The first trailer for “A Minecraft Movie” is causing a stir and dividing the opinions of fans and Twitch streamers. The surprising depiction of the iconic block world and the casting of Jack Black as “Steve” raise questions and stimulate heated discussions.
What is shown in the Minecraft trailer? The world of the popular video game Minecraft is reaching a new milestone: The first trailer for “A Minecraft Movie” was recently released. The trailer shows four people who mysteriously end up in the iconic Minecraft world. This world looks like a real-life version of the game, with angular trees, pixelated blocks and a visual mix of realistic and blocky elements.
But while the environment is very reminiscent of the original, the characters look human. Particularly surprising is the depiction of the famous Minecraft character “Steve”, played by none other than Jack Black. This has caused mixed reactions among fans and has also caused excitement in the Twitch community.
You can watch the trailer here:
A Minecraft Movie: 1st teaser for the live-action film in the Minecraft universe
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“Minecraft is not child’s play”
How does Trymacs react? The well-known streamer Trymacs watches the trailer live on Twitch and reacts with surprise. During the entire trailer, he sits in front of the screen in silence with his mouth open, which makes it difficult to assess his emotional state.
After the trailer, he says: “We have Jason Momoa and Jack Black as actors, which is obviously awesome.” But despite the prominent cast, Trymacs remains skeptical. He criticizes the film for being “like a children’s film” and thinks aloud about how old Minecraft is now.
He asks his chat if it is really 14 years old and comes to the conclusion that most current players must already be around 30 years old. The streamer adds: “People like Gronkh play Minecraft.”
When his chat asks him what he expected from a “child’s game” like Minecraft, he replies in surprise: “Minecraft is not a child’s game.”
Trymacs is not entirely wrong with this assessment. Mojang’s CEO Jonas Mårtensson emphasizes that the average age of Minecraft players is around 24 years. This shows that Minecraft is no longer played only by a young target group.
What does Papaplatte say about this? Streamer Papaplatte also takes a closer look at the trailer live. He is immediately surprised when he learns that a Minecraft film is in the works at all and remarks skeptically: “A Minecraft film is coming out? And it has damn bad reviews.”
During the trailer, he openly expresses his disappointment: “That looks really crap.” Papaplatte compares the style of the film to a promotional video for Clash of Clans and thinks that this look doesn’t suit Minecraft.
He suggests that the film should have been made in the style of the successful Lego Movies. In his opinion, this would have worked better and captured the spirit of Minecraft more authentically.
The trailer for the Minecraft film has been met with harsh criticism and is putting the makers in a difficult position. The overwhelmingly negative reactions – including from Twitch streamers – raise doubts about the film’s success. Find out what the community thinks of it here: “We didn’t want much, but definitely not that” – The Minecraft film is already disappointing fans