Religion News Service Says "The Lego Movie" contains scriptural themes, and the "religious and moral themes" are helping the blockbuster receive positive reviews.

The hero of the tale is named Emmet, or "truth" in Hebrew. RNS's Jeffrey Weiss asked Lego director (president for creative development and worldwide production for Warner Bros. Pictures) Philip Lord if this was coincidence. And he responded "No," in a Tweet: " 'truth' - was Greg Silverman's idea at WB and we embraced it."

The following is a short synopsis of the film: An utterly unremarkable construction worker figure in a Lego city literally falls into a tale where he discovers the "Piece of Resistance," a plastic doodad that is the only way to stop a dastardly villain (modeled on 1984"²s "Big Brother") from destroying the world. Our hero, who has never ever deviated from the "official instructions" for anything, has to discover what it means to be "the Special" and lead the battle.

In the climatic family film the main character suddenly discovers a "Piece of Resistance," which the article says is likened unto to the Holy Grail or the Ark of the Covenant. The film also includes a "Man Upstairs" (God), "Master Builders" (prophets), and "the Special" (a savior).

According to the publication, Emmet "sacrifices himself for his friends, plunges through a tunnel into the Light, learns a unforeseeable truth about his world, and is resurrected to return to the quest" Weiss wrote, pointing out the similarities between that story and the story of Jesus Christ and Guru Nanak, the father of Sikhism.

At another point in the film, Vitruvius, one of the Master Builders, tells Emmet, "All you need to be special is to believe." RNS describes it as pointing out to faith.

This is not the first time reports on animated films are being compared to religious themes. The 2013 Disney flick "Frozen" was reportedly filled with Christian Themes as well.

You can read the full RNS review here.