2023 is already being touted as the year that video game adaptions are taken seriously, even when the adaption isn't meant to be serious. In comes the Super Mario Bros. movie spearheaded by the polished animation of Illumination Studios and the controversial casting of its voice talent. Having grown up in love with Nintendo's games and then subsequently "breaking up" with them in recent years over their anti-consumer practices, I feel quite adept to deliver a fair and non-bias take on what's likely the first of the Nintendo Cinmatic Universe.