(Written by Legoboy)
I will start this post with a picture….
These are BrickArms guns. Many LEGO fans use BrickArms’ excellent products, as LEGO refuse to make realistic looking modern weapons, why?
LEGO has this policy that they will not release any violent themes. They want safe themes for children to play with – not a “Call of Duty” set. Yet they release themes like Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and the Sopwith Camel. However when someone suggests a World War theme LEGO says “no”.
I agree that WWII was a horrible war, but I find it confusing LEGO choose to release the Sopwith Camel from WWI. They also have a bi-plane in the LEGO Pharaho’s Quest line with a machine-gun attached to it! Why?
At least to me, LEGO’s view on violence is a confusing, gray area. Besides the examples above, another reason I say this is because they released a LEGO Star Wars set based on “Star Wars – The Force Unleashed” which is a 16+ game.
I asked LEGO for a Judge Dredd set, they told me their sets are meant for children, and Judge Dredd is an adult comic-book character and it is violent. I find this is strange as many LEGO sets have guns, and LEGO also has Nazis in their Indiana Jones Sets.
LEGO says that as long as the story is fictional, it doesn’t matter if it has guns, but I believe it does. If LEGO is a pacifist company, against guns and violence, they should avoid violent themes altogether. Not just the ones based on real events. A gun is a gun after all, and it’s only purpose is to shoot others; be that real people, or little plastic people representing real people.
As far as I’m concerned, as long as there is no blood/gore in LEGO sets, I would be happy to see a LOST set or an Assassins Creed set. 
What do you think? Do you agree with LEGO’s policy? Can you make sense of it? Or do you think they are hypocrites? How about LEGO sets based on adult themes and games? Would you like LEGO to expand in that direction? Share your thoughts, comments, and opinions below!
Also, this is my first post here, so feedback is welcome! I’m a 15-year-old TFOL, and I’ve been collecting LEGO for about 8 years. I have a pretty good knowledge of LEGO and I’m happy to write LEGO news and reviews, so stay tuned for more posts from me! 
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these themes arent really that violent that was the joke sry if i upset u with the joke
A World War theme…?
Isn’t that disrespectful to all of the soldiers who fought and DIED inside the World War??? I’m sorry, but I can see why LEGO would not make a theme out of it. It was something that REALLY happened, where people REALLY died, and we should not just make light of it and turn it into something for a child to play with!
Though some of you think it would be nice if LEGO would do a theme based off of the World War, just think about all the lives that were lost and men hurt in those battles. Do you really think such a horrible thing should be made into playsets for kids and adults???
hmm, that is something to consider.
Yes, I agree! There is a HUGE difference between a movie and a real war! In addition to the fact that LEGO has never made a historical set. But kids haven’t seen the immense horror of war. My grandfather was in the US Army as a medical doctor, and he never talked to me, ever. At about age 9 he started to show me photos from ww2. I was very afraid, scared, and mad. I hope no one EVER confuses a movie with a real war! This may even stem from violence that happened in Denmark during ww2, because they may have (probably did) house soldiers, so it is hard to say. But LEGO has seen it in Denmark, and they shouldn’t be the ones to scar little kids. War is a bad thing, started for very little reason, except for economy, and this is not where LEGO should be heading.
Exactly my point.
I’m not saying LEGO should release one, I’m saying that it’s strange they won’t make one and they hate war, yet they make kind of violent themes
Ah ok
there have been a lot of movies or stuff about World War II. Let’s say, Captain America. They didn’t turn a guy into a super soldier and there was a Tesseract in World War II. Imagine what hitler would think!
I just found a site that really disturbs me it it is a video called Lego Wire. I can handle the Star Wars etc but this is more based on gangs, drugs, bad language, violence, guns and treating women badly . Isn’t there enough in the new’s , TV shows, movies and video games? Now some people are taking Lego”s and turning them into garbage . How sad. And you know what they will make $$$ on this because some people will think oh how cute. WE can’t dig ourselves out of the trash bin when we let other pile the**** on top of us and we buy it. Garbage in , garbage out.
VIE, I understand that you found the video disturbing. I’m sorry to hear that. LEGo is often used not as a toy, but as an artistic medium. This is not something the LEGO company can control. And of course artists can be different; some we like, some we don’t like, and some are there to shock us with their message.
If you would like to see beautiful and inspiring LEGO art, check out Nathan Sawaya’s work. And there are many other great LEGO artists and great LEGO creations.
In regards to the LEGO Wire video, I think the animation is excellent. At least that can be appreciated, even if you don’t agree with the subject. Hundreds of hours can go into creating a video like that. Also, using toys as the medium and contrasting that with the harshness of reality masterpieces can be created. This method has been used by artists throughout history. There is something deeply disturbing yet enlightening about such a combination that can inspire people to make a change.
We can’t change what people do, but we can change what we focus on as individuals. So if you rather look at LEGO as a toy, or as a building medium for pretty things, you can focus on those creations – there are plenty. By pushing against something we don’t want, we only put attention to it and make it bigger and stronger. Just by talking about this video here, hundreds of our readers who never heard of it will check it out, giving it even more exposure.
I understand LEGO’s policy.They did this what they actually SHOULD do.
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