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Van Lathan

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’The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Instant Reactions | The Midnight Boys

Those are both like TV.

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’The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Instant Reactions | The Midnight Boys

Where it's like with Star Wars, I think the thing that's always been hard is because not only is it a cinematic choice, these are like, if you ask people like 10 most important movies ever, Star Wars is going to be there.

The Ringer-Verse
’The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Instant Reactions | The Midnight Boys

I think the bar creatively is just so high when you add something new to it.

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’The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Instant Reactions | The Midnight Boys

It's just going to be a different, it's going to be kind of like a different challenge.

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’The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Instant Reactions | The Midnight Boys

You are speaking to the top 1%.

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’The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Instant Reactions | The Midnight Boys

of the fan base and that's when i think star wars is at its worst when it is trying to make like the most rabid fans happy because i'm like they're never going to be happy like to me star wars is at its best when it's like okay we are trying to make a story that anyone can enjoy and when you get to like the 10th time darth maul resurrects it's the same mcu problem it's like once you start telling too much and revealing too much people are like this is homework

The Ringer-Verse
’The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Instant Reactions | The Midnight Boys

And Star Wars, at this point, feels like homework.

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’The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Instant Reactions | The Midnight Boys

It doesn't feel like enjoyment.

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’The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Instant Reactions | The Midnight Boys

No, no, no, no, no.

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’The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Instant Reactions | The Midnight Boys

Well, that is a perfect pivot.

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’The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Instant Reactions | The Midnight Boys

Cause if we're talking about things that might be dead, just kidding.

The Ringer-Verse
’The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Instant Reactions | The Midnight Boys

Yo, I got to go to the bathroom.

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’The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Instant Reactions | The Midnight Boys

And Project Hail Mary pulled it off.

The Ringer-Verse
’The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Instant Reactions | The Midnight Boys

There you go.

The Ringer-Verse
’The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Instant Reactions | The Midnight Boys

Where it's like, I did not like the hokey parts of that movie, but it is connecting with...

The Ringer-Verse
’The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Instant Reactions | The Midnight Boys

You got a lot.

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’The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Instant Reactions | The Midnight Boys

I don't, when I watched, but I also think the difference is Luke Skywalker is Mark Hamill.

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’The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Instant Reactions | The Midnight Boys

Batman is Batman.

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’The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Instant Reactions | The Midnight Boys

Like, and that's what I think is harder with those, because those characters, we saw them on screen first.

The Ringer-Verse
’The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Instant Reactions | The Midnight Boys

We were like, no, Harrison Ford is Han Solo.