems to be the only spotless man in the world, even though everything has turned upside down."
Character assembling
Old and new characters reunite, constantly seeking new and changing
The sequel is based on the original "Lego Movie" narrative, bringing together fans' favorite LEGO mini-puppet characters with different personalities, including Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Green Lantern and other DC superheroes who have also come to lego world. Producer Dan Lin emphasized, "We always want to make people happy, make people laugh, want to surprise them through allegory, inspire them through emotion, because you don't have to lose the magic of being a child because you grow up." Explaining how Lego Movie 2 adapts to a larger layout, "We try to bring something new to the audience with each one, the first is a disruptive action-adventure film with a lot of superhero and martial arts art forms, and the second is like a child that changes over time, constantly expanding and evolving." The lead actor (voice) Pratt, a die-hard LEGO fan who often rides lego with his son, said, "How to unite and work together is the really relevant theme, and a theme line that runs through the movie is to never lose your childlike curiosity and willingness to use your imagination." ”
Creative build-
There are more building block prop scenes, and they are always paying tribute
What makes LEGO toys and this movie special is that it promotes creativity, whether in a movie or in real life, you can turn a house into a rocket ship and build an entire universe in your bedroom. The question is, how do you bring this unique idea to life in a movie? Every character, scene, building or vehicle in Lego Movie 2 is digitally constructed, using virtual bricks. According to statistics, more than three million digital LEGO bricks were used in 2014", each of which was individually rendered, colored and specially illuminated, and this sequel uses more bricks, accessories and colors to build a huge database. Michelle said that many of the characters will have smudges and scratches on their bodies this time, just like in a normal movie, which adds to their authenticity, "Due to the extreme situation in Doomsday Town, our team wanted the character to present a weathered feeling, despite the brisk character of Emmett, who also left traces of wear on his backband. ”
LEGO Big Data
● "Lego Movie 2" has a total of 523 characters, 1011 props, a total of 3433 LEGO bricks and 6530 unique LEGO models.
● The largest LEGO character (the most used blocks): Beard steel, a total of 251 pieces.
● The largest independent Lego model, the Carnival, is about 9 feet long, 9 feet wide, and 18 feet high.
● Largest LEGO scene: Wasteland (Highway Base Camp): Approximately 476 feet long and 182 feet wide.
● The maximum number of models in a scene: 1248968392251.
●The maximum number of lights in a play: 42315.
● The number of blocks in a scene: 161737777 blocks.
● The number of blocks for all characters: 2672 blocks.
● The largest brick explosion scene in the movie is made of 1.5 million blocks.
Some small details that are difficult to see with the naked eye
● General Megchen has a total of 835 flashes on his wings.
● Balthazer's cape has a total of 3993 flashes.
● There are a total of 1107 flashes on Balsazer's hair.
● Unicorn cats have 143109 hairs.
● There are 49496833 gravel in Doomsday Town.
Fun tidbits
1. Emmett drinks coffee with 25 sugar cubes and "a throw away" milk; Lucy drinks coffee with zero sugar content, and she drinks black coffee.
2. Structure of Emmett and Lucy's Dream House: a TV room, a trampoline room, fire poles, water slides, ladders, a double-decker hallway swing, and a room dedicated to eating waffles.
3. This is the 3rd time Batman voiced by Will Arnett has appeared on the big screen, and he has also previously voiced in The Lego Movie and The Lego Batman Movie.
4. The new character, Rex Danger Vest, pays tribute to Emmett by his own name, as Emmett is his hero and he often wears a vest, both of which are voiced by Star-Lord.
5. The opening shot of Fort Brick features 120884 pedestrians, 1438 vehicles, a jet, a biplane and a helicopter, which together make up exactly the entire population of Fargo, North Dakota, USA.
6. In "Lego Movie 2", lego mini dolls joined the big movie for the first time, which is also the first time that mini dolls and Lego dolls participated in movies together.
7. There are two different versions of "Everything Is Beautiful" in the movie.
8. Rex and Emmett shuttle asteroids are made up of random blocks, some of which show more than 400 asteroids and 20 million blocks, and 36 fleet ships have appeared near the end of the movie. (Reporter Zhou Huixiaowan)