After quite a significant wait, the official sequel to The Lego Movie finally arrives (although we had a few spin-offs including the Lego Batman Movie and Lego Ninjago Movie). After the surprise reveal at the end of the first movie, Lego Movie 2 continues the theme of the Lego universe being a metaphor / acting out of the imagination of the children playing. The story continues straight after the first move with the sister's Duplo invading, and it is an ugly interaction. All out war has commenced and the world has turned stark. Eventually, Emmet and gang goes onward to another adventure in order to save their world. The Lego Movie 2 dials up the music factor, and at times, it feels like they are constantly pumping out singing sections. There are some neat twists but at the same time, you can't help but see that it is reusing a lot of the same types of humor, so it can lack ingenuity. Given we were already expecting the real life aspect, it isn't as mind-blowing but there are some excellent imaginative sequences. The animation continues to look great and overall, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, while not as deep or fun as the first, still packs in quite a number of pleasant surprises.
