In the movie “The Lego Movie” there are many different morals and points of perspective to be taken out of the movie. The topic of this essay is, how does The Lego Movie demonstrate that those in a role of leadership can have the power to rule in positive or negative or positive ways. This prompt will be shown with evidence from the movie focusing on some certain characters. The characters that will be focused on are Emmet, President Business and Vitruvius.
President business is a perfect example of the fact that having a leadership role can give someone the chance and power to rule in a positive or negative way. As a president he had a lot of power. He abused this right. He used his power for his own gain to get things how he wanted them to be. With the amount of power that he had he was able to cover all this up and make sure nobody knew. This is evidence of how having a leadership role can give anyone the chance to make a positive or negative impact. This example is of someone in a leadership role making a negative impact on the people and lives around him. In the speech he gave on the television of all the citizens he says things like “I am the president of the octan cooperates and the world.” He is showing the world his power so that they don’t question him but also so that they can’t. In the movie “The Lego Movie” the character President Business abuses his power as president. He uses his power in a negative way and for his own personal deeds. He wants the world to
The Lego Movie is a film that focuses on the impression of life in a Lego world but misses key concepts incorporated with Lego. At a first impression, the Lego Movie is viewed as a movie directed towards children to stir their imagination but this would be ironic to what is being portrayed in the film. By analyzing the ideas behind the movie in a sociological process, distinct themes can be connected and reflected within reality. The Lego Movie can be viewed in a functionalist perspective that is influenced by the conflict theory within the divided Lego society. To connect the sociological views to their society, one must understand how they interact and why they interact the way they do.
Lord business is the complete opposite of President Business. Lord Business is a very evil and selfish leader. Lord Business wants to take over the world himself and the leadership style he portrays is Dictatorship. Dictatorship is when one person has all of the power which Lords Business did have. In the movie “Lego Movie” Lord Business displays the dictatorship leadership style because of when head had faked the election to rig the voting, he told his slaves to destroy Vitruvius, and when he had covered everyone with Kragle even when nobody liked or agreed with him. Firstly, When Lord Business had the voting election, he had rigged the voting machines
Imagine your biggest nightmare facing death. Now imagine the same nightmare but with your life along with your best friends and loved one life on the line. That is how it is for heroes such as Woody. All your decisions leading up to one death defining event. Which you hope all those decisions were the best you could have made. Then, finally at the last moment, while you are tasting death, you escape. This is the type of experiences hero’s go through. Therefore, in the film, Toy Story 3, the storyteller uses the hero’s journey and a mentor to reveal that we as humans want our heroes to be courageous and determined, because society wants our heros to overcome challenges and learn from their past experiences.
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Lego Paper The Lego Movie illustrates Friedrich Nietzsche’s theory of the opposing Apollonian and Dionysian impulses. The terms come from two gods of Greek mythology, Apollo and Dionysus. Apollo representing order and stasis and Dionysus representing movement and instinct. In the movie, the opposing impulses are manifested in the free spirited Master Builders and systematic Lord Business.
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