The LEGO toy brand began in 1949.  There’s a good chance that, at one point or another, everyone has played with or at least heard of LEGO’s. After all these years of toys, LEGO has finally made it’s way to Hollywood with an animated film that successfully represents the toy’s purpose.

In The LEGO Movie, an artifact called the Kragle gets stolen by the evil Lord Business. The only way to stop him is if a “special” MasterBuilder retrieves an artifact called the Piece of Resistance, which can overpower and defeat Lord Business. The film then follows a construction worker named Emmet, who mistakenly becomes the special one when he stumbles upon the artifact at his construction site.

Wyldstyle, a lego figure searching for the Piece of Resistance, now thinks that Emmet is the special MasterBuilder, that the prophecy in the LEGO universe has spoken of. But as Wyldstyle feels that she has found the special MasterBuilder, she later realizes that Emmet is just an ordinary guy, who just so happened to find this special lego piece. If Emmet really wants to prove himself as a special MasterBuilder, then he must stop Lord Business, before it is too late.

The LEGO Movie is an impressive and creative film, as it shows just how far these toy bricks can go.

Viewers of all ages will immediately fall in love with the many characters of the story, both of the new LEGO faces, along with “LEGO-tized” DC Comics and Star Wars characters. The story takes its viewers in some great and unexpected directions, which ultimately makes the film feel very satisfying.

Watching this LEGO adventure was quite fun, but there were a few small bumps on the journey. The first being that the film’s pacing is a tad too quick, as there isn’t much content digestion time. Some of the special guest characters in the film, like Flash from the DC Comics, and Michelangelo from “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” don’t get much to do in this film. Also, some viewers might find the humor to be “on and off.”

But, minor flaws aside, The LEGO Movie is a very promising start to the 2014 cinematic year. It sets the bar high for how funny and creative other 2014 films should be. This is one LEGO adventure worth taking.