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Kids Movie Recommendation: The LEGO Movie

I like watching movies and TV shows - even to the point where I may over analyze them).

As a new parent, I sacrificed watching shows I enjoy so my kids can learn through the medium.

Every once in a while, what I thought was just “another kids movie” changed my perception of the movie and the whole “kids movie” genre.

I remember hearing about The LEGO Movie before I was a father and dismissed it - sigh, just another kids movie. I remember the excitement for the movie of my colleagues and that puzzled me.

Only after watching The LEGO Movie with my son, I understood the excitement in my colleagues when the movie first came out.

Not only that, I watched The LEGO Movie countless times because that became my son’s favorite movie.

In a way, I am so glad I chose that to be his first movie.

I believe my son learned more with each viewing as well - his cognitive abilities increasing each time, new experiences, etc.

Likewise, for me, watching The LEGO Movie over and over let me understand the movie with more and more depth, like an onion where each later reveals another layer. I appreciate a movie editor’s job more now!

I highly recommend The LEGO Movie as a movie for your kids - I found it highly re-watch-able and touches on adult themes without being overly simplistic.

I look forward to what insight I will get on my next viewing of The LEGO Movie with my sons.

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