National Film Vault

FILM NOTES

Warner Bros. Pictures released The Lego Movie in February 2014, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. The film arrived as a genuine surprise, transforming a toy brand into a sharp, layered comedy that worked equally for children and adults. Shot digitally but rendered to mimic the texture of stop-motion animation, it became a cultural touchstone of its decade and a commercial landmark, earning widespread critical praise and launching an entire cinematic franchise.

This cell carries the confirmed title Vitruvius, the ancient wizard voiced by Morgan Freeman who serves as the story's sage and prophet. Across three frames drawn from an interior Lego environment, Vitruvius appears among a gathered group of characters, the warm, dense color palette of the animated world surrounding him in each image.