Welcome back to the Heavy Spoilers show, I’m your host Jared aka the poison mushroom version
of the guy who usually does this, and in this video we’re going to be going over the ending
of The Super Mario Bros Movie.
Yeeeaahh- Whhhoooo!
The movie is currently collecting all of the gold coins, and in this breakdown we’re
going to be going over the plot, the couple ending credits scenes, our theories on potential
sequels, along with our thoughts of the movie.
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Alright so The Super Marios Bros, quickly opens with Bowser wreaking havoc on the penguin’s
ice kingdom, easily stomping them out, smashing a glowing question block, to reveal a Super
Star.
This scene was actually already released as we triple jump over to Mario and Luigi.
Now in Brooklyn, none of this New Donk City folks, as they deal with their struggling
plumbing business.
The pair left steady jobs with Wrecking Crew.
Yes, the same 1985 Wrecking Crew, Foreman Spike even makes an appearance.
On the evening ne ws, the pair sees a crucial water main leak downtown, and the two head
out to drain some pipes.
However, upon searching for the source of the leak, the Mario Bros discover abandoned
pipes, one of which is your iconic green warp pipe, as the two are sucked in one by one.
This kinda looked like the universe jumping from the Across the Spider-Verse trailer,
as Mario lands in the Mushroom Kingdom, the home of Princess Peach, while Luigi is spit
out in the “Dark Lands” aka Bowser’s Kingdom.
Luigi is captured by a terrifying group of dry bones, and suspended above Bowser’s
lava pits with the rest of his captives, the penguins from earlier and Lumalee, a luma
from the Mario Galaxy series.
Mario, on the other hand, is guided to Peach's castle by Toad and introduced to her, as she’s
amazed by the sight of another human.
With word of Bowser being in possession of the Super Star, Peach is terrified because
“Bowser’s coming” yeah, uhhh it’s quite the sticky situation, because he wants
to forcibly marry her, similar to the Mario Odyssey storyline.
Peach attempts to train Mario in a nostalgia filled obstacle course, backed by Bonnie Tyler’s
“Holding Out For A Hero”.
This scene, music, everything slaps here, but they need more help, seeking the alliance
of The Kongs from the Jungle Kingdom.
The only way they will team up is if Mario goes head to head with Donkey Kong, in a Thor
vs. Hulk like Ragnarok arena battle, and wins.
A rivalry 41 years in the making, because uhh you know the Donkey arcade cabinet.
The infamous DK rap is Donkey Kong’s intro song.
Mario of course gets his cheeks clapped like the DK Jungle Beat Bongos, but luckily finds
his footing obtaining the Super Bell Cat Mario powerup.
Meow this is Puuur-fect, with him defeating DK.
The DK and Mushroom crews roll out in a Mad Max Fury Road-like go kart formation.
Rainbow road, AC/DC’s Thunderstruck is playing, this scene is straight up fire.
But everyone is ambushed by the Koopa clan, Mario and DK fall into the ocean, swallowed
by that pesky eel from Super Mario 64.
I still don’t like that dude after all of these years.
Peach and Toad race off to warn the rest of the Mushroom Kingdom, as all of the kongs
are captured, joining Luigi over the lava pits.
Luigi is done dirty throughout this.
Peach begrudgingly accepts Bowser’s wedding proposal, again very Mario Odessy-esque.
Luckily DK and Mario escape the pesky eel with a DK rocket barrel, straight up Vince
Vaughn and Owen Wilson crashing the wedding…
Wow… saving all of the prisoners before they are sacrificed.
Peach busts out an ice flower, freezing most of the koopas, but Bowser unleashes a Banzai
Bill to destroy all of the Mushroom Kingdom.
Mario, thinking fast, grabs the raccoon or tanuki powerup, diverting the Banzai Bill
to the same warp pipe that connects to Brooklyn and explodes.
This causes the worlds to blend, bringing them all back to Brooklyn.
Mario is about to be singed by Bowser’s fire breath, but Luigi steps in, and the pair
activate the Super Star together.
Full on star power mode the music, everything, as the two defeat hordes of koopas, besting
Bowser, and shrinking him down with a poisonous mushroom, capturing him in a jar..
Brooklyn and the Mushroom Kingdom are saved by the Mario bros, as we see them thriving
in their new life as residents of Mushroom Kingdom, rather than Brooklyn.
Now don’t get up and leave the Mario goodness just yet, because there are both a mid and
post credits scenes to whet that Mario appetite.
For the mid credits, we get another soft piano ballad with the boisterous talent of Jack
Black’s Bowser serenading his dear ole’ Peachy.
He still has a longing for the Princess, but a Toad quickly cuts him off, as it’s revealed
Bowser is still stunted by the poisonous mushroom that ended the movie, and trapped in a tiny
cage in the mushroom kingdom.
It’s a nice final touch of the Tenacious D stylings, and I guess just lets us know
as viewers, Bowser is currently iced, he’s trapped, but still has motive for Peach.
The post credits scene on the other hand teases at a potential sequel, as the camera weaves
through the elaborate maze of pipes underground of Brooklyn New York, where Mario and Luigi
were originally sucked off…
Yeah uhh,..
Huh….
I mean sucked into the Mushroom Kingdom via the green warp pipe.
Here though, we see a familiar white and green spotted egg amongst some of the leftover rubble
from Bowser’s invasion.
The camera slowly zooms in, as the egg begins to crack, as the screen cuts to black and
we get the iconic sound of the loveable lizard, Yoshi!
I guess for anyone who may not know, this dinosaur-like companion first appeared in
1990’s Super Mario World.
Big long tongue, eats things, poops out eggs, he’s appeared in his own games, and been
a series staple, despite Mario constantly disrespecting him.
Anyways this egg was originally a gift at Bowser and Peach’s wedding, and it seems
ole’ Yoshi my dude will be showing up in a potential sequel.
Speaking of a sequel, with early reports projecting Super Mario Bros opening weekend to be somewhere
around $225 MILLION dollars.
Yeaah-Whooo!
That’s a lot of gold coins, so… it’s uhh yea… a sequel, hell multiple sequels
and spin-offs are bound to be cooking over at Nintendo and Illumination.
Of course with Yoshi being the final tease, a sequel will most likely involve him.
Potentially expanding the Super Mario Worlds, over to Yoshi’s Island, and seeing the bond
between Mario and Yoshi further develop.
There were multiple shots of other environments beyond that of the Mushroom Kingdom, so there
is still a lot to explore.
But beyond the Yoshi tease, the film leaves little mushroom clues as to what other sequels
could entail.
For example, it’s mentioned Princess Peach as a baby just warp piped into the Mushroom
Kingdom one day, with her origins unknown.
An explorative journey to find her parents or family could be a plot beat, therefore
introducing Princess Daisy into this world.
The two are often portrayed as besties, while a couple of unofficial Mario Kart: Double
Dash!! and Mario Kart Wii guides even stated the pair are cousins.
Nintendo has never officially confirmed this, but again could add another element to the
Super Mario cinematic world.
Rosalina and Mario Galaxy could be another way they take things, solely because Princess
Peach brings up the fact there are multiple galaxies out there, while looking up into
the night sky.
Lumalee, the lovable psychopath who ends the movie, also shows up in both Mario Galaxy
games, and is technically a luma star, of which Rosalina is their adoptive mother.
So you know the Super Mario Bros writers are cooking up something
Lastly, Luigi was left out of the spotlight like always, so you, me, your grandma, everyone
including Charlie Day wants a Luigi’s Mansion Movie.Haunted Mansion, Ghostbuster-influence,
in the Mario style.
LET’S A GOOOOO….But Uhh yeah, let us know what Mario story you’d want to see adapted
for a sequel in the comments.
Personally I would love to see a weird Alice in Wonderland adaptation of Super Mario 64,
jumping into paintings, the whole thing.
But yeah, I really had a blast watching The Super Mario Bros Movie.
Sure, it was just me alone at a 10:00 AM showing, with nothing but parents and their kids, but
everyone was enjoying it.
It was the power of Mario, over generations, and dozens of games that offered so much cleverly
placed fan service.
But fan service in a good way, like the amount of small obscure easter eggs hidden in the
background, and even the musical cues of certain scenes.
The all around attention to detail was beyond what I would have asked for from a Mario movie.
But the real MVP carrying the entire movie was the music.
Classic themes, newer themes, small musical cues like the Duna DUna DUna of world 1-2.
Obscure beloved songs like the DK Rap from Donkey Kong 64, and even newer songs for the
movie provided by Jack Black’s Bowser.
The movie is hitting on all cylinders, hell the couple Mario Kart montage bits were some
of the coolest parts of the movie.
The rainbow road shortcut easter egg spoke to my 10 year old N64 gaming heart.
Mario and Luigi’s big screen outing deserves a solid 8.5/10.
A great first review for their hopefully thriving Brooklyn plumbing business.
Two small bugaboos though that caused this from being a perfect grab the flag finish.
Some of the voice cast, mainly being Chris Pratt, is a distraction from the fun.
After the first 10 minutes it’ll all blend together, but man his “Mamma Mia’s”
needed more gusto.
While the story in general feels far too rushed, almost implied like these characters already
have rapport, or if there is a sticky situation, it’s solved 30 seconds later.
Again minor problems, but yeah, this was awesome.
Ohhh but please put Mario in that damn frog costume for the sequel.
I’m begging you.
Anyway I’d love to hear your thoughts on The Super Mario Bros Movie.
Was this the perfect redemption from the questionable 1993 Mario movie, and what were some of your
favorite Mario or Nintendo Easter eggs?
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