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User:CJC95 0:00, 12 November 2014 (UTC)

avatarby CJC95
November 12, 2014

The LEGO Movie 2: Back 2 tha Hood (title to be confirmed) is going to have more girls in. The first film drew some criticism for having only a couple, one of which was some sort of unicorn/cat hybrid. In an interview with the BBC today, writer and director duo Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, who return for the sequel, said that "I don't want to give spoilers but there will be more female characters and more female stuff."

Meanwhile, Playmobil have announced they too are making a movie.

via BBC News, AV Club



Tags: The LEGO Movie


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The Ultimate GamerNovice

122 months ago
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Playmobil is gonna make the best movie ever...jk
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Stormjay RiderAmateur

122 months ago
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Maybe this means my term paper about gender representation in LEGO will be irrelevant
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NovaHawkLegendary Brickipedian

122 months ago
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I only just read the last sentence when I clicked back here by mistake, now I have something to comment on- Playmobil movie? hehe, epic fail :P At least that's what I first thought, then I looked them up and saw Playmobil's actually got stuff too (theme parks, upcoming TV series, several video games), so maybe not as stupid as I thought. I still think it's going to fail though, and I lot of people will think of it as a LEGO Movie knockoff, but there's a chance it won't be I guess.
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CligraBricktastic

122 months ago
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Not really surprising. I kinda wonder when the MEGA BRANDS MOVIE is coming.
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AwesomeknightBricktastic

122 months ago
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I'm not saying adding more female characters is bad or good, but the first one passed the Bechdel-or whatever the crap it's called-test, right?
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CligraBricktastic

122 months ago
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Barely.
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BerrybrickLegendary Brickipedian

122 months ago
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The Bechdel test doesn't really mean much.
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AwesomeknightBricktastic

122 months ago
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How does it barely? I think it passes it more than some films do. (Ex. Independence Day. Search it up, it passes it in the strangest way.) Like, there's more than two female characters, and two of them are veeeeeeeeeeeery major.
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Soupperson1Legendary Brickipedian

120 months ago
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It didn't pass the bechdel test because that involves two women talking to eachother without the talk having anything to do with man. Out of 8 main characters (according to McDonald's) 2 are female. 6:2 isn't exactly a ground breaking idea in the relm of women in movies. :P
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BerrybrickLegendary Brickipedian

120 months ago
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It's debatable whether it passes the Bechdel test because Wyldstyle and Unikitty do have a "conversation" about some paradox with the Cloud Cuckoo Land laws that I can't quite remember. Even if you do count it (which I do) it clearly doesn't mean much. There are more important things to think about when looking for strong female characters than just what they talk about, especially in an ensemble film where they can't get a lot of dialogue or entirely fleshed out.
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BerrybrickLegendary Brickipedian

122 months ago
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After failing to comment in a way that didn't sound overtly feminist, overtly sexist, or overtly both, I decided that it should be safe to say that this will hopefully lead to a more balanced audience for the toys, and then more balanced ratios within the toys. Hopefully they will abolish that stupid gender rule in BIONICLE, and City can get some more buildings and vehicles with broader appeal.

How'd I do?
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AwesomeknightBricktastic

122 months ago
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Okay, I guess. I like how you stated that feminism and sexism are not opposites in a sort of subtle way, as a lot of modern feminism can be sexist.
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BerrybrickLegendary Brickipedian

122 months ago
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Yes, that's exactly what I meant.
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Soupperson1Legendary Brickipedian

122 months ago
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City has became equal enough with girls(minifig wise), giving city buildings would probally only result in discontinuing friends
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BerrybrickLegendary Brickipedian

122 months ago
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I know, and that is an issue I have with Friends. We have one extremely boyish theme, one extremely girly one, and nothing in the middle. :P
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Soupperson1Legendary Brickipedian

122 months ago
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I think they're both near in the middle now they both have enough gender equality, and colours shouldn't scare either gender away
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CJCBricktastic

122 months ago
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They shouldn't, but try convincing a group of 8 year old boys to buy a pink toy :P
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BerrybrickLegendary Brickipedian

122 months ago
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I'm not talking about representation of sexes so much as wanting sets with the accessories and themes of Friends, but more of the design standard of City. Not everything that goes through my head has to do with social studies. :P

BIONICLE is what I said needed more females. :P
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Soupperson1Legendary Brickipedian

122 months ago
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But you said "I know, and that is an issue I have with Friends. We have one extremely boyish theme, one extremely girly one, and nothing in the middle. :P" :P

I don't think buyers know if the bionicle character is a boy or a girl so gender equality there is an easy fix
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BerrybrickLegendary Brickipedian

122 months ago
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Yes, I want something in the middle. :P Friends is good, but City sets are more realistic, and that is something that I value too, it's just that the content is awful and repetitive. Friends is much better there.

It should be easy to fix, but I'm still waiting for them to do it. :P
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AwesomeknightBricktastic

122 months ago
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I sorta agree. City has boring repetitiveness, whereas Friends has more creative designs. The thing that probably turns people off on it is the minidolls and all the pink.
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Soupperson1Legendary Brickipedian

122 months ago
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I don't think it's so much the pink as they have released sets with no pink and some with little. I think it is the dolls but that would turn the target audience away
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Soupperson1Legendary Brickipedian

122 months ago
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Mini-Doll PLEASE!!! :P #Fangirl
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AwesomeknightBricktastic

122 months ago
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Holy crap, yes!
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Stormjay RiderAmateur

122 months ago
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Only if they reference how weird of a "minifigure" she is
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Soupperson1Legendary Brickipedian

122 months ago
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and a comment about the nose :P
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NBP3.0Brick Master

122 months ago
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Back 2 Tha Hood confirmed
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Anonymous user #1

122 months ago
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Yes!
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122 months ago
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Yes!
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122 months ago
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AwesomeknightBricktastic

122 months ago
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lol
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122 months ago
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  1. theybetteruseminidollsorelse ...
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IchindarBrick Master

122 months ago
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Seriously? Playmobil making a movie? :S
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