Super Mario Galaxy Movie is fast-paced to keep families engaged
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Updated · Nintendo Everything · May 2
Super Mario Galaxy Movie is fast-paced to keep families engaged
15 articles · Updated · Nintendo Everything · May 2
In a Nintendo Dream interview, Shigeru Miyamoto said Illumination built the roughly 90-minute film from dense three-minute units to hold children and parents' attention.
He said the studio swaps and rearranges those units to avoid unnecessary material while keeping the story moving, aiming to stop children losing focus and parents disengaging in cinemas.
The comments address criticism that the film leaves little room to breathe, as Miyamoto has also recently responded to negative reviews and discussion about its influence on future Mario games.
Miyamoto's film ignored critics and broke records. Is this audience-first strategy proving professional film criticism is obsolete for blockbusters?
Is the Mario movie's frantic pace a genius engagement tactic, or simply a clever disguise for a shallow story?
With movie lore now influencing games, will the next Super Mario title canonize Princess Peach and Rosalina as sisters?