The Lego Movie

by Dana Polan

What happens when we set out to understand LEGO not just as a physical object but as an idea, an icon of modernity, an image--maybe even a moving image? To what extent can the LEGO brick fit into the multimedia landscape of popular culture, especially film culture, today? Launching from these questions, Dana Polan traces LEGO from thing to film and asserts that The LEGO Movie is an exemplar of key directions in mainstream cinema, combining the visceral...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477321578
• ISBN13: 9781477321577
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.9" x 6.9"