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Say goodbye to the most unexpected sci-fi adventure of the century leaving Netflix

The movie that got snubbed by the Oscars in 2015 is getting the boot from Netflix in 2026 More than a decade later, I still remember how disappointed I was when the nominees for Best Animated Feature Film were announced for the 87th Academy Awards. The nominated films were Big Hero 6, The Boxtrolls, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Song of the Sea and The Tale of the Princess Kaguya. They were all fine movies, but missing from the list was the funniest, sharpest, most visually innovative animated film from 2014. Now, that very same movie is facing yet another indignity (getting the boot from Netflix's streaming library), making now the best time to watch (or rewatch) this modern animated masterpiece. Even before it came out, The Lego Movie was dismissed by many as little more than a big-budget Lego commercial. In truth, it was the Lego company in Denmark that needed the most convincing a movie adaptation of its beloved product was a good idea. The concept for a Lego movie began with Warner Brothers producer Dan Lin, who was inspired by seeing his five-year-old son play with just two Lego bricks clicked together, pretending it was an airplane. Lin thought “Wow, what a creative toy — ther

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