In The Guardian Ben Walters writes...
"The way forward is found in the hybrid, the mutant, the absurd – the different.And this is where the comparison with Occupy comes in. The value of that movement wasn't in its ability to present a viable alternative model for the organisation of society. Clearly, it hasn't done that. Its value was in its insistence that it's worth exploring the options.
The Lego movie is a celebration of the untrammeled imagination, the urge to have fun jumbling ideas together and finding meaning in the mess, however unconventional. It's a quintessentially childlike sensibility, and one we could all use a bit more of."
I am reminded of the book written in 1970 by Richard Neville, Play Power, discussed here at length by Clive James.
"The way forward is found in the hybrid, the mutant, the absurd – the different.And this is where the comparison with Occupy comes in. The value of that movement wasn't in its ability to present a viable alternative model for the organisation of society. Clearly, it hasn't done that. Its value was in its insistence that it's worth exploring the options.
The Lego movie is a celebration of the untrammeled imagination, the urge to have fun jumbling ideas together and finding meaning in the mess, however unconventional. It's a quintessentially childlike sensibility, and one we could all use a bit more of."
I am reminded of the book written in 1970 by Richard Neville, Play Power, discussed here at length by Clive James.
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A must-see it seems!
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