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* He is actually blind, it’s just that he can negate it to some degree with his Master Builder skills. He might not be able to detect color (including printing) and is definitely incapable of detecting non-LEGO. He couldn’t detect the penny or the Piece. He probably could’ve used inference to know if Wyldstyle had the Piece if she’s had her hood-down piece or a cape on at the time, as those would be pushed in by the Piece.

Or at least, he's not as blind as the movie wants us to believe. In the levels "Flatbush Rooftops" and "Infiltrate the Octan Tower" from ''VideoGame/TheLEGOMovieVideogame'', Vitruvius sarcastically comments that the ledges he's sidling on don't have anything dangerous going on at all, which makes both Emmet and Batman question his blindness.

[[WMG: "The Man Upstairs" [[spoiler: works for LEHO.]]]]

* One of the more subtle effects is the important link. The Master Builder ability to look around and see what parts are, based on their Lego group part number, is [[spoiler: just like Harold Crick's ability to measure out his whole world just by looking at it.]] Moreover, Lord Business' desires are [[spoiler: the Man Upstairs' desires for order and control, both of which Harold Crick regularly demonstrated.]] It makes sense - [[spoiler: the "Man Upstairs" is Harold Crick, and his son, a Master Builder himself, combines Harold's ability to calculate out and build precisely with Ana Pascal's free spirit and creativity.]]

[[spoiler:...and Elsa was his inspiration for Uni-Kitty. This parallel is shown during the climax. Uni-Kitty saying "Stay positive!" is similar to Elsa's "conceal, don't feel" mantra. But ultimately, they both decide to "let it go" and unleash their full power.]]
* Additionally, [[spoiler:the line "No right, no wrong, no rules for me." from the song Let It Go sounds like a pretty apt description of {{Cloudcuckooland}}, not to mention that both Elsa and Uni-Kitty are shown to be very creative and talented when it comes to building things on the fly.]]

* Seeing as DC and Marvel are rival companies, this seems unlikely. BUT, they both have a license with Lego, but taken even further, Marvel is owned by Disney but this movie is Warner Bros, "another" set of rivals. Yet Franchise/StarWars is also owned by Disney [[spoiler: Though it seemed more like a TakeThat if anything, seeing as the Star Wars characters died in a very undignified way]] Regardless, two rival companies teaming up at once solely for fanservice. We can only hope. Yet even in ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'' both companies were very very touchy about how much equal screentime their characters get. Though DC and Marvel DID do a crossover before. So... it could happen.

[[WMG: "The Man Upstairs" [[spoiler: works for Lego.]]]]

** Actually, Lego does glue their figures down- But only for public displays so wind, rain, and the public doesn't take them down.

* This actually makes sense, [[spoiler: seeing as Lego Sets are massively expensive. The regular size sets are around $50 while the huge sets are around $150, if he was able to afford all of those sets, he either is a very rich man, or he gets good company discounts. If he works for the company and designed most of the sets in his basement, he may see them as "trophies" which is one reason why he didn't want his son "messing with them"]]

I don't really know how oil/abs/plastic works, economically, but it does make more sense to me that he works for the oil company responsible for LEGO's continued existence than LEGO itself as stated in an above guess. Finn portrays "President Business" as the president of Lego's primary oil company because he literally is an executive of Lego's primary oil company. Years ago Lego, in this movie's universe, provided the employees of its benefactor company with custom minifigures, explaining both how Finn had this figure made of elements that were not included in any set, and why a figure based on a real person would use standard minifigure skin instead of the flesh-tones typical of figures based on real people made after 2002. It also explains how The Man Upstairs instantly recognized his figure even though Business only vaguely resembles Will Ferrell (and it only magnifies how much it would have hurt - imagine something made to represent you, something based on how other people see you, deliberately being used by your ''son'' as a ''villain''). Actually, Business being a pre-2002 celebrity figure would also explain why he only bears a vague resemblance to his human counterpart.

* Alternatively, after discovering Finn playing with his Lego, and the scenes that followed, Finn's dad suggested that they sit down together and try to make a "proper" story out of the whole thing. The result was the plot of the movie.

The first movie only featured one non-humanoid main character (built with System), possibly to not confuse the viewers into asking "is that even Lego?" with a CCBS or Minidoll character, but now that the first movie was a success, Bionicle has been rebooted and Elves is being introduced this year, those two themes (or rather their more unique aspects) will be represented as main characters in the sequel. Older Bionicle sets might appear as cameos, like a Bohrok. There will also be a gag where, if there's a Bionicle character from the original series, it will be completely oblivious to romance.

* Metalbeard's from a series of brick-based constraction figures, containing HumongousMecha style ninjas, pirates, knights, etc. As he appears in a smaller size in the real world, they likely had multiple sizes so they could included in a standard set.

[[WMG: The sequel will be renamed "The Lego Movie: Part Duplo".]]
Considering "The Lego Movie Sequel" is an incredibly dull title and I don't think Lord and Miller would be able to resist the sequel having a PunBasedTitle. Especially if [[spoiler:the "Duplon" aliens have some role in the film]]. If the current title sticks though, the film will be called "The Lego Movie: Part Duplo" in France simply because of the pun.

* {{Jossed}}, it was called “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part” though the Duplon aliens (well the sister’s legos in general) did play a big role.

[[WMG:The Man Upstairs works at the Wiki/SCPFoundation: the LEGO world is actually made of [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-387 SCP-387]] bricks.]]

[[WMG: The movie takes place in the same world as "WesternAnimation/ToyStory".]]

It is a ShowWithinAShow in that universe, similar in effect to ''WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand'', explaining why Unikitty has different friends, a different home, and a slightly different personality in the show compared to the movie. The Unikitty from the movie is simply a Buzz Lightyear case, where she is ''a'' Unikitty figure, just not ''the'' Unikitty.

* Seeing as DC and Marvel are rival companies, this seems unlikely. BUT, they both have a license with Lego, but taken even further, Marvel is owned by Disney but this movie is Warner Bros, "another" set of rivals. Yet Franchise/StarWars is also owned by Disney [[spoiler: Though it seemed more like a TakeThat if anything, seeing as the Franchise/Starwars characters died in a very undignified way]] Regardless, two rival companies teaming up at once solely for fanservice. We can only hope. Yet even in ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'' both companies were very very touchy about how much equal screentime their characters get. Though DC and Marvel DID do a crossover before. So... it could happen.

* Seeing as DC and Marvel are rival companies, this seems unlikely. BUT, they both have a license with Lego, but taken even further, Marvel is owned by Disney but this movie is Warner Bros, "another" set of rivals. Yet StarWars is also owned by Disney [[spoiler: Though it seemed more like a TakeThat if anything, seeing as the Starwars characters died in a very undignified way]] Regardless, two rival companies teaming up at once solely for fanservice. We can only hope. Yet even in ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'' both companies were very very touchy about how much equal screentime their characters get. Though DC and Marvel DID do a crossover before. So... it could happen.

[[WMG: Finn is a fan of ''{{Disney/Frozen}}''...]]

* ...And hopefully eventually emerges into adulthood (or as an adult hobby) where it's still a CityOfAdventure but hopefully more disaster-proofed, worlds fuse together again and new ones spring up (and start self-propagating backwards through time, I suppose), and once again Everything is Awesome [[EternalRecurrance one level higher on the helix]].

He's based on the Green Lantern movie. Not the Creator/DCComics GreenLantern.

* And that world happens to be [[spoiler:[[BreakingTheFourthWall the one you're in]].

* And that world happens to be [[spoiler:[[BreakingTheFourthWall the one you're in.]]

* [[spoiler:Somewhat jossed. None of the characters go through this, but Rex Dangervest seems to know all about the metaphysical stuff going on in the franchise]]. ]]

* And that world happens to be [[spoiler:[[BreakingTheFourthWall the one you're in.]] ]]

[[WMG: This movie was made to [[MilestoneCelebration commemorate]] the 65th anniversary of the {{Lego}} franchise.]]

It is a ShowWithinAShow in that universe, similar in effect to ''WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand'', explaining why Unikitty has different friends and a different home in the show compared to the movie. The Unikitty from the movie is simply a Buzz Lightyear case, where she is ''a'' Unikitty figure, just not ''the'' Unikitty.