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 resonated with both children and adults. Shot entirely in computer animation designed to mimic the look of physical stop-motion brickwork, it became a cultural touchstone of the decade and a commercial landmark for animated features.

This cell, titled Emmet Brickowski - Vitruvius's temple, captures Emmet among the bustling streets of the Lego city environment, rendered in the film's characteristic warm and vivid palette. The overhead framing places him within the animated crowd, offering a sense of the world's scale before the story's larger stakes take hold. It is a quietly grounding moment from early in the picture.