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CMV: For the kind of movie that The Super Mario Bros. Movie is, Chris Pratt is a decent choice.

I want to start out saying that ideally, all major animated motion pictures should have a cast comprising of almost entirely voice actors. I think the practice of hiring “movie stars” or people known for on camera work for the principal cast of animated movies is bad and a harmful practice to the industry. That is not my argument here.

With The Super Mario Bros. Movie being one of the many examples that go against the ideal listed above, the choice of Chris Pratt for Mario is not a bad choice. Chris has had 3 animated movies prior to this, as well as a few smaller bits of voice work here and there for various shows and video games so this isn’t his first time in that role. Even on camera, Chris is a very animated person, the kind of energy needed for voice work.

Lastly, there is a certain charm that comes with hearing an actor you know voicing a character. I really enjoyed the second trailer for The Super Mario Bros. Movie hearing Jack Black’s and Charlie Day’s voices coming out of Bowser and Luigi respectively. What I have heard from Peach is fine. It feels like they purposefully reduced the speaking time for Mario in the trailer because of the public backlash, but out of what I heard, it was decent. Not the same kind of ear tickle that Black and Day are bringing to their characters, but definitely not bad in any sort of sense. I wish we could hear more than what we have from Pratt/Mario.

Anyway, maybe as an avid lover of movies, animated works, and Mario games, I could be wrong about the casting choice. It’s probably not the best, but the public focus on it like it’s the worst is very undeserved.
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>Chris has had 3 animated movies prior to this, as well as a few smaller bits of voice work here and there for various shows and video games so this isn’t his first time in that role. Even on camera, Chris is a very animated person, the kind of energy needed for voice work.

Reasons Chris Pratt should voice Mario:

\- Has done voice acting a few times before

\- Is "very animated" and "has energy".

Neither of these are relevant to the reason most people are objecting to Chris Pratt in the role. The reason is that Chris Pratt has become effectively "the protagonist" of Hollywood movies and is the most boring choice possible. People believed he would put no real effort into the role, would just be doing his own boring voice, etc. That's the issue. Chris Pratt is perceived as a boring, safe, uninteresting choice that doesn't add any flair to the role.