14/43
A vivid journey through the life of Pharrell Williams through the lens of LEGO animation. Animal Logic, who animated the previous four Lego movies, did not return to animate the film as it would be a rip-off of Warner Bros. ., despite the fact that Lego and Warner Bros. shares the rights to the original franchise. Instead, the animation was produced by Pure Imagination Studios in Los Angeles and Zebu Animation Studios in India. Both Pure Imagination and Zebu have previously recreated the franchise style of the original film through theme park attractions, PSAs, and the Los Simpsons (1989) episode “Brick Like Me” (2014). The opening Universal Pictures, Focus Features, Tremolo Productions and Lego Group studio logos are made of Lego bricks. The Graham Norton Show featured: Billy Crystal/Emily Mortimer/Hugh Bonneville/Pharrell Williams/Michael Kiwanuka (2024). This Is What Happens Written by Pharrell Williams & Shelly Berg Performed by Pharrell Williams Courtesy of Columbia Records/Sony Music Entertainment. I saw this at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. First of all, Pharrell Williams is not a musician I really like, but I did enjoy some of his work growing up in the 2010s. With this documentary about his life and career, while standard in structure and presentation, the direction and use of Lego Animation as a form of storytelling to tell Williams’ story was interesting and definitely something that hadn’t been done before. With interesting interviews, a musical score and character discussions, it’s nice and feel-good to hear about Williams’ childhood and passion for using Lego Animation. The setting, the colorful background and the style of presentation of the environment was very good. I appreciate that the filmmaker takes a different approach to presenting the documentary. Nothing special, but cute. From Alien: Romulus to Road House, take a look back at some of our favorite posters from 2024.