Ben Lindbergh

That's the point.

Not the passive experience of watching cut scenes in the games or just watching someone else play Mario.

You know, I've watched these movies in my

my fingers are just like itching, you know, I'm just like twitching.

I want a game pad in my hand so I can actually play a version of this thing.

And every time there is kind of an emotional moment, you know, there are relationships here.

There's the father-son Bowser, Bowser Jr.

relationship.

There's the Rosalina Peach relationship.

There's the Mario Peach relationship.

But

None of those is really explored in any great depth.

They're just sort of side quests, little colors, subtle influences, and then we're on to the next battle and we're on to the next world.

And so I do wish that there were a bit more...

heart, maybe heart's the wrong word.

I think the movie's heart is in the right place, you know, but there's just beyond the most banal lessons that one could insert into a movie like this.

There's just nothing particularly poignant or memorable emotionally for me.

No, it's not.

No.

And so, yes, we do have to judge these things based on what they are aspiring to be.