![]() ![]() Helming The LEGO Batman Movie, McKay’s approach is surprisingly straightforward and lacks edge-in that no humans appear as godlike figures presiding over the toy realm, and thus the sequel eradicates the sole element that made The LEGO Movie much more interesting than it had any right being. Indeed, director Chris McKay began as an animator for several stop-motion shows on the Cartoon Network’s late night broadcast. The movie imagines a scenario and presentation worthy of Robot Chicken, the spoof-based Adult Swim show where toys come to life in stop-motion animation. The LEGO Batman Movie does not provide a sequel to its 2014 predecessor, the smarter-than-expected postmodern blockbuster The LEGO Movie, so much as a spinoff. All of this leaves room for only the most generic of stories, rendering the experience notable only for its disposable quality. Aussie animation company Animal Logic once again brings a bazillion LEGO bricks to life, while a trifecta of editors (David Burrows, Matt Villa, John Venzon) chops the movie into dizzying cuts the human brain must process and dispose of milliseconds at a time. ![]() All of it seems assembled for a target audience whose Ritalin prescriptions have run out. Brightly colored geometric shapes form into walking-talking advertisements, selling their counterparts on toy store shelves. Movie mayhem and nonsensical bytes of randomness reign supreme in The LEGO Batman Movie, a commercial-of-a-movie designed for maximum irreverence. ![]()
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