The film is an adaptation of Minecraft, a 13-year-old game which has sold more than 300 million copies worldwide and is nothing short of a cultural phenomenon. It is difficult to convey the game’s popularity and impact.
The game is essentially digital Lego and offers a remarkable canvas for artistic creativity. It has a lovely, eerie soundtrack that is perfect for prolonged listening.
But fans aren’t happy about what they have seen so far about the big screen adaptation.
Many social media users responded to it in an unfavourable way, with some finding the tone and imagery perplexing.
One disappointed fan wrote: “This should have been animated and not live action.”
While another added: “anyone could’ve guessed this but this is very clearly a movie worked on by people who’s kids play Minecraft and not by anybody who actually plays Minecraft”.
A third fan said: “not everything has to be a movie”.
With first thoughts aside, who is …