The Nintendo Cinematic Universe is ALREADY Here
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Film Theory
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🗓️ 14 May 2026
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
There’s a HUGE amount packed into the Super Mario Galaxy Movie, and we HAVE to talk about it in today’s episode. I actually had so much to talk about that we couldn’t fit it all into one theory… so today, you’re getting a multi-package deal of FOUR Mario Mini Theories!
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| 0:00.0 | Heda, it's your big McDonald's hunger calling, and it's not just any kind of hunger. |
| 0:04.9 | It's the kind that calls for big arch. |
| 0:07.0 | Start with juicy beef, cheddar cheese and big arch sauce. |
| 0:10.3 | Oh, and don't forget those crispy onions. |
| 0:12.6 | Hungry? |
| 0:13.3 | You are now. |
| 0:16.6 | Saved from 11 a.m., subject to availability. |
| 0:18.7 | Price and participation may vary. |
| 0:20.0 | The Super Mario Galaxy movie has deep lore. |
| 0:23.9 | Yes, as shocked as I am to say it, there's a huge amount packed into Mario Galaxy, and we have to talk about it. |
| 0:31.6 | Hello, Internet, welcome to film theory. |
| 0:33.8 | The Super Mario Galaxy movie is finally out, and boy oh boy, it sure was a movie. |
| 0:40.3 | Yeah, the sequel to one of the biggest animated films ever, adapting probably the biggest |
| 0:44.5 | video game ever, is out there and it was rushed. |
| 0:47.7 | Like everything happened in this movie at a breakneck pace, and it just like kind of ended |
| 0:51.9 | abruptly. |
| 0:52.8 | I was surprised in the theater. |
| 0:54.9 | The characterization and motivations were thinner than tissue paper. |
| 0:57.7 | The plot was like random ideas strung together with Christmas lights. |
| 1:00.6 | And don't get me started on just how much of the movie was like, hey, remember this from |
| 1:05.2 | Mario? |
| 1:06.2 | And straight up saving Daisy for the post-credit scene is diabolical. |
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