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"I CAN'T SLOW DOWN!!" "JESSE!!!"

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like you see a butch female character and go

LESBIAN

it just feels kind of wrong 2 me. some people I've met have yelled at me about her being strictly lesbian and it makes me go ewwyy because why is every butch character lesbians 2 u.

30 years after + first fall through

They fell through the portal after Fidd left Ford and before Stan arrives, that middle period where Ford is haunted by bill and going crazy.

My take on a redesign for Athena! I like her canon design just fine but I made a few tweaks to cater it more to character design aspects I like to draw. Plus I’ve just got a personal preference against wearing tights (I hate the texture) so I gave her pants.

And tbh if I could hear so well that I could hear people’s emotions I’d be wearing noise-cancelling headphones all the time. Sure, it’s a useful ability in court, but not when you’re trying to go to bed or just…get groceries or something.

I know all we have so far is a trailer, so that's all we can go off of right now. That being said, it killed any hope I had for this movie being good. This isn't a controversial take; basically everybody's clowning on it right now, but I really want to dissect why it doesn't work (other than the diseased pink sheep)

The easy stuff to point out would be the production quality. Someone already pointed out the inconsistencies with where the light is hitting the characters (thus breaking immersion), on top of how poorly greenscreened the characters are. I don't have a problem with the design of the mountains and trees personally, but the lighting is just so bad that everything looks kinda. gross.

But set aside production quality, design choices, etc etc. Because my main problem is with the tone.

Obviously I can't know for sure what the movie's tone will be based purely on the trailer; I mean hey, maybe they wanted to try capturing the attention of kids by making them laugh so they'll go see it, and the movie will be a totally different vibe. I don't know. My problem is that Minecraft is has such a rich, melancholic, connected tone, and based on the trailer, it looks like they've watered it down into a cheap comedy.

It's all so... cynical? It feels like the game is being mocked. This isn't a labor of love, it feels like a couple of people trying to make a cash grab on a game they don't understand. It really feels like Hollywood is allergic to being genuine and authentic.

And then I saw the Minecraft Storymode Fan Remake Trailer

If the Lego Movie could exist, stylized as actual legos, and still tell a profound and funny story, why couldn't they do the same with Minecraft? This fan-made trailer made me feel so much more compared to the one Hollywood put out. It feels genuine. It feels unafraid to embrace the game it's depicting and love it authentically without holding back. Sure some people might find it cringe if they're not into the games, but that's the risk of being authentic right? I'd personally rather a production that celebrates the game and the community that loves it than a lukewarm "safe" adaptation trying to appeal to everyone.

I wish this production was done by people who have a genuine love and understanding of the game and its themes. I'm not convinced anybody leading production knows about the end poem. I will be shocked if they do.

🛰: How is this guy alive?