My thoughts on the Super Mario movie

My thoughts on the Super Mario movie 

 

The fact that we're getting a Super Mario movie reinforces my point about why most video game movies are bad? That is Hollywood don't know how to pick video games that can work as a movie. 

When they do, they find a way to screw that up. 

Don't believe me, then explain to me why they are working on a live-action Pac-Man movie? Do I really need to give you a history lesson on Mario? This mascot is as iconic as Mickey Mouse. Really, I'm surprised that we didn't get to see these two fight in Death Battle but I digress. Making a Super Mario movie is a mistake because of how hard it is to adapt this video games series into a movie. First of all, this is a franchise that focuses on gameplay then telling a story. That's why it got away with telling the same story for over forty years for the most part. Second, because Mario is an avatar for the player, he doesn't have much characterization. The only thing we know about Mario is that he's a simp. Seriously, Mario keeps saving Princess Peach from the same guy most of the time over and over and over again with nothing to show for it. I mean he's not rich or married to Princess Peach. Well, that could be an issue because Luigi did help out. Come on, how smart do you have to be to figure out that Princess Peach wants to be with Bowser? 

To be fair, there are men who can relate to this as far as working on improving their body, looks and income to get women's attention. Only to get blown off because you have no street credit, or she's not sexually attracted to you. The premise of Mario saving Princess Peach could be a deal-breaker for older viewers. Filmmakers can't hide behind the excuse of this movie is for kids because you can't make a film like this without the kids who grew up playing these games in mind. Men are going to be put off by the story because they think Princess Peach is taking Mario and Luigi for granted. So why should they care if they save Peach or not? In order to fix that the dynamic between the characters needs to change. 

Really, I'm surprised that Nintendo would approve of this movie considering it's almost thirty years since the last Super Mario movie and Hollywood hasn't gotten better at making video game movies since then. Heck, we don't have a decent Mario cartoon. What about the Winnie the pooh movie, that should make Nintendo go yikes. Going back to the last Super Mario movie I'm surprised that it's considered a cult classic because A the movie has nothing to do with the game it's based on and B it wasn't appropriate for kids. Not only that Dennis Hopper wasn't happy with the production of this movie. Christian Bale's rant on the set of Terminator Salvation has got nothing on this. If you want to know the details of his outrage, you can find the article on the Guardian website. Also, fans or consumers are not happy with some of Nintendo's business practices so what made them think that people will watch this movie? Just like most people I wasn't happy with the voice cast because we already know what most of these characters sound like so what's the point of this?

Nintendo should have made a Legend of Zelda movie because that's the only IP that can work as a movie. (Beside Super Metroid.) Yes! The Legend of Zelda games are about Link saving a Princess however there is more to those games than that. (Plus, the fans ship Link with other NPCs.) The reason why Link is protecting Princess Zelda from Ganondorf is because all three of them are connected through the Triforce. (That's the game's MacGuffin.) Also, Zelda is a better Princess than Peach because she isn't a damsel in distress, she helps Link fight Ganondorf and helps Link on his adventures. (I not saying Princess Peach isn't helpful she's just not consistent about it.) Game of Thrones shows that there is a market for a movie like this. Plus, this franchise is more mature than Mario and Ganondorf is a better villain. For those of you who will say how can you make a Legend of Zelda movie if Link can't talk? There are ways around that issue like in Wind Walker we know what Link is thinking and feeling because of his facial expression. 

Don't get me wrong I'm not against the idea of a Mario movie but I would prefer it to be like the Lego Batman movie. As far as it being a comedy that pokes fun at itself and celebrates its forty-year history. That's the only option I can think of to make this movie appeal to everyone.

What am I talking about? We can do that ourselves. 

 

 

 

As far as the teaser trailer goes there isn't much to say about it because it only has three scenes. I will say this we can expect some laughs judging by how the first scene played out. Speaking of the first scene it has Bowser invading a castle looking for the star. This scene put my mind at ease because we know he's not after peach. (I hope I'm not jinxing myself.) If that's the case, what role will she play in this movie? It's safe to assume that Bowser wants the star so he can rule the mushroom kingdom. The second scene is Mario landing in an area full of mushrooms. Judge by his reaction he's never been here before. I hope this isn't a case where he's from the real world and he turns into a cartoon. After that, he meets Toad and they race to the mushroom kingdom. It looks like Toad will be Mario's guide in this world. The final scene is Luigi being chased by Bowser's goons. I hope he doesn't get the short end of the stick in this movie because he's the smartest character in this franchise.  

Besides Peach Donkey Kong is the only character not in the teaser. I think he could be working with Bowser as his right-hand man, that makes sense considering DK and Mario were adversaries. I like the animations in this trailer because it gives details on the character designs from the game. It's like giving flesh to a cartoon. The only complaint I have with the tease I don't like the voice acting, we know what most of these characters sound like the voice acting doesn't match that. With that said, this teaser did a good job of making us wonder how things will play out in this movie? It would be ironic if this movie broke the video game movie curse considering this franchise started the movie adaptions of video games. 

That's all I have to say about this teaser what do you think of it?