4 best mob designs in A Minecraft Movie trailer
The official trailer for A Minecraft Movie was released a few days ago. It was received really well by the fans, who were disappointed by the initial teaser. This time around, they appreciated many things, with prop and set design being one of the most praised aspects.
Another interesting part of the official trailer was the mob design. This article will list the four best mob designs in the Minecraft movie trailer and explain what makes each better.
4 best mob design in A Minecraft Movie
1) Bee
The first mob in the official trailer is the bee. Instead of using a different design, the movie makers made this cute flying mob look exactly like it does in the game. The added bonus is the fuzzy texture that sells the look.
Fans were amused by the look of the bee in Minecraft. Instead of going with the tiny size, Mojang Studios went with making it large with a cuboidal shape. Warner Bros. has excellently brought the essence of this mob in the movie.
2) Iron golem
Perhaps the iron golem was the mob in A Minecraft Movie trailer that changed the air. Players noticed how this gentle giant looked different in the movies, but in a good way.
Instead of going with its game appearance, the makers gave the iron golem a realistic texture. Considering that this mob is made of iron, the in-game model looks more like concrete with its rough white texture.
It seems that the artists worked really hard on achieving the perfect look for the iron golem in the live-action movie. It has a worn-out metal texture with scratches that show the scathing fights it has with dangerous mobs.
Not only that, but despite being made of iron, it does not look hollow. With a slightly stone-like texture, the iron golem feels like a heavy, solid chunk of metal that no other mobs should mess with. Fans are loving the iron golem's design in A Minecraft Movie, and that's a great thing.
3) Wolf
While the teaser did give everyone a glimpse of how the wolf looks, it was not enough for anyone to conclusively say anything about its design. However, this was not the case with the official trailer. It shows Steve, played by Jack Black, giving the wolf a piece of bone. This turns the mob into a tamed wolf.
The design looks true to the game, and the makers have managed to retain the mob's blocky look without making things look uncanny or bizarre. This was a major complaint from fans when they saw the teaser.
The world of Minecraft looked too bright and unrealistic, the cast members did not fit it, and there were a lot of issues with the dialogue as well. Thankfully, a closer look at the wolf shows that the teaser did not do justice to the whole set and mob design. Given how important it is in a playthrough, it is very likely that the tamed wolf will share the screen with the cast for quite a long time.
4) Chicken
The chicken was featured in the trailer for quite an unfortunate scene. In one of the shots, the bird can be seen inside a lava oven, which then turns it into cooked a chicken. The interesting and positive part was that apart from the lava and the trapdoors looking accurate to the game, the chicken was also identical to its counterpart.
Just like the makers did with the bee mob, the chicken also got a fur texture instead of a plain appearance. This simple addition makes it more realistic and grounded to the movie's blocky world.