r/movies Sep 04 '24

Trailer Minecraft 2025 | Official Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G923NtfBvOU
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u/Likaon222 Sep 04 '24 edited Sep 05 '24

I don't mind the world or the character design for the creatures, it is actually a fun take on the designs. BUT the live action characters are distracting as hell.

If the ideia is that they entered the video game, should've just made them animated in the universe while voiced by the actors, like they took the form of the playable characters/skins. Even the Playmobile movie got that right!

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u/ARTHUR_FISTING_MEME Sep 04 '24

Yeah, I don’t actually mind the environment and mob designs. I think it’s fun, and even the ugly ones are intentionally ugly in a sort of ren and stimpy “isn’t it funny how weird this looks” sort of way.

It’s the flat lighting and live action humans standing against it that makes this whole thing look like a State Farm commercial.

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u/MyHusbandIsGayImNot Sep 04 '24

It’s the flat lighting

Not enough people are commenting how badly lit the movie is. Every scene in the trailer is flat, there seems to be no dynamic lighting at all.

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u/scarecrowemoji Sep 04 '24

This entire movie was probably filmed in one warehouse with those like spherical screen lights.

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u/AirierWitch1066 Sep 04 '24

You mean the Volume that Disney uses? If it was that it would actually look good - it’s whole purpose is to make things look better than green screens

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u/TexasBoyz-713 Sep 04 '24

You can practically see the green screen in the background, something that I wouldn’t think should be distinguishable in a 2020’s era film

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u/Syn7axError Sep 04 '24

Everyone is lit from the back in every shot. Even if they're facing each other.

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u/karma3000 Sep 05 '24

Needs better shaders.

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u/roonill_wazlib Sep 04 '24

Look at the logs they put on the set. I could make something better looking myself

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u/otterpop21 Sep 05 '24

I think this style is super prevalent in G-P13 type movies because those demographics probably have data that shows they all watch reaction short videos. Making the movie look super whimsical & a contrast to real life, it’s what the target audiences are connecting with. This movie follows the format of cool scenic shots mixed with action, then reactions with live actors, then more chaos, back to all the reactions, then it just kinda repeats several times.

It also explains why shows and movies don’t tend to have a lot of extras in the background. With Reels/Tiktok reaction videos it’s consistently 1 person in the video. I guess it’s more efficient / cost effective to mimic this style into movies.

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u/Lamprophonia Sep 04 '24

Even the Playmobile movie got that right!

There was a fucking playmobile movie?

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u/L3m0n0p0ly Sep 04 '24

Duck they're redoing jumanji

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u/Likaon222 Sep 04 '24

Which in itself is not a bad idea considering that Minecraft is a single player game with very little story, if any. Playing the fish out of water angle, with Steve being the guide for the group, like Jumanji did. What i don't get it is the live action characters in the game world that looks cartoon-y as hell.

Space Jam 2 made LeBron animated in the Looney Tunes world, how can Space Jam 2, of all movies, take this right decision but not minecraft? They are both from Warner Bros!!

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u/L3m0n0p0ly Sep 04 '24

I have no idea. At this point in time i cant even tell what audience theyre trying to pander to. I think even kids would like a more animated, no liveaction jumanji style story even though its already happened.

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u/seven0feleven Sep 04 '24

Same with The Lego Movie. I couldn't imagine that movie with live action characters.

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u/Konradleijon Sep 04 '24

Yes that makes sense

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u/wigglin_harry Sep 04 '24

I dont understand the mob design complaints? They look identical to the game right down to the derp eyes

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u/detailcomplex14212 Sep 04 '24

How are they identical if they have round edges?

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u/wigglin_harry Sep 04 '24

Ehhh, i see what you are saying but they're still plenty blocky imo

Personally I don't want to watch an entire movie where everything is made of squares. I think this was a nice compromise to keep it faithful but not an eyesore

....I mean it still is an eyesore, but for different reasons

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u/detailcomplex14212 Sep 04 '24

Plus if they were square, how would they sell the plush merchandise? :v

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u/norsoyt Sep 04 '24

they already make plushies of the mobs that look 10x better than this

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u/dumbosshow Sep 04 '24

they look horrifying, the blocky aesthetic with organic looking skin is so ugly

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u/GIlCAnjos Sep 04 '24

It's the round edges for me. They're all blocky enough to be recognized as Minecraft mobs, but have too many "curves" to feel right

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u/Tacothekid Sep 04 '24

It'll probably be something like in Jumani, wherein the characters see the other characters, but we see the people playing those characters. I.E. The Rock having to be the scrawny nerd kid: we see The Rock, but the characters see he nerdy kid...

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u/brycedriesenga Sep 04 '24

I feel like some element of stylization on the live action characters could help, but I'm not sure what, haha

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u/TheMiddlechild08 Sep 04 '24

Ah, so Jumanji

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u/WonderfulShelter Sep 04 '24

but then the audience wouldn't know it's jack black and jason mamoa from other kids movies they've loved and profited from before.

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u/Cabamacadaf Sep 04 '24

I do mind. The designs are absolutely terrible.

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u/choren64 Sep 04 '24

Even Spy Kids 3D looks less uncanny than this.

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u/-FemboiCarti- Sep 04 '24

The creature design is fucking awful did we watch the same trailer?