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After watching "Super Mario Bros. Movie", I was moved to tears. It may be that the shoddy live-action adaptation movie thirty years ago is too unbearable to look back on, or it may be that I have watched too many game adaptations that do not respect the original over the years, and when this "Super Mario Bros. Movie" personally supervised by Mario's creator Shigeru Miyamoto appeared on the big screen in such an infinitely close to perfect form, I really just wanted to bow deeply to Mr. Miyamoto.
In this movie, the brothers Mario and Luigi are still plumbers, but their home is installed in the real Brooklyn, New York, which is similar to the live-action film adaptation thirty years ago. But due to an accident, he was sucked into the city sewer and crossed to the Mushroom Kingdom, and began a magical adventure. Don't worry that this setting will make you play, because the movie is completely into the world of game adaptation shortly after the opening, and in addition to the mushroom kingdom, there are many more in-game stages in the movie that will definitely keep you engaged.
All the elements adapted in the movie come from the Mario series of games, "Super Mario Bros.", "Mario Karting", "Luigi Western", and "Super Bang Gang", etc., these elements are not rigidly placed in the movie as props and decorations, but through a very sophisticated design to reproduce them in the movie. Countless Easter eggs and terriers that old Mario players can understand at a glance are one after another in the movie, making the whole viewing process comfortable, and many characters from Mario games have appeared, which can really be said to be a Mario all-star movie.
When the first trailer was released, many people questioned Mario's voice Chris Pratt, thinking that he might not be able to restore the slightly Italian-accented verve played by Charles Martinez for Mario in the game, but after watching the whole film, I can pat my chest and assure you that you don't have to worry about this at all, Chris has maintained the essence of Mario and has his own brilliant performance, and I even have some expectations that his voice will appear in future games.
The voiceovers of the other characters are also full of verve, whether it is Princess Brigitte or Luigi, whether it is Dong Qigang or Coolba, even some supporting characters, it will make you feel like they came out of the game. And Charles Martinez, who voiced Mario in the original game, although he did not continue to play the protagonist this time, he also made a cameo appearance in the film, which can be regarded as a tribute to his voice for Mario over the decades, which is left to everyone to find out in the movie by themselves.
In addition to the characters, I think the best part of the movie is the music and sound effects, the music from the Mario series of games is very appropriately integrated into the background music, depending on the scene and different bridges, the familiar music will always start at the right time. At the same time, all kinds of familiar sound effects will accompany you to enjoy movies, top bricks, eat mushrooms, step on turtles... In short, movies have little surprises that can beat your heart anytime and anywhere.
If there's anything to regret about the movie, it's the 90-minute length that may not feel like enough, but fortunately of the two Easter eggs at the end of the film, the last of which appears after the entire end credits will reveal the existence of a sequel, hoping that Nintendo and Illuminated Entertainment won't keep us waiting too long.
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Why such a movie moved me, because it gave 100% respect to the game elements from beginning to end, and absolutely did not fool around with any game elements in order to match the film adaptation, I believe that this is inseparable from the personal supervision of Nintendo and Mr. Miyamoto, and it can also be seen that Lighting Entertainment has given an unshakable dominance to the game in the adaptation process, and only creators who really understand the game and really love the game can do this.
Games and movies are two different forms of entertainment, they have both commonalities and their own characteristics, and when the two are combined, they will surely collide with new sparks, but the premise is that any adaptation should respect the core value of the original form, rather than blindly cutting the boots for the sake of adaptation. We've seen too many failed game adaptations, but The Super Mario Bros. Movie undoubtedly sets a new example for everyone, and only enough respect can be exchanged for full recognition.