Minecraft cinema criticizes restrictions and police in theaters: ‘They are just fans’ared Hess reacted to measures adopted by some cinemas to avoid riots, shouting and papocyn throwing during the screening of the film

In theaters, public behavior during the screening of some films is predictable. For example, it is possible to be the release of a great film from Marvelso it is expected that fans of Taylor Swift Sing all the songs that appear in the documentary THE ERAS TOUR.

But the companies responsible for movie theaters could not have foreseeing the reaction to A MINECRAFT movie. The relatively unexpected box office success is attracting a multitude of young people, just so that they shout and throw popcorn during the feature – always accompanied by the phone to share the moment on social networks.

Some sessions were so chaotic that they needed police intervention. The director JARED HESSHowever, you think the situation needs to be viewed more lightly. “It’s strange when you’re having too much and the police are called,” he said Hess the Entertainment Weekly.

It’s funny because in my opinion they are literally just shouts of fans and popcorn flying. It is very hilarious that the police be called because of popcorn. And I’ve seen so many fun videos, it’s great, especially when people are going up on friends’ shoulders and getting up and cheering for those moments. It is like a crazy anticipation. Briefly, I’m glad people are creating memories with their friends and family. “

These memories became nightmares for the owners of theaters who started posting notices before the exhibitions of A MINECRAFT movie. “Any form of antisocial behavior, especially anything that may disturb other guests, such as high screams and palms, will not be tolerated,” said a warning in a cinema in England. The warning threatened to remove participants who violate the warning without refund.

Another cinema in warned: “Disruptive behavior, including participation in Tiktok videos, before, during or after an exhibition will not be tolerated. Anyone causing interruption will be invited to leave and, when necessary, the police will be called.”

Social networks help to understand the phenomenon. Tiktok videos with more than two million views and hundreds of thousands of likes capture the public’s reactions to the “Chicken Jockey” scene in the movie, as well as the Collective Eco de Jack Black yelling “I’m Steve” in another scene.

“I am so happy that people are finding joy in returning to theaters and seeing things in community, like a group,” he said Hess. “It’s like we have become so isolated on our devices, and it’s just fun to try things like a group of humans. I think people are hungry for this experience. So it’s fun that they found it in this silly movie we did.”

Article published on April 11, 2025 at Rolling Stone. To read the original in English, click here.

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