To honor the 40th anniversary of The Super Mario Bros Series
What's your favorite Scenes from the Mario Bros Movie?
You might as well ask me to choose my favorite star in the sky.
/Silly, but it is a difficult choice. Everybody’s already talked about this moment:
And this moment:
So I’ll leave them out of the running.
So now it’s a toss up between Luigi’s flashback, and the beginning scene in Punchout Pizzaria.
The flashback– besides showcasing more of the wholesomeness of Mario and Luigi’s relationship– was a nice bit of dialogue-free storytelling. And it was a surprisingly mature choice for Illumination to leave Luigi’s thoughts and feelings completely up to the viewer’s interpretation, letting the context and facial expressions tell the story rather than spelling things out.
The Punchout Pizzaria scene was just so good at establishing the tone for The Bros and their entire relationship right from the jump. The low budget sincerity of their commercial, Luigi’s little fumbles, Mario’s exuberance, and the entire exchange of physical affection and praise afterward.
Chef’s kiss 👌











