While there’s nothing terribly new about using everyone’s favorite building blocks to tell a story, the last few years have seen an explosion of amateur films made using stop-motion animated LEGO bricks. A quick search on YouTube will reveal a large assortment of fan-made movies starring LEGO versions of Batman, Indiana Jones, Harry Potter, and Star Wars characters.
Naturally, some are better than others, and a few were clearly made by people with far too much free time, because they’re simply incredible. Here are two recent examples of that last option.
While this clip made its way around the web a week or two ago, it’s still impressive to watch. In honor of the tenth anniversary of The Matrix, a group of dedicated fans used LEGO blocks to recreate one of the movie’s most famous scenes.
The filmmakers have reported that it took them 440 hours to create these 84 seconds of footage. In the words of Neo: “Whoa.” You can check out their website at LegoMatrix.com. In addition to the full-screen, HD version of their movie, they’ve got some other interesting videos, including some that show how they made their film as well as a side-by-side comparison with the original scene from The Matrix.
Now, if you’re having a hard time wrapping your head around 440 hours worth of work to create a LEGO movie, how about six years? That’s how much time film student Alex Kobbs has spent creating his 24-minute labor of love to both the Halo franchise and LEGO bricks.
The setting for Battle of the Brick: Built for Combat is a LEGO scale replica of Zanzibar — one of the multiplayer maps from Halo 2. In anticipation of an early 2010 release date, Kobbs has just debuted a trailer for his fan film.
If you want to find out more about Battle of the Brick: Built for Combat, you can check out the Kooberz Studios website.
