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5	%%"Enter the Ninjago" was a teaser for The LEGO Ninjago Movie, which had already been announced in 2013 (before The LEGO Movie was even released). Do not list it as Hilarious In Hindsight.
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7	* AccidentalInnuendo: The very opening lines of the movie.
8	-->''' Vitruvius:''' He's coming. Cover your butt.
9	* {{Adorkable}}: Emmet is a cute little minifigure who loves rainbows and awesome things, and is clumsy, goofy, and not very bright, but lovable.
10	* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
11	** [[spoiler:Did Finn's dad let the baby sister play with the same Lego collection to be fair, or because he wanted to teach Finn a lesson about the difficulties of sharing your Legos with kids?]]
12	** [[spoiler:Some fans wonder if The Man Upstairs had some degree of OCD or was in a mid-life crisis due to his obsession with order and control for his Lego world, as stated elsewhere on this page - even most adult fans are against the idea of gluing their Legos in place.]]
13	** [[spoiler:Does Finn know Emmet and the other LEGO figurines are alive?]]
14	** [[spoiler:Are Emmet and the other LEGO figures alive, or is it all just in Finn's head?]]
15	** [[spoiler:Was the computer really not registering Benny's vocal requests or was it just stalling until he and the rest of the Master Builders could be captured? It should be noted that Bad Cop captures them all just seconds after Metalbeard tries it.]]
16	* AmericansHateTingle: ''The LEGO Movie'' didn't make a splash at all in Japan despite being one of the biggest movies of the year in its native USA. Frequently cited reasons include a poor dub, being carried by relatively few theaters, competition from other movies, and the fact that non-Japanese toys in general are non popular in Japan and that the movie is so pop-culture focused that the jokes don't translate to Japanese. It also doesn't help that LEGO itself only has a niche cult following at most in Japan, meaning the idea of a LEGO movie didn't have much appeal to mainstream Japanese audiences to start with. That said, the movie would become much more successful after it was [[VindicatedByCable released on home video]].
17	* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: Once a LEGO movie was announced, many felt it would be merely a hollow MerchandiseDriven cartoon not much better than some preceding toy-based movies. Then upon release, it became a critical darling and even more liked by audiences (most of whom admitted it was a whole lot better than expected).
18	* AntiClimaxBoss: [[spoiler:Lord Business never actually gets into a real fight with any of the heroes--when he is in a fight, he usually uses sheer numbers or his superweapons to cheat. At the climax, some fans who adored the movie admitted that they would have preferred Emmet showing his Master Builder powers off and beating the person who took down the mentor.]]
19	* {{Applicability}}: Co-Director Phil Lord joked that "[[http://articles.latimes.com/2014/jan/10/entertainment/la-et-mn-sneaks-lego-movie-20140112 My dream is to have terrible undergraduate term papers written about the movie.]]" This more-or-less invites this idea in regards to the metatextual aspects of the film.
20	* AwardSnub:
21	** While fans hoped this movie would receive an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Animated Feature (and many pundits even had it pegged to win), the only nomination it earned was Best Song, for "Everything is Awesome". Variety [[https://variety.com/2015/film/news/oscar-snub-lego-movie-best-animation-1201405956/ attributed]] it to [[ComedyGhetto not being serious enough]] for voters, [[TrueArtIsAngsty not angsty enough]], too different, and not having hand-drawn animation. Needless to say, a lot of people were angry at this, with even [[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/brutally-honest-oscar-ballot-no-773905 some Academy members crying foul]]. The backlash was so enormous (only ''Film/{{Selma}}''[='=]s was bigger) that ''The Lego Movie'' actually trended on Twitter because of it.
22	** To a lesser extent, there was disappointment when it lost the Golden Globe to ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2'', though it was at least nominated in that scenario (likewise for ''WesternAnimation/TheBookOfLife'').
23	** As a little TakeThat to the Academy, Producer Phillip Lord [[https://twitter.com/philiplord/status/555729488164569089 tweeted an image of Nathan Sawaya's LEGO Oscar statue]] with the caption: "It's okay. Made my own!"
24	** The producers continued to [[TakeThat mock]] the Oscars [[http://variety.com/2015/film/news/baftas-lego-movie-win-directors-mock-oscar-snub-1201428014/ after winning a BAFTA statuette]]
25	** During the Oscars themselves, "Everything Is Awesome" warranted a showstopping performance complete with those LEGO statuettes, which many took not only as a highlight of the ceremony but as the Academy giving a ''mea culpa''. And host Neil Patrick Harris made sure to point out before Best Animated Feature that it was the time to "get ''The Lego Movie'' directors away from the TV".
26	* AwesomeEgo: Batman in this film is a ''hugely'' egotistical character, unlike most true depictions of him. But [[BadassNormal he's]] [[CrazyPrepared friggin']] [[MemeticBadass Batman]]; if anyone deserves to have an ego, it's him.
27	* BrokenAesop: Finn may have convinced his father to have fun with LEGO, but he's none too happy his little sister -- who uses Duplo sets -- is going to be invited to play with them.
28	* BrokenBase: Some fans who otherwise adore the film aren't fans of the plot-twist that [[spoiler:the entire movie is just a story in Finn's head, with many saying that the Lego Universe being just that would have been better than inserting Finn and "The Man Upstairs."]] Others are a fan of the emotional elements it brings to the table, as well as the completeness of the lesson on creativity. There's also those who argue the opposite, that [[spoiler:it's a great twist, but it was a mistake to have the Lego world actually be real, with Emmet able to affect the "real" world.]]
29	* ClicheStorm: Let's see, there's TheChosenOne who finds the ancient {{Macguffin}} needed to stop the BigBad from using his DoomsdayDevice to destroy the world, he allies with a beautiful ActionGirl who takes him to meet TheObiWan that leads a rebellion... yeah there's a lot of overdone plot points here. Which is entirely justified since [[spoiler:it's a story created in the mind of a young boy who is more than likely taking inspiration from all the ''other'' media out there that uses these tropes.]] It also ends up subverting some clichés like TheChosenOne.
30	* CrackPairing: The Galaxy Cop pairing (Good Cop/Bad Cop and Benny) has become both this and a FanPreferredCouple, despite the characters having very little interaction in the film.
31	** There's also the more-bizarre Unicopy/Kittycops (Bad Cop/Good Cop and Uni-Kitty) pairing, due to the two having split personalities, despite the fact that these two [[ShipsThatPassInTheNight sharing even less screen time]].
32	* CrazyIsCool: Benny, who has been oxygen-deprived [[CloudCuckoolander to the point of going loopy]], is obsessed with building a SPACESHIP, and screams SPACESHIP SPACESHIP SPACESHIP as a MadnessMantra while crashing through various LEGO worlds in his SPACESHIP to save the day.
33	** Princess Unikitty; she literally lives in CloudCuckooLand and in the end, she [[spoiler:''weaponizes'' her anger issues]].
34	* CrossesTheLineTwice: A few of the jokes are like this. Lord Business, the [[DeceasedParentsAreTheBest NO PARENTS]] line in Batman's song and [[spoiler:Ghost Vitruvius]] are major offenders.
35	* CrossoverShip:
36	** Tumblr fans ship Uni-Kitty with Flain the Mixel, calling the ship Flaming Rainbows. This works since WesternAnimation/{{Mixels}} are available as Lego sets.
37	** "SPACESHIPS!" Benny and ''VideoGame/{{Portal 2}}''[='=]s Space Core would have a lot to talk about.
38	* EnsembleDarkhorse:
39	** The one word that can be used to describe fans' reactions to [[Toys/LEGOAdventurers Johnny Thunder's]] cameo appearances is "rejoicing". Made better by the fact that he was released as an updated minifigure in the Super Secret Police Dropship set.
40	** Green Lantern- he's such a goober but that's not necessarily a bad thing (from a humor standpoint, at least).
41	** Lego Superman, in complete {{Superdickery}} form.
42	** Wonder Woman, because this is the first time she appeared in a major motion picture, even if it's only a cameo.
43	** Benny, to the point that for many retro Lego fans, [[JustHereForGodzilla he was a selling point.]] It doesn't hurt he's the subject of [[Funny/TheLegoMovie one of the movie's most funny and]] [[MemeticMutation memetic moments]], and being totally awesome to boot.
44	** Also Unikitty, who, despite being introduced at the halfway point of the film, became so popular she got [[WesternAnimation/{{Unikitty}} her own cartoon spinoff]]!
45	** In a wider sense, Lego Batman is considered to be one of the best takes on the character, alongside Michael Keaton, Adam West, and Kevin Conroy. This might be due to his AwesomeEgo, funny one liners, and Will Arnett's voice acting. Which is why he got [[WesternAnimation/TheLEGOBatmanMovie his own spinoff movie]]!
46	* EvilIsCool: Lord Business. Being voiced by Creator/WillFerrell certainly helps.
47	%%** Bad Cop, too.
48	* FanNickname: [[spoiler:The true name of [[WalkingSpoiler "The Man Upstairs"]] is never revealed, so a few fans think his name is [[Creator/WillFerrell Will]].]]
49	* FandomRivalry: With both ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2'' and ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6''. It's a particular sore point for fans of this movie those two were both in the running for Best Animated Feature (and in the latter's case, won) while this didn't even get a nomination.
50	* FirstInstallmentWins: Consensus states that the novelty of LEGO reaching the big screen, with more charm and heart than the average piece of MerchandiseDriven animation, felt much fresher here than in the spin-offs and sequel, which didn't do as well among critics or at the box office (even though ''The LEGO Batman Movie'' and ''The LEGO Movie 2'' earned warm receptions in their own rights).
51	* FountainOfMemes: Batman is rife with these sorts of moments:
52	** "I only work in black or sometimes very, very dark grey!"
53	** "[[ATeamFiring First try!]]"
54	** "DARKNESS! NO PARENTS! SUPER-RICH! KINDA MAKES IT BETTER!"
55	* FriendlyFandoms: With ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie''; both are adaptations of existing kid franchises starring Creator/ChrisPratt and Creator/CharlieDay in significant roles, and both had very low audience expectations when they were first announced, only to have all those expectations destroyed.
56	** With ''Film/Barbie2023'', both being irreverent, self-aware comedies based on highly popular toys with surprisingly deep themes and including Creator/WillFerrell as the CEO and BigBad [[SharpDressedMan in a nice suit]] [[spoiler: it even turns out to be more misguided than evil in both movies, though the reasons and circumstances are extremely different]].
57	** Unlike the more mainstream nominations like ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6'' and ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2'', fans of ''The LEGO Movie'' still had a kinship with the 2D [[LeFilmArtistique arthouse]] nominations in ''WesternAnimation/SongOfTheSea'' and ''Anime/TheTaleOfThePrincessKaguya''. It can either stem from an EnemyMine situation with the mainstream nominations, fans of ''The LEGO Movie'' seeing those films as [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou more worthy of the award]] than ''The LEGO Movie'', and fans of ''The LEGO Movie'' being offended at the remarks of Academy members calling those films [[InterchangeableAsianCultures "Chinese fucking shit that no one ever heard of"]] while saying ''The LEGO Movie'' deserved to be nominated more.
58	* GeniusBonus:
59	** When Vitruvius is addressing the Master Builders, he pronounces Michelangelo differently when referring to the Renaissance artist and the [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Ninja Turtle]]. Specifically, Renaissance Michelangelo is pronounced using the correct Italian format.
60	** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi%C3%A8ce_de_r%C3%A9sistance The Piece of Resistance]] works on so many levels, including both etymology and definition.
61	** When the Master Builders assemble, the Statue of Liberty figure greets Superman in French. Makes sense when you remember the real statue was a gift to America from France.
62	** [[HistoricalInJoke Cleopatra is shown wrangling a snake a couple of times.]] When she appeared in the Minifigures theme, the snake was included.
63	** [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitruvius Vitruvius]] is named after a Roman writer known for his work on architecture.
64	** For people who really know their LEGO, there's an extra reason to be suspicious of President Business's promise of "a free taco for everyone" on Taco Tuesday. Giving everyone an individual taco as a treat would be extremely difficult, as there are only a few individual LEGO pieces representing foods, and ''tacos'' have never been one of them.
65	** After the opening scene of Lord Business taking the Kragle from Vitruvius we get a title card that says "8½ years later". [[Creator/FedericoFellini Federico Fellini's]] movie ''Film/EightAndAHalf'' deals heavily with the conflict between creativity and restrictions it faces, so similar themes as this movie.
66	* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Extremely popular in the UK and Ireland, to the point that over there, it was the second-highest grossing film of 2014.
67	* HarsherInHindsight:
68	** One of the items on the conveyor belt in the closing credits is an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward, which ''The Lego Movie'' was notoriously [[AwardSnub snubbed]] of a nomination for in the Best Animated Feature.[[note]]Though "Everything Is Awesome" was nominated for Best Song, complete with Lego Oscars during the ceremony.[[/note]]
69	** The scene of Emmet [[spoiler:gradually becoming more and more animated when he's in the real world]], becomes disturbing when The Second Part has [[spoiler:Rex Dangervest, Emmet's evil future self, actually learning how to move fully on his own after being abandoned. With the plan of destroying the Legoverse and the relationship between Finn and his little sister, simply out of spite]].
70	*** Adding onto it - after [[spoiler: Finn returns Emmet back to the LEGO world through the portal, Emmet ends up destroying a good portion of the ground underneath him. The movie doesn't pay attention to this, Emmet just apologizes and moves on]]. However, after watching The Second Part, [[spoiler: it's entirely possible that Emmet was using Rex's Master Breaker power without even realizing it. It doesn't help that Emmet was certainly a bit peeved when that happened and Master Breaking is [[ThePowerOfHate powered by anger]]...]]
71	* HeartwarmingInHindsight: Emmet (eventually) being inspired to become The Special, mainly because he wants to learn be the kind of person Lucy believes [[TheHero him to be]], becomes even sweeter with [[WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie2TheSecondPart the sequel]] revealing that [[spoiler:Lucy was one of the original artists who wrote/performed "Everything is Awesome", his favorite song that is a huge influence to his [[TheWorldIsJustAwesome worldview]] [[ThePollyanna and]] [[AntiNihilist personality]], meaning that she had already been inspiring him way before they had even met.]]
72	* HilariousInHindsight:
73	** The same year that this film was released, Creator/ChrisPratt also played the lead role in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014'', where he proudly proclaims he has a plan, then amends that to "part of a plan." And as in ''Guardians'', Chris Pratt sings as a distraction to escape a hopeless situation.
74	** Given how Emmet and Batman were teammates in this movie, it's amusing how their [[Creator/ChrisPratt respective]] [[Creator/WillArnett actors]] happened to be in the [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014 two]] [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2014 biggest]] DuelingMovies of August the same year.
75	** During the ''Star Wars'' scene, Billy Dee Williams returns as Lando, while Han is clearly ''not'' being voiced by Harrison Ford (though Creator/KeithFerguson had voiced Han in [[WesternAnimation/RobotChicken another toy-related piece of media]], With Williams returning as Lando there as well). Then in ''Film/TheForceAwakens'', Ford has a big role as Han, while Williams is the one surviving major cast member to not make an appearance. In addition, ''LEGO Movie'' directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller almost directed ''Film/{{Solo}}''... which lead to a HarsherInHindsight moment as the two were fired for creative differences before the filming was complete, meaning that this scene is the only scene where they actually would direct Han and Lando.
76	** Also related to ''Star Wars'', Creator/AnimalLogic would animate the first CGI LEGO special ''The Padawan Menace'' only two years before the release of the movie. There's also the fact that they went from the traditional bendy style that the specials would keep doing even after switching studios, to the more StopMotion style of the movie; making them the only studio to pull off both art styles back to back.
77	** In the scene where the submarine is flooding, Batman declares "This is not how Batman dies!". A year later, the exact opposite would be the ArcWords for ''[[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight Arkham Knight]]''.
78	** Princess Unikitty's Japanese voice actress is Creator/MiyukiSawashiro, who is known for playing [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Twilight Sparkle]]. Now, Creator/TaraStrong, who plays Twilight, now plays Unikitty in [[WesternAnimation/{{Unikitty}} the Cartoon Network series]]!
79	** As of 2016, Chris Pratt has been a cowboy in animated ''and'' [[Film/TheMagnificentSeven2016 real life films!]]
80	** While Chris Pratt would go on to star in ''Film/JurassicWorld'', his first scene in [[Film/JurassicWorldFallenKingdom the sequel to that movie]] has him in the midst of constructing a cabin. It's easy to have his role as Emmett come to mind, since after all, he's a construction worker.
81	** While invading Lord Business's tower, Lucy mentions how she doesn't like the song "Everything is Awesome"; however, when it becomes necessary to fool the robots, she immediately belts out a pretty fantastic rendition of it. [[WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie2TheSecondPart The sequel]] [[spoiler:reveals that she was actually part of the group which originally wrote that song!]]
82	* HoYay:
83	** Bad Cop's loyalty to Lord Business is seen as this by some.
84	** Benny and Metalbeard get a bit as well, given that they are paired together in the tower job, Benny comments joyfully on [[spoiler: Metalbeard returning to save the crew from drowning]], and Benny has a tendency to hide behind/stand under/[[NoSenseOfPersonalSpace cling to]] Metalbeard's legs.
85	* ItWasHisSled:
86	** [[spoiler:Lucy is Wyldstyle's real name]]. Then again, some official news sources may have accidentally spoiled that one before the movie originally came out, so it was already a case of this back then.
87	** On a much bigger scale, [[spoiler:the reveal that the entire LEGO World is, in fact, [[WelcomeToTheRealWorld a playset in the basement of an American family]]]]. Since it was such a big twist, it naturally gained a lot of attention. Then [[WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie2TheSecondPart the sequel]] builds itself entirely on that plot point, which ensures that the twist is pretty much common knowledge at this point.
88	* JerkassWoobie: [[spoiler: Lord Business and The Man Upstairs. In the end, they just want to be special like Emmett.]]
89	* JustHereForGodzilla:
90	** Many people had interest in the film simply because Batman was in it and had a major role.
91	** Other fans are just here for Uni-Kitty.
92	** Many older LEGO fans are just here to see all the classic LEGO cameos, including [[Toys/LEGOAdventurers Johnny Thunder]] and [[Toys/ClassicLEGOSpace 1980-something space guys]].
93	** And others might come just to see if their favorite themes will make an appearance cough Toys/{{Bionicle}} [[CoughSnarkCough cough]] Blink and you'll miss them, but a shot of the Toa appear during an exposition dump.
94	** For that matter, who else is just going to watch this movie just to see Morgan Freeman voice an animated character for the first time?
95	** It also marks the very first time Franchise/WonderWoman and Franchise/TheFlash appear in a major motion picture!
96	* LauncherOfAThousandShips: Bad Cop/ Good Cop have been shipped with just about every character from the film.
97	* MemeticMutation:
98	** Benny's love SPACESHIP of SPACESHIPS has become SPACESHIP one. Intentional, since the LEGO set it comes in is called "Benny's Spaceship, Spaceship, SPACESHIP!!!"
99	** "Business business business. Numbers. Is this working?"\
100	[[AC:"Yes."]]\
101	"Yay!"
102	** Have you hugged a [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Uni-Kitty]] today?
103	** The lyrics of Batman's song (Darkness! No parents!) have been frequently used to mock overly [[DarkerAndEdgier dark and gritty]] superhero movies, particularly ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice''.
104	--> DARKNESS! NO PARENTS!
105	** "What do you think? A spaceship is just gonna appear out of the blue- ARE YOU KIDDING ME-"[[labelnote:context]]Batman pointing out that the Builders are missing a piece for a replica ship only for one to pop up out of nowhere. Grew in 2022 for people missing something they’re finding the first time only to find it when pointed out.[[/labelnote]]
106	%%** "[[WesternAnimation/Frozen2013 Do you wanna build a]] SPACESHIP!!!"
107	%%** EVERYTHING IS AWESOME!
108	* MisaimedFandom: "Everything Is Awesome" is intentionally written to be a mind-numbingly obnoxious and repetitive ear worm, which works perfectly in the context of the film where President Business essentially uses it to brainwash the populace and suppress creative thinking. It's also ridiculously popular among viewers and was even nominated for Oscar and Grammy awards.
109	* {{Moe}}:
110	** Uni-Kitty, obviously, but Emmet counts as well.
111	** Benny, especially thanks to his {{Adorkable}} enthusiasm for SPACESHIPS.
112	* NarmCharm: The entire film ''runs on'' Narm Charm. It plays almost everything for laughs, and operates on RuleOfFunny, so the dramatic moments hit hard when they occur, even if jokes occur within them. Only a movie like this can make a line like "[[ItMakesSenseInContext Then I just spray them with the taco]]!" into something horrifying, or make us cry about someone who drops dead with [[WingdingEyes crossed out eyes]]. And it can [[MoodWhiplash cheerfully jump from dramatic to funny again in the span of two seconds]], without feeling jarring or disrespectful.
113	-->'''[[http://christylemire.com/lego-movie/ Christy Lemire]]:''' You know that old cliched response after walking out of a movie or a play: "I laughed, I cried"? This time, it's really true. I laughed my ass off -- and then I cried. A 3-D, animated movie about a bunch of tiny pieces of plastic made me cry.
114	* NightmareFuel: Though the majority of the film is colorful and lighthearted, and most of the darker moments [[NightmareRetardant still contain a good amount of comedy]], a few moments stand out as particularly unsettling:
115	** The scene with Lord Business, Bad/Good Cop, and the Kragle. Aside from witnessing the terrifying effects of the Kragle, namely being frozen in place with no way to move or communicate, the scene also is one of the few to demonstrate Lord Business as a legitimate threat, as he mocks Bad/Good Cop for sympathizing for ''his own parents'', and forces him to go through with the act of torturing and freezing them. Even the removal of Good Cop, though comedic, is still stripping away a part of another person's personality to make them more compliant.
116	** [[spoiler: The decapitation of Vitrivius. It comes off as sudden and surprisingly violent despite the BloodlessCarnage. Additionally, despite the fact that the [=LEGOs=] can seemingly manipulate or even remove certain body parts, this decapitation results in a permanent death, possibly due to the fact that it was carried out by one of Lord Business' "relics". If an object as mundane as a penny can be used to permanently kill a minifigure character, it amplifies the threat of the other "relics", notably the already-dangerous ones like batteries, staple remover, and Kragle.]]
117	** The vision Emmet receives after touching the Piece of Resistance can be unsettling enough with some of its imagery, but in the following scene, Bad Cop plays a surveillance video showing Emmet's ''very'' physical reaction during the episode; it comes off looking like an electrocution or a violent seizure.
118	* SugarWiki/NoProblemWithLicensedGames: As to be expected, as the movie got its own VideoGame/LegoAdaptationGame in ''VideoGame/TheLEGOMovieVideogame''. Due to the movie it's based on, it's the first Lego Adaptation Game to have nearly all of its levels appear as if constructed by Lego, rather than limiting it to just the bonus level [[spoiler:(ironically its bonus level is Lego in a realistic environment like the normal levels in the other games)]]. Rather than being a comedic parody of the movie, however, it's a more straight-faced adaptation that adopts the tone and approach of the movie with open arms. This makes it one of the funniest entries in the series with plenty of original gag material, such as Vitruvius' special skill being able to cross thin planks over dangerous caverns purely because he's blind and oblivious to the fact that he could be killed:
119	-->'''Ranch Owner:''' Hey mister! Get out of that paddock!\
120	'''Vitrivius:''' ''[in the paddock with a mad bucking horse]'' I wonder who that man is shouting at? It can't possibly be me. I feel perfectly safe.
121	* OneSceneWonder:
122	** The cameo from Han Solo, Chewbacca, C-3PO and Lando Calrissian aboard the ''Millennium Falcon'', with the latter two being voiced by Anthony Daniels and Billy Dee Williams.
123	** [[spoiler:The crazy civilian-built fight machines promoted by the tie-in toys only appear for a few seconds.]]
124	** It's Lego Dumbledore and Lego Gandalf! Not only in the same scene, but it's implied they hang out together.
125	** ComicBook/WonderWoman, notably the fact that this is her theatrical debut.
126	** [[spoiler: The Duplo aliens at the end.]]
127	* PeripheryDemographic: While technically a film for kids, it should be noted that [[http://variety.com/2014/film/news/box-office-lego-movie-crosses-over-with-boffo-69-million-debut-1201094522/ 60% of those attending showings on the opening weekend in the United States were adults]]. And such an important trope that [[spoiler:this is an actual plot point]].
128	* PopularWithFurries: Unikitty (and [[Westernanimation/UniKitty her own spinoff show]] on some extend) has a lot of furry fans due to her being a cat-unicorn hybrid.
129	* RootingForTheEmpire:
130	** [[spoiler:Many an adult LEGO fan that had to deal with children invading their collection can empathize with The Man Upstairs -- except for the glue, however, most adult fans are completely against that.]]
131	** [[spoiler:But it's also averted, as a few parents would end up feeling guilty if they made their children play with Legos as long as they used the instructions.]]
132	* SpecialEffectFailure: Wyldstyle and Unikitty's mouths and face don't move when [[spoiler:expressing their joy upon seeing Emmet back piloting a mech.]]
133	* SpiritualAdaptation: With its plot featuring the revelation that the life the characters know is an illusion created by a demiurge and enforced by archons, this is actually a very good way to explain UsefulNotes/{{Gnosticism}} to people, and a close interpretation of a Creator/MonolithSoft game (namely ''VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}'', the ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'' trilogy, and the ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles'' series).
134	* SpiritualAntithesis It has a similar plot to Bob Byrne's 2007 graphic novel, ''Mister Amperduke'', where a man maintains a living Lego city in his basement, though the grandson that messes with it is the story's villain.
135	* {{Squick}}: Metalbeard's story finishes with him escaping with nothing but his head and sundry organs; represented in -- thank Heaven -- silhouette by a long rope and a few specks. Obviously his intestines and all them pod-shaped insides.
136	* StealthPun: Metalbeard mentions that he escaped from his first raid on the Octan Tower with some of his organs. Toys of him include those organs (represented by various meat products), which he apparently keeps in the treasure chest in his, well, chest.
137	* StrawmanHasAPoint:
138	** [[spoiler:While Finn's dad is portrayed as in the wrong, keeping his kids from playing with the (often expensive) collector sets until they were old enough to understand how not to lose important pieces and such is perfectly reasonable. Granted, he missed the signs that Finn finally was old enough. He bought Finn plenty of his own LEGO bricks specifically so that Finn doesn't touch the sets. And really, wouldn't you be frustrated if someone else dismantled something you built?]]
139	** Emmet's "double-decker couch" idea is mercilessly mocked as a dumb idea to make Emmet look pathetic, yet many fans think it's a brilliant concept. A few admit that the whole legs dangling thing might need looking at, but aside from that it's still seen as a good idea.
140	* SugarWiki/SweetDreamsFuel:
141	** Uni-Kitty is filled with this trope. WordOfGod even says she was meant to be "someone cute, innocent, and utterly adorable".
142	** Cloud Cuckoo Land in general. [[spoiler:Which makes its eventual destruction hurt even more.]]
143	* SweetnessAversion: For some fans, Uni-Kitty falls into the category of being ''too'' [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter ridiculously cute]].
144	* TakeThatScrappy: The [[spoiler:Duplo brick aliens being the new villains at the end]] is Lego making a jab at a product of theirs that even most of their own fans openly hate. Doubles as SelfDeprecation.
145	* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Who didn't want to see Batman interact with Superman, Green Lantern, and Wonder Woman? Or meeting with the freakin' ''Joker''? (Turns out they just wanted to save the latter for [[WesternAnimation/TheLegoBatmanMovie the spinoff]].)
146	* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Middle Zealand is described in a very specific montage, yet our heroes just drive through it within a minute and arrive at Cloud Cuckoo Land without any development in that realm.
147	* UnexpectedCharacter: The appearance of [[spoiler: the ''Star Wars'' characters]] in the film received virtually no publicity, and was kept under wraps by the filmmakers, and the legal snafu around these characters ensured audiences wouldn't see them coming.
148	* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The animation is absolutely ''beautiful''. Would you believe that there is ''no'' stop motion in the film? And yet they replicated the look and movement of Lego pieces ''exactly'', right down to [[FreezeFrameBonus cracks, fingerprints, and oil stains from heat and light]], to the point where many people watch the film and have no idea it's 100% CGI.
149	* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: Some have seen parallels to modern America with the vapid and over exposed pop culture, corrupt politicians who spy on the public, and violent police. Also, some have criticized it as being anti-business. It doesn't help that some have pointed out that [[https://twitter.com/hunterschwarz/status/432230762172010497/photo/1 President Business looks like]] UsefulNotes/MittRomney, the 2012 Republican nominee for United States President (who is also well-known as a businessman).
150	* TheWoobie:
151	** Emmet, he's a very friendly guy but then the fact that a lot of people he considered friends don't really care much about him or even remember who he was. It's not really hard to feel sorry for him.
152	** Unikitty, as she watches [[spoiler:the destruction of Cloud Cuckoo Land]].

Context YMMV / TheLEGOMovie