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When LEGO Avengers Strange Tails is being cheeky in its satire of social media culture, nudging viewers to not be so engrossed, I’m all in. Even I’ll admit I’ve been far too hooked on being on a soapbox far too much. But once people strip away the medium, the core idea works just as well in any age when these platforms evolved. This latest animated LEGO adventure walks a careful line between teaching and entertaining, showing both the appeal and the dangers of attention-driven obsession.
Eugene Son is a veteran of this ongoing subset of adventures, and he’s in good company when teamed with Henry Gilroy (best known for his work on Star Wars: Rebels) to write the story, and adapt it to screenplay. And they know the subject well. The spotlight falls on Meryet Karim (Alia Shawkat), an overzealous social media influencer who believes the world should revolve around her. She loves cats, craves control, and has her sights set on making Hawkeye become yesterday’s news.
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