Why the villain is the real hero in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

Mario’s latest adventure may lack depth, but Charles Merritt thinks its villain sparks big questions about sin, grace, and second chances

Film: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

Age rating: PG

Runtime: 99 minutes

See this if you liked: The Super Mario Bros Movie

Synopsis:

When Princess Rosalina is kidnapped by Bowser Jr., Mario and co must set out on a galaxy wide mission to save the day.

Review:

I honestly tried my best to go into this movie with an open mind. It’s no secret that I did not enjoy the first film (see my review for that here) but the trailer for this film caught my attention and I had hope that perhaps this one would be an improvement on the first film.

Nope.

Once again, the animation is gorgeous, highly detailed and beautiful to look at. The action sequences are well choreographed and manage to translate the video game experience to the big screen in creative ways.

But the story is just so basic. It’s a series of TikToks stitched together into a movie. There’ s no character development, and perhaps more crucially, no real characters. They attempt to have an arc for Princess Peach but it’s so rushed that there is ……