Even though Lucasfilm is on my shitlist for the forseeable future, I'm opting to seperate artist from art and since seeing the trailer this was something I knew was gonna be up my alley. All the Lego specials have been ridiculous forays in to a galaxy far far away and none take the cake more so than this. Set in a period of time after episode 9 we meet up with brothers Sig and Dev who upon discovering a hidden jedi temple irrevocably mix, blend, and pureè the galaxy into wholly uncharted territory as Sig tries to set things right with Jedi Bob and speed freak Yesi in tow. It's somehow even more batshit than the trailer leads on, it's not just a simple topsy-turvy universe where good guys are bad and baddies are good which I appreciate. Ewoks are bounty hunters, Greedo pilots the Slave 1, Rey and Rose are Sith (and that's my new happy place for the rest of time), Jabba and Lobot are jedi, odd mixes of classic ships, Tatooine has friggin' water again, and I'll be honest this special made me question so much more beyond the confines of the story than any film in the series! The animation seems more stop motion than it ever was with a lot of free flowing building amongst action scenes which never fails to be cool, the voice acting is spot on from all parties and balances drama with comedy better than any Marvel movie could wish, and it's a hefty special in relation to the last clocking in at almost 90 minutes without credits. The cute meta pokes and lovingly crafted humor are what I desire more than anything at this point in time, to laugh with Star Wars rather than suffer the animosity it garners. A sentiment that likely will never be realized or at least until I rule the world and start public executions but we're trying to be positive here damn it! I had a real good time with this and could honestly spend the next half hour just recounting all my favorite part but I'll give you top 3 just for fun. Smooth ass Maul with Sam Witwer charming the pants off of me which is incredible because I'm not even wearing pants, red eyed Threepio which was scary enough in Rise Of Skywalker was made somehow even more terrifying here, and Gonk supremacy for the win with Servo and I know a few folk who will leap for joy at this prospect and I can't wait to see their reactions! It has it's shameless fun but never looses it's footing in the story it wants to tell and truthfully had some damn good kernels of wisdom near the end about how things end but it isn't necessarily a bad thing and that the future can always be crafted for the better. That's pretty life affirming shit man, to know that even after I'm gone the world will hit a better stride than when I was alive for everyone in it. That's not so bad. But for right here right now solid 4 stars from me, 9/10, could we see a continuation? Hard to say in this day and age but tomorrow is another day.
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