I haven’t seen the trailer but from what you’ve presented in this video, I agree with the children media lacking. That’s why shows like Bluey outperform other shows because they tell real feeling stories versus just pandering and talking at children. I’ve never viewed Minecraft as a children exclusive game so it’s really bizarre that the direction would be limiting their audience by dumbing down the media even more than it has (ie simple graphics (tends to feel less complex), toys marketing to children).
"I’ve never viewed Minecraft as a children exclusive game" I don't think it was even intended to be specifically "for kids" as it was intially made by a one person who just had idea for a sandox. It was "general audience", more than anything. It just happened to be VERY popular among kids, so the association "kids like it" = "it's SPECIFICALLY and EXLUSIVELY for kids" was created. Microsoft didn't help with creating more and more changes seemingly from the point of "educating" the audience, which says a lot how they percieve them.
As someone in animation, I will say there are shows (current shows) that are trying, but I only know of Tween/teen rated cartoons and up. So shows like the Owl House, Shera and princesses of Power. Even the Magical Unicorn show on Netflix. It seems like the bigger execs really don't understand what they have to do once the IP is huge. Except for Nintendo.
I think the main problem is they didnt consider the fact that there has been an entire generation of people that have played this game and its not just little kids anymore. 15 years of different people should make you open your eyes and make a movie for everyone. In other words, they did minecraft story mode very well and shouldve just kept the same idea of that as it was minecraft and was made for all different ages.
Microsoft bought Minecraft to get a Roblox-like machine to sip from parents credit cards quietly, so they target exactly who they want to target. It takes only one UA-cam search to see that the average Minecraft let's player now is a dude in late 20s playing Java with 100+ mods, that's no secret, I just don't think that's the audience Microsoft wants to be "friends" with. It is a harsh audience with a lot of wants and criticism, that actually probably has money, but those need to be earned. Frankly speaking, it never really was a kids game either, but that doesn't mean the dynamics of this game is understood. I think back in a decade they saw numbers go big, kids on UA-cam, and didn't change strategy since then.
I think the funniest and most damning thing I’ve seen about the Minecraft movie was a comment on Twitter that said “It looks incredibly generic and unimaginative for a movie that will invariably be about the power of imagination”
As much hate as Minecraft storymode gets, at the VERY LEAST they understood minecraft is what you make of it. That's how they could have PVP centered plots, then murder mystery centered plots. The protagonist and his friends are in a situation because of how their world was devolped, but their situation changes when they encounter worlds others made, because minecraft is shaped by the player. Examples being the wither storm, and the hero storyline. It's shapped by Ivan's actions, and the actions of how everyone in the town shaped their world. They're builders, they hold building contests, they leave the fighting to these idols they have. If you want to adventure, you must personally go seek it out, and there is a market. It feels a lot like a SMP. Then later when they encounter that PVP arena style minigame server. There's respawning, relentless fighting and minigames, and a audience watching them, because the creator of that world made it that way. There's a lack of building fun in that section of the story, even if it's still somewhat of a fuction because the creator of that space designed the space to be a minigame arena. And DESPITE it's flaws, the ending really did try their heartfelt message. You would have to choose what you want to do. That's what Minecraft is about, your choices, and choosing your path will have you make new connections or drift away from old ones.
Same goes for a lot of the Minecraft inspired book series. I was a huge fan of the Gameknight999 series, one where it was more the heros journey and less about building. The thing is, it combined the mechanics of Minecraft with warfare in a way that I could feasibly make in Minecraft myself if I so desired. The creativity of the game being alive is what made me love it. Also Storymode was my absolute favorite for years, I wish they'd animated the movie like that
@@arlynnecumberbatch1056 It's been a long time since I played, so I don't remember it all, but I think the main point still stands that even Minecraft storymode with it's flaws understood minecraft's core in a way
"I should not have had such strong feelings on the Minecraft movie" NO! You're Right! Not only have they (seemingly) botched the theme of Minecraft, they've also sucked any sense of heart and sincerity from it. I don't know what happened but somewhere along the line corporations decided it was "uncool" to genuinely like things, especially if the thing in question is a little bit dumb. Forget getting the audience to suspend their disbelief, it feels like more and more screenwriters can't even be bothered to do so in the writing room; almost as though they think they're too good to have a little bit of fun, and that you should be ashamed to like the thing that they're making. Most of the "dumb" movies and tv shows that are made nowadays don't even ask you to suspend your disbelief because they can't go 5 minutes without poking fun at themselves and being like "Isn't this such a weird and wacky concept?". Yeah. It is. That's why it's fun. I didn't go watch the FNAF movie in theater because I thought I would see an Oscar worthy performance. They served me goofy, murderous animatronics, didn't try to make me feel bad for liking it, and didn't toy with the established canon in any way that didn't make sense. With the Minecraft movie trailer, not only does it seem like they're going to make the entire thing into a joke because "It's just a block game" but also in the 1:20 we are given they repeatedly dance all over canon in ways that just don't make sense. It obvious that these creators not only don't know or understand the source material, but they also just don't respect their viewer base.
@@deborahamos5401 doesn't undo it in anyway that the rest of the FNAF canon doesn't already, shitty ass timeline loops around itself so much it might as well be Jeremy Bearimy 😅😂😅
@@deborahamos5401the fnaf movie was never going to follow the game's timeline since theorising is such a large part of the community. It was always going to go the direction of the books & be set in a similar but different timeline, so while you could say it's undone lore in that aspect, it hasn't really since it's not the same universe. When it comes to the lore concepts used, everything I remember seeing falls in line with other official fnaf media out there, or is new but really isn't out there compared to things in some of the books. Basically what I'm trying to say is that the film is in line with other official fnaf stories & doesn't 'undo' the lore since it's its own universe like the books, which we can use to help inform our ideas of what the game lore is, but still it's own separate thing. What I'd say messes with the lore wayyyy more is the newest fnaf game lol. Into the pit being a game version of one of the book stories now begs the question of whether it's canon to the other games or not & adds a whole bunch of wack stuff to the game cannon if so.
yeah, i hate when peoples defense on the awful trailer for what will probably be an awful movie is "its for kids" as if kids don't deserve a good movie or that these movies are never just "for kids" but for the adults that watch too. lion king, lilo and stich, hercules, toy story, and many other disney pixar films understand this. make a movie that the young and old can enjoy. ESPECIALLY when adapting an ip. the minecraft movie needs to be for the fans as much as it is for kids. doing a shitty jumanji movie thats reskinned as minecraft is not what anyone wanted taking the dark themes and making them enjoyable for kids and have adults actually be entertained. thats why we as adults appreciate the movies we used to watch so much more now. but this generation won't get that if movies are made like the minecraft movie
I saw some youtuber (I don't rember) saying something along the lines: "It's just for kids, why do you care? Because it's for MY kids. And they deserve better"
Honestly, if this *was* an original Jumanji rip-off it would probably be closer to Minecraft in spirit. This seems more like a rip-off of the Jumanji sequel that missed the point, and vibe of the original Jumanji entirely. :T
It could be just a movie about steve finding an abandoned witch hut after getting lost in a swamp, getting hungry, making a mushroom stew and spending the night there, having a bad trip and later fixing the house and eventually making it his home/or even leaving it behind, then we have a different movie Spooky things start happening at night, like the mobs and he starts finding out about the witch who lived there, that if the witch is not still living in the hut and just gone for a while in an adventure, then we have a different movie... the possibilities are endless. There also has to be a lilipad chase, maybe adopt a little slime, small things. This wouldn't be THE MOVIE, it would be A MOVIE, but still a movie I would watch rather than what we got.
As much as i do agree, that minecraft fans would surely appreciate such a movie, a casual watcher would likely not like a movie that's just, mostly silence and sounds like that. A short movie, sure, it could work, but a feature-length MC movie, nope.
Imagine a version of this movie where a kid is struggling with all the fearful and horrible things so he escapes into this dream world Wonderland style. Like combine Coraline, Terrabithia and Wonderland into a movie. When the kid is in the real world it's live action and when he's in the game it's animated... It could be so good, heartwarming. None of the kid's media coming out right now has potential to become a classic. Mulan dealt with war, Bambi dealt with death, Toy Story dealt with jealousy, Coraline with wish fulfillment gone wrong, Lion King with responsibility. All of these movies are classics both children and adults enjoy and hold dear. The Minecraft movie could've been one of them. It has all the building blocks they needed (pun intended lol). But they squandered it... This game means so much to so many people of all ages and we deserve better than this. We deserve a movie that cares about Minecraft as much as we do...
That's why ATLA is my most favourite animated series ever. While it is a kids show, it doesn't treat kids as brainless idiots. It treats kids with respect and kindness and it teaches the kids the most valueable life lessons. Do the kids shows teach the kids anything nowadays? Barely at most. It's all just empty dopamine shots aimed to milk money from the parents who don't care about their kids and rather shut them up with these "pacifiers". It's just really sad that this is the world we're living in :/
I'm gonna say it: fiction made for kinds that treats those kids with respect tend to be one of the best fiction there is. It takes what is good about fiction and makes it in such universal story (by the nessecity of the audience) that basically everyone could expereince and relate to it.
I know Microsoft probably had some hand this movie, but from what I hear, Mojang had a pretty major hands in making the movie and primarily watched over it's development. That means they could've put their input on how the movie should've been. So this leads me to believe Mojang have lost sight of the original vision of Minecraft
@@LegalizeTax we do not have any idea about story. It could be really lore specific. It would be delving into the history of the Minecraft world. If mojang are as involved as you claim, I'm sure they know what they are doing. This is a teaser...it gets people talking...interested. it could be terrible but it's too early to write it off. Maybe it's a test, like the sonic teaser. Listen to the fans and direct the movie in the right direction. It's done it's job...people are talking.
@@lepterfirefall I hope you are right, I hope they know what they are doing but Mojang has demonstrated its incompetence over and over again. This movie once and for all will determine what mojang is. Is Mojang the company that isn't perfect but cares about their player community and respects them as people? Or is Mojang the company that only cares for greed and patronizes their own player base because they are too scared to do anything different?
That literally isn't how Hollywood works. Mojang wouldn't have had any say in anything. They would have been asked for lore and consistency points. But the look and overall story and how the move is made is solely up to the Director and more importantly the Studio Executives. Mojang wouldn't have been anything more than consultants on the movie. They could give their input, but it's up to the director and studio if they take their input.
I have beaten minecraft an uncountable number of times and have never read that screen. Thanks for reading it, I didn't know it had such an amazing message in it.
@@salvatoremutuale9751 I assumed it was the normal non-interesting stuff that people always put in credits at the end of games. Do you always read all credits at the end of every game and movie you play or watch?
My only ‘defense’ of the trailer is that I don’t think it would be worth them trying to fix it at this point because the damage is too big. The sonic movie could fix some of its critique by redesigning sonic, but that still caused a large delay and a bunch of overworked artists to get fired around Christmas. So far the movie seems so broken that I can’t imagine it doing anything besides be a loss at theatres even if they did somehow turn everything around. Also because the Minecraft poem is public domain, people could make their own movies with the heart of Minecraft beyond all the animators who are gonna reanimate the entire movie on UA-cam.
I guess it's half/half. One half is just that Minecraft needed some changes and additional content eventually, but OG nostalgia audience won't gonna like it (it notably happened in 1.14. update with upgraded textures), the other half tho, I do see how devs were, not exactly lazy, but still clueless and not the sharpest knife in the drawer as they used to be. But they still can pump out good concepts into the latest updates, I'm still enjoying it.
Could you imagine a Minecraft movie where the ending poem is read out at the end of the movie. It would be so moving, you would walk out of the cinema having been emotionally impacted. Based on the trailer though it just seems like it's gonna be a really surface level depiction of what Minecraft is
It basicaly says "life's complicated, the enadebility of time ticking towards your death is stressful, no one but you can chose what to do for your self within this limit, playing this game is as good of use of the time as going hiking" This understanding of the end poem is Nihilistic
Rather... apt and forward of a joke for the wrong interpretation. I'm sure you just said this for the clicks. That, or I'm in denial and you don't understand the poem yet.
I don’t care about Minecraft but I think you have presented a great video with compelling visuals and an even more compelling argument. It’s a shame a person like you is a budding UA-camr and a money hungry corporation is the person who makes decisions about this movie. You make great content and do a good job with all your videos.
I'm quite surprised this only has a small amount of views. you did a fantastic job, and I definitely agree. When thinking back to my own childhood, honestly I got attached to media that allowed me to connect what I was feeling to a more tangible metaphor/example that made it easier to digest. I think it's awful mega corporations and even most parents are stripping kids nowadays from being able to simply relate to something. instead it is all nonsense, hyper saturated dopamine fixes. the easiest people to prey on are the ones who have zero emotional regulation, and I fear that a lot of these kids will lack very core skills in that self regulation and emotional expression; possibly lacking the ability to not only understand but further communicate how they're feeling or why that is.
I agree! When I was a child I always found books aimed at an older audience or all ages much more engaging than books trying to pander just for kids. You can do kids books (and shows, etc) well - there's still many books I love that are aimed more at kids, but they've always been the ones that don't shy away from the more complex topics (some examples being: The Dark is Rising, How to Train Your Dragon, The Chresomancy Chronicles, Septimus Heap, Warrior Cats, etc). Stuff that presented itself like the Minecraft movie has in this trailer would always immediately put me off it when I was a kid (and still now as an adult). Kids aren't stupid & they like things that make them feel older, or at least don't treat them as little kids. There's a reason so many kids try to watch/read/play things that are for older audiences & I don't think it's just about wanting to do something they aren't allowed to do.
@@arlynnecumberbatch1056 it's a series of books! Not sure how many books it's wracked up to by now, but it's a lot lol - I stopped reading around book 27 from counting the ones on my bookshelf, but I know there's been multiple series published since then
Not sure if any official computer games have been made - probably have tbh, I know there's supposedly a film in the works - but it started out as books
You really nailed why I also am very hesitant about this movie. My friend thinks it's fine but it's an often argued issue how he accepts far too much when he deserves better. This trailer feels like it wants us to laugh AT it, not WITH it. It decorates itself with a layer of self-deprecation. "Look at our world, isn't it weird?" "Oh that's Steve, YOU should know him." They directly tell the audience that this is a movie they shouldn't take seriously, because the characters don't take it seriously, at least based on this trailer. This reminds me of an interview from Rob McElhenney, creator of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia. He was attached to direct a Minecraft animated film a few years back until WB leadership changed and the project fizzled away. He says this: "I thought one of the greatest assets to Minecraft was they didn't have a fixed narrative. It was an open world experience. All you were essentially give[n] was the building blocks to do whatever you want. I thought, what an amazing tool, much like Legos except now you're talking about infinite possibilities because it's digital, to give to kids--and not just kids, but any person who feels powerless. Kids mostly feel powerless; all day long they're being told what to do, how to dress, do your homework, go to bed. I felt like that could extend to other people. I think everybody feels marginalized to an extent. Your boss is telling you what to do all day long, or your spouse is. You just feel like you don't have this sense of agency over your own life. The game gave you that, and I thought that's a really profound experience." This sounds a lot like McElhenney cared about the game. And that's the real kicker, that's why the previous video game movies succeeded and clicked with audiences that aren't just kids. The creatives behind the movie versions of Mario, Sonic, FNAF, communicated that they loved the games just as much as the fans did, of all ages.
They wanted the guy who writes a crass and irreverent show full of psychopaths and nihilism. They wanted him to take the humor of Always Sunny and tone it down a bit. They weren't looking for a guy who cares.
Minecraft Nostalgia is one of the most potent forms of nostalgia in existence, and _somehow_ the Minecraft Movie has none of that... HOW? Not only are they making an unpassionate adventure movie with a generic plot and flashy colors, they aren't even using their most powerful money making tactics to do it. They've dropped the ball in every single aspect. Its CRIMINAL that there wasn't even the slightest amount of C418 in the trailer. Not even Infinite Amethyst, or any of Minecraft's newer "nostalgic" feeling songs. Instead they (for whatever reason) have a Beatles song. Who is this made for again??? If its the kids, then why does it have Beatles music in the trailer, and celebrities like Jason Momoa? Is it for Minecraft fans? _Evidently not._ So then WHO? WHO IS IT MADE FOR!?
The Beatles song is especially egregious a 'bait' because they're always going to be popular... with adults... and the song is not so subtly about 'rolling up' a joint to go on a 'magical mystery tour'. Basically it's a fun-sounding 420 joke. But it's for kids! Who get their music from TikToks and have no clue who the Beatles were. In fact it's even more of a nostalgia bait because when Minecraft really came onto the scene, the Beatles' 50th anniversary wave thing was still going on and bringing in new fans through rereleased albums and Beatles Rock Band and whatever. It's entirely likely that the old fans this 'isn't for' were listening to The Beatles for the first time while playing Minecraft for the first time.
Lego Movie subverted expectations in a great way, to tell a story that was more heartfelt & introspective. That should have been the model they were aiming for.
The books honestly did the real people coming to Minecraft thing way better. For one as much of a reasonable explanation was given for entry as possible. A bunch of players freaking out during a thunderstorm and trying to save their game before lighting struck them at their desk transporting them to the game world. Secondly they maintained their player icons instead of being transposed directly into the game. And Thirdly the plot was actually interesting, like hunger games or Lord of the Flies. Wasn't often until some loser or basement dweller homschooler was actively trying to permanently murder a fellow child.
80% of minecraft players are >15 Yo, I don't understand why make minecraft a dumb movie for 8 Yo. It's bad demographic choices above bad artistic choices.
Minecraft story mode exists, Minecraft as a movie or series exists. So why can’t we use that as the art style, I’m sorry mc should not have been a “live action”, it’s should’ve been animated and have a feel similar to avatar. A beautiful but scary world, a place to explore, make, and be a team. This movie is just going to suck unfortunately.
This is by far the most EDUCATIVE video on kids brainwash content so far. Any new gen parent should watch this and understand how to grow with love and care their kids, they must know how to help them develop and NOT leave them on iPads so they can mind their business. Parents should give quality to their kids, not quantity, and especially not garbage.
I can already predict the plot. Piglins invade the overworld, the protagonists have to team up together with Jack Black to stop them and save the world and then the protagonist crew can finally go back to the real world because they were trying to do that the whole time.
The problem that I feel is the worst is the plot. It's just jumanji block edition, when it should have been a film centered around what to do after you've done everything, or what do you with godlike power and how it would affect someone's mental. With maybe a smaller rag to riches subplot in the form of some flashbacks.
really good vid. minecraft has been an intense special interest since i was 8. and my younger self would also be pissed about this trailer. my fondest memories of minecraft are just exploring single player worlds and being mesmerized by the world generation while listening to the beautiful soundtrack. the minecraft end poem always makes me cry i love it so much. i think minecraft story mode is really good and i really appreciate that it has so much heart and emotion in it, i will definitely be replaying it instead of watching the movie.
that actually explains and puts into words really well why the minecraft movie rubbed so wrong with me. I'm not a child anymore, but I STILL dont always know how to say or understand what I'm feeling, and movies when done well? they help with that. Games that put me through experiences, and help me visualize and understand whats in my head? they help me with that. Children owe us nothing, and they deserve everything, but they are so often given empty bubbles of word and meaningless pretty pictures that teach them nothing. Games and movies for them should be just as good as what you would give an adult who isn't afraid to fight.
So beautiful!! I never noticed the poem (because mostly I play creative mode an don't kill the dragon), maybe next time I'll give it some time, I got emotional when you read it!!🥺
Incredible video, you said everything I was thinking about the whole premise of kids movies and movies based on games. I think the credits of Minecraft are so beautiful and full of soul, and a movie based on that premise would have been spectacular. But yeah look at the silly llama that cost far too much to animate.
Literally just moved away from the Tacoma area due to work lol What unfortunate timing, I hope yall have a good time and would love to still check out the music. Also also, good MC movie take imo
Brad bird put it best, children can handle complex and heavy topics as long as it’s a happy ending, kids deserve better. They deserve thoughtful and entertaining media. Not slop.
I feel like the themes of minecraft could have worked for an adventure movie. Take the Lego movie for instance (Minecraft being far more simmilar to Lego than it is to say, Mario and Sonic) That movie is simultaneously able to capture all the core parts of Lego (the Lego sets, but more importantly, the themes of creativity and using Lego to bond with family) while still telling a story of its own. I also feel the poem at the end is a really good jumping point to telling a story with its message, to which, in addition to "you can do anything in munecraft", you also have an additional message of "just because minecraft is a fictional world doesn't make the experiences, feelings, and connections you took from it any less real". I feel like I would describe an interesting concept for a minecrsft movie, but I feel I'd just be describing the Lego movie again but with minecraft, so I won't lol
I keep thinking that they can’t make a story out of Minecraft. Then I remember that the Lego movie exists and if they can make a movie out of fucking LEGO … they can make one out of Minecraft.
Honestly I think in many ways it's hard, but in many other ways it's easy to make a story out of a creative-based concept. You can do anything, but with Minecraft you also already have some little bits to build off. Lego doesn't even have lore like that. And they just did the worst option they had
the developers of this movie have never played Minecraft and never seen much if any media about it. more creators with $0 budgets have created master pieces far better than this could every be.
As a VFX artist, the CGI here is really sub-par. Superficially it looks good but it just doesn’t feel like Minecraft: the mountains have weird large cube chunks which don’t even appear similar to vanilla generation, the scaling is just all weird and it’s very obvious the artists didn’t really care about replicating the original game, and for a movie about a ‘vast world’ it sure is telling how actors in every scene are just cramped together in front of a green screen set. It wouldn’t even be that hard to actually go out in an actual environment and add Minecraft elements in it.
Also welp this is the first time I hear the full poem. “You are love, you are creation” is a message I didn’t expect to get affected by on my way to college lol And I think my opinion stands even more now.. The best part about Minecraft is that it can be as goofy or as serious as you let it be And a goofy Minecraft movies would not be the end of the world if they respected the material at least! Minecraft IS a game where you can goof with friends or alone! You both make shields and then laugh at how bad they look, you die while trying to make an impressive jump and you hear them lose it in laughter, you try to go for an epic build and only at the final stretch do you realize it’s lopsided- Or you try to get your stuff only to get airdropped by a creeper, maybe you tower away from mobs and get pushed by phantoms Thing is, Minecraft CAN work for a comedy adventure! It already has many times, but it feels like they don’t exactly even respect the game enough to let it be its own thing without a big actor roster, or making fun of its logic.
Less than 2 minutes in and you earned a new like. Kids media pretends kids are stupid. They arent, they are ignorant. There is a difference. And tv and movies just dont seem to understand it.
I would’ve way preferred a movie based in the Minecraft world, with characters that don’t have knowledge of our world, and probably not blocky tbh. Also the trailer is acting like the piglins are the villains, against mc logic they’re in the overworld, is there gonna be no enderdragon? I feel like that’s way more iconic???
I saw the trailer and my brain activity like actually flat lined for a second lol. I recommend watching a video called “I animated the Minecraft movie trailer” if you haven’t already, after this video of course Also obligatory the algorithm brought me here comment
a minecraft youtuber would've made a minecraft movie by actually making a story built out of minecraft's freedom instead of just "A MINECRAFT VIDEO GAME MOVIE THAT ACKNOWLEDGES IT CAME FROM A VIDEO GAME"
"it's a kids movie, so that means we shouldn't try. " is basically what they are saying. Not only should it have been animated, but should have looked better. They could have done better and deliberately chose not to. I know this, because I and many others have seen over half a dozen fan made animated trailers that were world's above what we got. They went out of their way to destroy Minecraft much like they went out of their way to destroy star wars, lotr, doctor who, ghostbusters, among many other things.
Also Minecraft is at it's core a horror fantasy game. That's what it was created as, an indie horror fantasy game that is in sandbox form. If you look up the AI made 80's dark fantasy trailers of a Minecraft movie it's nearly exactly what the movie should be.
wow, incredible vid. you perfectly captured the essence of minecraft and thoroughly explained why this movie is seemingly destined to flop and why the debate abt “children’s movies” is just dumb and full of that stupid strawman argument of “bUt iTs fOr KiDs”
Bro, not even the kids who this is targeting like this shit, i’ve asked pretty much every younger child in my family if they would watch this, and they all said it looks like garbage
The biggest aspect or theme of Minecraft that I feel never gets enough attention is the emphasis it puts on the passage of time, both directly and indirectly. Aside from villages and mansions, every single structure has been abandoned and have fallen into various stages of ruin. Almost everything that exists in Minecraft was created in the past. While that can be a logical result of the way time works, the fact that there are occupied structures shows that it is to some degree an intentional choice. It makes the world feel lived in, and makes the aspect of exploration more interesting as you’re finding these obscure ruins with very unclear origins. It extends beyond the scope of the game’s generation as well. As people have mentioned, there are people who’ve grown up with Minecraft, myself included, and I have a bunch of old worlds from 2011-2013, and it’s very interesting to go back to them as a sort of time capsule. To me, the passage of time and the way we interact with the world has been the main focus of the game. The people before you took the world and built something in it, then you come in, take what’s left over, and build with it. Perhaps years later you will come back, see your own builds that have been lost to time, and build something with them. It’s a kind of dynamic you don’t see a lot in other games, even other sandbox games, and it gives Minecraft that timeless nostalgia that people like so much. I’m not surprised that the idea of archaeology doesn’t translate well to a movie, but it doesn’t really look like they’re even trying to invoke a similar reaction. They could’ve extrapolated from the old ruins to tell a story, but they didn’t. At least, it doesn’t look like it. The best case scenario is that they somehow found a way to make the trailer out of the worst clips from the movie as possible, and it only goes up from there (But it probably doesn’t). As it stands, I do not really believe that the “normal people in the wacky video game world” are going to be very compelling Also random but the crafting table scene is so stupid. The crafting table was supposed to abstractly represent the act of creating something out of raw materials. To portray it so literally completely misses the point of it, in a way that kinda highlights just how much they don’t get it. It would be like if they used the furnace and the item they cooked was randomly moved to the right after being cooked because that’s how the menu literally appears in game
Most of my nieces and nephews that played Minecraft with me would almost never want to play normal survival mode. They would only want to play creative for a quick dopamine playground. It wasn't until they reached about 12-14 years old they would show interest in the real game experience. So i would argue Minecraft barely passes as a kids' game.
When it first came out, it was high schoolers and college students into it, and I think that age group's always been the true core audience. Children will play for a little while and get bored, its older teens and adults that actually make up the community of regular players. I think its really bad to target the film exclusively at younger children when most people with real nostalgia and love for it are in their teens and older.
I think a theme that can still work with what is given to us is the theme of being passive/active in achieving our dreams, maybe one character is fine with being passive, only building houses and whatever he wants, but another is more active and wants to progress, to get more gear, to maximize his stats, to beat the ender dragon, and another character is a mix of both, maybe back in his good ol' days he was a dreamer too, but through the things he went through he gave up that dream, and to be more geared towards children, maybe a younger character with dreams of his own gets a setback and is forced to pick between being passive/active, maybe he didn't get to his dream school, maybe he didn't get a scholarship that his parents urged him to do, and now the pressure of being 'active' is put to him, getting dissatisfied when he doesn't get to be the 'active' player, but through seeing these different characters and the pros and cons of being passive and active, he realizes that maybe, he can dream again.
It might be better as a musical with the help of Dan Bull, Captain Sparkles, and maybe The Stupendium, slamacow, and element animation. I would be excited for that kind of film.
Bro this situation had me up at 4 this morning thinking about it, now I have a word doc with a "script" I hope lots of people end up the same way and hopefully we'll get a dozen Minecraft movies 10x better than the real 1
Thank You for reading the poem... It's so deep and moving the bottom of one's heart... I have never read it thus far. I've always neglacted it. Hearing it for the first time was an amazing experience. It truely depicts what Minecraft is in its deepest core. Thank You for showing me that masterpiece 💜
Imagine a movie where the characters experience the world being updated time and time again, discovering new features, discovering bugs, a lot of potential. But nop. Generic movie.
Not me crying in the middle of a workday on a Monday, about a review of a movie of a beloved game that hasn't even been released yet... Beautifully illustration of the core themes of what was a simple concept for a game, and the wonder that was something that lead you past the point of mindless dopamine hits into a world that was full of discovery. Loved your description of what it is, and as someone who deeply loves this game and all the memories associated with it... the soundtrack, the living within the simple procedurally generated world of blocks, the wonder and basic survival, and crafting something that is uniquely yours. It does come down to the pure poetry of it all, and the wonder that adults will forgo and replace with sprinkles of easy entertainment, mere sugar candies over something refined and painted. Hope its good, and we are treated to something on par with the Lego movie.
The biggest sin the entire movie commits are live action characters. Warner Bros. spent 150 mil on this project and thought adding two big name actors would net them a fortune. Did they forget Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Julia Loius- Dreyfuss, Cate Blanchett, John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Jack Black again, J.K. Simmons, Cameron Diaz are all famous actors that are also renowned for their voice acting roles? Did it never occur to the higher ups that making the main cast also Minecraft characters would make the film not feel as uncanny as it already is?
yknow, when i saw the trailer i thought "oh man i wonder how notch is gonna respond. he did kinda make this whole mess after all." only for him TO LIKE IT?? i consider him a traitor too, now.
I honestly find it disrespectful, when Minecraft is a 15 year old game that people have grown up with, to produce a film that won't appeal to anyone over the age of 9. I get it has to be child friendly, but its a huge IP that's been a big part of lots of peoples lives. They should be making it with that in mind. A Mario fan of any age can enjoy the Mario movie. Very few long time Minecraft fans will be able to enjoy the Minecraft movie.
Man I don't know you, your videos or how you endet up on my 4you page but this video explained perfektly how I feel about the whole situation, great content will be comming back for more
It doesn’t matter if the game or the movie is for kids. Many of those kids have grown up and matured and are still playing the game. You cannot disrespect them. They are the reason for its success and they are the core audience. If you make a minecraft movie you have to make it FOR THEM. for the kids and the adults who love the game.
Minecraft is owned by Mojang. Mojang is owned by Microsoft. Microsoft, like most big corporations, is a big corporation and therefore just does stuff that have no passion, purpose, or anything that could be considered noteworthy or honorable. Therefore there should be ZERO expectations that a big corporation would take something like Minecraft (that has somehow stayed fairly true to its origins) and make something noteworthy or honorable based on it. Purely a profit motive here, milking the cash cow that is Minecraft. Sadly, the movie may set back the game from growth as it could potentially bring a taint to the franchise that might turn future players (or parents) away from purchasing the game. Look what Disney did to Star Wars, it's a dead franchise now.
I haven’t seen the trailer but from what you’ve presented in this video, I agree with the children media lacking. That’s why shows like Bluey outperform other shows because they tell real feeling stories versus just pandering and talking at children. I’ve never viewed Minecraft as a children exclusive game so it’s really bizarre that the direction would be limiting their audience by dumbing down the media even more than it has (ie simple graphics (tends to feel less complex), toys marketing to children).
"I’ve never viewed Minecraft as a children exclusive game"
I don't think it was even intended to be specifically "for kids" as it was intially made by a one person who just had idea for a sandox. It was "general audience", more than anything. It just happened to be VERY popular among kids, so the association "kids like it" = "it's SPECIFICALLY and EXLUSIVELY for kids" was created. Microsoft didn't help with creating more and more changes seemingly from the point of "educating" the audience, which says a lot how they percieve them.
As someone in animation, I will say there are shows (current shows) that are trying, but I only know of Tween/teen rated cartoons and up. So shows like the Owl House, Shera and princesses of Power. Even the Magical Unicorn show on Netflix.
It seems like the bigger execs really don't understand what they have to do once the IP is huge. Except for Nintendo.
And League, sonic, Lego movie anddd even Last of Us.
Money.
why would minecraft be a kids game when theres enderman, warden, ghast, evokers, the void, creepers, death
“YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE THE HERO, BRIAN!”
“Heh… Herobrine. I kinda like the sound of that…”
*cut to credits and the audience goes mild*
'Audience goes mild' is a terrific burn and I will be stealing it. Thank you for your service.
and it would just be jack black with white contact lenses and a blue shirt
This is actually the only version of the minecraft movie that would be acceptable
That's the sting for The Minecraft Movie 2: "The Minecraft Movie Too?"
Minecraft: a game about creativity
Minecraft movie: a literal copy of Jumanji
Yep 💀
That reading of the poem of minecraft at the end hits so hard
clip it
The end poem always seemed the most out of place unnecessary pretentious waffling I've ever come across in any video game.
@@L3monstayou are truly, the monster
@@L3monsta who pissed on your bed bro, you are sour, because you are a L3mon.
@@L3monsta it's pretentious to think of it as such.
I think the main problem is they didnt consider the fact that there has been an entire generation of people that have played this game and its not just little kids anymore. 15 years of different people should make you open your eyes and make a movie for everyone. In other words, they did minecraft story mode very well and shouldve just kept the same idea of that as it was minecraft and was made for all different ages.
Exactly what i wanted to say. The things people make movies about now, simply aren’t enjoyed by most kids nowadays. The audiences have aged.
It looks like company execs have serious problems distinguishing between "general audience" and "exculsively for (brainless) kids"
Minecraft was always a game for everyone, not just kids. This was especially true during its beginning.
Microsoft bought Minecraft to get a Roblox-like machine to sip from parents credit cards quietly, so they target exactly who they want to target.
It takes only one UA-cam search to see that the average Minecraft let's player now is a dude in late 20s playing Java with 100+ mods, that's no secret, I just don't think that's the audience Microsoft wants to be "friends" with. It is a harsh audience with a lot of wants and criticism, that actually probably has money, but those need to be earned. Frankly speaking, it never really was a kids game either, but that doesn't mean the dynamics of this game is understood. I think back in a decade they saw numbers go big, kids on UA-cam, and didn't change strategy since then.
I'm not even sure that what they are making is going to be fit for children, children might enjoy it, but it would not be good for them.
I have never been able to finish minecraft and I had never read the poem. I'm crying during work hours now
And he only paraphrased it, but yeah it hits like an emotional brick
the end poem goes so unnecessarily hard
Same friend it’s so gorgeous
It honestly got me going as well. It's... surprisingly powerful, and has been a message that grows sadder yet more hopeful with time.
I think the funniest and most damning thing I’ve seen about the Minecraft movie was a comment on Twitter that said “It looks incredibly generic and unimaginative for a movie that will invariably be about the power of imagination”
As much hate as Minecraft storymode gets, at the VERY LEAST they understood minecraft is what you make of it. That's how they could have PVP centered plots, then murder mystery centered plots. The protagonist and his friends are in a situation because of how their world was devolped, but their situation changes when they encounter worlds others made, because minecraft is shaped by the player.
Examples being the wither storm, and the hero storyline. It's shapped by Ivan's actions, and the actions of how everyone in the town shaped their world. They're builders, they hold building contests, they leave the fighting to these idols they have. If you want to adventure, you must personally go seek it out, and there is a market. It feels a lot like a SMP. Then later when they encounter that PVP arena style minigame server. There's respawning, relentless fighting and minigames, and a audience watching them, because the creator of that world made it that way. There's a lack of building fun in that section of the story, even if it's still somewhat of a fuction because the creator of that space designed the space to be a minigame arena.
And DESPITE it's flaws, the ending really did try their heartfelt message. You would have to choose what you want to do. That's what Minecraft is about, your choices, and choosing your path will have you make new connections or drift away from old ones.
Same goes for a lot of the Minecraft inspired book series. I was a huge fan of the Gameknight999 series, one where it was more the heros journey and less about building. The thing is, it combined the mechanics of Minecraft with warfare in a way that I could feasibly make in Minecraft myself if I so desired. The creativity of the game being alive is what made me love it.
Also Storymode was my absolute favorite for years, I wish they'd animated the movie like that
ivan? you mean ivor?
Minecraft story mode was goated
@@arlynnecumberbatch1056 It's been a long time since I played, so I don't remember it all, but I think the main point still stands that even Minecraft storymode with it's flaws understood minecraft's core in a way
"I should not have had such strong feelings on the Minecraft movie" NO! You're Right! Not only have they (seemingly) botched the theme of Minecraft, they've also sucked any sense of heart and sincerity from it. I don't know what happened but somewhere along the line corporations decided it was "uncool" to genuinely like things, especially if the thing in question is a little bit dumb. Forget getting the audience to suspend their disbelief, it feels like more and more screenwriters can't even be bothered to do so in the writing room; almost as though they think they're too good to have a little bit of fun, and that you should be ashamed to like the thing that they're making. Most of the "dumb" movies and tv shows that are made nowadays don't even ask you to suspend your disbelief because they can't go 5 minutes without poking fun at themselves and being like "Isn't this such a weird and wacky concept?". Yeah. It is. That's why it's fun. I didn't go watch the FNAF movie in theater because I thought I would see an Oscar worthy performance. They served me goofy, murderous animatronics, didn't try to make me feel bad for liking it, and didn't toy with the established canon in any way that didn't make sense. With the Minecraft movie trailer, not only does it seem like they're going to make the entire thing into a joke because "It's just a block game" but also in the 1:20 we are given they repeatedly dance all over canon in ways that just don't make sense. It obvious that these creators not only don't know or understand the source material, but they also just don't respect their viewer base.
"Fnaf movie doesn't undo the lore" did we watch the same movie
@@deborahamos5401 doesn't undo it in anyway that the rest of the FNAF canon doesn't already, shitty ass timeline loops around itself so much it might as well be Jeremy Bearimy 😅😂😅
@@deborahamos5401the fnaf movie was never going to follow the game's timeline since theorising is such a large part of the community. It was always going to go the direction of the books & be set in a similar but different timeline, so while you could say it's undone lore in that aspect, it hasn't really since it's not the same universe. When it comes to the lore concepts used, everything I remember seeing falls in line with other official fnaf media out there, or is new but really isn't out there compared to things in some of the books.
Basically what I'm trying to say is that the film is in line with other official fnaf stories & doesn't 'undo' the lore since it's its own universe like the books, which we can use to help inform our ideas of what the game lore is, but still it's own separate thing.
What I'd say messes with the lore wayyyy more is the newest fnaf game lol. Into the pit being a game version of one of the book stories now begs the question of whether it's canon to the other games or not & adds a whole bunch of wack stuff to the game cannon if so.
Agreed. For some reason Hollywood decided to stop making films with sincere themes.
didnt expect to tear up, but I always forget how hard that poem hits... the minecraft movie could be so much more...
+1
yeah, i hate when peoples defense on the awful trailer for what will probably be an awful movie is "its for kids" as if kids don't deserve a good movie or that these movies are never just "for kids" but for the adults that watch too. lion king, lilo and stich, hercules, toy story, and many other disney pixar films understand this. make a movie that the young and old can enjoy. ESPECIALLY when adapting an ip.
the minecraft movie needs to be for the fans as much as it is for kids. doing a shitty jumanji movie thats reskinned as minecraft is not what anyone wanted
taking the dark themes and making them enjoyable for kids and have adults actually be entertained. thats why we as adults appreciate the movies we used to watch so much more now. but this generation won't get that if movies are made like the minecraft movie
I saw some youtuber (I don't rember) saying something along the lines:
"It's just for kids, why do you care?
Because it's for MY kids. And they deserve better"
@@vladprus4019This video, nor any trailer review, has not convinced me that it's a bad movie, or that it's going to be a bad movie.
@@MuchMoreMatt ok
@@MuchMoreMatt what do you mean when you say words?
Honestly, if this *was* an original Jumanji rip-off it would probably be closer to Minecraft in spirit.
This seems more like a rip-off of the Jumanji sequel that missed the point, and vibe of the original Jumanji entirely. :T
Honestly a minecraft movie that is a bit introspective, slow/calm, and appreciative would be the minecraft movie I'd want
It could be just a movie about steve finding an abandoned witch hut after getting lost in a swamp, getting hungry, making a mushroom stew and spending the night there, having a bad trip and later fixing the house and eventually making it his home/or even leaving it behind, then we have a different movie
Spooky things start happening at night, like the mobs and he starts finding out about the witch who lived there, that if the witch is not still living in the hut and just gone for a while in an adventure, then we have a different movie... the possibilities are endless.
There also has to be a lilipad chase, maybe adopt a little slime, small things.
This wouldn't be THE MOVIE, it would be A MOVIE, but still a movie I would watch rather than what we got.
As much as i do agree, that minecraft fans would surely appreciate such a movie, a casual watcher would likely not like a movie that's just, mostly silence and sounds like that. A short movie, sure, it could work, but a feature-length MC movie, nope.
Imagine a version of this movie where a kid is struggling with all the fearful and horrible things so he escapes into this dream world Wonderland style. Like combine Coraline, Terrabithia and Wonderland into a movie. When the kid is in the real world it's live action and when he's in the game it's animated... It could be so good, heartwarming. None of the kid's media coming out right now has potential to become a classic. Mulan dealt with war, Bambi dealt with death, Toy Story dealt with jealousy, Coraline with wish fulfillment gone wrong, Lion King with responsibility. All of these movies are classics both children and adults enjoy and hold dear. The Minecraft movie could've been one of them. It has all the building blocks they needed (pun intended lol). But they squandered it... This game means so much to so many people of all ages and we deserve better than this. We deserve a movie that cares about Minecraft as much as we do...
That's why ATLA is my most favourite animated series ever. While it is a kids show, it doesn't treat kids as brainless idiots. It treats kids with respect and kindness and it teaches the kids the most valueable life lessons. Do the kids shows teach the kids anything nowadays? Barely at most. It's all just empty dopamine shots aimed to milk money from the parents who don't care about their kids and rather shut them up with these "pacifiers". It's just really sad that this is the world we're living in :/
I'm gonna say it: fiction made for kinds that treats those kids with respect tend to be one of the best fiction there is. It takes what is good about fiction and makes it in such universal story (by the nessecity of the audience) that basically everyone could expereince and relate to it.
I know Microsoft probably had some hand this movie, but from what I hear, Mojang had a pretty major hands in making the movie and primarily watched over it's development. That means they could've put their input on how the movie should've been. So this leads me to believe Mojang have lost sight of the original vision of Minecraft
Or we are making HUGE judgments over a 1 minute trailer.
@@lepterfirefall
"Erm trailers arent indicative of the final product! ☝️🤓"
Then why. Make. The. Trailer.
@@LegalizeTax we do not have any idea about story. It could be really lore specific. It would be delving into the history of the Minecraft world. If mojang are as involved as you claim, I'm sure they know what they are doing. This is a teaser...it gets people talking...interested. it could be terrible but it's too early to write it off. Maybe it's a test, like the sonic teaser. Listen to the fans and direct the movie in the right direction. It's done it's job...people are talking.
@@lepterfirefall I hope you are right, I hope they know what they are doing but Mojang has demonstrated its incompetence over and over again. This movie once and for all will determine what mojang is.
Is Mojang the company that isn't perfect but cares about their player community and respects them as people? Or is Mojang the company that only cares for greed and patronizes their own player base because they are too scared to do anything different?
That literally isn't how Hollywood works. Mojang wouldn't have had any say in anything. They would have been asked for lore and consistency points. But the look and overall story and how the move is made is solely up to the Director and more importantly the Studio Executives. Mojang wouldn't have been anything more than consultants on the movie. They could give their input, but it's up to the director and studio if they take their input.
I have beaten minecraft an uncountable number of times and have never read that screen. Thanks for reading it, I didn't know it had such an amazing message in it.
Why have you not until now?
@@salvatoremutuale9751 I assumed it was the normal non-interesting stuff that people always put in credits at the end of games. Do you always read all credits at the end of every game and movie you play or watch?
@@Adoroth Oh, those are after the poem
My only ‘defense’ of the trailer is that I don’t think it would be worth them trying to fix it at this point because the damage is too big. The sonic movie could fix some of its critique by redesigning sonic, but that still caused a large delay and a bunch of overworked artists to get fired around Christmas. So far the movie seems so broken that I can’t imagine it doing anything besides be a loss at theatres even if they did somehow turn everything around. Also because the Minecraft poem is public domain, people could make their own movies with the heart of Minecraft beyond all the animators who are gonna reanimate the entire movie on UA-cam.
I’d argue that even Mojang doesn’t understand what Minecraft is at this point
I guess it's half/half. One half is just that Minecraft needed some changes and additional content eventually, but OG nostalgia audience won't gonna like it (it notably happened in 1.14. update with upgraded textures), the other half tho, I do see how devs were, not exactly lazy, but still clueless and not the sharpest knife in the drawer as they used to be. But they still can pump out good concepts into the latest updates, I'm still enjoying it.
Could you imagine a Minecraft movie where the ending poem is read out at the end of the movie. It would be so moving, you would walk out of the cinema having been emotionally impacted. Based on the trailer though it just seems like it's gonna be a really surface level depiction of what Minecraft is
Ending of Minecraft poem sounds like it just says “Touch Grass” but in a really drawn out way.
loll
And also "play how you want"
It basicaly says "life's complicated, the enadebility of time ticking towards your death is stressful, no one but you can chose what to do for your self within this limit, playing this game is as good of use of the time as going hiking"
This understanding of the end poem is Nihilistic
What
Rather... apt and forward of a joke for the wrong interpretation. I'm sure you just said this for the clicks. That, or I'm in denial and you don't understand the poem yet.
I don’t care about Minecraft but I think you have presented a great video with compelling visuals and an even more compelling argument. It’s a shame a person like you is a budding UA-camr and a money hungry corporation is the person who makes decisions about this movie.
You make great content and do a good job with all your videos.
I'm quite surprised this only has a small amount of views. you did a fantastic job, and I definitely agree. When thinking back to my own childhood, honestly I got attached to media that allowed me to connect what I was feeling to a more tangible metaphor/example that made it easier to digest. I think it's awful mega corporations and even most parents are stripping kids nowadays from being able to simply relate to something. instead it is all nonsense, hyper saturated dopamine fixes. the easiest people to prey on are the ones who have zero emotional regulation, and I fear that a lot of these kids will lack very core skills in that self regulation and emotional expression; possibly lacking the ability to not only understand but further communicate how they're feeling or why that is.
I agree! When I was a child I always found books aimed at an older audience or all ages much more engaging than books trying to pander just for kids. You can do kids books (and shows, etc) well - there's still many books I love that are aimed more at kids, but they've always been the ones that don't shy away from the more complex topics (some examples being: The Dark is Rising, How to Train Your Dragon, The Chresomancy Chronicles, Septimus Heap, Warrior Cats, etc). Stuff that presented itself like the Minecraft movie has in this trailer would always immediately put me off it when I was a kid (and still now as an adult).
Kids aren't stupid & they like things that make them feel older, or at least don't treat them as little kids. There's a reason so many kids try to watch/read/play things that are for older audiences & I don't think it's just about wanting to do something they aren't allowed to do.
@@GwynnDdu that's a great theory
@@GwynnDdu warrior cats have books? i thought its a game
@@arlynnecumberbatch1056 it's a series of books! Not sure how many books it's wracked up to by now, but it's a lot lol - I stopped reading around book 27 from counting the ones on my bookshelf, but I know there's been multiple series published since then
Not sure if any official computer games have been made - probably have tbh, I know there's supposedly a film in the works - but it started out as books
You really nailed why I also am very hesitant about this movie. My friend thinks it's fine but it's an often argued issue how he accepts far too much when he deserves better.
This trailer feels like it wants us to laugh AT it, not WITH it. It decorates itself with a layer of self-deprecation. "Look at our world, isn't it weird?"
"Oh that's Steve, YOU should know him." They directly tell the audience that this is a movie they shouldn't take seriously, because the characters don't take it seriously, at least based on this trailer.
This reminds me of an interview from Rob McElhenney, creator of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia. He was attached to direct a Minecraft animated film a few years back until WB leadership changed and the project fizzled away.
He says this:
"I thought one of the greatest assets to Minecraft was they didn't have a fixed narrative. It was an open world experience. All you were essentially give[n] was the building blocks to do whatever you want. I thought, what an amazing tool, much like Legos except now you're talking about infinite possibilities because it's digital, to give to kids--and not just kids, but any person who feels powerless. Kids mostly feel powerless; all day long they're being told what to do, how to dress, do your homework, go to bed. I felt like that could extend to other people. I think everybody feels marginalized to an extent. Your boss is telling you what to do all day long, or your spouse is. You just feel like you don't have this sense of agency over your own life. The game gave you that, and I thought that's a really profound experience."
This sounds a lot like McElhenney cared about the game. And that's the real kicker, that's why the previous video game movies succeeded and clicked with audiences that aren't just kids. The creatives behind the movie versions of Mario, Sonic, FNAF, communicated that they loved the games just as much as the fans did, of all ages.
we want to see a minecraft movie with that timeline, having him take in charge of the film
They wanted the guy who writes a crass and irreverent show full of psychopaths and nihilism. They wanted him to take the humor of Always Sunny and tone it down a bit. They weren't looking for a guy who cares.
Minecraft Nostalgia is one of the most potent forms of nostalgia in existence, and _somehow_ the Minecraft Movie has none of that... HOW? Not only are they making an unpassionate adventure movie with a generic plot and flashy colors, they aren't even using their most powerful money making tactics to do it. They've dropped the ball in every single aspect.
Its CRIMINAL that there wasn't even the slightest amount of C418 in the trailer. Not even Infinite Amethyst, or any of Minecraft's newer "nostalgic" feeling songs. Instead they (for whatever reason) have a Beatles song. Who is this made for again??? If its the kids, then why does it have Beatles music in the trailer, and celebrities like Jason Momoa? Is it for Minecraft fans? _Evidently not._ So then WHO? WHO IS IT MADE FOR!?
The investors.
The Beatles song is especially egregious a 'bait' because they're always going to be popular... with adults... and the song is not so subtly about 'rolling up' a joint to go on a 'magical mystery tour'. Basically it's a fun-sounding 420 joke. But it's for kids! Who get their music from TikToks and have no clue who the Beatles were.
In fact it's even more of a nostalgia bait because when Minecraft really came onto the scene, the Beatles' 50th anniversary wave thing was still going on and bringing in new fans through rereleased albums and Beatles Rock Band and whatever. It's entirely likely that the old fans this 'isn't for' were listening to The Beatles for the first time while playing Minecraft for the first time.
Lego Movie subverted expectations in a great way, to tell a story that was more heartfelt & introspective. That should have been the model they were aiming for.
The books honestly did the real people coming to Minecraft thing way better.
For one as much of a reasonable explanation was given for entry as possible.
A bunch of players freaking out during a thunderstorm and trying to save their game before lighting struck them at their desk transporting them to the game world.
Secondly they maintained their player icons instead of being transposed directly into the game.
And Thirdly the plot was actually interesting, like hunger games or Lord of the Flies.
Wasn't often until some loser or basement dweller homschooler was actively trying to permanently murder a fellow child.
8:37 minecraft poem ❤ good job reading it! Also you put all the same thoughts I was experiencing into words. Amazing video thank you!
Every time I read the poem I cry a little bit. Good job reading it ❤
I never don't cry when someone does a good job at reading the end poem. You get it.
80% of minecraft players are >15 Yo, I don't understand why make minecraft a dumb movie for 8 Yo.
It's bad demographic choices above bad artistic choices.
Minecraft story mode exists, Minecraft as a movie or series exists. So why can’t we use that as the art style, I’m sorry mc should not have been a “live action”, it’s should’ve been animated and have a feel similar to avatar. A beautiful but scary world, a place to explore, make, and be a team. This movie is just going to suck unfortunately.
Unless they decide to change it
9:33
"Ah, it looks like it's beginning to rain"
"No, I don't think so..."
"No, it's raining all right"
I would have preferred if they made a Lego Movie rip off, at least that'd have fit with Minecraft's sandbox genre
but they DID made a lego film
This is by far the most EDUCATIVE video on kids brainwash content so far. Any new gen parent should watch this and understand how to grow with love and care their kids, they must know how to help them develop and NOT leave them on iPads so they can mind their business. Parents should give quality to their kids, not quantity, and especially not garbage.
I can already predict the plot.
Piglins invade the overworld, the protagonists have to team up together with Jack Black to stop them and save the world and then the protagonist crew can finally go back to the real world because they were trying to do that the whole time.
The problem that I feel is the worst is the plot. It's just jumanji block edition, when it should have been a film centered around what to do after you've done everything, or what do you with godlike power and how it would affect someone's mental. With maybe a smaller rag to riches subplot in the form of some flashbacks.
really good vid. minecraft has been an intense special interest since i was 8. and my younger self would also be pissed about this trailer. my fondest memories of minecraft are just exploring single player worlds and being mesmerized by the world generation while listening to the beautiful soundtrack. the minecraft end poem always makes me cry i love it so much.
i think minecraft story mode is really good and i really appreciate that it has so much heart and emotion in it, i will definitely be replaying it instead of watching the movie.
Did not expect to have psychedelic revelations this morning
that actually explains and puts into words really well why the minecraft movie rubbed so wrong with me. I'm not a child anymore, but I STILL dont always know how to say or understand what I'm feeling, and movies when done well? they help with that. Games that put me through experiences, and help me visualize and understand whats in my head? they help me with that.
Children owe us nothing, and they deserve everything, but they are so often given empty bubbles of word and meaningless pretty pictures that teach them nothing. Games and movies for them should be just as good as what you would give an adult who isn't afraid to fight.
So beautiful!! I never noticed the poem (because mostly I play creative mode an don't kill the dragon), maybe next time I'll give it some time, I got emotional when you read it!!🥺
Incredible video, you said everything I was thinking about the whole premise of kids movies and movies based on games. I think the credits of Minecraft are so beautiful and full of soul, and a movie based on that premise would have been spectacular. But yeah look at the silly llama that cost far too much to animate.
Minecraft is the greatest game of all time
So true bestie
It's pretty mid
youre wrong, but i respect your opinion.
If Jack Black saw this, he'd cancel the project and start over right
That Nerf sword is older than minecraft
Literally just moved away from the Tacoma area due to work lol
What unfortunate timing, I hope yall have a good time and would love to still check out the music.
Also also, good MC movie take imo
Why is that fucking poem so fucking beautiful. Didn't think i would be getting emotional over a Minecraft movie analagy
Brad bird put it best, children can handle complex and heavy topics as long as it’s a happy ending, kids deserve better. They deserve thoughtful and entertaining media. Not slop.
With the Piglins in the trailer it looks like minecraft Legends
Damn i thought this video had like over 100k views, i hope more people see this
I feel like the themes of minecraft could have worked for an adventure movie. Take the Lego movie for instance (Minecraft being far more simmilar to Lego than it is to say, Mario and Sonic) That movie is simultaneously able to capture all the core parts of Lego (the Lego sets, but more importantly, the themes of creativity and using Lego to bond with family) while still telling a story of its own. I also feel the poem at the end is a really good jumping point to telling a story with its message, to which, in addition to "you can do anything in munecraft", you also have an additional message of "just because minecraft is a fictional world doesn't make the experiences, feelings, and connections you took from it any less real". I feel like I would describe an interesting concept for a minecrsft movie, but I feel I'd just be describing the Lego movie again but with minecraft, so I won't lol
I keep thinking that they can’t make a story out of Minecraft. Then I remember that the Lego movie exists and if they can make a movie out of fucking LEGO … they can make one out of Minecraft.
Honestly I think in many ways it's hard, but in many other ways it's easy to make a story out of a creative-based concept. You can do anything, but with Minecraft you also already have some little bits to build off. Lego doesn't even have lore like that. And they just did the worst option they had
6:19 Bluey is a great example of a children’s show done right.
You reading the poem with so much love and passion was honestly really beautiful
you know it can't be wrong when steve says it
your words touched my heart. Thank you.
The Minecraft Movie will end with a scrolling wall of text, and Jack Black and some other character fading in and out.
the developers of this movie have never played Minecraft and never seen much if any media about it. more creators with $0 budgets have created master pieces far better than this could every be.
imagine writing a lame story for a movie about a game with unlimited story potential
GuyMRY looks a lot more like Steve then Jack Black and that really isn’t saying much
As a VFX artist, the CGI here is really sub-par. Superficially it looks good but it just doesn’t feel like Minecraft: the mountains have weird large cube chunks which don’t even appear similar to vanilla generation, the scaling is just all weird and it’s very obvious the artists didn’t really care about replicating the original game, and for a movie about a ‘vast world’ it sure is telling how actors in every scene are just cramped together in front of a green screen set. It wouldn’t even be that hard to actually go out in an actual environment and add Minecraft elements in it.
Also welp this is the first time I hear the full poem.
“You are love, you are creation” is a message I didn’t expect to get affected by on my way to college lol
And I think my opinion stands even more now.. The best part about Minecraft is that it can be as goofy or as serious as you let it be
And a goofy Minecraft movies would not be the end of the world if they respected the material at least! Minecraft IS a game where you can goof with friends or alone!
You both make shields and then laugh at how bad they look, you die while trying to make an impressive jump and you hear them lose it in laughter, you try to go for an epic build and only at the final stretch do you realize it’s lopsided-
Or you try to get your stuff only to get airdropped by a creeper, maybe you tower away from mobs and get pushed by phantoms
Thing is, Minecraft CAN work for a comedy adventure! It already has many times, but it feels like they don’t exactly even respect the game enough to let it be its own thing without a big actor roster, or making fun of its logic.
from all i can tell they’re just doing jumanji in block world and that’s so sad
Less than 2 minutes in and you earned a new like. Kids media pretends kids are stupid. They arent, they are ignorant. There is a difference. And tv and movies just dont seem to understand it.
0:30 xDD ok. that was great.
this was so good, hope this gains more traction
I would’ve way preferred a movie based in the Minecraft world, with characters that don’t have knowledge of our world, and probably not blocky tbh. Also the trailer is acting like the piglins are the villains, against mc logic they’re in the overworld, is there gonna be no enderdragon? I feel like that’s way more iconic???
This has gotta be my favorite video on this subject. From such a small channel too, wow.
Childrens shows went from code lyoko and ben10 to cocomelon
I saw the trailer and my brain activity like actually flat lined for a second lol. I recommend watching a video called “I animated the Minecraft movie trailer” if you haven’t already, after this video of course
Also obligatory the algorithm brought me here comment
a minecraft youtuber would've made a minecraft movie by actually making a story built out of minecraft's freedom instead of just "A MINECRAFT VIDEO GAME MOVIE THAT ACKNOWLEDGES IT CAME FROM A VIDEO GAME"
"it's a kids movie, so that means we shouldn't try. " is basically what they are saying. Not only should it have been animated, but should have looked better. They could have done better and deliberately chose not to. I know this, because I and many others have seen over half a dozen fan made animated trailers that were world's above what we got. They went out of their way to destroy Minecraft much like they went out of their way to destroy star wars, lotr, doctor who, ghostbusters, among many other things.
Also Minecraft is at it's core a horror fantasy game. That's what it was created as, an indie horror fantasy game that is in sandbox form. If you look up the AI made 80's dark fantasy trailers of a Minecraft movie it's nearly exactly what the movie should be.
Such an awesome vid! I loved your rendition of the poem, it had so much emotion.
wow, incredible vid. you perfectly captured the essence of minecraft and thoroughly explained why this movie is seemingly destined to flop and why the debate abt “children’s movies” is just dumb and full of that stupid strawman argument of “bUt iTs fOr KiDs”
Bro, not even the kids who this is targeting like this shit, i’ve asked pretty much every younger child in my family if they would watch this, and they all said it looks like garbage
That was so on point, bro. What a beautiful video
The biggest aspect or theme of Minecraft that I feel never gets enough attention is the emphasis it puts on the passage of time, both directly and indirectly. Aside from villages and mansions, every single structure has been abandoned and have fallen into various stages of ruin. Almost everything that exists in Minecraft was created in the past. While that can be a logical result of the way time works, the fact that there are occupied structures shows that it is to some degree an intentional choice. It makes the world feel lived in, and makes the aspect of exploration more interesting as you’re finding these obscure ruins with very unclear origins.
It extends beyond the scope of the game’s generation as well. As people have mentioned, there are people who’ve grown up with Minecraft, myself included, and I have a bunch of old worlds from 2011-2013, and it’s very interesting to go back to them as a sort of time capsule. To me, the passage of time and the way we interact with the world has been the main focus of the game. The people before you took the world and built something in it, then you come in, take what’s left over, and build with it. Perhaps years later you will come back, see your own builds that have been lost to time, and build something with them. It’s a kind of dynamic you don’t see a lot in other games, even other sandbox games, and it gives Minecraft that timeless nostalgia that people like so much.
I’m not surprised that the idea of archaeology doesn’t translate well to a movie, but it doesn’t really look like they’re even trying to invoke a similar reaction. They could’ve extrapolated from the old ruins to tell a story, but they didn’t. At least, it doesn’t look like it. The best case scenario is that they somehow found a way to make the trailer out of the worst clips from the movie as possible, and it only goes up from there (But it probably doesn’t). As it stands, I do not really believe that the “normal people in the wacky video game world” are going to be very compelling
Also random but the crafting table scene is so stupid. The crafting table was supposed to abstractly represent the act of creating something out of raw materials. To portray it so literally completely misses the point of it, in a way that kinda highlights just how much they don’t get it. It would be like if they used the furnace and the item they cooked was randomly moved to the right after being cooked because that’s how the menu literally appears in game
your clothing looks more like steve then the steve from the trailer
ive never beaten the enderdragon so i never read the end poem when you read it i felt at peace.
Most of my nieces and nephews that played Minecraft with me would almost never want to play normal survival mode. They would only want to play creative for a quick dopamine playground. It wasn't until they reached about 12-14 years old they would show interest in the real game experience. So i would argue Minecraft barely passes as a kids' game.
When it first came out, it was high schoolers and college students into it, and I think that age group's always been the true core audience. Children will play for a little while and get bored, its older teens and adults that actually make up the community of regular players.
I think its really bad to target the film exclusively at younger children when most people with real nostalgia and love for it are in their teens and older.
When the Minecraft rps of old and the smps of now look way better then the trailer for the official movie is wild
I haven't beaten minecraft in years but I could have sworn the poem was different in 1/7/10.
That opening was perfect 😆
I think a theme that can still work with what is given to us is the theme of being passive/active in achieving our dreams, maybe one character is fine with being passive, only building houses and whatever he wants, but another is more active and wants to progress, to get more gear, to maximize his stats, to beat the ender dragon, and another character is a mix of both, maybe back in his good ol' days he was a dreamer too, but through the things he went through he gave up that dream, and to be more geared towards children, maybe a younger character with dreams of his own gets a setback and is forced to pick between being passive/active, maybe he didn't get to his dream school, maybe he didn't get a scholarship that his parents urged him to do, and now the pressure of being 'active' is put to him, getting dissatisfied when he doesn't get to be the 'active' player, but through seeing these different characters and the pros and cons of being passive and active, he realizes that maybe, he can dream again.
It might be better as a musical with the help of Dan Bull, Captain Sparkles, and maybe The Stupendium, slamacow, and element animation. I would be excited for that kind of film.
Somebody here who’s interested in movie making or directing or anything like that, please make a true movie out of Minecraft one day.
Bro this situation had me up at 4 this morning thinking about it, now I have a word doc with a "script" I hope lots of people end up the same way and hopefully we'll get a dozen Minecraft movies 10x better than the real 1
Thank You for reading the poem... It's so deep and moving the bottom of one's heart... I have never read it thus far. I've always neglacted it. Hearing it for the first time was an amazing experience. It truely depicts what Minecraft is in its deepest core. Thank You for showing me that masterpiece 💜
Imagine a movie where the characters experience the world being updated time and time again, discovering new features, discovering bugs, a lot of potential.
But nop.
Generic movie.
Man that minecraft poem :
this game is amazing (even beautiful) and nostalgic, IT DOESN’T DESERVE A HORRIBLE MOVIE LIKE THAT
Not me crying in the middle of a workday on a Monday, about a review of a movie of a beloved game that hasn't even been released yet...
Beautifully illustration of the core themes of what was a simple concept for a game, and the wonder that was something that lead you past the point of mindless dopamine hits into a world that was full of discovery. Loved your description of what it is, and as someone who deeply loves this game and all the memories associated with it... the soundtrack, the living within the simple procedurally generated world of blocks, the wonder and basic survival, and crafting something that is uniquely yours. It does come down to the pure poetry of it all, and the wonder that adults will forgo and replace with sprinkles of easy entertainment, mere sugar candies over something refined and painted. Hope its good, and we are treated to something on par with the Lego movie.
The biggest sin the entire movie commits are live action characters. Warner Bros. spent 150 mil on this project and thought adding two big name actors would net them a fortune.
Did they forget Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Julia Loius- Dreyfuss, Cate Blanchett, John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Jack Black again, J.K. Simmons, Cameron Diaz are all famous actors that are also renowned for their voice acting roles? Did it never occur to the higher ups that making the main cast also Minecraft characters would make the film not feel as uncanny as it already is?
Isn't there a bunch of quotes going around how even kids are scared of the sheep?
yknow, when i saw the trailer i thought "oh man i wonder how notch is gonna respond. he did kinda make this whole mess after all." only for him TO LIKE IT??
i consider him a traitor too, now.
I honestly find it disrespectful, when Minecraft is a 15 year old game that people have grown up with, to produce a film that won't appeal to anyone over the age of 9. I get it has to be child friendly, but its a huge IP that's been a big part of lots of peoples lives. They should be making it with that in mind. A Mario fan of any age can enjoy the Mario movie. Very few long time Minecraft fans will be able to enjoy the Minecraft movie.
hard agree
Man I don't know you, your videos or how you endet up on my 4you page but this video explained perfektly how I feel about the whole situation, great content will be comming back for more
It doesn’t matter if the game or the movie is for kids. Many of those kids have grown up and matured and are still playing the game. You cannot disrespect them. They are the reason for its success and they are the core audience. If you make a minecraft movie you have to make it FOR THEM. for the kids and the adults who love the game.
For the Minecrafters!!
A great, great video. Finally someone saying something more than "The animation is ugly / the actors are cringe"
Minecraft is owned by Mojang. Mojang is owned by Microsoft. Microsoft, like most big corporations, is a big corporation and therefore just does stuff that have no passion, purpose, or anything that could be considered noteworthy or honorable. Therefore there should be ZERO expectations that a big corporation would take something like Minecraft (that has somehow stayed fairly true to its origins) and make something noteworthy or honorable based on it. Purely a profit motive here, milking the cash cow that is Minecraft. Sadly, the movie may set back the game from growth as it could potentially bring a taint to the franchise that might turn future players (or parents) away from purchasing the game. Look what Disney did to Star Wars, it's a dead franchise now.
Exactly right. Dude you captured my feelings of frustration with other people's response to the movie trailer.