Shouting, cheering and clapping at Minecraft movie

[netherite]

I'm actually on the fence about how I feel so rather than aibu I guess I'm just wondering what others think/thought.

Took DS (6) to the Minecraft movie tonight - this isn't a question about taste or quality of the film! Obviously Minecraft is enjoyed by a wide range of ages, and in particular there were large groups of teenage boys there, I'd say between 13 and 17 at a guess. They were generally polite in any contact (Ie; saying excuse me to get past etc) but when the film started, every time there were particular references there would be loud cheering, shouting, clapping and repeating the line - to the point of not being able to hear the film. I had briefly seen reference to this online and a friend who took their child to a different cinema also experienced it previously. I guess it probably happened about 15 times throughout the movie.

Now on the one hand, it was a bit of fun, they've paid their money too and it was an experience - I guess similar in vein to Rocky Horror audience.

On the other, there were lots of children around my D's age and some (D's included) were quite startled, upset and didn't understand why people were doing this - some left early, some were tearful and for D's it definitely spoilt his evening a bit.

I don't really know what a solution would be to make it so both groups enjoy it, but I think ultimately I'm a bit annoyed. Have others experienced this and what did you think? (For the poll purposes - iabu would be it's fine people are just having fun, ianbu would be that it's a bit annoying and antisocial

It's not really a "quiet" type of film though. It's a silly bunch of nonsense.
If it was a serious drama then it would be different.

@justasking111 I got my Minecraft Lego out and am thinking of buying a plushie of the pink pigs.

Noone is - we are saying that the production company us astutely using social media to promote this film and encourage participation/active engagement as part of its media strategy. If YP are aware of it. And encouraged by it then parents of younger children should also be alerted to it and choose different screenings accordingly. As mentioned several times - it is a PG, parents take their under 12s at their own discretion. If other YP don’t enjoy this format then they should not go until the opening hype has died down - the SM is available and informs them too.

Sick of the vilification of YP, frankly. They have bugger all spaces they are allowed to go (banned from parks where I live as the police moves them on even if they are congregating after a film or silent disco in the local arts centre, too young for many pubs with under 21 bans and many don’t want to drink anyway). Badger the cinemas for labelled screening, but for goodness sake, let these YPs have somewhere safe to let their hair down on the one or two nights a year when a relevant movie comes out. It’s not like they were flocking to Oppenheimer or Where the Crawdads sing and making a hullabaloo is it. It’s one or two signifiant films a year.

It's not panto so they shouldn't join in to this extent.

I went to see a band the other day and there was a woman screeching along to the songs. Unfortunately she knew all the lyrics and seemed a bit pissed. People were turning around to look at her, but she carried on with her awful loud singing. I get that people sing along at gigs, but these weren't really those kinds of "belter" songs. Very annoying.

This kind of stuff has been going on for years. I went to see Grease with my friend in 1978 when it came out. I was 11. We went by ourselves into town - very exciting. There was the odd bit of singing from the audience, which I suppose was to be expected. But then the dancing started and a few teenagers, mostly girls, actually got up in front of the screen and mimicked the moves. I was a bit nervous, especially when the staff arrived and started rounding them up. But I was also strangely impressed by their confidence. Shouting out and clapping during the Minecraft movie is not necessarily a social media thing. They’re not ‘being dickheads’ due to a sense of entitlement learned from TikTok. They’re just teenagers getting a bit carried away. T’was ever thus.

People who fought in WW1 and WW2 can’t see you but people wear poppies

On this we agree - the cinemas needed to wise up and make it clear at the point of sale by labelling family friendly or audience participation welcome performances.

I'm glad to hear so many teens are enjoying it, mine is going to see it next week with her dad and I thought she was probably a bit old for it but if it's more aimed at the teen market than young kids hopefully she will enjoy it. I'm equally glad I'm not going though, I can't be doing with noise in the cinema. When I took her to see Barbie it was ruined by a young child sat beside us who was clearly too young to follow the plot and wouldn't sit still and shut up. I couldn't help thinking that one of the many animated Barbie films on Netflix would have been far better suited for her.

I can't stand noise at the cinema but when we went to see minecraft last night, it did feel right that all these fans had been waiting forever for the movie and it was more of a OMG can't believe my childhood game film is here! no one went over the top!

Oh wow I’ve just been this morning, DH and I took DS6, there wasn’t any clapping, saying of lines etc. just laughing. We went at 10am though

I'm not in the UK and here it is classified as a 12. Kids can go under 12 with parents though

Minecraft is not a game for 6 year olds. So to be honest I've said yabu

A 20 something I know went to see it, and complained that kids were calling and applauding throughout 😆😆😆

The game has a PEGI rating of 7, so technically not for 6 year olds but not just for teens either

Your are not being unreasonable

I took my children yesteday at 4pm, Southampton and it was ridiculous

At least 15 times clapping, shouting stamping, missed so much of the dialogue it was ridiculous

@Seizeyourstrength there wasn't exactly much dialogue to miss to be honest 😂
It wasn't exactly Shakespeare (although that was quite interactive back in it's original day)

My 16 y.o DD is going tomorrow with most of her classmates. They're super excited, they're waiting years on the release.

DH went today with DS, he said it was brilliant.

You don't pay to go watch a movie to hear other people shouting. If it was sat 3 times, like beginning, once in middle and end it's understandable but the amount it occurred was ridiculous

It’s ok for teenage girls to sing at a movie which is a concert. I’ve seen the Bridget Jones movie 3 times and nobody whooped and clapped. Minecraft is not a movie that is written to, nor expected to have audience participation. That teenage boys have decided it is their movie and they are allowed to behave as they wish, is down to to their parents who have raised them to be entitled and arrogant.

Bridget Jones is not a film that is aimed at teenagers but there was quite a bit of she wore that top in the first film, he is wearing the reindeer jumper etc and spoken acknowledgment when we got the reference to previous films and there was a lot of them

we clapped and sighed at the end adults don’t tend to get as excited as teens

Minecraft is based on a game that the majority of teens have grown up with its part of their childhood references in the film will do over most adults heads and they were showing their acknowledgment in an excited way

The word entitled really is over used

This is such bollocks. You seem not to like young boys and men very much.

When Star Trek Beyond came out I went to a triple screening of Star Trek, Into Darkness, and Beyond. It wasn’t billed as audience participation but of course all the Trekkies came out dressed up and everyone was whooping and cheering and all the rest. It was a brilliant atmosphere.

Minecraft is a gaming phenomenon. I’ve played it from the very start and can absolutely understand why a generation who grew up with it are having the time of their lives going daft at the cinema. Bloody good for them! Inject some life back into a struggling industry, I’m all for it.

And, like Star Trek, plenty of Minecraft fans are women and girls as well as men and boys.

@netherite DD hasn't seen the film, but she is of the lockdown Minecraft generation and was watching a YouTube video about the film this morning which reminded me of your post so I asked her opinion. Her answer was simple - they put Technoblade in it, I think he's a pink pig with a crown.

Technoblade was a lockdown youtuber who did voiceovers of himself playing Minecraft and other games who then came out as himself to tell his fans that he was terminally ill with not long for this earth. His dad did a video thanking fans for their love sharing it had helped them in their loss.

He was a friend, idol, entertainer to an entire generation and taught them how to face death, grieve and celebrate a life lost too soon.

The young people in the cinema are simply shopping respect and celebrating the life of a friend. Perhaps it would help your 6 year old to explain this.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technoblade

Indeed - 5/12 YP in my children’s group were girls, including my DD, and are avid gamers (the 12 all compete together in various eSports tournaments and have done so for about 3 years despite some going to different schools).

… and we wonder why conversations flowing from the TV seriries, Adolescence, are necessary.

I think you are talking rubbish.
Teens can be spontaneous.
You sound like you truly hate teens.

It’s hardly Shakespeare, I don’t think you’re going to miss anything earth shattering.

Let the kids enjoy a film that many of them have been waiting for years for and stop being maungy.

Genuinely didn’t read this before posting 🤣