The Matrix vs. The LEGO Movie
Did you know that the 2014 animated hit The LEGO Movie is basically a family-friendly version of the science fiction action film The Matrix? Let me tell you why.
An ordinary man (Thomas Anderson/Neo; Emmet Brickowski) leads a methodical life under an evil overlord (the Architect; Lord Business). One day, he meets a woman dressed in black (Trinity; Wyldstyle), who shows him the world for what it really is (reality as perceived by most humans is actually a simulated reality called "The Matrix," created by sentient machines who use humans as living batteries; Bricksburg, Emmet's hometown, is just one of many worlds created using LEGO) and informs him that he is destined to save everyone (Neo is the One; Emmet is the Special). Shortly after, the hero is arrested by an enforcer of the oppressive system (Agent Smith; Bad Cop), who implants him with a tracking device during interrogation (Smith inserts a bug into Neo's stomach; Bad Cop plants a tracking device on Emmet). The mysterious woman rescues the hero and takes him to a wise leader (Morpheus; Vitruvius), who teaches him how to manipulate the world around him to his advantage (Neo has the ability to perceive and manipulate the code of the Matrix; Emmet, as a Master Builder, has the ability to build anything from his imagination without the need of instructions). Unfortunately, the villain and his army of tentacled machines (Sentinels; Micromanagers) attack the heroes' enclave (Zion; Cloud Cuckoo Land), resulting in the leader getting taken out when he fights back (following a betrayal by a disillusioned crew member, the Agents ambush the humans before they can leave the Matrix, and Morpheus engages and is captured by Smith so that the others can escape; Vitruvius stands up to Business, who decapitates him with a penny), while the heroes are captured and hooked up to mental probes (Smith interrogates Morpheus to learn the access codes of Zion's mainframe computer; Emmet and his friends are captured along with the rest of the Master Builders and imprisoned in the Think Tank, where they are forced to make instructions). At the climax, the hero is presumed dead while escaping from the villain (Neo tries to escape from the Agents, but Smith, having anticipated this, ambushes and shoots him; Emmet jumps into the Infinite Abyss of Nothingness and cuts the power, saving his friends), only to come back to life with full power over the way of the world (Trinity kisses Neo, causing him to come back to life in the Matrix; Emmet returns to the LEGO set with the help of Finn, the young son of the Man Upstairs, a live-action LEGO collector on whom Business is based). He attacks the villain's skyscraper base (Neo and Trinity assault the Agents' skyscraper to rescue Morpheus; Emmet breaks into Business' skyscraper and convinces the latter that he is also special and has the power to change the world), and the resulting confrontation leads to the villain's robots being disabled (Neo jumps inside Smith's body and blows him apart from the inside just as the hovercraft's EMP weapon disables the Sentinels; Emmet and Business reconcile and use the Piece of Resistance to reverse the effects of the Kragle, which is actually a weathered tube of Krazy Glue). In the end, the hero begins a romantic relationship with the female fighter (Neo and Trinity become romantically involved, as a precognitive program known as the Oracle had predicted; Emmet and Wyldstyle begin a relationship with the latter's boyfriend, Batman's, blessing).
It's the same story!
An ordinary man (Thomas Anderson/Neo; Emmet Brickowski) leads a methodical life under an evil overlord (the Architect; Lord Business). One day, he meets a woman dressed in black (Trinity; Wyldstyle), who shows him the world for what it really is (reality as perceived by most humans is actually a simulated reality called "The Matrix," created by sentient machines who use humans as living batteries; Bricksburg, Emmet's hometown, is just one of many worlds created using LEGO) and informs him that he is destined to save everyone (Neo is the One; Emmet is the Special). Shortly after, the hero is arrested by an enforcer of the oppressive system (Agent Smith; Bad Cop), who implants him with a tracking device during interrogation (Smith inserts a bug into Neo's stomach; Bad Cop plants a tracking device on Emmet). The mysterious woman rescues the hero and takes him to a wise leader (Morpheus; Vitruvius), who teaches him how to manipulate the world around him to his advantage (Neo has the ability to perceive and manipulate the code of the Matrix; Emmet, as a Master Builder, has the ability to build anything from his imagination without the need of instructions). Unfortunately, the villain and his army of tentacled machines (Sentinels; Micromanagers) attack the heroes' enclave (Zion; Cloud Cuckoo Land), resulting in the leader getting taken out when he fights back (following a betrayal by a disillusioned crew member, the Agents ambush the humans before they can leave the Matrix, and Morpheus engages and is captured by Smith so that the others can escape; Vitruvius stands up to Business, who decapitates him with a penny), while the heroes are captured and hooked up to mental probes (Smith interrogates Morpheus to learn the access codes of Zion's mainframe computer; Emmet and his friends are captured along with the rest of the Master Builders and imprisoned in the Think Tank, where they are forced to make instructions). At the climax, the hero is presumed dead while escaping from the villain (Neo tries to escape from the Agents, but Smith, having anticipated this, ambushes and shoots him; Emmet jumps into the Infinite Abyss of Nothingness and cuts the power, saving his friends), only to come back to life with full power over the way of the world (Trinity kisses Neo, causing him to come back to life in the Matrix; Emmet returns to the LEGO set with the help of Finn, the young son of the Man Upstairs, a live-action LEGO collector on whom Business is based). He attacks the villain's skyscraper base (Neo and Trinity assault the Agents' skyscraper to rescue Morpheus; Emmet breaks into Business' skyscraper and convinces the latter that he is also special and has the power to change the world), and the resulting confrontation leads to the villain's robots being disabled (Neo jumps inside Smith's body and blows him apart from the inside just as the hovercraft's EMP weapon disables the Sentinels; Emmet and Business reconcile and use the Piece of Resistance to reverse the effects of the Kragle, which is actually a weathered tube of Krazy Glue). In the end, the hero begins a romantic relationship with the female fighter (Neo and Trinity become romantically involved, as a precognitive program known as the Oracle had predicted; Emmet and Wyldstyle begin a relationship with the latter's boyfriend, Batman's, blessing).
It's the same story!
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