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I've been a lego fan for a while and while I no longer buy their stuff I still keep an eye on their products. Throughout the 2000's but especially in the recent years, 2 developements in lego struck my mind, and they're still in use right now. I'm sure you've all noticed them in some way.The first is the increase of lincenced themes, since Lego Star Wars was such a hit around 2000 it was only logical, but now some long standing themes have been replaced with a licence like Castle and Pirates.The second more complex, but still pretty clear. It's the rise of the Commandments of Flashy Themes, which are listed below.I. Thou shalt have two sides: Good and Evil. No moral ambiguity here. They can be identified by colour and styleII. In addition to Commandment 1, thou shalt not use complexity.III. Thou shalt not use subtlety, subtlety is for wimps.IV. Thou shalt make the good and evil guys fight over a set of objects carefully spread around all of the sets or even sold seperately.V. Thou shalt have a colour scheme containing lots of extreme colours and contrast.VI. Thou shalt not worry about being realistic.VII. Thou shalt not worry about being practical, especially in the weapons department.VIII. Thou shalt make anything that is valuable or powerful either bright and transparent, or glowing, or gold.IX. Thou shalt no longer put the emphasis on construction, but on action instead, with lots of epic functions that mostly consist of shooting. .X. Thou shalt not use peace, and victory can only be attained by slaughtering the enemy, directly or indirectly.Edit:XI. Thou shalt have an epic story with loads of room for expansion. Note that I don't think these are bad, I love Monster Hunters which is a prime example but it's very different from the lego before the 2000's.Also notice that Bionicle uses some of the commandments, but also adds a layer of complexity and a better colour scheme.What's your opinion on this subject? Please tell me if I'm wrong.NOTE: These are not mine, nor do I think these are necessarily the best things to go by, I'm only saying Lego goes by it
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