cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/27047435
A UK cinema has been forced to issue a warning after a TikTok trend saw screenings of A Minecraft Movieplagued by “disruptive behaviour”.
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However, the movie, whose cultural impact is renowned, particularly among younger people, has sparked a flurry of disruption and chaos in cinemas across the world.
Footage captured across social media shows food and popcorn thrown across the audience, along with loud shouting, some swearing, and general raucousness including people jumping out of their seats. Dozens of young people and children are seen laughing with their phones out as they capture the disorder.
In one cinema in the US, police were called to quell the commotion, after viewers refused to calm down. It has prompted REEL cinema in the market town of Fareham to issue a warning.
“To ensure everyone has the best possible cinema experience, we’re increasing our monitoring of screens during performances,” a spokesperson told the Daily Echo.
“Disruptive behaviour, including taking part in TikTok trends, before, during, or after a screening will not be tolerated.
“Anyone causing disruption will be asked to leave, and where necessary, the police will be called.”
It comes after Cineworld on Glasgow’s Renfrew Street was also forced to warn against disruptive behaviour on its premises.
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In contrast, some cinema employees on TikTok have been urging viewers not to cause chaos in the screenings and refrain from making a mess.
“I’m a theatre employee: by throwing water, popcorn and all that onto people (which many have been doing) yall are making our jobs harder,” said one person.
“Theatre employee here. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE just don’t be obnoxious I worked both opening days and it has been a living nightmare. Nothing wrong with cheering during big moments but don’t be swearing,” said another.
Previously:
Classic independent reporting “the movie whose cultural impact is renowned”.
Is it? There’s no proof that the movie is having a renowned cultural impact above any others and the link on their own site for that quote is talking, not about the movie, but Minecraft as a whole.
I have to imagine that’s a poorly written sentence meant to convey how renowned the Minecraft franchise/game is, not necessarily the movie yet.
It is. And in the Independent newspaper which has editors that should have spotted a clanger like that.
kids yelling things from the trailer out loud?
Run a piece talking about how “culturally renounced” the movie is, and how much kids are enjoying it!
Now, that would be more interesting and accurate.
A Minecraft Movie has proven to be a box office success, bringing in an estimated $300m (£233m) globally during its opening weekend.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy018lm793o.amp
I think it’s gone fairly well
Yeah, it is a financial success, but so was the emoji movie… Not sure that qualifies it as “culturally renowned”.
Conflating those ideas that money equals cultural impact is what leads us to an endless cycle of sequels and reboots that most people watch once and then forget.
