I really liked the first US commercial for Mario Galaxy 2, but this one is better. This is how I would want a Mario movie to feel. Like the US commercial for New Super Mario Bros Wii, I'd want a new Mario movie to fully embrace the weirdness of the Mario Universe, integrate it into regular life, and show how the people of the world find it all to be totally normal.
The Mario games are really weird; more surreal than most videogames, let alone movies or TV shows. Even most Pixar movies, often filled with talking bugs and toys, don't really come close to Mario. Despite being so distanced from reality, Mario and his unique form of videogame logic have managed to find acceptance from mainstream American culture. That's no small feat.
I think it's about time that Nintendo capitalized on that acceptance with a live-action movie, one that doesn't try to constantly prove to the viewer that there was a logical explanation for everything. If the original Super Mario Bros. movie had spent more time reveling in "Mario-logic", and less time trying to makes us OK with the fact that it didn't make any sense, maybe it would have been just effective as this 30 second commercial at evoking that unique Mario-feeling.
Super Mario Galaxy 2 Planets TV Commercial- [Genmega, thanks J S!]
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3:00 AM on 05.17.2010
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No, if there is a Mario movie, I better see "Shigeru Miyamoto" about 26 times in the credits
"all I see is some stupid kids jumping and spinning in a circle and then some pedophile chasing them onto a couch."
Projecting much?
Also, the Animal Crossing movie did a near perfect job of giving me the feeling of playing the game, but without being asked to control anything.
So yeah, it can be done, but only by people who realize that the game will always be better than the movie, and all the movie producer can hope to do is pay tribute to the game they are adapting.
That's how Peter Jackson approached the Lord of the Rings movies, and that worked out pretty well for him.
/sarcasm
Speaking of corny, that ad was kinda too "we r hapi familie" for me. I'm still looking forward to the game!
I do agree with you on the game-movie thing though. It's much the same as a film based on a book, the book is always better but some films do a pretty good job of either enhancing the novel or just a decent job of paying homage to it. Lord of the Rings, American Phyco etc
Live action Mario though? Fuck that someone call Pixar.
Pretty much. What a bunch of downers. :/
HAHAHAHA holy shit. My grandfather who is scottish, my big brother who is white, my sister who is african, and my cousin who is asian.
I'm with sharpless, go over the top or go home
Looks pretty CGI-packed to me.
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