Struggling doorknob salesman Steve (that’s your first clue) breaks into a mine to fulfill a childhood dream, when he discovers the Orb of Dominance and the Earth Crystal (ok, game’s up – see what I did there?).
Steve discovers that when combined, they create a portal that transports him to the Overworld, a world where the terrain is made of easily manipulated cubes.
Welcome to the world of Minecraft, where creativity doesn’t just help you craft, it’s essential to one’s survival.
From Warner Bros. Pictures and starring Jason Momoa and Jack Black, A Minecraft Movie, directed by Jared Hess, is the first-ever big screen, live-action adaptation of Minecraft, the best-selling video game of all time.
Four misfits – Garrett ‘The Garbage Man’ Garrison (Momoa), Henry (Sebastian Hansen), his sister Natalie (Emma Myers) and Dawn (Danielle Brooks) a real estate agent who runs a mobile petting zoo (WT?) – find themselves struggling with ordinary problems when they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home, they’ll have to master this world and protect it from evil things like piglins and zombies – while embarking on a magical quest with an unexpected, expert crafter, Steve (Black). Together, their adventure will challenge all five to be bold, and to reconnect with the qualities that make each of them uniquely creative – the very skills they need to thrive back in the real world.
Will they make it? OF COURSE they will. Will it be fun watching them try?
A Minecraft Movie screens at Palace Cinemas this week – more info at palacecinemas.com.au.
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