In the battle of good vs. evil, it may seem hard to find
a new way to set up the heroes and the villains. But The
Lego Batman Movie succeeds. While it borders on being a
clever long advertisement for Lego in general, it
manages to deliver funny lines for kids and adults and
nonstop action. It's full of bad guys and battles, bombs
and blasts from the past. But because it's all made out
of Legos, there is nothing by way of real violence. Just
snap a piece back in place and move on to the next
battle.
Most interesting is the reflective nature of Batman as
he grapples with the loss of his family and his
inability to love or need anyone (or so he believes). As
he fights with the Joker or takes on the orphan boy,
Robin, Batman struggles to realize that he can't do
everything by himself and that he can save the day with
help from his butler, Robin and Batgirl. At 104 minutes,
it is a long ride into the psyche of Batman and one’s
own childhood to a certain extent as the movie connects
its audience to the Batman of the past to the childhood
humor of the present.
