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LEGO and violence – a gray area…

by on June 26, 2012
in Community Articles

(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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The future of LEGO Ninjago…

by on June 25, 2012
in LEGO Ninjago

(Written by Nathan K. – ntk743)

There has been a lot of questions and speculations about the future of LEGO Ninjago. Some of the burning questions include: Will Ninjago really end in 2013? When is the new season coming? What is the plot of the new season of Ninjago? 🙄

So I thought to contact LEGO directly and find out what is going on. Though my correspondence with LEGO I have learned that they are starting a brand new season this July 18th. (Of course you know that already from the Ninjago Season 3 Trailer posted last week.)

The LEGO representative I talked to was not aware of any Ninjago Season 3 sets, but that doesn’t matter – at least not now, when we are still enjoying the awesomeness of the current sets.

I also inquired if Ninjago is indeed ending in 2013 as LEGO’s North American Community Coordinator, Kevin Hinkle, has announced previously. I was told, “We do not have any confirmation that the Ninjago series will be discontinued in 2013.”  That’s kind of contradictory, but at least it gives us hope that Ninjago will stick around for awhile! 🙂

Here is the new Ninjago theme-song “Born to be a Ninja” by The Fold:

2013 and beyond is still long ahead of us, so let’s enjoy this new season of Ninjago starting July 18th! Here’s a taste of what we can look forward to:

The peace at the Land of Ninjago after the destruction of the Great Devourer is short lived, as Lord Garmadon captured the Four Weapons of Spinjitzu, and is even more determined to rule all of Ninjago. Now he will make the four weapons into a Super Weapon which is capable of destroying the ninja and his brother, Sensei Wu! The ninja must train Lloyd in the ways of Spinjitzu to get him prepared for the final duel against his father, Lord Garmadon. Battling pirates is bad enough, but with Lord Garmadon as the new Serpentine leader they are a threat once again! Can Lloyd, Kai, Cole, Zane, and Jay defeat Garmadon, the serpentine, and the terrifying pirates? Stay tuned to find out!

In addition, Cartoon Network is having reruns of the Ninjago Rise of the Snakes episodes from June 22-29, so you can catch all the old episodes this week.  Be ready for some Ninjago action all week long! And if you missed the trailer for Season 3 you can watch it here: Ninjago Season 3 Trailer

By the way; this is my first post here, and I’m a KFOL (Kid-Fan-of-LEGO). Your comments and feedback are appreciated. Also, look forward to more LEGO news from me soon! 😀

And if you would like to see more news, videos, pictures and discussion on Ninjago, head over to the LEGO Ninjago section, or select from some of the recent posts below:

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