The author of this article is @NorthS of the Xiaowan family
Find everyone's spiritual nook in the movie
Speaking of the most famous video game of all time, Super Mario Bros. must be on the list.
In 1985, Nintendo launched this cute side-scrolling jump game on the red and white machine, which quickly became popular around the world, and since then video games have become a new entertainment product for all ages.
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Now 38 years later, this uncle wearing a red hat and an Italian accent has not only not passed, but has gradually become a pop culture symbol comparable to "Mickey Mouse" because of the iterative update of the game version.
Now, "Super Mario Brothers" has landed on the big screen in the form of an animated movie.
As the first work of the game giant Nintendo to enter the film industry, Mario shouldered the ambition of the game manufacturer to film its own IP, when Mario shouted the familiar phrase "Here we go!" on the big screen! "Can we still get back the feeling of childhood?
So next, let Xiao Wan take everyone into that familiar and fresh magical world, and take a look at what are the highlights of this much-anticipated "Super Mario Brothers Movie".
In order to take care of audiences who have never played the game, "Super Mario Bros. Movie" lowers the threshold for viewing movies to a minimum, and popularizes Mario's story from scratch.
The film tells the story of the optimistic and bold brother Mario and the timid and cautious brother Louisi who jointly open a "housekeeping" company specializing in the repair of sewer pipes.
During a daily work, the two accidentally fell into a mysterious interdimensional space.
It is made up of many worlds with different terrains and styles, and the beautiful Princess Becky and magical creatures like "little mushrooms" live here.
And in the seemingly peaceful world, there is a big boss behind the scenes - Cool Overlord.
He conquered worlds by force and kidnapped Mario's brother Louis.
In order to protect their homeland, cartoon characters from various worlds unite to resist the invasion of CoolBully, and a battle to defend their homeland begins.
And can our Mario "evolve" from an ordinary plumber to a big hero who saved the world?
In addition to the simple and interesting story, "Super Mario Bros. Movie" builds a colorful "fairy tale world" for the audience based on the original game.
Whether it is the mushroom kingdom where green plants and various fungi intermingle, or the menacing, Gothic and medieval style of the Tyrant Castle, while restoring the classic shape of the game, it is more fairy tale dreamy, and the audience seems to be in another colorful "Disneyland"
To this end, Nintendo specially found lighting entertainment that has produced many high-quality animations such as "Despicable Me", "Happy Voice" and "Bad League". The two companies joined forces to bring Mario to the big screen in 4 years.
At the same time, the main creator cast of "Super Mario Bros. Movie" is also a part that cannot be ignored.
The film is directed by Aaron Horvath & Michael Gelnek ("Teen Titan Strike"), and Matthew Fogel ("Minions 2", "The Lego Movie 2") is responsible for the screenplay.
In terms of dubbing, "Star-Lord" Chris Pratt voices Mario, "Rear Wing Abandonment" heroine Anya Taylor-Joy with Princess Beaty, Charlie Day with Louiski, Jack Black with Kuba.
Such a star-studded cast, how can people not be moved?
For viewers who don't have much experience with games, Super Mario Bros. Movie may just be an animated movie with a delicate drawing style and a lighthearted and fun plot.
But for veteran gamers, especially Nintendo players, the movie version is a carnival full of surprise Easter eggs.
First of all, the classic gameplay of the game has been delicately restored in the movie.
Judging from the trailer released previously, the movie not only copied the design of the side-scrolling parkour adventure in the game into the movie, but also the series of signature props such as "Bigger Mushroom", "Flame Flower", and the characteristic mechanism "Hidden Brick" have been fully restored.
Secondly, various core characters from the Mario world also appeared.
Among them are the familiar "Peach Blossom Princess" Biki, the adventurous "Mushroom Captain" Chinobio, and the less conspicuous villains in the game Chestnut Boy and Hanhan Turtle.
Even the mascot of the Mario series, the green dinosaur Yoshi, will appear in the film.
I believe that as long as you have played any of the works of the "Super Mario" series, you will feel very familiar with the characters who appeared in the film.
The most surprising thing for the majority of game fans is that the movie cleverly combines hundreds of Mario game versions.
Since its birth in 1985, Super Mario Bros. has deservedly become a golden signature in the gaming industry.
In order to continue this momentum, Nintendo designed a series of games with different setting backgrounds with popular characters such as Mario and Luigi as the protagonists.
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For example, in the trailer, Mario and his friends drove the latest racing car on the rainbow road, with various props in their hands ready to meet the enemy's bridge, which undoubtedly paid tribute to the racing game "Mario Racing".
And the latest game of this game, "Mario Racing 8", has been popular so far, and has sold more than 48 million copies, which is currently one of the highest-grossing games on NS consoles.
Finally, in The Super Mario Bros. movie, we may also expect to see more Easter eggs from Nintendo movies.
In July 2022, Nintendo officially acquired Japanese CG company Dynamo Pictures and turned it to Nintendo Pictures, starting its film career.
As the "overlord of the game industry", Nintendo also has many IPs such as "The Legend of Zelda", "Pokémon", "Miterode" and so on that can be adapted into movies, so don't miss the various Easter eggs buried in the movie.
So can "Super Mario Bros. Movie" sweep away the haze of the 1993 live-action Mario movie, so that the series of old fans and a new generation of audiences can gain happiness and emotion in this animation?
Walk into the cinema today!