The legacy of Super Mario Bros. is going through a shift due to our favorite American auteur filmmaker.
Video game adaptations are all the rage right now, and for good reason. We are deep in the era of prestige television, and video games like The Last of Us have found a comfortable home on platforms like HBO.
Although limited series might seem like the way to go for most video games, film adaptations of beloved stories still have their time and place on the silver screen. The Super Mario Bros. Movie hit theaters this past weekend and brought in $146 million at the domestic box office (according to Box Office Mojo), making it a certified blockbuster.
While we sing Jack Black’s Peaches song as the victory tune for an IP that hasn’t always done well, we must remember the live-action Super Mario Bros. movie’s legacy as one of the early attempts at video game adaptations.
Author: Alyssa Miller
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
