A Minecraft Movie & The Death of Theater Etiquette

Robert Tolppi April 12, 2025
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Support my content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/roberttolppi With the release of the new live-action Minecraft movie, social media has been flooded with videos of people being rowdy in theaters. The “Chicken Jockey” trend, as the media has dubbed it, has since gone viral — including one instance where someone brought a live chicken into a screening. Has all decorum left the theater, or is this just the start? Sources: Article: “Casual Viewing” by Will Tavlin https://www.nplusonemag.com/issue-49/essays/casual-viewing/ Skit: “Gentleminions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-6rVB72Vo4 Skit: “How Wall street reacted to WallStreetBets!” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7GvSCW4zlU Release Timeline of the Minecraft Movie https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/A_Minecraft_Movie#Production The “Second Screen” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_screen#:~:text=A%20second%20screen%20involves%20the,monitors%20connected%20to%20a%20computer.v Critical Reception https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_minecraft_movie/reviews?type=user Minions Trend https://www.cnn.com/videos/entertainment/2022/07/06/gentleminion-tiktok-trend-minions-the-rise-of-gru-ovn-intl-hnk-vpx.cnn Box office earnings https://deadline.com/2025/04/box-office-minecraft-king-of-kings-amateur-1236366476/

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