At least it's a movie based off a new IP (for Hollywood anyway) and something original rather than doing yet another American remake of a European or Asian movie (cause foreign movies aren't good enough for us Americans). Or yet again another remake of a decades old classic (because all those old movies focused too much on useless things like character development, plot, story, etc. when all we want nowadays is CGI effects and shakey-cam action scenes).Clive Howlitzer said:
Minecraft Movie Being Developed by Warner Bros.
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I like the idea of a man punching trees in live action. Make it a straight-up farcical comedy about a single dude trying to survive in an unknowing land. Hell, maybe he gets sucked into the computer like TRON or whatever, and he has to beat Minecraft so he can escape his pixel prison for some reason.
Seriously though, Minecraft as a movie? I'm just curious to see how they tackle it. I have a feeling there's a boardroom meeting of higher-ups going, "so, we got Minecraft. ...now what?" Now what indeed, hypothetical CEO-type person(s).
Seriously though, Minecraft as a movie? I'm just curious to see how they tackle it. I have a feeling there's a boardroom meeting of higher-ups going, "so, we got Minecraft. ...now what?" Now what indeed, hypothetical CEO-type person(s).
I know Minecraft is a fun game and all, but do we really need this? There's only so much you can do with the Minecraft theme before you're just writing a completely different story and making everything out of low-resolution blocks.
I'll give you that, except you just listed all the things that keep me from watching movies. Now I feel sad.Kuala BangoDango said:
Yeah, except we don't know who writes or directs. I knew it was going to rule when I saw it was the guys behind Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs.KazeAizen said:
Besides, doing a movie-lenght machinima probably wouldn't sell well and ripping off The Lego Movie is just lazy. And bad. And wrong.
It would be badwrong or badong.
I get a vibe of sorts for the ending right now - movie all about creativity, and by the end the protagonist(-s?) has saved existence itself from being snuffed out (think Who Framed Roger Rabbit, or The Neverending Journey), but at the cost of everything they have built; Their world lies either in ruin or is obliterated, much as a result of themselves using parts of it in clever ways to thwart pursuing assailants.
So, they quietly just begins to build anew, while the camera dollies away; New ideas, new efforts, retained enthusiasm, no crying over spilt milk.
So, they quietly just begins to build anew, while the camera dollies away; New ideas, new efforts, retained enthusiasm, no crying over spilt milk.
Wait? Live action? Either it will be the character wearing and using blocky items or just a real life version of it which will suck (it will take alot of convincing to pull it off).
I don't know why everyone sees this as such a difficult thing to make a movie out of. The fact it doesn't have a story makes it that much easier for a studio to write what works. I keep thinking of Cast Away as a sort of comparison.
A guy wakes up on a beach and after a night of running for his life trying to survive the unexpected monsters that surround him. He builds a shelter so that he can be safe while at the same time trying to figure out where he is. His quest for answers leads him to a village, there the villagers tell him (or maybe he finds information in the desert temples) of a mytical beast that exists in a place called the end, if the beast is slayed it opens a door to another dimension (his home). He then sets out on a quest to get to the end, which takes him caving, lets him discover redstone and you could spend some time showcasing the way he uses the magical redstone to make his life easier. His travels take him through the depths of the Earth, to the Nether, and eventually to the End to face the dragon. All of that could be made into an exciting action adventure movie.
No matter what they put out there, I'm going, my ticket is sold.
As for all of the blocky comparisons, try not to be so literal with how the interpretation would go.
A guy wakes up on a beach and after a night of running for his life trying to survive the unexpected monsters that surround him. He builds a shelter so that he can be safe while at the same time trying to figure out where he is. His quest for answers leads him to a village, there the villagers tell him (or maybe he finds information in the desert temples) of a mytical beast that exists in a place called the end, if the beast is slayed it opens a door to another dimension (his home). He then sets out on a quest to get to the end, which takes him caving, lets him discover redstone and you could spend some time showcasing the way he uses the magical redstone to make his life easier. His travels take him through the depths of the Earth, to the Nether, and eventually to the End to face the dragon. All of that could be made into an exciting action adventure movie.
No matter what they put out there, I'm going, my ticket is sold.
As for all of the blocky comparisons, try not to be so literal with how the interpretation would go.
To everyone saying Notch does nothing but milk Minecraft, he's already made one game (Scrolls) and is hard at work making another (0x10c). He doesn't even work on Minecraft anymore, he just owns it.
All that said, I can't see this movie not sucking, if only because I can't see the mechanics of Minecraft being translated over to live-action without Hollywood feeling the need to make up some bullshit reason for how it works and basing the plot off of that. Still, maybe it it was about real people playing Minecraft it could be good.
All that said, I can't see this movie not sucking, if only because I can't see the mechanics of Minecraft being translated over to live-action without Hollywood feeling the need to make up some bullshit reason for how it works and basing the plot off of that. Still, maybe it it was about real people playing Minecraft it could be good.
Warner Bros. Exec: "Do you think we can add Batman to it?"
Minecraft Producer: "I... no, its not about Batman. Its about blocks."
Warner Bros Exec: "I understand that, but I've reviewed the script, and I came off with the idea that it needed more Batman."
Minecraft producer: "But Minecraft has nothing to do with Batman!"
Warner Bros Exec: "Batman is really profitable to us. It definitely needs to be about block Batman."
Minecraft Producer: "But-"
Warner Bros Exec: "BATMAN!"
EDIT: Whelp, I'm off to fire up Minecraft, because I just realized that what my world needed was a Block Batcave. Every world needs a Batcave.
I love it when my sarcasm inspires me.
Minecraft Producer: "I... no, its not about Batman. Its about blocks."
Warner Bros Exec: "I understand that, but I've reviewed the script, and I came off with the idea that it needed more Batman."
Minecraft producer: "But Minecraft has nothing to do with Batman!"
Warner Bros Exec: "Batman is really profitable to us. It definitely needs to be about block Batman."
Minecraft Producer: "But-"
Warner Bros Exec: "BATMAN!"
EDIT: Whelp, I'm off to fire up Minecraft, because I just realized that what my world needed was a Block Batcave. Every world needs a Batcave.
I love it when my sarcasm inspires me.
Minecraft movie sounds interesting, it's the "Live action" part that worries me...
Why not animated?
Why not animated?
So... What will it be about?
I mean, that's all I really wanna know at this point. What possible plot could it have?
I mean, that's all I really wanna know at this point. What possible plot could it have?