Ninjago (Landoman9582)

"Ninjago" is a 2023 live-action film based on the 2011 LEGO theme of the same name. It stars KJ Apa, Timothee Chalamet, Ansel Elgort, Charlie Rowe, Tom Holland, Anya Taylor-Joy, Kathryn Newton, Mark Hamill, Michael Douglas, Rachel Weisz, Alicia Vikander, Robert Downey Jr, and more. The film is an origin story about the Ninjago ninjas.

Cast

 * Kai Smith (KJ Apa) is a high school student from Ninjago City. He was chosen by Wu and Garmadon to be one of the Elemental Masters of Spinjitzu. Unlike in the TV show the movie is based on, Kai has orange hair instead of his normal spiked brown hair. Kai wears a red exo-suit with orange highlights in battle to symbolize him being the red ninja. He lives in Ninjago City with Cole's family as his parents went missing several years ago.
 * Jay Gordon-Walker (Timothee Chalamet) is a high school student from Ninjago City. He was chosen by Wu and Garmadon to be one of the Elemental Masters of Spinjitzu. Unlike in the TV show he is based on, Jay is less witty but is more calm and confident, and is made to seem a little more like he is hiding anger inside. Jay wears a blue exo-suit with yellow highlights in battle to symbolize him being the blue ninja. He lives in Ninjago City with his adopted parents Ed and Edna Walker.
 * Zane Julien-Roberts (Ansel Elgort) is a high school student from Ninjago City. He was chosen by Wu and Garmadon to be one of the Elemental Masters of Spinjitzu. Unlike in the TV show the movie is based on, Zane is not a robot, but is instead a human with a similar personality. Zane wears a white exo-suit with light blue highlights in battle to symbolize him being the white ninja. He lives in Ninjago City with his mother Nancy and his stepfather Bob Roberts.
 * Cole Brimstone (Charlie Rowe) is a high school student from Ninjago City. He was chosen by Wu and Garmadon to be one of the Elemental Masters of Spinjitzu. Unlike in the TV show the movie is based on, Cole isn't a complete brute as he is actually more sympathetic of a character, coping with the recent loss of his mother. Cole wears a black exo-suit with brown highlights in battle to symbolize him being the black ninja. He lives in Ninjago City with his father Lou and his roommates Kai and Nya.
 * Lloyd Garmadon (Tom Holland) is a high school student from Ninjago City. He was chosen by his uncle Wu and his father Garmadon to be one of the Elemental Masters of Spinjitzu. Unlike in the TV show the movie is based on, Lloyd doesn't strive to be like his father in the beginning because he does not know who is father is until later. Lloyd wears a green exo-suit with gold highlights to symbolize him being the green ninja. He lives in Ninjago City with his mother Misako.
 * Nya Smith (Anya Taylor-Joy) is a high school student from Ninjago City. She was chosen by Wu and Garmadon to be one of the Elemental Masters of Spinjitzu. Her brother is Kai. Unlike in the TV show the movie is based on, she is not romantically attracted to Jay, but is actually attracted to Lloyd. Nya wears a grey exo-suit with light blue highlights to symbolize her being the grey ninja. She lives in Ninjago City with Cole's family since her parents went missing several years ago.
 * Skylor Chen (Kathryn Newton) is a high school student from Ninjago City. She was chosen by Wu and Garmadon to be one of the Elemental Masters of Spinjitzu. Unlike in the TV show the movie is based on, she is a main member of the ninja team. Skylor wears an orange exo-suit with yellow highlights to symbolize her being the orange ninja. She lives in Ninjago City with her father, Chen, who runs the city's most popular noodle shop.
 * Master Wu Garmadon (Mark Hamill) is an old man who, along with his brother Lucius Garmadon, establishes the Elemental Masters of Spinjitzu. He is the son of Ninjago's creator, the First Spinjitzu Master. Unlike in the TV show the movie is based on, he does not have his famous beard, but is instead a normal man with a regular beard and goatee. He is wanted for allegedly betraying Ninjago.
 * Master Lucius Garmadon (Michael Douglas) is an old man who, along with his brother Wu Garmadon, establishes the Elemental Masters of Spinjitzu. He is the son of Ninjago's creator, the First Spinjitzu Master. Unlike in the TV show the movie is based on, he was never evil and does not have four arms, but is instead a normal man. He is the father of Lloyd Garmadon.
 * Misako Garmadon (Rachel Weisz) is the ex-wife of Lucius Garmadon who is Lloyd's mother. She protected Lloyd by never revealing that his father and his uncle were wanted fugitives, and instead led him to believe that his father had ran away several years ago. She tries as hard as she can to be a good mother, but it is hard for her without a father figure for Lloyd. Unlike in the TV show the movie is based on, she is not an archaeologist and never left Lloyd at a boarding school, instead allowing him to attend regular high school.
 * Patricia "Pixel" Reeves (Alicia Vikander) is a high school student from Ninjago City who is in classes with the secret Elemental Masters of Spinjitzu. She is a curious student and discovers that the ninja are who they are, becoming especially close to Zane in the process. Unlike in the TV show the movie is based on, she is a human and has true emotions, and actually looks like a human and not a robot.
 * Amadeus Chen (Robert Downey Jr.) is Skylor's father and the main antagonist of the film. Chen is a skilled fighter who disguises his secret cult as a noodle restaurant. He commands an army of snake cultists who do his bidding. His plan is to steal the elemental powers of every elemental master in Ninjago, including those of the ninja.
 * Dareth Francis (Michael Fassbender) is the owner of a gym near the ninja's high school, where the ninja go to exercise after school every once in a while.
 * Cyrus Borg (Devon Bostick) is the most powerful man in the world. As a prolific inventor, Borg has made a living off of selling electronic devices that make the world's life easier.
 * Other appearances in the movie include Lou Brimstone (Leonardo DiCaprio), Morro Brees (Shane Harper), Nancy Julien-Roberts (Rachael Harris), and Bob Roberts (Tom Everett Scott)

Plot
Ninjago City is a recently blooming technological paradise full of flying cars and extremely advanced technology. Acclaimed inventor Cyrus Borg has made the city a much better place due to his inventions, and has allowed for so many privileges of the first class. Due to this success, the tallest tower in the city is Borg Tower, the headquarters of Borg's company Borg Industries.

In Ninjago City, Kai Smith is a young high school senior who is waiting to get out of high school so he can start his dream career of being a welder. During school lunch, Kai and his best friends Jay Gordon-Walker, Zane Julien-Roberts, Cole Brimstone, and Lloyd Garmadon start talking about their plans for after the school day. Cole says that he and Kai were planning to go to the old temple for fun with Skylor Chen and Nya Smith. Jay asks if the other friends can come along, and Cole says that is alright with him, and Kai agrees. The five make it a plan, when Skylor and Nya walk up to them. The girls ask how the guys are doing, and Jay nervously says "good", while Lloyd confidently says that they are doing well. Nya laughs and blushes at Lloyd. Kai then says that it's all set, that the 7 will go to the old temple after school.

After school, Kai and Cole are riding bikes next to each other, heading to the old temple where they are supposed to meet up with the others. While riding their bikes, they encounter Morro Brees, who stops them. Morro, being a bully, asks them where they are heading. Kai tells him they are heading to the old abandoned temple. Morro laughs, saying that the temple isn't good for a bunch of "b****es" like themselves. Cole then shoves Morro into the wall of a building, which causes the building's owner, Dareth Francis, to come out and scold the three, telling them to move along. Kai and Cole leave, and arrive at the old abandoned temple, where the others are there waiting for them.

Zane tells the group that they should enter the building. Inside of the building, they see a plaque that says "all who enter may not leave alive", which scares Jay. The ninja continue forward, and find a statue of an old ninja master. Nya looks at the plaque and says "this was Master Yang", and they move along. Suddenly, a wall comes down behind them. Skylor looks behind and says "that's not good", and three more walls come down on the other sides. The kids are scared, and now they don't know what to do. Lloyd notices a green light, and runs for it. Kai sees a red light, and runs for it. Skylor sees an orange light, and runs for it. Nya notices a dim grey light and runs for it. Zane sees a white light, and runs for it. Cole sees a brown light, and runs for it. Jay sees a blue light, and runs for it. The group ends up inside of a secret laboratory, where an old man enters and says "We knew you would arrive one day."

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