Shouting, cheering and clapping at Minecraft movie

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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

Mine have booked to go to a late showing exactly to do this, there's about 15 of them going together. It's a thing apparently.

It's going to be a TikTok fad

Really glad to see the warning. I want to see it but will definitely want a subtitled viewing.

Agree with this.
Ds (14) and his friends went tonight. First time on their own to the cinema all a good bunch of boys. Ds was talking about the cheering and clapping and said that was better than the movie itself.

Failing to see what's so wholesome about shouting at a cinema screen The only people who are going to hear it are people who have paid to see the film. I genuinely don't understand what is so entertaining about being deliberately disruptive like that? Who is the noise aimed at?

There was just a post about this on our local Facebook page. I’m going tomorrow and hope it isn’t like this because as you say, my DS will probably be upset by it and if we have to leave I’ll be asking for a refund.

My DS is 20 and just went to see it with friends who used to play together. I guess a late night Friday film is likely to be more older viewers so hopefully didn’t startle or disturb any young children! He said it was a really wholesome film with a good message and the enthusiastic audience reactions really made it.

Having had a discussion about incel culture/Adolescence this evening that got a bit heated between him and his feminist sister, it was a nice reminder that these young people still have sources of joy and exuberance, even if it is off the back of tiktok and memes. The coming together via something culturally significant to them many years later is really heartwarming for a mum of now adult children, finding their way in the world.

YANBU, it was the same in my screening.
I go to the cinema almost weekly and it was one of the most chaotic screenings i’ve been in - regretted booking it as soon as i walked in tbh.
And of course they were not sitting in the right seats.

The 5 teens I was with all have ASD and they were part of the clapping 🤷
I quite like it when it's a silly film like this and you have a bit of a fun shared experience.

It's aimed at people have a fun time seeing a silly film.
At the screening I saw it was part of the atmosphere - not being disruptive.

It’s a Friday night, last day of school before holidays, newly released film and one that young teens will enjoy. You just picked the wrong film on the wrong night.

My friend posted this on her Facebook literal about an hour ago and we are in Scotland. She said it was great xx

@SnowflakeSmasher86 so they were following something from social media?

Sounds like an extension of lad culture, the sort of crap we all have to put up with on trains on football match days.

Keeping Adolescence in mind, I don't think it should be tolerated on principle unless the cinema are running a special showing.

They are enjoying an experience together. Having fun at a film aimed at them.
Remembering a loved streamer who died too young.
Laughing and clapping at shared jokes and understanding.
Poor boys. They just can't win.

Ok, I'm not really into Minecraft but I'm struggling to see how clapping and cheering during a film is distressing. Possibly mildly irritating if you can't hear some words but I'm pretty sure a Minecraft film isn't going to have such a complicated plot you can't fill in the gaps.

I'd suggest that it's better to take a 6 year old to a daytime showing rather than a Friday night showing. The audience is obviously going to be older in the evening. Let the teenagers have some fun for goodness sake.

Let the teens enjoy their movie!

I don't think it's a social media thing as such.
Those watching the film know the characters, the game,the silly phrases etc.
My daughter had reads/watched stuff online about about the film - but just ordinary articles (so like reading a magazine) not social media stuff.

The group I was with was 3 boys and 2 girls.
There were loads of teen girls as well as teen boys
It wasn't just "lads".

I saw it this evening with my teen and his girlfriend. They have grown up with Minecraft and I really felt the film was more for that age group than younger kids. We went to a 7:30 showing on a Friday evening, mainly to avoid little kids to be honest. The cinema only had about 40 people in and most were teens or young adults.
A fair few of them clapped at two points but it was about 2 seconds. They clapped at the end as well. It was a lovely atmosphere in the cinema, the, mostly older,teens were no bother to anyone and really polite and just excited to be there. The clapping definitely didn’t spoil anything

I was surprised when ds said he was going and apparently they are dressing up

seems like it’s in keeping with them film and they are having fun not being deliberately disruptive

I remember people getting up and dancing when I went to see Grease at the cinema it’s a lovely memory me and my friend danced with her mum in the aisles

Oh and there were plenty of teen girls in there as well as boys. Lots of the boys were in suits and were having a lovely evening

I went this evening as a 52 year old and my nearly 10 year old grandson and his friends. Lots of different ages and I loved it when some of them whooped and laughed and some clapped. There was a poignant scene in it which only those who play the game and watch YouTube would understand and some kids shouted out respectfully. The film was that loud that I couldn’t hear chat around me. Two teen lads clapped when the film ended. It was a great film and done really well. I would say the younger viewers might be a bit scared about some of the mobs and there are some dark scenes. On the whole we loved it. PLEASE NOTE: if you didn’t stay until the end of the credits (which go on for ages) then you’ll have missed a scene which will hopefully lead onto the next film 😃

The Saturday matinees in Glasgow in the 60s used to have kids literally bouncing about going mad in their seats. You got a ticket in for a couple of jam jars and there was a compère who would whip the kids into a frenzy.

It's still lad culture. Did you see any all female groups acting like that at the cinema?

It's common knowledge females are always encouraged to act more male.
"man up", "write emails like a man" and "what would a man do if he had this opportunity"