Playmobil: The Movie Makes Me Hopeful For The Mario Movie

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I try to watch a wide range of movies, which is how I came to watch Some Like It Hot, one of the greatest comedies ever made, on the same day I watched Playmobil: The Movie, which is, um, not. I doubt I have very much to say about Some Like It Hot that hasn’t already been said, whereas I think I might have something fresh to offer on Playmobil: The Movie, mostly because I don't believe anyone has ever said anything about Playmobil: The Movie at all. But having watched it, I think it gives us a major reason to be hopeful for the Mario movie.

Playmobil is one of those animated movies that scarcely exists. There are animated films with cross generational appeal, such as the kind Pixar specialise in with the likes of Turning Red and Up, then there are the movies aimed squarely at kids while being good enough to entertain the grown-ups watching, which is what the upcoming DC League of Super-Pets is aiming to be. Then there are the studio mandated cash-grabs, which disappear without a trace. We all know Zendaya is Meechee, but do any of you remember that she was Meechee in Storks? Probably not, because she was actually Meechee in Early Man. Nope, fooled you again, it was in Smallfoot. Yes, really this time. Playmobil: The Movie falls neatly into this last category.

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A lot of people say Playmobil: The Movie is just a rip-off of The Lego Movie (a great flick with cross generational appeal), but I suspect these people have not seen Playmobil and are basing that off the idea that Playmobil itself is a bit of a Lego rip-off. The two share nothing in common - in Lego, the Lego characters are real, while in Playmobil, the two stars are real people trapped in Playmobil. The story of