Super Mario (Movie)

The Story of how 2 Plumbers became Super!
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Super Mario Movie (Japanese マリオ＆ルイージ：パイプ迷路の素晴らしい冒険: Mario & Luigi: Great Adventures in the Pipe Maze) is a 2023 action-adventure musical comedy film adaptation based on Nintendo’s Super Mario (series) and is produced by Illumination. The Movie is directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic and is written by Matthew Fogel with Robert Smigel co-writing. It stars Chris Pratt as the Voice of the titular character Mario while Charlie day Voices Luigi alongside Jack Black,Keegan Michael Key, Seth Rogen, Anya Taylor-Joy and more. It follows 2 Brothers, Mario & Luigi, who have to rekindle their brotherly relationship along with travelling through an Underground Labyrinth to save a Princess from the Koopa Troop along with help from a few unlikely allies.
The film was released around the world in Spring 2023 with getting its United States released on March 31th 2023 and April 29th in Asian Countries. The film has grossed over $1.2 Billion and received positive reviews, with praise given to the faithful ness to the source material, Characters, animation, voice acting, comedy, score, musical numbers and action scenes but some criticised it for it’s plot. Multiple follow-ups to the film, including 2 direct sequels and a few Spin-offs are in the works.
==Synopsis==
When Bowser (King of the Koopas) starts his plan of world domination and takes Princess Peach, ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom, hostage and plans to marry her. A Brooklyn Plumber named Mario (and later his Younger but timid Brother Luigi) travel through an Inter-dimensional Underground labyrinth and team up with a few unlikely allies to stop Bowser’s plans and save the Princess.
The Movie setting takes place in an alternate dimension/reality to the Mainline Super Mario (series). The Tie-in Game Super Mario Bros (2022 Game) takes place in the same universe although is slightly altered to increase game time. The Story is set in the Mushroom Kingdom, populated in with Mushrooom Kingdom Species such as Toads, Koopa’s and More. The Species in the film are shown to have younger, female and older variants outside of a few selected characters.
==Plot==
===Act 1===
The movie begins with a narration done by Charles Martinet saying:
”Do you know who the Super Mario Bros are? Of course you do! They are the most popular video game icon on the planet, starring in many Games, TV Shows, Comics, Merchandise and uh, a less than stellar movie I will say. The Super Mario Bros have struck the hearts of many with their fun gameplay and with his wacky array of characters, But I will ask you this question: do you know where the Mario Bros came from, their Origins, or how they became Super? Well, I know, so strap in folks as today I'll tell you the Story of the Super Mario Bros.”
65 million years ago, a meteorite crashed into the Earth, killing the dinosaurs but opened a portal to many parallel dimensions. The surviving dinosaurs cross into one of the new dimensions, evolving into 2 races depending if they’re a carnivore or herbivore,  Koopas (Carnivore) & Yoshi’s (Herbivore), However, this dimension was inhabited by anthropomorphic Fungus named Toads, who excelled the Koopas to the Darklands after they wanted to rule the Kingdom, which lead to the Yoshi’s finding a new home.
Later in 1985, An Evil Wizard named Kamek, wants takeover the Mushroom Kingdom after many years of being banished to the Darklands and for his adoptive son (Bowser) to rule the world, he then storms the Castle and is greeted by the Mushroom King and Queen who tells him that there's a prophecy saying that a Hero will rise up and use the Power Star to stop the Koopa army, he then turns them into stone and sends an Army of Toadies to find the Hero and kill them in the Mushroom Kingdom, they kidnap every baby born but they find each an every one of them aren't the one that fulfils the prophecy, until Kamek finds Twins that are being carried by a stork, he then quickly gets all of the Toadies and find them instantly, the Stork gets ambushed by them and crash lands onto Yoshi's Island where the Stork tells them of the situation, The Yoshi's picks them up and manages to heal the stork to continue their course through using the Pipe Maze, an inter-dimensional labyrinth which sends people to other worlds through green pipes while fending of the Toadies. The Babies names? Mario Mario & Luigi Mario.
The Mario Bros grew up in Brooklyn, New Donk City, working for many oddjobs set from their greedy Boss Foreman Spike including a Doctor, Carpenter, Athlete (In Tennis, Football and Golf), Racer, Circus employee as a Juggler, Bartender, Cement Factory Worker, Freelance Artist, Toy Maker, Boxing Referee, A Shop Clerk and Soldier, although he was good at those Jobs, he says he quickly became bored of them and quit, he wanted to know where his place in the world is, all of these jobs felt like he hasn’t lived up to his true destiny, feeling like he hasn't accomplished anything in life. He also had a girlfriend, Pauline, a singer, who he met during his circus job, calling her everything in a great girl you could hope for but feels like he doesn't deserve her, however no matter the situation, Mario always takes charge in the situations the Bros are in.
Eventually in 2011, The Mario Bros (with the outfits from Super Mario Maker 2) work at Foreman Spike's Construction Site, where they're disliked by everyone due their goofy nature especially Wario & Waluigi (their cousins), unbeknownst to them an Ape and his son breaks out of the Zoo and capture Pauline, who then climbs up to the highest tower in the City destroying everything in its path. Mario (excitedly) & Luigi (reluctantly) race into action climbing up the Tower while Barrels are being thrown down at them, The Bros save Pauline but destroy the building in the process. The builders praise Mario for finally being a Hero (but forget Luigi) and give him a Golden Hammer but then Spike boos which leads to everyone booing Mario for destroying their hard work. Deciding it's too dangerous to live here, they send the ape and monkeys to their natural habitat. Spike fires the 2 Bros which leads to Luigi wondering how they're gonna pay Mr Segale for rent this month while Mario tells Luigi that he has a plan.
In 2015 it's the Bros 30th Birthday, since then they've an unsuccessful Plumbing business despite being a small time Hero (Mario's Pipeline Plumbing) where only the Bros and their friend Stanley work there, Mr Segale reminds them that they don't have enough for rent this month and could be evicted. Luigi worries that they'll be evicted and can't pull do a party unless they sell Mario's Golden Hammer, which he won't do and says that they have to stay positive and that he has a plan, Luigi says that he's been saying positive for 5 years and that's lead to them being hopelessly alone, having no money and Brown dirty Undershirts, they then get a call about how they need to fix a leak in the Townhall. The Bros get inside their company Van (with the original SMB1 Logo) while Mario says a sly "I told you so".
When they get there however, Wario & Waluigi are on the Job with Pauline telling them that they were there first unfortunately. The Bros leave before Pauline gives them a few Coins and asks  Mario if they're still on for the date and party, Mario nods reluctantly before entering the van solemnly. Luigi tells Mario "I told you so" before telling him that his Girlfriend can't bail them out forever, before long Stanley comes into the Van and takes their coins to have his pay.
Mario & Pauline go to Candy Café for the date, but it isn't going very well. Pauline tries to ignite a spark by talking about her upcoming career as a singer with her new song Jump Up Superstar along with being the new Mayor. Mario, looking sad, then says that when he saved Pauline from the Ape a few Years ago he felt like he accomplished something meaningful in life. Pauline asks what this means, confused, and tells her that he's breaking up with her as he wants to figure out what to do with his life not wanting it to be meaningless, hoping that they can just be friends at the moment, Pauline then gets angry at Mario and pours water on him, leaving and shouting she never wanted to see him again. The first musical number of the film would be about how Mario longs for excitement, fulfilment and redemption and wants to make it up to the people around him. The musical number ends with Mario being late for his party, before that Mario sees a family selfie of him and Luigi. Mario starts to cry & apologises for his behaviour, before long his phone rings and he rushes back to his apartment.
Suddenly he steps on a manhole and gets trapped inside a sewer. Mario tries to find a way out but is stuck inside the sewers. He then hears a screaming woman who then falls on Mario. The 2 of them exchange a scream and Mario asks what she's doing there and says that she's been chased by a few monsters and is also crying with Mario comforting her. Both of them introduce themselves, Mario Mario Jr & Princess Peach Toadstool of the Mushroom Kingdom, she then tells Mario about what happened,
It flashbacks to Peach Toadstool has her musical number about the pressures of being a Princess and wanting to be her own Princess instead of being Posh as her coronation was on that fateful day, Toadsworth (her Royal advisor), comes into her room and asks if she’s ready. Peach looks scared and says that she isn’t ready for her coronation. Toadsworth tells her that life can’t be a breeze throughout as we wouldn’t grow as people, plus it is what her parents would have wanted and everyone is destined for greatness. Peach is more confident and goes out of her room.
Meanwhile, Bowser prepares an assault to the Mushroom Kingdom with airships, his son Bowser air and troops to get the Power Star (a powerful relic passed down to each Toadstool) and finally marry Princess Peach to the dismay of Kamek who he sends to help with the assault.
It switches back to the Mushroom Kingdom and see the Mushroom people (Named Toads) rushing through the Land to go to the coronation. After waiting for some time, Peach comes out of her castle and see thousands of Mushroom people. A few Guard Toads welcome her down and walk her with. Peach then walks though the seemingly endless crowd and walks to the centre of the Kingdom.
Before even she takes a breath for her speech, a missile with angry eyes (a Bullet Bill) hits her, several of the bullet bills hit the Toads as well as Bombs with eyes (Bob-ombs). Thousands of Goombas, Koopas, and Hammer Bros drop down and take away the toads. Kamek turns the Toads who run away into stone.
Princess Peach seems horrified at this and tries to save some Toads by diving right into the action, but fails. 2 Guard Toads try to protect her from the last Airship, the biggest of them all. The Airship doors open up to see Bowser standing there, Bowser and Bowser Jr walk down and starts saying his speech until he trips up leading him to fall down. Peach and the 2 Guard Toads laugh, Bowser glances angrily but still goes on with what he would say:
“Princess Peach, will you take my hand in Marriage and give me the Power Star? Together we will rule 2 kingdoms and eventually the world, also if you decline I’ll just take you anyway”
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Kamek takes the 2 Toads and Princess Peach, the invasion successful Bowser rides of back to the Koopa Kingdom with the other airships in tow, before long Peach escapes with Toadsworth and gives her a warp Pipe and the Power Star to find the Hero that can harness its power, Peach didn't want to run as she wants to save the Toads by Toadsworth forces her to go to the Pipe Maze, Peach was apparently stuck there for days until she came to New Donk City.
Mario seems horrified at this and vows to save the Kingdom and has a conversation about Pasta as he didn’t get to eat on his date leading to his stomach rumbling, Peach laughs and is curious as she’s barely seen most of the world as she’s been trapped in a Castle all of her life which leads to Mario telling her about the wonders of life and about him, before they can continue their conversation about Mario’s breakup, many Koopas, Sidesteppers, Fighterfiles, Hammer Bros and Goombas then rush through the pipes, Mario vows to protect the Princess by beating up the army, which he does with the help of Peach. Suddenly, Bowser comes out, looking for Peach. Mario & Peach try to fight him but Bowser is stronger than Mario and defeats him, making fun of him for how he’s just a plumber. Mario wants to fight him again before Peach warns him that Bowser is too powerful. Mario runs away with Peach up to the City, with Bowser trying to give chase but is too big for the Manhole.
Meanwhile, Luigi has finished setting up the party and is welcoming people to the party but is impatiently waiting for Mario but he’s late. After waiting for nearly 3 Hours, they all leave with Spike saying this was their chance to impress him but they fail once again but Spike has gets an idea after Luigi apologises to Spike for Mario's selfish actions to which he tells Luigi about an Job opportunity.
While Sleeping, Luigi wakes up due to a bad dream, the dream in question was one of the Giant Turtle breathing Fire onto Mario, Killing him, Luigi cries his eyes out before the Turtle charges at him, before he could do anything Luigi wakes up. He then sees the time is 6:00 in the morning and sees no point in going back to bed. He does his daily routine of Brushing/Flossing his teeth, Showering, then changing to his clothes, Green overalls and a Brown undershirt.
He then sees Mario & Peach sleeping on the couch while watching Popeye, Luigi sighs which leads to Peach waking up and screaming, getting a frying pan from Mario’s kitchen, saying she knows Karate while Luigi knows Plum-Fu. Mario wakes up and breaks up the fight between them, Luigi wants to talk to Mario on his own, expressing distress over him missing his own party due to bringing “them” into the house due to her unruly nature and arousing dress, with Mario thinking he’s talking about Waitresses, Mario explains the whole situation, about the firing breathing Turtle and the army ,The Mushroom Kingdom and also shows him the Power star, which leads to Luigi calling Mario crazy. Despite this, Mario asks Luigi to help him protect but he declines, saying that he has to have a job to do with Spike (To Mario's dismay and confusion) and can’t waste his time with make-believe stories, Mario rebuttals, saying that this is his big chance to be a Hero and to find what he wants to do in life, Luigi then angrily answers that he had his chance with DK to “be a Hero” then blew it, walking away and slamming the door.
Meanwhile Kamek gets Bowser out of the manhole, angry that his plans are thwarted by a plumber, Kamek realises that the "Plumber" is the Hero from the prophecy, he warns Bowser of his status to which he laughs off and walks away to find the Plumber to have his revenge.
Mario makes some Pasta for Peach while she watches Dirk-Drain Head & Mighty Plumber when suddenly Bowser busts into Mario's house, noting how nice it is and captures the Princess. After Mario’s done making the pasta he sees a giant hole in the house and Peach screaming, before finishing the Pasta he gets his Golden Hammer, fixes the hole and tries to find Peach and he sees that she’s taken by Bowser, using his Van to catch up to Bowser. Bowser goes back into the sewers and jumps into a Green Pipe, leading Mario to jump right in and finds Hundreds of Pipes as he calls for Peach's name, ending Act 1.
===Act 2===
Act 2 Begins with Mario travelling through the Pipe Maze, shouting Peach's name throughout the many lands he goes too, he eventually makes it too a weird world with many Mushrooms, Questions Blocks, Bricks, Coins and Stone People who resemble Toads, To Mario's horrification, this was the Mushroom Kingdom the Princess was talking about but in ruins.
As he further ventures through the Kingdom he sees a Castle in ruins and an Old Toad (named Toadsworth), who tells him that they need any help they can find as all of the Toads apart from one have been captured and turned to stone. Mario instantly accepts as he wants to redeem himself for allowing Peach to be captured, accidentally venting about how he met her already and feels bad because of her being captured, Toadsworth gets angry but then sees the Power Star Mario has got from Peach, leading him understanding that Peach thinks that Mario can harness the Power Star, which will give the user unlimited Power and says that this Toad (Named Toad) will help him get on track to the Pipe Maze, this Toad is training to be a Captain/Musician despite his somewhat childish nature, the 2 meet but don’t like each due to Toad’s childish behaviour and him thinking he was gonna get the Star and Mario being a plumber and him not saving Peach, nonetheless the 2 of them go forward along with a few Power Ups which will give them special Powers to save the Princess.
Meanwhile, Luigi goes to work without Mario, Spike tells him that he likes Luigi but his Brother is severely bringing him and asks to ditch him and give him a big job opportunity, Luigi initially wants to ditch his Brother to get more money to the pay the bills but remembers of the times when they were children and Mario helped him for everything, with Luigi taking him for granted, despite this. Luigi accepts this job offer and is instantly sent to the sewers while doing some work by defeating Piranha Plants and fixing pipes, he is ambushed by an army of Koopas, Sidesteppers and Fighterfiles, when it seems it’s all over a Long Tongue eats all of them up. The creature with the long Tongue comes to Luigi, Luigi thinks he’s going to be killed and starts peeing himself when suddenly the creature in question licks Luigi and introduces itself as Yoshi, which is the only word it can say. Despite its Illiterate nature, the Yoshi picks up Luigi through its tongue and makes him ride him as they enter the Pipe Maze and into a beautiful Island filled with Yoshi’s accurately named Yoshi's Island, which is shaped like a Giant Egg and is suspended in the Sky.
Meanwhile, Mario & Toad keep on arguing, Toad gets angry at Mario as he was supposed to save Peach from whenever disaster struck, Mario says that he didn’t mind to step on his toes but he needs to prove himself as a Hero as he let Peach be capture, Toad gets angrier at Mario saying that he shouldn’t have let her be captured and isn't the Hero that was prophesied. Before long they make it to the Castle where one of the entrances to the Pipe Maze. The 2 of them go through the castle and evade Thwomps, Dry Bones, Lava Bubbles, Whomps and Hammer Bros, but the 2 of them make it through the castle that is until they meet with Bowser on a bridge.
Mario & Toad try to beat him with base strength but are too weak leading to Toad giving Mario & himself one of the Power Ups which male the 2 change clothes, Bowser laughs and wonders what will changing clothes do, Mario shrugs as his hands go on fire as he throws a fireball leading to Bowser burning and turning into a giant deformed mess of enemies, the 2 of them decide to burn down Bowser to a crisp as he chases the 2 of them through the castle, until a Bridge where Mario Makes it but Toad & Bowser are on the other bridge, leading to Toad telling Mario to destroy the bridge with the Axe nearby to kill Bowser, reluctantly Mario does and destroys the bridge killing Bowser in the process who was revealed to be an imposter whose real form is a Goomba.
Toad prepares to sacrifice himself until Mario catches him, Toad thanks Mario and finally likes him, saying he’ll serve his every command. The 2 of the continue forward and find the Pipe Maze entrance but then see a Brown Bag, Mario thinks it’s Peach but is instead is Toadette, Toad’s secret admirer who Toad gets very anxious at seeing her as he also has a crush on her but doesn’t know how to admit it, nonetheless the 2 enter the pipe maze and try to find Peach.
It then cuts to a Jungle, away from the Mushroom Kingdom and sees a Large Crocodile with a cheap gold crown on and a few other crocodiles with brown pants on with skull belts. It then Shifts to a giant Ape from the beginning now with a Red Tie (Donkey Kong) and a small Monkey with a Cap saying Nintendo and a shirt with stars (Diddy Kong), they rush to the Crocodiles (named Kritters) stealing their Banana Hoard. The duo try to catch up to the Kritters, Diddy having a Barrel Jetpack flies up in the air and throws DK while he’s saying “Banana Slamma!” He then proceeds to beat up King K.rool and sending them back to Crocodile Isle, they return home to the cave of where the banana hoard is being kept, which is below their Grandfather's House, Cranky Kong, they return home and see Cranky is sleeping and tries to sneak into bed, when he suddenly wakes up and heckles the duo of getting a "useless" banana hoard. he then explains in the “good ol days’', they explain distaste in this as they’ve heard this story a “1000” times.
Meanwhile, Bowser, Bowser Jr and his army are setting up the wedding to Peach's and the Toad's dismay, despite this however Bowser looks sad and wonders if this plan will work, given how the Princess has expressed endless hatred for him and his plan. Kamek notices this and asks him what's wrong, leading to a musical number playing about Bowser's childhood and how he wants to do what his ancestors could never do, take over the Mushroom Kingdom and how Jr will carry on that flame. Kamek warns Bowser that he will be thwarted by the plumber and that there is one way that he can be stopped, Bowser reluctantly listens.
Mario, Toad and Toadette explore the many areas of the Pipe Maze to find Peach in a fast paced montage while using a few Power-Ups like the Penguin Suit and Cat Suit, including a Dark Cavern with bats,an Icy Tundra with Penguins and Ice Bullies, a Desert with Pyramids, Tostarenas, Spikes, Pokies and an Angry sentient sun, a Sea filled with Cheap Cheap, Bloopers and a Gooper Blooper, and finally a World in the Clouds with Giant Mushrooms as Platforms.
The group eventually make it to Yoshi's Island where Mario & Luigi finally reunite as they happily run towards each other, until however Mario punches Luigi leading to a fight ensuing as Mario asks why Luigi ditched him for Spike, Luigi tells him that he couldn't live without a plan like he has for 30 Years like Mario has, he shouldn't chase for long head dreams that he clearly can't achieve and he has always taken him for granted due to Mario never listening and always dismissing him. Mario apologises for what he has done to Luigi, Luigi accepts the apology and hugs Mario, Mario saying he will never take him for granted and Luigi saying he'll never ditch again no matter what. Luigi asks Mario if he can go with them on the Adventure too makeup for ditching him, as Mario reluctantly allows him too.
Before long, Yoshi comes in and licks Mario as Luigi introduces the two of them, Yoshi points to his house and the Bros see 2 new outfits ready for them and a handknited Star, as they interpret this as the Yoshi's expecting them which Yoshi nods in agreement.The Bros put on the new outfits being Blue Overalls and Red/Green Undershirts as the Yoshi's help train the Bros in order to harness the Stars Powers throughout the Island, with Mario succeeding each segment in the training montage and Luigi failing them.
A day later, Mario is celebrating at his training as a Hero while Luigi is physically tired of the training, while Yoshi and the Toads are comfortable with The Bros being Heroes, The other Yoshi's look annoyed, worried and angry at The Bros due to not looking like real Heroes, as soon as the group are starting to leave, Kamek and his army of Toadies and enemies (such as Goombas, Koopas, Lakitus and Hammer Bros) attack and destroy the Island along with a Giant Plant Monster named Petey Piranha, The Yoshi's are captured as Mario wants to use the Power Star but Yoshi tries to tell him that he should save it for later but he uses it anyway as he destroys/kills the Toadies and Petey Piranha, despite this however most of the Yoshi's/The Toads are captured and the remaining ones heckle Mario for using the Star, Luigi defends Mario telling him that it was the only thing he could have done in that situation. Mario, Luigi and Yoshi go inside the Pipe Maze to follow Kamek to Bowser's Castle but unfortunately for the Heroes, Kamek leads them to the wrong Pipe and into the Jungle of Illusions, a place where anyone can get lost. 
Meanwhile, Kamek returns to Bowser's Castle and gives him the Yoshi's and the 2 Toads and sends them to work on building a cake. Toad sees his friends Buckenberry and Ala-Gold and tells them about his adventure with the Hero, the other Toads gather around as Toadette tries to catch up to him but gets caught up in the crowd. Toad finally gives them the kicker about Mario being a Plumber and yet is a great Hero, Toadette asks if he's such a great Hero then why didn't he save the 2 of them from Kamek, Toad says that he was preoccupied with other offers and couldn't have saved them such as saving the Yoshi's, Toadette facepalms and points to the Yoshi's building the cake. Toadette says that he is just a Plumber and not a Hero, nothing more to the dismay and surprise of the other Toads, Toadette goes as far as to say Toad is Just a Toad and will never be a Captain like his father. Toad gets sad and this leads to the next Musical Number about how anyone no matter what can and should achieve their dreams, leading to the Toads being inspired by the song help Toad escape and help Mario on his quest, before long Toadette apologises for what she said back then and knows why doing this means a lot to him, the 2 share a kiss as Toad runs into the Pipe Maze in order to help Mario, Toad gets into the Pipe Maze but get captured by Donkey Kong & Diddy Kong.
Meanwhile, Mario, Luigi and Yoshi are lost in the Jungle of Illusion at night and have seen the same Wiggler 5 times who is getting angry at the fact of seeing them, during this Luigi thinks that someones following them as he keep on hearing laughter, The Trio eventually see a Mansion nearby, Mario wants to go ahead to find the next pipe while Luigi wants to rest here, despite this Mario allows Luigi to take charge for once and goes into the Mansion. It quickly goes into chaos when they try to sleep in their rooms and make food as it was a trap sent by the ruler of the Jungle of Illusion, King Boo who sends an army of Boos and Dry Bones to kill the Bros, this leads to Mario temporarily being turned into a Portrait as Luigi and Yoshi escape the Mansion.
After that, Mario turns back to normal and blows back at Luigi, telling him this is why he always takes charge as he will make mistakes, Mario tells Yoshi to follow him as Luigi looks sad, they escape out of the the Jungle of Illusion through the Pipe Maze and into DK Island where they're ambushed by Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong who say that they're aren't going to rule another Kingdom like they did with New Donk City bringing dishonour to the Kong name, The Bros look confused as DK and Diddy fight them throughout the Island, the fight goes to a standstill when Mario & Yoshi become seriously injured and Luigi finds a nearby Banana and gives it to DK, DK eats it but still captures him.
DK and Diddy bring the Bros & Yoshi to Cranky Kong, his Grandfather. DK tells him that he has restored honour to the Kong name by capturing the person who had exiled him through the Large Koopa telling him. Cranky laughs as he beats the 2 Kongs with a Cane as he says he doesn't care about having his honour anymore as he enjoys just watching TV and being with his family, The Bros and Kongs look confused as Cranky waddles towards the Bros and unties them and apologises for how incompetent his Grandchildren are and offers them one of the things they taken in their Banana Hoard which is Toad who was also captured, Toad hugs Mario on his leg as he vows to help him as Mario warns Toad he shouldn't have come with them, Cranky tells them is punishment they must go with the Bros on their journey. Mario wonders how he knows that they're going on a journey and Cranky Kong says he knows everything at all times, or he just talked to Toad and knows what the Bros are doing. He tells them good luck as he opens a Pipe to the Pipe Maze.
Meanwhile, Kamek is watching from a Glass Ball that shows The Bros walking through the Pipe Maze as he calls Bowser to organise an Airship Armada in order to stop Mario, during this Bowser is on date and doesn’t want to comprise his date but Kamek forces him leading to him bringing the date to the airship armada.
Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Toad & the Kongs walk through the clouds, while Luigi wants to climb up the beanstalk, Mario wants to walk through the clouds since it’s safer, when suddenly while walking through the clouds, Bowser’s Airship Armada arrives with Peach and his son, Bowser Jr as they attack with Bullet Bills, Lakitus and his troops. Mario wants to fight while Luigi says to run since it’s safer, but Mario reaffirms his stance while Luigi wonders why they should fight with Mario answering that he will always screw up and this is their chance to save the princess now.
Mario uses the Power of the Cape Feather and flies to destroy all of Airships, apart from Bowser’s fleet who he is too weak to fight against, and falls down. During this Luigi and the group try to run but get hit by Bullet Bills and Bob-ombs as they try to hit Mario. Bowser throws Mario to the ground and flees away to his Castle via the Pipe Maze with a giant Pipe, Mario says that they can quickly get into the Pipe if they make a totem pole while Luigi says that the group needs to rest and Luigi has thought of a plan they have, Mario says that he can’t and won’t listen to his Brother since he will always fail, and it is his duty to take care of him and always take charge so he won’t get hurt, Luigi tells him to look at the group as they look tired and battered, Mario says nothing and runs away as he waves Luigi goodbye to take care of himself as Luigi calls for his name as Mario goes into the Pipe Maze, ending Act 2.
===Act 3===
Mario goes to Bowser’s Castle in the Darklands, a lair with lava to save the Princess. Mario breaks into the castle while the wedding is starting, as he runs towards the altar as the wedding Vows are being said, Mario rushes to the altar as he loudly proclaims he objects to this wedding, but is obviously tired which leads to Bowser to allow him to redo it, Mario decides to instead fight everyone and everything as Bowser tries to run away with Peach, Mario gives chase as they battle each together, Mario uses the Power star to beat him but Unfortunately it doesn't work and he humanities himself and dies from Bowser’s strength and Kamek’s power which leads him to be sent to purgatory where he meets Peach, who tells him that his friends are capable of being Heroes as anyone can do anything if they put their mind to it, Mario didn't put his mind to it and therefore wasn't worthy as he was worried that he would hurt his friends. Mario understands and is given one more chance through a 1-up Mushroom.
Mario goes back to Luigi apologises for his actions, letting Luigi takes charge for the first time who formulates a plan to trick Bowser into going through the Pipe Maze. The others save the Princess, Yoshi’s and the Toads who worked on the Pipe Maze by using Hammer Bro suits to act as guards, while the Bros & Yoshi team up to trick Bowser to enter the Pipe Maze, they disrupt the wedding and taunt him to chase him as the Bros run into the Pipe Maze hoping Bowser chases him, Bowser Jr & Kamek also follow to trap him inside the Pipe Maze while turning Bowser to Giga Bowser. Mario & Luigi use the Power Star & their newfound friendship to beat Bowser and trap them inside a pit of lava using a bridge, however, Yoshi sacrifices himself to defeat Bowser and reincarnates into an Egg which hatches into a Baby Yoshi, despite Bowser being in the lava, he still tries to kill the Bros and grabs Luigi by his foot, Mario throws everything he has in his Bag, as Luigi pleads Mario to save him, before he realises that he has use something he has helt near and dear to his heart, his Golden Hammer, he slams the Golden Hammer on his mouth before releasing Luigi and perishing in the lava, Luigi hugs Mario and says to go home
After beating Bowser and his army, the group return to the Mushroom Kingdom, Peach & Toadsworth thanking the group for their help and knights Toad & Toadette as a Captains due to their heroism and fearlessness, after that The Bros leave to go back to New Donk City and the Kongs return to Kongo Jungle. Mario wants to go to the Mushroom Kingdom and live there as he finally has a place he can call home while Luigi wants to stay in New Donk City, work with Spike and finish a college degree he’s wanted while raising Yoshi. Mario & Luigi say goodbye despite Mario’s doubts but allow Luigi to fully take charge of his own life, Mario leaves and starts an engineering business in the Mushroom Kingdom while Luigi finishes his college degree to do so for a while. A few months later, Luigi goes to live in the Mushroom Kingdom after finishing his degree, wanting to fully support his Brother now as his father’s final wish which was to always support his Brother no matter what. Before Luigi fully moves in, Captain Toad rushes in and says Princess Peach is in trouble, Mario & Luigi go into a van and rush to the Kingdom, when they enter the castle, they see the Castle with water every and pipes in disarray as Peach says she tried to do it herself. The film ends with Mario saying
“We’re gonna need a bigger plunger”
===Post Credit Scene===
After the 8-bit styled, The Post Credit scene shows an Undead Bowser escaping with the help of Bowser Jr & Kamek and swears revenge on the Brothers. The 2nd Post Credit scene shows an overweight frog and a purple alien formulating a plan to merge all dimensions
==Cast==
The Movie features an All-star filled to the brim with celebrity Voice Actors, This lead to some Backlash. However, received praise mainly for its Voice Cast.
*Chris Pratt as Mario, a Red & Blue Plumber who is an optimistic, adventurous & courageous hero yet is unknowingly somewhat cocky & gullible who is on a journey to save the princess. Mario in this film will be familiar yet different in the film, being more of a character that everyone can relate too.
**Iain Armitage as Young Mario
*Charlie Day as Luigi, Mario’s Younger Brother in Green who is somewhat cowardly and wants to live a peaceful life with no excitement, wanting to fit in but will do right when he can.
**Benjamin L. Valic as Young Luigi
*Anya Taylor Joy as Princess Peach, The Fair, nice, generous, naivè and sacrificial ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom who would see the good in most people, yet would have a short-fuse, she is kidnapped for Bowser’s Nefarious Plot
*Dee Bradley Baker as Yoshi, The Yoshi who is the ruler of Yoshi’s Island when the old Yoshi Chief retires.
*Keegan-Michael Key as Toad/Captain Toad, The Toad who longs to be a Captain Toad like his father, who leads the Toad Army.
*Jenny Slate as Toadette, Toad’s secret admirer who is hyperactive and obsessed with him.
*Sebastian Maniscalco as Spike, the malicious Boss to Mario and Luigi
*Jack Black as Bowser, The Ruler of the Dark Kingdom and the Main Villain of the Movie who is a meathead, dumb, bafoonish, wimpy and a bit childish but is very capable of getting things done.
*Nancy Cartwright as Bowser Jr, The Nerdy, 8-Year Old Heir to the throne of the Dark Kingdom and wants to impress his father.
*Kevin Michael Richardson as Kamek, the adoptive father of Bowser and the overlooking threat of the film. Kevin uses 2 Vocal performances for this film, One is more flamboyant and calmer when he’s speaking to Bowser, the other is the deeper and more threatening voice that Kevin is known for.
*Nick Kroll as Petey Piranha, A Mutant Plant Monster
*Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong, The King of Kongo Jungle who acts as a secondary villain until realises his been tricked by Bowser, he teams up with the Bros to stop Bowser
*Jonah Hill as Diddy Kong, Donkey Kong’s Best Friends with a carefree and lazy attitude
*Fred Armisen as Cranky Kong, The angry, bad-tempered Grandfather to DK and fought Mario before
*Jim Cummings as King Boo, the King of the Undead who is Luigi’s worst nightmare
*Charles Martinet as The Narrator, Toadsworth, Wario, Waluigi The Yoshi Chief, King K. Rool, Mario‘s father, Gooper Blooper, 
Additionallly, Kate Higgins reprises her role as Pauline, Mario’s Girlfriend who is an up and coming singer, Samantha Kelly has a role as Mario’s Mother. Wart and Tatanga in the post-credits are voiced by Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg respectively.
==Production==
===Development===
After the critical and commercial failure of the 1993 Super Mario Bros film. Nintendo became wary of licensing its properties for film adaptations despite many companies including Disney & Don-Bluth asking for the right to create a Mario & Zelda Movies. According to Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto, the idea for a new Mario film came from 2 reasons, from the success of Wreck-it Ralph and how the video game characters were portrayed there and more importantly, bringing their older games to the Virtual Console and other services; such transitions took time for the company, and Miyamoto recognized that "our content business would be able to develop even further if we were able to combine our long-beloved software with that of video assets, and utilize them together for extended periods. Miyamoto knew that the process of making a film was far different from that of making a video game, and wanted a film expert to lead the effort.
In December 2014, information leaked that Sony Pictures had made a deal with Nintendo to create an animated film based on the Mario franchise with Avi Arad producing, but it never came to be. In November 2017, it was reported that Nintendo would be partnering with Universal Pictures and Illumination to make an animated Mario film. 
Former Nintendo President, Tatsumi Kimishima, hoped that if the deal is successful, a 2020 release date would be possible. By the end of January 2018, Nintendo announced that the movie will be made with Shigeru Miyamoto and Chris Meledandri co-producing. Miyamoto knew that the process of making a film was far different from that of making a video game, and wanted a film expert to lead the effort. In Nintendo's work with Universal Parks & Resorts to create Mario-based attractions, Miyamoto had met Meledandri, and they had several discussions. 
Miyamoto found Meledandri's creative process similar to his own, and felt he would be the proper lead for a Mario film. They had started more earnest discussions of the film as early as 2016, knowing that if they felt it wasn't working that they could easily walk away. However, by the time of the official announcement, Miyamoto said that they have good discussions over the screenplay and feels good progress to a proper film. 
Meledandri stated that the film was a "priority" for Illumination and that it will most likely come out in 2022. He added that Miyamoto will be "front and center" with creating the movie. In January 2020, Nintendo's President Shuntaro Furukawa stated that the film is "moving along smoothly" with the film aiming for release in 2022. Furukawa stated that Nintendo would own the rights to the film, and both Nintendo and Universal would fund the production of the film. However, the film after a somewhat lukewarm reception in a few test screenings was delayed to 2023, Illumination and Miyamoto wanted to make this the standard of Video Game Movies.
In August 2021, it was leaked that Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic were directing the film after the discovery of an Illumination animator's LinkedIn profile that included the film in their list. Following the casting announcement, Horvath and Jelenic were confirmed to be directing, with Matthew Fogel and Robert Smigel attached as the screenwriters. Shortly thereafter, Ed Skudder, who previously worked with Horvath on Unikitty!, confirmed that he worked as head of story on the film.
===Casting===
Many Castings of who should play Mario and Luigi were considered, including Danny Devito, Danny Mcbride, Jack Black, Adam Sandler and John C.Reilly for Mario. Paul Rudd, James Franco, Andy Samberg, Patton Oswalt, Kevin James and Will Ferrell for Luigi. They decided to save some of these actors for other characters or saw them as unfitting for the role. They went for Chris Pratt as Mario to create a more comedic, goofy and Heroic version for Mario and Charlie Day as Luigi as he was seen as a great juxtaposition to Mario in this film, being a timid fit for Luigi.
In February 2021, Mario voice actor of the games, Charles Martinet said the possibility of reprising his role in the film would be "a marvelous thing" and that if he were asked to voice Mario, "I'll go in and play with great joy and happiness." In August 2021, Sebastian Maniscalco was voicing Spike, Mario and Luigi's boss from the game Wrecking Crew (1985).
During a September 2021 Nintendo Direct, Shigeru Miyamoto announced that Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Nancy Cartwright, Keegan-Michael Key, Jenny Slate, Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Kevin Michael Richardson, Fred Armisen and Sebastain Maniscalco would headline the voice cast, and that Martinet would be featured in "surprise cameos." This announcement was met with a mixed reaction from fans of the franchise: while some were on board with the idea of celebrity actors voicing the characters, others were highly critical of the choices, in particular Pratt as Mario instead of Martinet (who has voiced the character since 1994) or an Italian actor. Voice actress Tara Strong criticized Pratt's casting and expressed a preference for Martinet to voice Mario instead, lamenting on Twitter what she described to be Hollywood's disregard of professional voice actors. In response to the criticism of Pratt's casting, Horvath stated, "For us, it made total sense. He's really good at playing a blue-collar hero with a ton of heart. For the way that Mario is characterized in our film, he's perfect for it."
===Animation===
The film is being animated by Illumination Mac Guff, which has animated many of Illumination's previous films, in Paris, France. Production was underway by September 2020. Jelenic and Horvath wanted the animation to balance between cartoony and realistic styles, flipping between moments of slapstick comedy and genuinely peril-filled action sequences, because of this, Animation wise, it was to be based on Super Mario Odyssey and the official Universal Mario Advertisements for the theme park while having it’s own spin on things, including having more realistic eyes, shirts for the Brothers, shoes and gloves, making Mario being more tubby and shorter, Peach being slightly shorter, Bowser being significantly larger, Kamek having swirly glasses while sleeves too long for him, Spike being fatter and having a bigger and other small changes.
==Music==
It was revealed that the Score of The Movie would be done by Koji Kondo with Lorne Balfe supervising. It was also revealed that a cover of Jump Up Superstar would be present in the film (Though the word Odyssey was replaced with Mario) along with the film’s main Vocal Themes, 1-Uped would be done by Pharrell Williams and Be the Better Bro sung by both Chris Pratt and Charlie Day. This Movie also includes musical elements like characters Bowser, Peach and Toad singing, these Vocal Songs are Named:
*Another Life (Chris Pratt)
*Peachy Keen (Anya Taylor Joy)
*The Legend of Bowser (Jack Black & Kevin Michael Richardson)
*Just a Toad! (Keegan Michael Key and Jenny Slate)
*Jump up Superstar (Kate Higgins)
*1-Uped (Pharrell Williams)
*Be the Better Bro (Chris Pratt & Charlie Day)
==Release==
===Theatrical===
The film released by Universal Pictures on March 31st 2023 in the United States and Europe followed by a Japan release on April 28th, having been previously scheduled to be released on December 21 2022 & Winter Release everywhere else. It will be available to stream on Peacock on June 7th 2023.
===Home Media=== 
The Film is released on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD on September 13th 2023 from Illumination Home Media.
==Marketing==
Universal Pictures and Nintendo partnered the film with licensing and promotional partners valued at over $30 Million for the marketing campaign, including many advertisments and merchandise for the film.
An official teaser of the film was revealed on Twitter, with a silhouette design of Mario running into a Pipe, with the tagline: “He’s a Part-Time Plumber but also a full-time Hero”. Nintendo also announced that the film will have an entire mini direct dedicated to it around Early October.
On October 6th, the teaser trailer was released live in a Nintendo Direct, showing Bowser and his army attacking the Mushroom Kingdom and finding the Power Star, Mario first entering the world of the Mushroom Kingdom and meeting Toad, and Luigi entering Yoshi’s Island. In a short questions and answers period following the trailer reveal at New York Comic Con, Jack Black stated that "Bowser has a musical side" in the film, teasing a theme for the character. The teaser trailer received over four million views in 24 hours. Journalists and viewers generally praised the trailer's visuals and tone, as well as Day’s, Black’s and Key's respective performances as Bowser and Toad. Particular Praise was given to Pratt’s Performance as Mario, who praised the energy and New York Accent he gave to Mario.
On December 9th, the official trailer was shown in the Game awards with footage showing Mario losing a fight against Donkey Kong in an arena filled with other Kongs, Bowser interacting with a captured Peach; Mario training on an obstacle course resembling a typical Super Mario game level in Yoshi’s Island; power-ups such as the Tanooki Suit and the Fire Flower; and Mario fighting an Army of Airships. Public reactions were still largely favourable with online discourse continued to center on Pratt's performance as Mario.
On February 12, 2023, a Super Bowl commercial for the film was released, featuring a rendition of the title theme from The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!. A corresponding website which was featured in the trailer was also released, which advertises the Super Mario Bros. plumbing service from the film as if it were, according to Plunkett, "...a struggling small business servicing the Brooklyn and Queens areas"
===Tie-in Game===
Main Article: Super Mario Bros (2023 Game)
Set in the same universe as the film, a 3D Platforming Tie-in Game based in the film was released along side the Peacock release of the film and was also announced in the Mario Movie direct.
==Reception==
===Box Office===
Super Mario grossed around $1.3 Billion in the Box Office worldwide, $436 million in the United States and Canada and $823.4 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $1.350 billion around the world, becoming one of the highest-grossing films in 2023 and the 3rd Highest-Grossing Animated films of all time, It also made over $130 Million in it’s first day globally which makes the film the second-highest opening film after Avengers Endgame ($157.4 million), finishing it’s theatrical run a year later in Spring 2024.
It quickly became one of the highest grossing Video Game Films every created, beating the Sonic The Hedgehog film series, Detective Pikachu, InFamous, Uncharted and The Angry Birds films and also become the 5th Highest-grossing Flim in the world.
===Critical Reception===
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 70% based on 324 reviews, with an average rating of 7.40/10. The site's critical consensus reads: “While it won’t dazzle those looking for something unique, Super Mario is a very fun time with a bizarre yet amazing cast, high octane action sections and laugh out loud comedy, this is a great video-game adventure for everyone”. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 70 out of 100, based on 50 critics, indicating positive reviews. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of A-on an A+ to F scale, and PostTrak reported it received an average 4 out of 5 stars, with 80% of viewers they surveyed saying they would definitely recommend it.
IGN gave the film a score of 7 out of 10, praising the performances of the characters, action, animation and the many celebrity actors and how it’s a great adaptation to the source material but criticised it’s predictable story. “Super Mario is a surprisingly good and fun film which uses elements from the famous series excellently and the solid performances of each character where passable at worse and outstanding at best, it’s also surprisingly comedic”. The Verge also gave the film a positive review, praising the Video-game elements seen in the film, writing that it "shines in its comedy, and there's some genuinely fun stuff, however they criticised Mario’s Arc and character in the film, calling it “ear-gradingly annoying and cliché” saying it somewhat ruined the film as waiting for the moment Mario reformed felt lengthy and unrewarding. 
The Washington Post gave the film a positive review, calling it a “high action comedic film that uses its Bizarre casting as its biggest strength but was critical of the plot, calling it too safe for its own good. The New York reporter gave a mixed response to the film, saying: “There’s some genuine effort here than most illumination films with it’s surprisingly fun cast, amazing action scenes and funny jokes at times, however it’s slow and fast pacing at points, odd story beats, Mario’s dull and done to death character arc, the other bland and annoying comedy and overall bloated story with way too many characters leave a lot to be desired”.
The Guardian gave it a negative review, giving it 2 Stars out of 5 and said: "Super Mario feels like another souless animated cash-grab that has horribly tedious and annoying characters, slow paced story and a celebraity casting that don't use their strengths as actors at all, and sometimes feel jarring. While it has some steller Action-Scenes it overall feels lacklustre and is a massive disappointment".
The film received praise for its performances and comedy, Forbes called it “Bizzare but works”. Praise was particularly given to Pratt’s, Rogen’s & Black’s performances. IGN calling it “high energy bliss”. The Hollywood Reporter was more critical of the cast, calling them “Celebrity casting nonsense at its finest”. The film has also been regarded as the best Illumination film since the first Despicable Me film. Variety calling a “shining beacon in a company of mediocrity”.
==Future==
The Film after it’s Box Office successes yet Lukewarm reception, spawned a cinematic franchise with multiple spin-offs based on many characters from the film, however the film’s sequel only entered development in late 2023 when it’s set to release in 2025.
===Sequel===
Super Mario 2: The Lost Levels sees new villains Wart, Tatanga & The 8-Bits capture people from the Mushroom Kingdom for a wedding which is a cover-up for the dimensional merge (an event that will merge every dimension with Subcon rulling them all), leading to a Team-up with Mario (Having relationship problems with Peach), Luigi (Having a crush on Daisy, Who was captured for the wedding and is more determined than ever to step out of his Brother’s shadow), Captain Toad (Who wants to save Toadette after being knighted as a Captain) and Princess Peach (Wanting indepence and seeking for excitement as she wants to explore the world) venturing through weird new locations such as Sarasaland (Daisy’s Kingdom) & Subcon (A Neon Las-Vagas like City in -1 Worlds a basement area) to save not only the Mushroom Kingdom, not only the world but the entire Multiverse. Meanwhile, Bowser & Bowser Jr try to join the 8-Bits but to no progress and have their kingdom destoyed. 
All of the cast from the previous film would reprise their roles and would have new additions to the cast such as Adam Sandler as Wart, Andy Samburg as Tatanga and Stephanie Beatriz as Daisy (who had a silent cameo in the first film)
The film received a score of 73% based on 65 reviews. Critics praising it for its performances and casting. Some said that it was better than first film and Illumination decided to make one more sequel in honor of its high reception.
===Spin-offs=== 
====Donkey Kong Country====
Like with Donkey Kong Adventures with Super Mario Adventures, A Donkey Kong spin-off is in the works due to praises of Rogen’s Performance. Unlike the last film, Rogen will be producing and writing the film along with Evan Goldberg. The film was created to be “A Child-friendly Seth Rogen Comedy”
It follows Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong and Cranky Kong moving away from the Mushroom Kingdom to go back to their native home, Kongo Bongo, So DK can become king. After they return they find out that the Island is taken over by King K.rool and the Tiki-Tongs, Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong must travel around this strange Island to save their family, while also trying to impress Candy and Dixie Kong. It is set to release in Summer 2024 for Donkey Kong Country’s 30th Anniversary. The Film received high Praise for its performances, comedy and its faithfulness to its source material.
====Luigi’s Mansion====
Charlie Day expressed interest in doing a Luigi's Mansion movie which entered development during the post-production of the first film which was written by Charlie Day & Rob McElhenney. The film was released exclusively to Peacock in October 2023 for the Year of Luigi 2 and received critical acclaim for its performances and writing.
The film is based on all of the Luigi’s Mansion games, with the Portrait Ghosts and House from the first game used, the Dark Moon is an aspect taken from the 2nd Game and Helen Gravely from the 3rd Game.
==Gallery==
File:Chris Pratt Mario Poster.png|Theatrical Poster
File:67986A10-BAFE-41D2-B567-1340B3C7BC9B.jpg|Promo Logo for the Film
File:Final Mario Movie Poster.jpg|Final Mario Movie Poster
File:2 Heroes will be playing with Pasta Power.png|Original Mario Movie Poster
File:Mario Movie Mario Mario Character Poster.png|Mario Character Poster
File:Mario Movie Luigi Character Poster.png|Luigi Character Poster
File:Mario Movie Peach Character Poster.png|Peach Character Poster
File:Mario Movie Toad Poster.png|Toad Character Poster
File:Mario Movie Yoshi Poster.png|Yoshi Character Poster
File:Mario Movie Bowser character poster.png|Bowser Character Poster
File:Mario Movie DK Poster.png|Donkey Kong Character Poster
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