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‘Piece by Piece’ Review: Pharrell Williams Gets the Lego Treatment in Bouncy Outside-the-Box Doc
Building on his involvement in the animated 'Despicable Me' movies, Pharrell Williams insists that director Morgan Neville tell his story with Legos.
Recall that in Lord and Miller’s 2014 blockbuster (which revolutionized the field of animated features but failed to score a nomination in the corresponding Oscar category), a totally unexceptional blue-collar minifigure is mistaken for “the Special”: “The prophecy states that you are the most important, most talented, most interesting and most extraordinary person in the universe,” he’s told. Underscored by fresh, neatly reworked versions of Williams’ signature hits (plus several introspective new songs), the movie makes it feel like everyone can enjoy similar success, no matter their background, so long as they apply themselves. Represented as bouncing blocks of color, Williams’ beats are hot commodities, launching more than a dozen Billboard Top 10 tracks for artists looking for a funky original sound.
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