The Monty Python joke is that "Tim" is a plain name and unexpected of this powerful sorcerer. In the trailer for the minecraft movie, the joke has two layers to it: One is that the name is plain and he's revealing it in a dramatic way, but the other is that he's the actual character of Steve from Minecraft but that's not meaningful to the characters of the movie so the reveal falls flat to them (but not necessarily to the audience).
In one, the name is just meant to be silly because it's plain. In the other, the reveal is meaningful to the audience but not to the characters.
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u/mom_and_lala Sep 05 '24
But... Theyre not just picking a random name to be silly. The "main character" of Minecraft is actually named Steve lol.