January 19th is a Robloxia feature documentary film detailing the story of the 2012 Club Topia Shooting. The film was one of the first documentaries in Robloxia to detail the causes of shootings. Despite being documentary in tone, it became one of the most controversial films in Robloxian history due to the fact the film was biased in which the shooter was praised. Some even said that the film had inspired multiple shootings in Robloxia after a scene in the documentary prominently forgot to blur the link to a black market website (of which Jarone used to purchase guns), which still works to this day. Despite the controversy, the film was one of the highest rated films of 2024, and is one of the best performing documentary films. One of the well known techniques used in the documentary was that there was no actual footage of shooting used, but rather, the footage used was created in a virtual environment.
Plot
January 19th begins four days before the shooting and ends on the day of the shooting. Jarone Oni (played by Tyrese Stephens) had just got fired from Club Brooks after his hate speech towards the LGBTQ+ community. It tells the story on how Jarone Oni wanted to shoot Club Topia.
Ratings
The film is 9.3/10 on RMDB and is rated R.
Rotten Tomatoes gave it a 56%.
Soundtrack:
The soundtrack was made by Jayson Wallace. Here are the names of the songs:
- Club Brooks
- Spiraling
- Bottom of the Barrel
- Revenge
- Plotting
- The Shooting
- Aftermath
Home Video
January 19th was released on digital home video on January 3rd, 2025. The film was available on DVD, Blu-Ray, and 4K Ultra HD the day before. The analog version features commentary tracks by the film makers, cast, and crew, a retrospective, two behind-the-scenes featurettes, and two deleted scenes.
Reviews
Praise
Luna Schwartz was reported to have praised the film, saying that Jarone "lived as a hero, and died as a hero".
Criticism
The film was very controversial. The main reason is how some people claim it was trying to praise the shooter. Some thought the film would inspire other people to shoot areas. Cops say it glorifies the shooter, and teaches people how to get weapons illegally.