How the LEGO Movie transformed my way of thinking forever

Everything is awesome with the power of “believe”

Stanley Barragan
Express Impact
3 min readJun 20, 2024

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Photo by Haberdoedas on Unsplash

The LEGO Movie has always been a personal favorite of mine. The action, the storyline, the life lessons it teaches — everything about it is… well, awesome.

I decided to rewatch it for today, after a couple years.

And what I found was astonishing.

Here are a few gems that I have found throughout the movie as I rewatched it for the 2nd time: (all rights go to their original owners)

Here is the first gem that spoke to me, where Wild Style (the female hero of the movie) takes a courageous action and goes on live television announcing that everyone has potential inside of them and that their ideas matter. This really moved me, because as we have seen the main character Emmett, struggled to believe in himself and his own ideas. And so now we are seeing a positive change, and a monumental message that this Youtube video below shares with the audience:

Wild Side Tells Everyone Their Ideas Matter — The Lego Movie

The 2nd gem that I found to be the most resonating, emotion-provoking, and powerful life lesson/piece of wisdom was at the very end where Emmett goes against the antagonist of the movie, President Business, and offers his “secret weapon” to save humanity, and change the world for the better. Watch it for yourself down below (again, all Rights go to their respective owners).

The LEGO Movie — Emmett vs. (Lord) President Business

The 3rd and final gem I had found while rewatching The LEGO movie was one quote that really stood out to me. It was the most powerful and moving quote I heard throughout the entire movie:

“You are the most talented, most interesting, and most extraordinary person in the universe. And you are capable of amazing things. Because you are the Special.” — Emmett Brickowski, The Lego Movie (2014).

Photo by Daniel K Cheung on Unsplash

This goes to show the power of “believe”-ing in yourself. The people around you is so crucial and important for great things!

Whether it be for success, happiness, life fulfillment, purpose, career aspirations, educational goals, or anything else. The power of believing with positive attitude is transformational.

When we share that power of “believe” with the people around us, it becomes inspirational.

Question to leave you wondering…

How will you take the encaptivating life lessons of the LEGO Movie and utilize them to motivate, inspire, and elevate others this week?

I’d love to hear your thoughts about it on the comment section!

It wouldn’t be a great LEGO Movie post without a reference to the “Everything is Awesome” song, so here’s a link to the original song!

Everything is Awesome Lego Movie song

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Stanley Barragan
Express Impact

I love writing about self improvement, productivity, wisdom, and entrepreneurship