im sick of movies

I realized this is the perfect place to spew out my thoughts, so I'm blessing you all with my infinite knowledge of films and media (fair warning, I yap for quite a while in this one). you're welcome!!!

I've been told a lot that my opinions on the Minecraft movie (basically, I hate it and wish it was never made) are strange, that they're invalid because I haven't watched it (which would be fair enough if I hadn't been assaulted by it appearing all over my fyp), and that the film is "good because it's bad but funny". I knew that I had a good reason to hate it, but couldn't quite put my finger on it until today. It is such an obvious cash grab.

Movies of the 2000s and 2010s all seemed to have a level of passion behind them. The visuals were appealing, the soundtrack was appropriate for the subject matter and nice to listen to, the storyline was written by people who had expertise in the field and was entertaining to watch unfold. They would have a moral or a lesson and even when the purpose was just to entertain you'd often come home from the movie theater feeling like your time was well spent.

When it comes to the Minecraft movie (from what I have seen), the visuals are horrendous, the jokes have no structure or setup, and the storyline is unoriginal. And one may be thinking, "It's a movie about a video game, does it really have to be that serious?" First of all, if you were thinking that then I'm sorry but shame on you.

Second of all, let's talk about one of my favorite movies of all time; The Lego Movie. To compare, the visuals of The Lego Movie are undoubtedly stunning despite the simplistic design of the central characters, the voice actor for each figure is well-thought-out and makes sense, and the storyline - a seemingly average Lego figure is mistaken for a hero, and has to journey with a group of rebels to save his city from the evil mastermind trying to 'perfect' it - is simple, but well executed and makes sense in the context of the Lego world. The live-action aspects also make sense in this context, as the relationship between the father and his son is central to the plot - the son's imagination and use of the Lego set is in direct reference to his father. Just about every aspect of this film has been done right.

The Minecraft movie, however, uses a storyline seen trillions of times before - a group of people are sucked into a video game and must master the game in order to escape, with the help of a veteran. Does this not remind you of another (much better) movie Jack Black was in? Jumanji?

And on the note of Jack Black. I see no reason for him to have been cast as Steve in the first place. Don't get me wrong, I love the guy, but what about him exactly screams 'Steve'? I think someone like Pedro Pascal or Josh Hutcherson (I'm aware, painfully mainstream but I don't know a lot of actors) would have fit the role much better. it's fairly clear from this casting, as well as Jason Momoa, that the film was created for the sole purpose of making money.

Also, I'm not entirely sure what to take from the costuming of the film. Specifically with Jason Momoa's character. What is this supposed to convey? Why is he wearing a pink jacket with fringe? What is his character like? I've read that he's supposedly egotistical, but that is not represented by the clothing. The Lego Movie used costuming to show the personalities of each character upon first glance. Wyldstyle is a rebel, a delinquent shunned by society, Emmet is the most average man you could find, and the Spaceman (while being an existing figure already) is simple and loves space more than anything. It's clear from the get-go.

I know this was a long and kinda stupid rant for such a silly topic, but it honestly makes me sad to see how lifeless films have become and how much we have lowered our standards to the point where people genuinely believe that The Minecraft Movie is a good piece of film. I appreciate you sticking around until the end, though. I could talk about this for hours, but I'll stop myself here.

Bye!!!