Someone has reimagined the 'cursed' Minecraft movie trailer as fully animated, and it's so much better

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The Minecraft Movie trailer just got an upgrade

Minecraft movie side by side with animated version
(Image credit: Alumio)

What you need to know

  • Last week, we saw the first trailer for 'A Minecraft Movie' starring Jack Black and Jason Mamoa. The film will be released on April 5, 2025.
  • The CGI trailer got mixed reviews from fans, racking up over 1 million dislikes on YouTube.
  • Someone has remade the trailer as a completely animated adventure, and it looks great. The comments have been wholly positive.

It's only been a few days since Warner Brothers dropped the first trailer for 'A Minecraft Movie', complete with its cursed creatures that wouldn't look out of place in a Skibidi Toilet crossover episode. I'm kidding, my son absolutely loved the trailer, but he also loves Skibidi Toilet...

Either way, reception for the trailer has been notoriously mixed, with it racking up 1.4 million dislikes on YouTube (for those who have the extension installed that lets you see it). Fans have compared the reveal to the first look at the Sonic the Hedgehog film, for which fan sentiment famously resulted in a delay and redesign of the main character. Today, a 3D artist on YouTube has shared their reimagined version of the trailer as a fully animated affair, and it actually changes the tone significantly. You can check out Alumio's version of 'A Minecraft Movie' below, which we think is pretty great.

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Reception for the animation is overwhelmingly positive

Posted on YouTube with the simple comment, "We didn't really like how the official movie looked, so we remade it," Alumio's video is already racking up the likes, with over 2 million views and 255k likes so far. Comments range from "Guys, this is the real official Minecraft trailer; nobody can convince me otherwise" to "It's insane how despite not liking the dialog, this is still like 100x more endearing."

On the whole, people are loving it, and it seems that the format of being animated in the actual style of Minecraft itself changes the entire tone of the trailer from being a bit cringe-worthy to actually funny. Here are some side-by-side shots of the 'cursed' Minecraft Movie and the animated Minecraft movie.

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Minecraft movie side by side with animated version
Minecraft movie side by side with animated version(Image credit: Alumio)

Terrifying pig to cute little oinker

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Jury is out on 'A Minecraft Movie'

Before I had even seen the response on socials in regards to the Minecraft movie trailer, I'd already watched it with my son (who's 4) and he absolutely loved the original trailer. While I did think the reveal of Jack Black being... just Jack Black calling himself Steve was a little odd, and that Llama was giving me creeper vibes in the worst way, I'm not the target audience for this movie — my Skibidi Toilet and Blippi loving son most definitely is.

That being said I do much prefer the animated version and it's easy charm in comparison, and for a children's movie to be really successful you have to woo the adults too, after all it's our money getting those Skibidi-tots into the theatre! I'll still no doubt be watching the movie when it launches in April 2025 but reception to the full feature will be the deciding factor on if I spend money doing that in the cinema or waiting until it arrives on streaming platforms. 

Jennifer Young
Jennifer Young

Jen is a News Writer for Windows Central, focused on all things gaming and Microsoft. Anything slaying monsters with magical weapons will get a thumbs up such as Dark Souls, Dragon Age, Diablo, and Monster Hunter. When not playing games, she'll be watching a horror or trash reality TV show, she hasn't decided which of those categories the Kardashians fit into. You can follow Jen on Twitter @Jenbox360 for more Diablo fangirling and general moaning about British weather. 

1 Comment Comment from the forums
  • fatpunkslim
    I'm a very casual Minecraft player. Ok, it's a very nice demonstration of animation, I think that's what gets applauded in the end.

    But Fans don't realize the constraints.

    For example, when he hits with the hammer to make something appear, in the animation we don't understand what it is! The original trailer reference helps a lot to understand.

    Maybe I'm wrong but I can't imagine that such an animated film would sell cinema tickets.

    Cinema needs to convey emotions through faces, needs certain details that are difficult to transcribe with a pure Minecraft style,..

    In any case, it was to be expected that such a monument as Minecraft would come under criticism from hardcore fans.

    If they had made an animated film with exactly the Minecraft style, it would surely have pleased the big fans, but the children would not have joined (used to Pixar and Dreamworks films), the general public would not have joined (too austere for them), and even casual Minecraft players, I'm not sure they would have appreciated a work that wouldn't have been further than the original Minecraft.

    I think the producers and directors tried to find a balance between pleasing the general public and pleasing the fans. Going too much in one direction (100% minecrat style) or too much in another (too mainstream) is not the right solution I think.

    Maybe they failed to find the right balance. Personally I find that the decorations keep this Minecraft aspect well. On the other hand, on animals like the wolf, the sheep, etc... maybe they went a little too far and that it goes a little too far out of the Minecraft framework.

    It's not an easy exercise in any case but I don't agree with the comments which say that we had to make a 100% Minecraft style animated film, it wouldn't have worked in my opinion!
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