Well-dressed young men create 'chaos' in cinemas

Take More: Young people are mobilized by the TikTok “GentleMinions” phenomenon. Photo: screenshot from TikTok / Illumination Entertainment, AP

The TikTok “GentleMinions” trend has created chaos and chaos around the movie premiere of “Minions: The Rise of Gru.”

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Young people have jumped into the “GentleMinions” TikTok trend, where people together go to a movie screening of “Minions: The Rise of Gru” in formal attire.

They wear a suit and a shirt, at the same time they behave well and elegantly. If you believe some clips, this will continue until the movie begins. Then he explodes with applause and ecstatic screams from the audience.

In Norway, this phenomenon is also beginning to appear. There are many videos on TikTok of young Norwegians in cinemas dressed in their finest clothes, especially for the occasion.

The movie’s official profile on TikTok has also gone up.

Not everyone is equally enthusiastic about this phenomenon.

According to social media, some cinemas in the United States and the United Kingdom have imposed a ban on “formal attire” at screenings of the film, which premiered on July 1.

Memeculture

Lately, the relationship between movies, social media, and internet culture has been a lot in the wind.

A few months ago it was so The superhero movie Morbius. which was paid. After listing “It’s Morbin Time” as the meme, Sony chose to re-release the movie in a thousand movie theaters in the United States.

However, it was not the success that Sony had hoped for.

It’s questionable whether “Minions” would need the same meme status to be successful, as the movie has already earned $200 million, according to Box Office Mojo.

Minecraft also takes over

While the movie premiered in theaters around the world, yellow themes also seemed to have taken over a more geometric universe.

Minecraft recently announced a partnership with Minions, in a New expansion pack for the popular game.

This DLC bundle gives you access to several skins, as well as the “Minions Adventure Map”.

And yes, the bundle comes with several official skins in the form of stylish looking characters so you can participate in “GentleMinions” in Minecraft.