Mario Creator Always Wanted Princess Peach To Be A Powerful Woman
The Super Mario Bros. Movie has opened and it appears Nintendo and Illumination have scored a hit with audiences, if not with the critics. In fact, the divergence between audience reception and critical ratings has become a talking point.
But besides that, it was something of a cinematic puzzle to bring these much-loved video game characters onto the silver screen. After all, Mario in the games barely says anything. Ditto for Peach and Bowser, while the games have always had somewhat rudimentary stories and plots. In an interview, Mario creator and industry legend Shigeru Miyamoto spoke further about adapting the characters as well as shedding light on the original conception of Princess Peach.
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Chatting to Variety were Shigeru Miyamoto and CEO of Illumination Chis Meledandri who both served as producers on the animated feature film. Meledandri observed the intensity of the anticipation from the audience, which must be some pressure to be under. After all, Variety noted that 750 million people worldwide watched the trailers for the movie, while there was significant backlash after it was announced that Chris Pratt would be playing the titular character.
The Variety feature contains some wonderful lines, such as "we recognised that each fan of the video game has a Mario in themself, as he is the avatar that represents the player", spoken by the great designer himself. A humble air blew through the interview as everyone involved acknowledges how the movie medium requires a different approach. From Meledandri: "In video games, character serves the gameplay", the studio head said, illuminating how each producer learned from the other. "In
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