Minecraft

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Let Girls be Whimsical: How the Minecraft Movie and the Entertainment Industry Fail Women

A few weeks ago, I saw the Minecraft movie at long last. Was it a good movie? No. Did I enjoy it? Absolutely. I watched the movie in a local theatre with my best friend and 4 other people. It was great! We cheered every time there was an iconic line from the trailer, like “Flint and Steel”, or “I am Steve”, or even the infamous “Chicken Jockey”. (We did not throw popcorn at the screen because we a

Matthew Alan Schmidt: The female characters in this movie got shafted so hard. The writers just had them go off and play house while the boys went on the actual adventure.

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Let Girls be Whimsical: How the Minecraft Movie and the Entertainment Industry Fail Women

A Minecraft Movie: A Movie for Losers

Teenage boys used to be cool. Teenage boys used to be rebellious in a way that felt at least somewhat culturally valuable. They spearheaded counter-cultural activities and artistic movements, like skateboarding and punk music. This “coolness” has always been performative, but it never felt informed by a desire for attention. Now, “coolness” is synonymous with chaos, destruction, and above all else

Matthew Alan Schmidt: I truly fear the effects this phenomenon will have on the future of the theatre experience. I hate how it's becoming normalized for people to record videos on their phones during screenings, many of which with the flash turned on no-less. I'm very grateful to have been able to see this pile of garbage in a 19+ theatre where I didn't have to deal with any of this added social-media-trend bullshit.

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The Minecraft Movie Is a Gloriously Stupid Trainwreck (But I Kinda Loved It)

Maybe it’s the 10mg edible and BIG glass of wine I had in the tank, but honestly? A Minecraft Movie wasn’t half bad. It probably helped that I saw this in a 19+ theatre where most people were there at least semi-ironically. It felt like most of the laughs were aimed at the movie rather than with it — though, to be fair, a surprising number of jokes actually landed (considering my expectation was t