If you don't know what Minecraft is but are interested in the phenomenon, go read a wikipedia page.
If you already know what it is and you're a big fan of Minecraft, but you still want to hear other people tell a camera how great it is for a couple hours while a specific period of the development cycle of the game is documented, you will enjoy it.
The explanation of WHAT, exactly, is Minecraft, is never fully explored. In the beginning you get a 20 second bit about how you're just dropped on a map where bad things happen at night, and that's pretty much it. You know that there is some building involved but again, that's about it.
Why did someone build a mechanical computer or the USS Enterprise if the goal is just to survive? I guess there are many ways to play the game? How did the game go from survival to a lego kit? Is it the same game? Is it a different mode? How do the blocks interact with eachother? Are there different types of blocks? Are you taking them somewhere and just rearranging them at your leisure or is there an endless supply of materials? How do dynamic construction with switches and mechanisms work? Why is it so easy for very young kids to fabricate complex machines? When did the world first learn about it? Can you play it with your friends? How does that change the experience? How big is the world? How are they going to continually expand the experience?
Believe it or not, there isn't even a mention that the size of the map is basically as big as you want and is generated as you explore it. There is no real history of the game, no in depth explanation of the visual style, or game mechanics, no condensed timeline of development or anything.
The movie doesn't take 20-30 minutes to explain the game to you, so you watch it always hoping to get to the bottom of the game and it's mechanics soon, but that information never actually comes.
You get a factoid or a slightly longer sequence about the creator or the company every now and then between interviews of people saying how amazing it is, but with no context or understanding of what exactly Minecraft is, there is a point where you're just exhausted of trying to know what it is and exactly HOW IT WORKS because the movie assumes you're already a fan and is making the most effort reinforcing you for being one, while people who came to learn about it are left confused..
Sadly, it's a documentary about Minecraft for people who already know what it is and already know they like it.
If you already know what it is and you're a big fan of Minecraft, but you still want to hear other people tell a camera how great it is for a couple hours while a specific period of the development cycle of the game is documented, you will enjoy it.
The explanation of WHAT, exactly, is Minecraft, is never fully explored. In the beginning you get a 20 second bit about how you're just dropped on a map where bad things happen at night, and that's pretty much it. You know that there is some building involved but again, that's about it.
Why did someone build a mechanical computer or the USS Enterprise if the goal is just to survive? I guess there are many ways to play the game? How did the game go from survival to a lego kit? Is it the same game? Is it a different mode? How do the blocks interact with eachother? Are there different types of blocks? Are you taking them somewhere and just rearranging them at your leisure or is there an endless supply of materials? How do dynamic construction with switches and mechanisms work? Why is it so easy for very young kids to fabricate complex machines? When did the world first learn about it? Can you play it with your friends? How does that change the experience? How big is the world? How are they going to continually expand the experience?
Believe it or not, there isn't even a mention that the size of the map is basically as big as you want and is generated as you explore it. There is no real history of the game, no in depth explanation of the visual style, or game mechanics, no condensed timeline of development or anything.
The movie doesn't take 20-30 minutes to explain the game to you, so you watch it always hoping to get to the bottom of the game and it's mechanics soon, but that information never actually comes.
You get a factoid or a slightly longer sequence about the creator or the company every now and then between interviews of people saying how amazing it is, but with no context or understanding of what exactly Minecraft is, there is a point where you're just exhausted of trying to know what it is and exactly HOW IT WORKS because the movie assumes you're already a fan and is making the most effort reinforcing you for being one, while people who came to learn about it are left confused..
Sadly, it's a documentary about Minecraft for people who already know what it is and already know they like it.