Monday 4 July 2022 08:48 AM Bizarre TikTok trend sees large groups of young men don suits and attend ... trends now
A bizarre new TikTok trend is sweeping the internet - and it might be the strangest one yet.
What has been dubbed the 'Gentleminions' trend sees large groups of young men don formalwear, usually dark suits and ties, to attend screenings of the new animated film, Minions: The Rise of Gru.
In several viral videos shared on the social media app, the men, usually teenagers, join their friends to descend upon their local cinemas in their finest clothes.
A bizarre new TikTok trend dubbed the 'Gentleminions' trend sees large groups of young men don formalwear, usually dark suits and ties, to attend screenings of the new animated film, Minions: The Rise of Gru. Pictured is a still from one such video filmed by TikTok user Bill Hirst
They walk stoically in file and ride escalators in formation, showing no emotion, as they make their way through shopping centres to their nearest Minions screening.
Once inside the cinema and viewing the film, they sit together in a row, throwing Mininons symbols with their hands and showing their appreciation by clapping.
The idea behind the trend is simply that it's amusing for viewers to see formally attired young men appearing to take a children's film so seriously.
In several viral videos shared on the social media app, the men, usually teenagers, join their friends to descend upon their local cinemas in their finest clothes
However their viewing of the movie has been deemed 'ironic enjoyment' and the groups are attending the animated feature for a laugh, as well as to film the meme-worthy videos for TikTok.
While the trend is mostly sweeping the USA, one popular video filmed by TikTok user Bill Hirst, which has racked up almost 35 million views, is believed to have
