The most volatile part of A Minecraft Movie was always going to be community reception. Despite being around since 2009 and still retaining its aging playerbase, Mojang has also managed to keep the game incredibly relevant among younger players. It's for this reason that finding the target audience for A Minecraft Movie was always going to be tricky.
It's obvious that A Minecraft Movie is predominantly for kids, with all of Jack Black's yelling, big explosions, and wholesome humour. But the director and producer didn't want to completely cut out older players from enjoying this film, and so had the tricky task of making this film more appealing to older players.
