IGN, Kotaku, and multiple viewers argue the movie prioritizes references, music, and fan service over story, with reactions ranging from fun brain candy to criticism that it is afraid to be cinematic.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie ditches an engaging story in favor of a pipe-bursting amount of Easter eggs, but that’s not an all-together bad thing.
"This movie isn't faithful, it's terrified," writes one early reviewer.
Any deviation from the established norm, any iota of imagination, anything actually cinematic has been carefully removed
As a FAN, I had a ton of fun solely because visuals and sound design are incredible but it’s straight brain candy lol.
Galaxy definitely falls apart when you think about it with any critical eye but it's still a fun switch your brain off time with plenty to activate Nintendo brain neurons
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