Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu
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Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu is a 2011 action comedy family animated film that centers around a teenager named Kai who transforms his life from Samurai
to Ninja
. The film was based on the Lego
toy series of the same name
. It was also shown on Cartoon Network
on January 14 2011 in two episodes. A video-game called Lego Battles: Ninjago
was based on the movie.
to sell them as armor. The Skeleton Army comes and prepares to attack the Japanese village. The leader is Samukai and the two generals are Kruncha and General Nuckal (who fight every time in the movie). They attack the city. Kai then gets his armor and fights Samukai, but Samukai gets his bone dagger
s and throws them at a water tower
, causing it to nearly fall on Kai. A ninja master named Sensei
Wu saves him using Spinjitzu, which Kai mistakenly calls "twistitsu" when he is mad at Sensei.
Samukai and his army leave with Nya captured by them. Sensei then tells Kai if he wants to save his sister he needs to learn Spinjitzu to defeat the army. Sensei also tells him the story of Lord Garmadon, his brother, who is responsible for the army formation. Kai then trains in the dojo and Sensei brings his other ninja students(Jay, Cole, and Zane) to work with Kai (they accidentally attack Kai when they first meet). They all head towards the earth land, get Cole's scythe
, and leave, narrowly escaping the Earth Dragon.
They all go towards the ice mountain and get Zane's shuriken
s. Later they head towards the lightning hill and get Jay's nunchucks. Then they rest in a camping spot and sleep. Kai goes to the Fire Temple and sees that Lord Garmadon has disguised himself as his sister. Nya is tied up over a lava river and not only does Kai save her, he also obtains the Sword of Fire. Sensei comes and saves the two from Garmadon. Then back at the camp Jay, Cole, and Zane get tied up by Samukai, and the skeleton
army head towards the underworld
. Jay manages to steal a sword from one of the skeletons, and he cuts him, Cole, and Zane out of the rope.
In the temple, Sensei makes a sacrifice
to go down into the underworld. Kai and Nya befriend the Fire Dragon and save the other ninjas. They get other dragon
s for each and Nya goes back home with her dragon. Cole, who is terrified of dragons, is tied to the Earth Dragon to prevent him from not coming. The rest head towards the underworld and meet with the army. All together they use Spinjitzu to create the Tornado of Creation and defeat the Skeleton Army. Sensei then fights the leader, Samukai, who has the other weapons, with the Sword of Fire. Samukai defeats Sensei and gets the sword, yet explodes and dies since he can't handle all the power of the golden weapons at once (even Lord Garmadon can't contain the weapons power). A portal is made and Lord Garmadon gets in, but tells the others that he will return one day. Two days later Kai and the others return to the village, and everyone is waiting. Sensei goes to his temple and Kai reunites with Nya. Then the ninjas get ready for a new adventure
. Season 2 will begin at 2nd Dec 2011.
season 2 year of the snakes
in the Bahamas and Canada
April 17, 2011. It was split into two episodes with the first, Way of the Ninja airing on January 14 and the second episode, King of Shadows airing on January 15. It was released in Europe
on January 24 2011.
All episodes feature a theme song called "The Weekend Whip" performed by The Fold
.
will be released in Spring 2011 and will be based on the film. It will feature the characters from the original series who didn't appear in the movie.
Samurai
is the term for the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character 侍 was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany a person in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau...
to Ninja
Ninja
A or was a covert agent or mercenary of feudal Japan specializing in unorthodox arts of war. The functions of the ninja included espionage, sabotage, infiltration, and assassination, as well as open combat in certain situations...
. The film was based on the Lego
Lego
Lego is a line of construction toys manufactured by the Lego Group, a privately held company based in Billund, Denmark. The company's flagship product, Lego, consists of colorful interlocking plastic bricks and an accompanying array of gears, minifigures and various other parts...
toy series of the same name
Lego Ninjago
Lego Ninjago Masters of Spinjitzu is a 2011 Lego theme. It uses elements from the previous Ninja series. There are several changes from the previous series. These include the removal of the Shogun and Bandits, and the introduction of the Skeleton Army...
. It was also shown on Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network is a name of television channels worldwide created by Turner Broadcasting which used to primarily show animated programming. The channel began broadcasting on October 1, 1992 in the United States....
on January 14 2011 in two episodes. A video-game called Lego Battles: Ninjago
Lego Battles: Ninjago
Lego Battles Ninjago is a Video Game published on April 12, 2011 in North America and April 15, 2011 in PAL territories for the Nintendo DS and is a follow-up to Lego Battles video game. Both games were developed by Hellbent Games and co-published by TT Games...
was based on the movie.
Plot
The movie begins with a teenage blacksmith named Kai who lives with his sister Nya. Kai works as a blacksmithBlacksmith
A blacksmith is a person who creates objects from wrought iron or steel by forging the metal; that is, by using tools to hammer, bend, and cut...
to sell them as armor. The Skeleton Army comes and prepares to attack the Japanese village. The leader is Samukai and the two generals are Kruncha and General Nuckal (who fight every time in the movie). They attack the city. Kai then gets his armor and fights Samukai, but Samukai gets his bone dagger
Dagger
A dagger is a fighting knife with a sharp point designed or capable of being used as a thrusting or stabbing weapon. The design dates to human prehistory, and daggers have been used throughout human experience to the modern day in close combat confrontations...
s and throws them at a water tower
Water tower
A water tower or elevated water tower is a large elevated drinking water storage container constructed to hold a water supply at a height sufficient to pressurize a water distribution system....
, causing it to nearly fall on Kai. A ninja master named Sensei
Sensei
' is a Japanese word that basically means "person born before another." In general usage, it means "master" or "teacher," and the word is used as a title to refer to or address teachers, professors, professionals such as lawyers, CPA and doctors, politicians, clergymen, and other figures of authority...
Wu saves him using Spinjitzu, which Kai mistakenly calls "twistitsu" when he is mad at Sensei.
Samukai and his army leave with Nya captured by them. Sensei then tells Kai if he wants to save his sister he needs to learn Spinjitzu to defeat the army. Sensei also tells him the story of Lord Garmadon, his brother, who is responsible for the army formation. Kai then trains in the dojo and Sensei brings his other ninja students(Jay, Cole, and Zane) to work with Kai (they accidentally attack Kai when they first meet). They all head towards the earth land, get Cole's scythe
Scythe
A scythe is an agricultural hand tool for mowing grass, or reaping crops. It was largely replaced by horse-drawn and then tractor machinery, but is still used in some areas of Europe and Asia. The Grim Reaper is often depicted carrying or wielding a scythe...
, and leave, narrowly escaping the Earth Dragon.
They all go towards the ice mountain and get Zane's shuriken
Shuriken
A shuriken is a traditional Japanese concealed weapon that was generally used for throwing, and sometimes stabbing or slashing...
s. Later they head towards the lightning hill and get Jay's nunchucks. Then they rest in a camping spot and sleep. Kai goes to the Fire Temple and sees that Lord Garmadon has disguised himself as his sister. Nya is tied up over a lava river and not only does Kai save her, he also obtains the Sword of Fire. Sensei comes and saves the two from Garmadon. Then back at the camp Jay, Cole, and Zane get tied up by Samukai, and the skeleton
Skeleton
The skeleton is the body part that forms the supporting structure of an organism. There are two different skeletal types: the exoskeleton, which is the stable outer shell of an organism, and the endoskeleton, which forms the support structure inside the body.In a figurative sense, skeleton can...
army head towards the underworld
Underworld
The Underworld is a region which is thought to be under the surface of the earth in some religions and in mythologies. It could be a place where the souls of the recently departed go, and in some traditions it is identified with Hell or the realm of death...
. Jay manages to steal a sword from one of the skeletons, and he cuts him, Cole, and Zane out of the rope.
In the temple, Sensei makes a sacrifice
Sacrifice
Sacrifice is the offering of food, objects or the lives of animals or people to God or the gods as an act of propitiation or worship.While sacrifice often implies ritual killing, the term offering can be used for bloodless sacrifices of cereal food or artifacts...
to go down into the underworld. Kai and Nya befriend the Fire Dragon and save the other ninjas. They get other dragon
Dragon
A dragon is a legendary creature, typically with serpentine or reptilian traits, that feature in the myths of many cultures. There are two distinct cultural traditions of dragons: the European dragon, derived from European folk traditions and ultimately related to Greek and Middle Eastern...
s for each and Nya goes back home with her dragon. Cole, who is terrified of dragons, is tied to the Earth Dragon to prevent him from not coming. The rest head towards the underworld and meet with the army. All together they use Spinjitzu to create the Tornado of Creation and defeat the Skeleton Army. Sensei then fights the leader, Samukai, who has the other weapons, with the Sword of Fire. Samukai defeats Sensei and gets the sword, yet explodes and dies since he can't handle all the power of the golden weapons at once (even Lord Garmadon can't contain the weapons power). A portal is made and Lord Garmadon gets in, but tells the others that he will return one day. Two days later Kai and the others return to the village, and everyone is waiting. Sensei goes to his temple and Kai reunites with Nya. Then the ninjas get ready for a new adventure
Adventure
An adventure is defined as an exciting or unusual experience; it may also be a bold, usually risky undertaking, with an uncertain outcome. The term is often used to refer to activities with some potential for physical danger, such as skydiving, mountain climbing and or participating in extreme sports...
. Season 2 will begin at 2nd Dec 2011.
Characters/Voice Cast
- Vincent TongVincent TongVincent Tong is a Canadian actor and voice actor. He is the voice of Gene Khan/The Mandarin in Iron Man: Armored Adventures. Other notable voice characters include Touta Matsuda in Death Note, Toro in Sushi Pack, Henry in Kid vs...
as Kai - Paul Dobson as Sensei Wu
- Michael AdamthwaiteMichael AdamthwaiteMichael David Adamthwaite is a Canadian voice actor. He is credited with providing the voice for many characters in various anime series...
as Jay - Kirby MorrowKirby MorrowKirby Morrow is a Canadian actor. He currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia.- Filmography :2011 Mortal Kombat: Legacy King Jerrod– Kitana & Mileena: Part 1 … King Jerrod...
as Cole - Brent MillerBrent MillerBrent Miller is a Canadian voice actor who works for Ocean Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He has played several roles in anime, most notably Sting Oakley in Gundam Seed Destiny...
as Zane - Kelly Metzger as Nya
- Mark Oliver as Lord Garmadon
- Michael KopsaMichael KopsaMichael Kopsa is a Canadian voice, film, television and stage actor, notable for his role as Char Aznable in the English dub of Mobile Suit Gundam and for his role as Commander Volcott O'Huey in Galaxy Angel. He has also provided the voice of Beast in X-Men: Evolution...
as Samukai - Brian DrummondBrian DrummondBrian Drummond is a Canadian actor. He also serves on the board of directors for the New Westminster-based Urban Academy along with his wife, Laura Drummond, also a voice artist. He and his wife serve as vice-president and president, respectively.- Career :Drummond was born in Salmon Arm, British...
as General Nuckal/Kruncka
Episodes
season 1- 1. Way of the Ninja
- 2. King of Shadows
season 2 year of the snakes
- 3. Rise of the Snakes
- 4. Home
Release
Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjistu premiered on tsnTSN
The Sports Network, commonly abbreviated as TSN, is a Canadian English language Category C specialty channel and is Canada's leading English language sports TV channel. TSN premiered in 1984, in the first group of Canadian specialty cable channels...
in the Bahamas and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
April 17, 2011. It was split into two episodes with the first, Way of the Ninja airing on January 14 and the second episode, King of Shadows airing on January 15. It was released in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
on January 24 2011.
All episodes feature a theme song called "The Weekend Whip" performed by The Fold
The Fold
The Fold is a high energy rock-pop band from Chicago, Illinois. They have released two full length albums and one EP on Tooth & Nail Records, and an independent album in 2009. Their single "Gravity" from the album This Too Shall Pass reached #1 on the CHR Rock charts.-History:Their debut album This...
.
Rating
On Cartoon Network it was rated TV-Y7 FV for some fantasy violence and some scary images. The MPPA Rating system rated the film PG for some Fantasy Violence, Crude Humor and some scary and disturbing images.Video Game
A video game named Lego Battles: NinjagoLego Battles: Ninjago
Lego Battles Ninjago is a Video Game published on April 12, 2011 in North America and April 15, 2011 in PAL territories for the Nintendo DS and is a follow-up to Lego Battles video game. Both games were developed by Hellbent Games and co-published by TT Games...
will be released in Spring 2011 and will be based on the film. It will feature the characters from the original series who didn't appear in the movie.
External links
- Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu at The Internet Movie Database