Again, I’m thankful for interactions that lead to mind blowing moments. I was down with malaria and cold, shivering yet hot, and just eager to crawl out of my skin, when my friend made arrangements to leave my hostel life to some place more comfortable, and in one of the many breaks where I was not fighting for my life, we decided to see a movie.
A Minecraft Movie (2025)
We begin with Steve whose dream has always been to be a miner. He fulfils this life-long dream, and stumbles on an Orb and the Earth Crystal that when combined opens a portal that transports him to the Overworld, a world made up of easily manipulated cubes. He ends up building his own little world there, and then stumbles on a portal that takes him to Nether, a hell-like world. From there, he is imprisoned by Malgosha, an evil sorceress. He sends his dog, Dennis, to hide the orb in his house back in the human world.
This house ends up being purchased by Garrett “Mr. Garbage Man,” a washed up video game champion who owns a failing video game store. And when Henry, a boy heavily passionate about robotics and art moves into town with his sister, Natalie, a world of adventure is opened to them. The five humans including Dawn, a real estate agent, and mobile-zoo owner, are set for a world of fun and adventure in the amazing Minecraft Universe.
My Thoughts and Rating
That plot summary was almost exhausting to write, but I think you may already guess that this is a fun, family-oriented film. I’ve never played Minecraft, even though I’ve heard and known about it since I was little. I know it’s about block-like worlds. I know all the amazing things you can build and own, courtesy of the various clips I watched growing up.
But I do not have that zest for it that would have made this a more passionate review, and I apologise. I am rating the entire movie based on what the movie is about, and not how it may or may not contrast with what playing an actual Minecraft game feels like.
So, yeah, I just want to compliment the scriptwriting. Whoever wrote it definitely had comedy in mind. In the purest form, and combined with the very stellar cast, it was pure gold. Loved the acting of Jack Black and Jason Mamoa. I’m not sure how to describe it but the two of them in a movie was not what I was expecting, and they still managed to make it comedy gold.
From the facial expressions, to their mannerisms and words, everything was tailored to make the audience laugh. And laugh, I did. The humour was top notch in this film. And even though a lot of scenes were predictable, because how would you not be able to predict a movie like this, I doubt it took away its novelty.
Something I would have liked to see is the ladies engaged in some real action. I didn’t like that the guys were traipsing to different worlds and cities while the ladies were there, with a building on the ready when they got injured to.... nurture them, was it? I don’t know. Just didn’t feel or get that part. Maybe if I saw how they made their little nurture-building, it would have eased the sting, but we weren’t gifted with even that, so their role in the movie for me just fell kind of flat. The overbearingly overprotective big sister, and the comic Black woman. Yeah, just epic.
So, other than this part above, its predictability, and a plot holes and discrepancies, this is actually a pretty chill movie. Had a lot of fun moments and funny scenes that I would love to see again. I guess that answers the question of if I’d want to see this movie again, especially in the company of my friend whose sense of humour is similar to mine, this movie is definitely a “must re-watch” for me. Giving it a good 6.5/10. You might hate the movie, but I hope you at least find something to love in it. Like I did.
Jhymi🖤
Images from IMDB.
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