A new TikTok trend has influenced scores of teenagers in the UK to reach theatres dressed in sleek suits. The young viewers have been accused of cheering loudly and mimicking characters of film ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’, something that has created a rather unpleasant experience for other moviegoers
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July 07, 2022 20:05:18 IST
Characters from the film ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’. AFP
Some movie theatres in the UK have banned young people from wearing formal suits during screenings of the recently-released animated film ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’. The reason behind this decision is a bizarre trend on TikTok.
According to the BBC, videos have gone viral online that feature young people dressed up in suits to watch the movie in large groups and cheering loudly during the screening, racking up millions of views in some cases.
What is the trend and how did it start?
According to The Indian Express, hoards of youngsters have been flocking to cinema halls wearing suits and referring to themselves as ‘Gentleminions’ ever since the movie was released last week.
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The teenagers filmed themselves copying the characteristic steepled fingers of the movie’s supervillain Felonious Gru and celebrated that “the five year wait is over” – referring to the time since the franchise’s last instalment, Despicable Me 3.
As the trend found more and more followers, teenage fans of the film franchise started appearing at movie theatres dressed up in sleek suits, cheered loudly and even mimicked the film’s characters during the screenings.