He doesn’t have to clean the theaters afterwards, so of course it doesn’t bother him.
And it’s free advertisment.
Who cares about it in this context? Is film maker supposed to think about some random Joe cleaning the popcorn after screening and optimise his movie for least popcorn spillage??
My local theatre had a group of teenagers throw popcorn and drinks at the meme’d scenes and basically destroyed the theatre for a TikTok moment.
They are ruining the experience for the kids that actually want to watch the movie. If all this stupid viral moment was people shouting “chicken jockey” I’d be indifferent but it’s way beyond this
The movie already ruins the movie for people who actually want to watch the movie.
That’s a little bit too serious for me to get involved in that sort of discussion. It will probably amount to “kids these days” and that’s such a fucking boring thing to say
But probably yes, I don’t know, not really interested. What answer would please you?
I agree that discussing the kids would come down to “where are the parents?” Or “this is what’s wrong with society” and that’s not productive or worth discussion.
Mainly I was just providing an example of a negative reaction the movie is getting that the director might care about. No right answer you have to provide to me to make me happy
I’m going to guess, in this context, you’re one of the kids that gave into the hype and made a mess and is now trying to validate your actions.
I haven’t been to cinema since revenge of the sith
Probably because they aren’t making good movies anymore but just some corpo slop
There’s tons of good movies made, you just gotta stop seeing slop.
I haven’t been to cinema since revenge of the sith
Sorry, I don’t believe you’ve avoided movies for 20 years because “they aren’t making good movies” but refer to that movie as a 10/10, non-corpo slop. Messa thinks you’re lying.
Inglourious Basterds, The Departed, No Country for Old Men, There Will Be Blood, Interstellar, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Grand Budapest Hotel, 12 Years a Slave, Django Unchained … fuck off with that excuse. And since you stopped on Star Wars, we can throw in several MCU movies (not all, but several). The cultural impact alone that Avengers: Endgame had by itself cannot be understated.
Beyond that, the sheer number of times you’ve defended these kids’ actions, this director’s comments… with “Who cares about it in this context?” like it’s a new phrase you’re really trying to get mileage out of… you’re way too invested.
You made a crucial error. Almost good, almost very good but you missed one essential detail: I didn’t say I watched 0 movies since rots. I just haven’t been to the cinema
Almost you made a sly response but whole thing is to be thrown into trash bin because you missed that detail
Too bad you couldn’t have gone out on a higher note , damn
I am perfectly fine with ending cinematic career on a 10/10 masterpiece
Don’t tempt me to spew what I think about last jedi slop
It’s ridiculous I must entertain these discussions while modding rimworld and painfully checking each single mod from 300 when launching the game takes like 20 /3,8’ds
Talk something I am dying out of fucking boredom and calorie deficit, it’s been 8 hours
This Minecraft business is fine. It’s no different than any afternoon kids movie matinee (ie: Paw Patrol; something that only kids are interested in). The mess that ends up on the floor is sold at a 99% profit margin and anyone who understands the finances of running a theater gives zero fucks about that product getting wasted. I can’t imagine any upset patron getting stiffed on a free screening to compensate for it, either.
At this stage, theater owners are hungry for literally anything that sells tickets and puts butts in seats. Fuck it; let the kids have fun at the movies.
I’m sure the understaffed folks making minimum wage really appreciate all the extra income this film is bringing their overlords.
I wrote that as a former movie theater usher. I literally did that job. You regularly clean up giant messes. Kids matinees were always the messiest. That is the job. When you aren’t cleaning auditoriums, you’re cleaning toilets, the lobby, polishing the brass on the stanchions, etc. There’s literally no idle time being stolen by this work.
It’s fine.
Who cares about it in this context? Is film maker supposed to think about some random Joe cleaning the popcorn after screening and optimise his movie for least popcorn spillage??
No one asked him to change the movie or to anticipate audience reaction beforehand. I just think he’s a moron for endorsing rude (and occasionally dangerous) behavior. (Possibly also for making a terrible film; haven’t seen it.)
It’s not his job to care about this. He is there to make a certain experience. Whether people cleaning get paid adequately (depending on country/theater where screening is taking place) is not his job to take into account but the each theater owner or/and government
It’s isn’t anyone’s “job” to care about this. It’s called being a decent human being with a modicum of respect for others. So sick of this raging greedy narcissism.
It’s not your fricking job to think about every single person that comes in the touch with your craftsmanship
I mean feel free to but that’s rather insane
He could sure make a gesture like ‘I also want to raise awareness about wages of cinema workers’ but I don’t think lack of it should result in him being cancelled on twitter
It would be a nice gesture
If nobody wants to work at a theatre and its hard to hire, that is the prime time to ask for a raise tho
I don’t know that it’s hard to hire. You can’t just not have income under capitalism, and you don’t have a lot of choice as a worker when pretty much everywhere is offering the worst conditions they can get away with. They’re more likely to replace you than give you a raise.
The theater owners also do not have to clean up after.
Who cares about it in this context? Is film maker supposed to think about some random Joe cleaning the popcorn after screening and optimise his movie for least popcorn spillage??
This brings me joy.
It reminds me of The Rocky Horror Picture Show screenings we used to go to back in the day.
Also they don’t have to watch the film, so it’s win-win.
That doesn’t mean that’s the memory everyone wants to have when they go to the movies
Can someone explain the Chicken Jockey joke. I’ve been into Minecraft since i was little but somehow never came across this.
It’s from the movie. At one point Jack Black says “chicken jockey” in a very loud and serious tone, and it’s exactly the sort of line a Twitch chat would latch onto.
If you are unfamiliar with it in-game, it’s that mini-zombies have a chance to spawn riding a chicken.
They’re infamously difficult to fight.
I was suspicious about the idea that cops were getting called over popcorn, and wouldn’t you know it, there’s more context:
In another video with police involvement, embedded below, an officer says that a group “body slammed” a theater employee. (Theater employees are understandably not loving the situation.)
At least one person has even brandished a live chicken in a theater at that moment.
https://kotaku.com/minecraft-movie-director-chicken-jockey-popcorn-cops-1851775832
Also the idea that large teenagers intentionally dumping whole buckets of popcorn is the same as what a six-year-old spills accidentally is just stupid on its face. If you think you’re old enough to vape, you’re old enough to not be an asshole.
oh my god everyone crying about this are the most socially inept fucks.
people go outside please
I tried but people kept screaming at the movie I was watching.
Never been to the movies before?
I am Legend, the Dungeons & Dragons movie, Jurassic Park, Nope, IT part one are all movies off the top of my head I can remember at least three scenes the audience reacted to very audibly.
If a bunch of kids cheering that Jack Black said Chicken Jockey or talked about Crafting ruins a movie. Stay home man.
Imagine getting mad kids are in the aisle singing or dancing or swaying to Moana or Frozen or Coco. Like c’mon. No you’re not on the right side here.
I see from the downvotes that you apparently have a hot take, but i completely agree that people are overreacting (except for the instance of physical violence against a theater employee that I saw mentioned earlier in this thread, that is unacceptable).
When I was a teenager I went and saw the 5th Harry Potter movie, and when Dumbledore returned in that one big scene (idr the context), the entire theater stood up and clapped and yelled and whooped and screamed. Like we did a standing ovation mid movie. It was one of the best movie experiences I’ve ever had. No one agreed to it before hand, we just happened to be a rowdy crowd. Everyone. Not just the people i was with, I mean I’m sure some audience people were annoyed but most of them were participating organically.
This minecraft business reminds me of Rocky Horror Picture Show audience participation. I think a really REALLY easy solution is for theatres to designate “participation shows” and “watch shows” and let people choose which one they want to go to. Then no one can be upset if they go to a participation show and people are loud and messy.
I think there’s an entirely separate conversation to have regarding the wages of the theater workers who have to clean up the mess after. I’m not gonna touch that topic right now.
Be kind and have fun. Life is short. xx
I haven’t even seen it, I’m just being a dick.
