Bowser has recently stolen a Super Star, with which he hopes to conquer the Mushroom Kingdom.
Luigi, meanwhile, winds up in the Dark Lands, home of the Koopa Troop and ruled with an iron fist by King Bowser (Jack Black). Mario ends up in the magical realm of the Mushroom Kingdom, home of the mushroom-like Toads and the beautiful Princess Peach (Anya Taylor-Joy). into a ‘Warp Zone,’ where they become separated. Mario and Luigi traverse the sewers to find the source of the problem, when they find themselves in a hidden chamber of seemingly abandoned pipes. The brothers Mario have the opportunity to prove their mettle at their new job, however, when a manhole leak floods Brooklyn. It doesn’t help that they are antagonized by their former boss, Foreman Spike (Sebastion Maniscalco). Both brothers live in a cramped apartment in Brooklyn with their parents and extended family, and though the brothers are optimistic and hopeful of their new plumbing ventures, their father (voiced by Charles Martinet, the voice of Mario in the video games) isn’t so supportive of their dreams. Mario is of course the headstrong and brave older brother, while Luigi is always well-meaning and supportive, but is more timid and lacks his brother’s strength. Movie, the titular brothers Mario (Chris Pratt) and Luigi (Charlie Day) have recently quit their job at the Wrecking Crew to start their own plumbing company. Movie is (almost) everything fans could want out of a Mario movie. Movie is a faithful adaptation of gaming’s best series, and a love letter to its peerless history. How happy I am that, thirty years after Super Mario’s disastrous first attempt at a big screen adaptation, Nintendo fans finally have a Super Mario movie they can be proud of. (and indeed, their first attempt at adapting video games) resulted in the infamous 1993 live-action film, which was so far removed from the source material that Nintendo wouldn’t let Hollywood anywhere near its franchises for decades afterward. More infamously, Hollywood’s first attempt at adapting Super Mario Bros. Super Show, but it’s not exactly the kind of show you would refer to when thinking of quality television. Millennials such as myself may have a nostalgic soft spot for The Super Mario Bros. Not only did Illumination seem like an odd fit for such an adaptation, but the Super Mario series – despite being the most successful and heralded series in video games – has had a rough history translating to other mediums. When it was announced that Illumination would be making a movie based on Nintendo’s flagship franchise, Super Mario Bros., fans were skeptical.
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