Minecraft is one of the most if not the most popular video game ever, and the majority of the current generation of young adults all at one point played the game. The Minecraft movie may not be the most polarizing or exhilarating movie to ever be released, but to the people who can go watch it and reminisce on a simpler, possibly even better time, it means much more to them than just simply watching a film.
Although the movie is not very serious or made to be award-winning, exactly what made Minecraft so popular is what they replicated in the movie. The Minecraft movie is goofy and not made to be taken as anything other than that, given the audience who is watching it and the point of the movie, it is perfectly executed and top-tier in its specific genre.
Junior Derek Galeazzi says,” As a kid I would play Minecraft all the time, and now that the movie is out it makes me very nostalgic.” Almost every current teenager to every young adult has played Minecraft at some point, allowing them to have a deeper connection to the movie. With the adaption of the game and the references to popular YouTuber’s from the time such as Technoblade, the level of nostalgia many feel watching the movie is nothing but heartwarming and makes the movie an even better time.
Senior Xavier Kennedy says, “The memes that are coming from the movie is bringing back some popularity to the game and it definitely adds to the feeling of the movie.” Throughout the movie there was certain things said like the iconic “Chicken Jockey”, “Flint and Steel” lines, which have evolved into some trends like throwing popcorn in theatres once the “Chicken Jockey” scene comes on, people have even taken a live chicken into the theatres for this.
All of that to say, the Minecraft movie is much more than a funny adaption of a video game. It is a memory for millions, and although not in the best of ways it is bringing people together through their love of Minecraft, and their yearning to go back in time and be able to enjoy the game and the time they were in once more.
