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The Lego Movie Narrative

Todorou's Narrative Theory 

Equilibrium
- Emmet is a normal guy
- Works at a constructive site
- Boring guy
- "Everything is awesome"

Disruption
- Distracted my Wildstyle
- Gets something stuck to his back
- Believed to be the "special" 
- Emmet is not a builders master
- Refuses to help Emmet

Resolution
- Emmet joins master builder to save the world

New Equilibrium
- "Everything is awesome"

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