Furry friends become mortal enemies over glowy magic juice. Peak cinema? Absolutely.
Welcome to Chima - a magical world of untamed nature, beauty and wonder ruled by animal tribes. A world where CHI - the power of nature itself is carefully guarded by the Lions but equally shared amongst the tribes so all animals can live and thrive peacefully. A world where Laval the Lion and Cragger the Crocodile are the best of friends. But when an unfortunate series of events make young Cragger king of the Crocodiles, he throws everything out of balance as he tries to take control of all the CHI. Alliances amongst the tribes are formed and suddenly former friends are worst enemies.
Production
LEGO animation actually looks tactile and crunchy.
Writing
Surprisingly coherent lore for a 44-minute toy ad.
Director
Peder Pedersen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This pilot movie launched a 41-episode series and massive LEGO theme that ran from 2013-2015 before being quietly retired.
Chima was LEGO's attempt to capture the 'anthropomorphic animal fantasy' market while Ninjago dominated ninja sales—corporate synergy at its most transparent.
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