#Charles Charlie Taylor

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Charlie Taylor – Scientist of the Day

Charles Edward Taylor, an American mechanic and machinist, was born May 24, 1868.

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In Defense of The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Last year, Nintendo collabed with Illumination to bring their Italian plumber mascot to the big screen. It was an audience favorite, grossing $1.362 billion at the box office, becoming the highest grossing video game adaptation of all time. And yet, most professional critics passed it off as adequate at best children's entertainment, with a large number of them denouncing it as style over substance. Being an animation fan, a Mario fan, and a storytelling fan, I'm of the opinion that The Super Mario Bros Movie...is a cinematic masterpiece! Yes, you read that correctly. I absolutely love this movie both from a fan perspective and a narrative perspective. That may sound like hyperbole, but by the end of this post, I hope you'll understand where I'm coming from with my bold statement.

Based on the games, The Super Mario Bros. Movie tells the origin of Mario and Luigi entering the Mushroom Kingdom, meeting up with Princess Peach and facing off against Bowser. One aspect of the film that is often seen as weak is its story. I think the filmmakers made the smart choice in making this a classic Hero's Journey plot with Mario having to overcome adversity and prove his naysayers wrong. Not only does this make him more relatable, but it also prevents the film from overloading itself with superfluous subplots and tiring exposition dumps found in lesser media. I really appreciate that the film took it's time organically building the world with natural dialogue, visual gags, and letting scenes speak for themselves. This is especially true with the scene in which Peach tells Mario how she got to the Mushroom Kingdom. She only gives some brief insight into her early life while the visuals do most of the talking, and it ends with Toad playing the flute in tandem with the score. If this were as generic or formulaic as detractors say, they'd undercut this beautifully crafted scene with an unfunny joke. That's not to say the humor is cringe; quite the opposite, actually. This film is full of gut busting jokes and visual gags, such as Bowser slamming the keyboard cover on Kamek's fingers, Mario frequently failing the obstacle course, and that vicious dog attacking Mario and Luigi in the beginning. The film is chock full of hilarious gags that are well set up and have excellently timed punchlines. What makes the film's story resonate with me is it theme of never giving up. No matter how many times Mario fails, he never gives up and keeps trying until he succeeds. This is a very well good message to send to audiences, especially children. It's also well handled by being shown through Mario's determination and bravery. There are many films that follow the Hero’s Journey plot, but The Super Mario Bros. Movie is one of the finest examples in modern cinema.

The characters are all very well handled and are brought to life by such a great cast. Many were skeptical of Chris Pratt voicing Mario, given that we're so used to this iconic character being voiced by Charles Martinet in the games. That said, Chris Pratt more than did Mario justice, making him sound like a brave, sarcastic, and resourceful Brooklyn man. Charlie Day also did a great job voicing Luigi, making him sound cautious, funny, and kind. Anya Taylor-Joy did a great job voicing Peach, making her sound smart, funny, and brave. Keegan Michael-Key deserves major props for giving Toad a distinct yet memorable voice that makes him sound brave and funny despite being on the smaller side. This is because Toad in the games sounded like a woman putting on a gravely man voice, which especially works best in small doses and not in a full-length feature. The true MVP of the cast, though, is Jack Black as Bowser. This was perfect casting, and Jack knocked it out of the park. Bowser was fierce, menacing, and boisterous, yet also a true try hard when trying to impress Peach. I especially love his song, Peaches, which only works because Jack Black fully commits to it. All the other actors did such a superb job voicing their characters, including Seth Rogan hamming up his frat boy personality for Donkey Kong, Fred Armisen as the aptly named Cranky Kong, Kevin Michael Richardson as Bowser's kiss-up wizard Kamek, and co-director Michael Jelanic's daughter, Juliet as the sadistic but sweet sounding Lumalee. The characters were all so well realized and excellently cast, especially Jack Black as Bowser.

Illumination doesn't get enough credit for having some amazing animation in their films, especially in this film. They really outdone themselves, translating the world and characters from the Mario games into a full-length feature. In addition to giving them being, expressive eyes, distint body sizes, and very well detailed textures, they also give them unique character animations, like Mario walking more confidently than Luigi or Bowser stomping with every step he takes. The animation is especially well utilized during the action scenes, with great uses of squash and stretch, anticipation and follow through, and blink-and-you-miss-it gags. This is best showcased than in the Rainbow Road sequence which is full of all the aforementioned animation beats, including Mario punching Donkey Kong's should congratulatorily and DK being taken a back by it, the Koopas eating Peach's foot to the face, and the iconic Blue Shell attack. The animation makes this film feel as grand and as exciting as the games that inspired it.

The score and soundtrack also deserve credit for honoring the original game music and having a great selection of tracks. Composer Brian Tyler made great use of the iconic character themes, the Mario Bros. Rap, and the victory theme from previous Mario media in the score for the film. The film also utilizes pop tracks from the 80s that not only make for great montage music but also fit really well with their respective scenes. This is especially true with Holding Out For A Hero during Mario's platforming trials, Take On Me foreshadowing Mario's battle with Donkey Kong, and Thunderstruck building hype while the characters are building karts. I also can not praise Peaches enough for being such a well-made and funny track sung brilliantly by Jack Black. The soundtrack does a great job combining old music with new, making a very well put together symphony.

Nobody went into The Super Mario Bros Movie expecting a masterpiece, not even me. Yet after several rewatches, I feel the same about the film as I did when I first saw it. This is a masterfully crafted film that not only honors the video game franchise but is also a great fantasy film on its own. With organic world building, smart pacing, a great cast of characters, hilarious gags, and a fantastic score, this is very much the definitive Mario film and the best film based on a video game thus far. Thanks for reading, and I'll see you next time ;)

[ash5monster01]

Dead Poets Society as Taylor Swift Eras

introducing the tortured poets department….

Neil Perry as Debut/1989

don’t know what’s down this road, I’m just walking

Todd Anderson as Folklore/Evermore

take me to the lakes where all the poets went to die

Charlie Dalton as Reputation

they’re burning all the witches even if you aren’t one

Knox Overstreet as Lover/Speak Now

I hate accidents except when we went from friends to this

Steven Meeks as Red

Autumn leaves falling down like pieces into place, and I can picture it after all these days

Gerard Pitts as Fearless

you take my hand and drag me headfirst, fearless

Richard Cameron as Midnights

It’s me, hi, I’m the problem, it’s me.

[bajablastlover1]

imagining my crushes holding me like this

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WATCHLIST 2023: A Million Little Pieces

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New official posters for The Super Mario Bros. Movie

[mcxcuseme13]

I'd rather only listen to So High School and root for Lance Stroll for the rest of my life if it meant never having to put circular tupperware in a rectangular cabinet ever again

Like I would give up Debut, Lewis, Oscar, Lando, Logan, Charles, Carlos, Alex, George, Max, and Daniel if it meant circular tupperware disappeared

Hell, I'd even throw in Paul Aron, Arthur Leclerc, Andrei Iosivas, Charlie Jones, Joe Burrow, and the entirety of the US Women's gymnastics team if it meant living a pain free life

[try1n9mybe5t]

i have no idea if anyone will see this but 🙏 please be nice at the theater when you see mario. i work at a movie theater. and mario has rained hell upon us. people are rude and impatient when it takes a while to make their food (when there's literally like 50 people in line do you realize how stressful that is) and people are especially messy. if you don't work at a movie theater, you probably don't realize how much trash people leave behind. we get that there are accidents but leaving popcorn scattered down the rows and leaving entire meals worth of trash behind are not accidents. and we definitely have it a lot better than other theaters, since ours is relatively small (14 auditoriums). but it has been awful. ive been working here around 8 months and this is definitely the worst i have seen. but yeah. basically be considerate and nice to your theater crew we're doing our best. ✌️

[yours-stevie]

2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party 📸

[xoxonxo]

“fifteen years, fifteen million years begging till my knees bled. i gave it my all he gave me nothing at all then wondered why i left.”

close enough taylor swift, you can stop pretending you didn’t write this about charlie spring.

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The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)

This is a Movie Health Community evaluation. It is intended to inform people of potential health hazards in movies and does not reflect the quality of the film itself. The information presented here has not been reviewed by any medical professionals.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie has multiple scenes that use lightning to establish or enhance a spooky atmosphere. This lightning uses several moderate strobes, with occasional severe strobes that happen very suddenly and last a very short time, but enough to consider this film risky when it comes to strobe effects. Other potential risks occur in scenes of high-speed travel through tunnels or sci-fi wormholes.

There is a lot of action at high speeds. Multiple sequences show peril at extreme heights. One chase sequence has shifts in up-and-down orientation which may be disorienting.

Flashing Lights: 8/10. Motion Sickness: 7/10.

TRIGGER WARNING: A character leans over a short wall and groans, implying that he is vomiting.

Image ID: A promotional poster for The Super Mario Bros. Movie

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Best of 2023 Movies #3: The Super Mario Bros. Movie

In 2019 video game movies began their hot streak with Detective Pikachu.

Followed by Sonic and its sequel.

With another video game adaptation that will be mentioned later we now have to take a look at Nintendos Iconic Figurehead.

And what unexpected fun this ended up being and critics hated.

Brooklyn natives Mario and Luigi have started their own plumbing service, to the ire of their parents and relatives.

When opportunity knocks to get more notice, the duo would be sucked down a warp pipe and become separated.

Mario landing in the Mushroom Kingdom, land of the Toads and lead by Peach.

While Luigi would end up in the domain of Bowser, koopa shell icon and a master of unexpected talents and unrealistic crushes (which will also be explored later.)

Mario, Peach and the main Captain Toad set off to rescue Luigi all the while opening up as Peach Says “A Whole Universe”

One brings in Mario’s origin in the form of the Kongs, lead by Crankey and his son DK.

Going beyond what the first game based movie was, this kept things to the point where it was very simple in the end.

As Mario usually goes after Peach, switching this to Luigi elevated the stakes and kept things more contained.

Chris Pratt, was a mixed bag as Mario but the other 4 major players of Jack Black as Bowser, Charlie Day as Luigi, Keegan Michael Key as Toad and Anya Taylor Joy giving us a new side of Peach more than made up for it.

If anything, the Kongs were not needed, despite Seth Rogen and Fred Armisen giving it their best.

Though the same thing can be said about that Luma.

Still though first walkthrough and this amazingly works.

While unlike its predecessor actually sets up a sequel and expansion well.

A Galaxy worth of adventures and stunt casting for a certain mother of the stars awaits.

SUM 22: One of two video game peaks came from the brothers, the princess, the koopa, the toad and the troopers with this delight.

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W A T C H E D

The few reservations I had about the movie were unfounded. It was a perfect adaptation of the most iconic character of an video game.

I was transported to being 6 years old in the basement of the neighbor kid's house watching him play Nintendo. He never (or rarely) let me play, but I got my own Nintendo the following year or two for Christmas and it was a transformative experience.

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The Super Mario Bros. Movie Final Trailer

“While working underground to fix a water main, Brooklyn plumbers Mario (Chris Pratt; Jurassic World and The LEGO Movie franchises) and brother Luigi (Charlie Day; It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) are transported down a mysterious pipe and wander into a magical new world. But when the brothers are separated, Mario embarks on an epic quest to find Luigi. With the assistance of a Mushroom Kingdom resident Toad (Keegan-Michael Key; The Lion King) and some training from the strong-willed ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom, Princess Peach (Anya Taylor-Joy; The Queen’s Gambit), Mario taps into his own power.” (Illumination)

Nintendo and Illumination’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie stars the voice talents of Chris Pratt (Mario), Jack Black (Bowser), Anya Taylor-Joy (Princess Peach), Charlie Day (Luigi), Keegan-Michael Key (Toad), Seth Rogen (Donkey Kong), Fred Armisen (Cranky Kong), Kevin Michael Richardson (Kamek), Sebastian Maniscalco (Spike), and Charles Martinet. Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic direct from a screenplay by Matthew Fogel.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie releases to theaters on April 5, 2023.

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Top Picks of 2023

My Top 20 Favorite Movies - #6: The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Running Time: 92 Minutes

Released: April 5th, 2023

Watched It: ^