Recreating the Matrix In Legos 21
LoneHighway writes "Salon.com has a write up of what is being called an epic feat of Nerdity, the "Trinity, Help!" scene from The Matrix has been recreated using only Legos. It took 440 hours for Trevor Boyd and Steve Ilett to create Lego Matrix Trinity Help, which is a perfect shot-by-shot remake of a short but memorable scene from the Wachowski Brothers’ masterpiece, executed via stop-motion animation and a nearly infinite amount of Legos. They even provide a split screen comparison to the original. Very cool!"
Re:So awesome, so conflicting (Score:3, Insightful)
Lego is not evil. The generic blocks are evil. I bought a box of the Best-Lock blocks mentioned in the article, which are supposedly "blocks compatible with Lego's", because the Star Wars kit they sold was about a quarter of what the Lego kit sold for.
It was absolute crap. I tried to build the kit following the instructions but the blocks don't fit well and the design instructions didn't overlap pieces so entire walls would not be connected to neighboring pieces and a slight touch would bring it crashing down. Best-Lock is absolutely horrible and I'll never buy another best-lock anything.
I can understand why Lego sued, if I made a successful children's toy and I saw competitors bringing crappy copies to the market I'd sue too.
Re:So awesome, so conflicting (Score:3, Insightful)
Lego is not evil. The generic blocks are evil. ... I can understand why Lego sued, if I made a successful children's toy and I saw competitors bringing crappy copies to the market I'd sue too.
I won't defend the low-quality blocks (that's why I used the negated form in my wish) but Corporations aren't granted patents for all time, they get to profit for a while, then they have to give back.