A Minecraft Movie is the long-awaited film adaptation of one of the most popular video games of all time, but there are still unanswered questions about it, including one about the piglins. Since its release, it has cemented the franchise as one of the most popular series in modern times, as it is already one of the biggest movies of the year. A Minecraft Movie is filled with Easter Eggs and references to the original game, which could make it confusing as to what was a reference and what was original in the film.
One moment in the movie where this cropped up was during one of A Minecraft Movie‘s Nether scenes, where a baby piglin was killed, dropping a big slab of meat on the ground. This moment was definitely played off as a joke, considering it came around when the main villain of A Minecraft Movie, Malgosha, played by Rachel House, got upset at the piglin for trying to show her a drawing. However, the scene also showcased the film’s approach to adapting the original Minecraft, as it isn’t strictly beholden to what would happen in the game.
A Minecraft Movie’s Piglin Meat Drop Makes Sense With Real-Life
Pigs Drop Meat In Real Life, So Pigs Drop Meat In The Movie
This moment likely didn’t stir much conversation with people not familiar with the Minecraft video game, as a pig dropping meat when it dies seems fairly logical by the standards of the real world. Obviously, the Overworld in A Minecraft Movie doesn’t obey the same laws of physics or reason that the real world does, but a pig-like creature dropping meat to be consumed when it dies makes a lot of sense, as that is exactly how pigs in real life are used, turning into food after their deaths.
Piglins Dropping Meat In A Minecraft Movie Is A Video Game Change
Piglins Don’t Drop Meat In The Original Video Game
Despite the consistency with the real world, this moment in the movie actually signals a change from the video game, as piglins won’t drop any sort of meat when they are killed in Minecraft. These mobs are obviously obsessed with gold, so in the game, when they are killed, they will only drop golden weapons and armor, or a crossbow if they are a ranged attacker. The only creatures in the Nether that will drop pork are the hoglins, one of the mobs included in A Minecraft Movie, being ridden by piglins during a chase scene.
In the video game, hoglins and piglins will actually fight each other, not work together as they were shown to in A Minecraft Movie.
However, something else to note is that the zombified version of a piglin can in fact drop meat, though it comes in the form of rotten flesh, as opposed to the pork chop that was portrayed in the film. While this never really made sense from a realistic perspective, as the rotten flesh would presumably have been non-rotten flesh before the piglin became a zombie, realism has never been too important for Minecraft. A Minecraft Movie does have some game changes that don’t feel quite right, but this one was definitely one of them that made a lot of sense.
