Saturday, October 13, 2018

CHARACTER ESSAY - CHARACTER PROFILE

I've 100% settled on a character for my essay now! After careful consideration, I've decided to go with Emmet, the protagonist from The LEGO Movie. This blog post is going to be a documentation of the character themselves; name, appearances, etc.


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(The LEGO Movie - dir. Phil Lord and Chris Miller)

NAME: Emmet Brickowski
AGE: not applicable
FIRST APPEARANCE: The LEGO Movie (2014)
VOICE ACTOR: Chris Pratt
ALL APPEARANCES:

  • The LEGO Movie (2014)
  • The LEGO Batman Movie (cameo, 2017)
  • The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)
EYE COLOUR: Black
HAIR COLOUR: Brown
HEIGHT: ~ 4 cm
WEIGHT: ~ 3 grams

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(credit: BrickLink, a frequent LEGO collaborator, LEGO Minifigure parts measurements)

OFFICIAL BIO: 
"“Good morning, city!” Every day, Emmet goes to work exactly by the steps in the instructions booklet that he always keeps in his hand. As part of Bricksburg’s busy construction crew, he helps to rebuild the city as briefed by President Business. Emmet wants to be popular, but he struggles to stand out in the crowd. Even his fellow construction workers hardly know he’s there. But all of that is about to change, thanks to a mysterious stranger and a legendary Prophecy about the most special minifigure in the entire world!" ~ LEGO Minifigures: The LEGO Movie series - Hard Hat Emmet (link)

PERSONALITY: Kind, happy-go-lucky, naive, curious, conscientious
ARCHETYPE: Unlikely Hero
PERSONAL LIFE: At the beginning of The LEGO Movie, we're introduced to Emmet through his morning routine. The routine shows us glimpses of what the character enjoys and does. Emmet dedicated himself to following the instructions created by the company in control of his city, Bricksburg. He makes sure to treat everyone and everything he encounters kindly, even going so far as to greet everything in his apartment with a friendly "good morning!" He enjoys everything designated as "popular", including "popular music" and "any chain restaurant". Emmet almost never complains, even when confronted with somewhat ludicrous situations.
PROFESSIONAL LIFE: Emmet worked as a construction worker, who specialise in destruction of LEGO buildings, and using large instruction booklets to rebuild the world around them. Emmet's shown not to have had too big of an impact on his coworkers, many of which forgetting who he is. He's shown to be a keen rule follower, and is always happy to help with any demand those around him in the workplace.
PRIVATE LIFE: Emmet is never shown to keep anything private, be it thoughts, facts about himself, etc. It's never shown, or even implied, that Emmet ever had any emotions beside contentment for his life. However, as The LEGO Movie progresses, we discover that he develops feelings for Wyldstyle, and eventually comes out with his feelings in a more tense moment between the two.

ALLIES: Wyldstyle, Batman, Benny, Unikitty, Vitruvius, Metalbeard
ENEMIES: Lord Business, Bad Cop

CLIPS OF CHARACTER IN ACTION:

("Emmet's Morning" - The LEGO Movie)

("Emmet's Speech" - The LEGO Movie)

(The LEGO Movie 2 - Teaser Trailer)

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