Unlike Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the big-screen adaptation of Minecraft is a surprise box-office hit. However, a trend from TikTok is ruining movie screenings.
The Chicken Jockey Challenge, a TikTok trend that is ruining Minecraft screenings
Since April 2, the public has been able to go to theaters to discover the live-action adaptation of the famous video game Minecraft, a title that has sold 300 million copies worldwide since its release. Despite a basic story and rather negative reviews, the film starring Jack Black, Jason Momoa, Emma Myers and Jennifer Coolidge is a box office success. So much so that the production managed to outperform the Super Mario movie during its first weekend of release across the Atlantic.
The Minecraft movie is a phenomenon and a trend that appeared on TikTok is inspired by a sequence from the feature film. But this new challenge disrupts screenings, sometimes forcing the police to intervene in movie theaters.
Indeed, this trend that is sowing chaos in theaters is called Chicken Jockey and refers to a scene from the film Minecraft. The scene in question is none other than the one in which Garrett Garrison, played by Jason Momoa, is about to confront a chicken. He looks up and sees a suspended crate from which a baby zombie emerges. From then on, Steve, played by Jack Black, shouts "Chicken Jockey" and the baby zombie charges at the one who played Aquaman. And that's when things go south.
When Jack Black says this, the audience starts screaming and throwing popcorn in the movie theater. This behavior has also forced the police to intervene during the session in order to get the troublemakers out. showing after their reaction to the ‘Chicken Jockey’ scene
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The phenomenon is happening all over the world. British cinemas have even reported to at the entrance to the theater that any disruptive behavior will result in exclusion from the screening.
TikTok challenges that disrupt movie screenings
This isn't the first time that TikTok trends have disrupted movie screenings. In 2022, for Minions 2: Once Upon a Time in Gru, spectators filmed themselves coming in suits and ties, causing noise, food waste, and sometimes interrupting the screening.
Other Internet users film themselves live on the application commenting on a film being shown, or during horror film screenings, spectators stand up to scare others. While some of these challenges may seem harmless, they can escalate and force cinemas to take strict measures to ensure that spectators have the best possible experience.
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