Prime Video movie of the day: The LEGO Batman Movie is an absolute hoot about an emo in a batsuit
The LEGO Batman Movie has tons of fun satirising superhero tropes
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I don’t think I’ve ever laughed as much at a bunch of bricks as I did when I sawThe LEGO Batman Movie.It’s so full of jokes that it’s worth a second watch to catch all the ones you missed the first time around. Although, it’s technically a kid’s movie, it’s a lot of fun for adults too, and the characterisation of Batman as an ageing emo in a suit is inspired – and inspires some of thePrime Videomovie’s best gags.
Why The LEGO Batman Movie has its bat cake and eats it too
What I love most about this movie – and I love all kinds of things about it – is that it absolutely has its bat cake and eats it too: in much the same way thatAirplane!took a serious movie and copied it while absolutely packing it with gags,The LEGO Batman Moviedoes much the same here. It’s a classic Gotham-in-peril story with some really exciting action scenes, absolutely gorgeous visuals and characters you care about. And it’s also a total gag-fest that often reduced me to giggling, wheezing tears.
The key to its success, I think, is that the filmmakers have a real love of Batman – to the point whereScreen Junkiessuggests that “The LEGO Batman Moviehas the best examination… of Batman’s own psyche than any of the other Batman movies”. But that doesn’t stop them from having fun with it, asCNETsays: “The LEGO Batman Moviedoesn’t worry aboutcanon, continuity, logic. The only thing that matters is fun.”
I’m with Jennifer Heaton ofAlternative Lensand Robert Kojder ofFlickering Myth. Heaton says that “The LEGO Batman Movieis a hilarious and fun film on its own terms, providing a much-needed satire of the hero after years of taking itself so seriously”, while Kojder says that “The LEGO Batman Moviemay not be perfect or the unexpected heartstring pulling emotional masterpiece that the first film revealed itself to be, but it is a genuine love letter to all things Batman.”
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Writer, broadcaster, musician and kitchen gadget obsessive Carrie Marshall has been writing about tech since 1998, contributing sage advice and odd opinions to all kinds of magazines and websites as well as writing more than a dozen books. Her memoir,Carrie Kills A Man, is on sale now and her next book, about pop music, is out in 2025. She is the singer in Glaswegian rock bandUnquiet Mind.
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