The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Summary
Lumalee , the cute little Luma who is Bowser ’s prisoner throughoutThe Super Mario Bros. Movie , is a standout case because of his many foreign lines throughout the film . Luigi , the Penguin King , Cranky Kong , and other fellow prisoners often find themselves confused and disturb by Lumalee ’s glee in the face of captivity and likely death . Lumalee has become iconic for his grim personalityin the movie , an unexpected trait of such an adorable little creature with a childlike vocalisation .
Lumalee was voiced by Juliet Jelenic , the eight - year - old girl of Michael Jelenic , one of the co - directors of the film . The huge disparity between Lumalee ’s nihilistic mental attitude and the cheerfulness with which he extract himself has made him a comedic and memorable role despite having such a pocket-sized role inThe Super Mario Bros. Movie . Every line of business of his is strange , but some are just a piece stranger than others .
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10"Home"
Lumalee’s first line in the film is when he greets Bowser’s newest prisoner, Luigi.
InThe Super Mario Bros. Movie ’s introduction of Lumalee ’s character , he respond to Luigi necessitate , " Where am I ? " after he is lag by Bowser . Lumalee says " home " before titter and spin out around in his John Cage - similar gaol cell , suspended over lava . While it is unusual and unexpected to see Lumalee so well-chosen despite being a prisoner , this is by far one of the least freakish things Lumalee says in the pic .
9"Time, Like Hope, Is An Illusion."
Lumalee implies how long he’s been imprisoned.
When Luigi asks Bowser ’s captive , " How long have you guys been in here ? " Lumalee reply with , " Time , like Leslie Townes Hope , is an allusion . " The Penguin King , a fellow prisoner , laments that Lumalee ’s comment are only make him sense worse , saying , " Please , we are demoralise enough . " Although it is unknown exactlywhy Lumalee is Bowser ’s captive , this origin gives the good sense that Lumalee has been a captive for a very farsighted time . While this is a strange and comical line that makes Lumalee speech sound like a sage of Wisdom of Solomon , it does n’t number close to the strangeness of some other things he pronounce in the movie .
8"There Is No Escape… The Only Hope Is The Sweet Relief Of Death."
Lumalee has an odd perception of death.
Lumalee replies , " There is no escape … the only hope is the odoriferous sculptural relief of death , " in reply to Luigi ’s plea that " there ’s got ta be a way of life out of here . " What work this line especially comedic is the way Lumalee playfully swing his batting cage back and off and spins around while say this line before widening his eyes and smiling to put stress on the Christian Bible " dying . " This line is the first time the flick hints at Lumalee ’s desire to become flat in decree to escape imprisonment . The way he says this with so much childlike glee makes it a hilariously strange melody .
7"Finally, Mercy."
Lumalee doesn’t show fear.
Lumalee says the " eventually , mercifulness " line after Kamek , a Koopa magician and assistant to Bowser , get to inform the prisoners that they will all be " ritualistically sacrifice " at Princess Peach and Bowser ’s wedding . As the prisoners go to scream and rattle their cage in fear upon get a line the news , Lumalee just sighs , smile dreamily , and pronounce the melody while lying down and float toward the bottom of his cage . The monumental disparity between Lumalee ’s reaction and that of the sleep of the prisoners inThe Super Mario Bros. Movieis what makes this line peculiarly strange and funny .
6"Whee" & “Boo”
Lumalee further proves he isn’t afraid of a grim fate.
As the prisoners are tardily lowered towards lava ( and towards sure decease ) , Lumalee cheers " whee " and waves his hands in a snow - angel - like motion . When Donkey Kong arrives and saves their life , Lumalee ’s expression goes prostrate , and he says " boo . " These lines are so odd because although Lumalee shows enthusiasm earlier in The Super Mario Bros. Movie towards the thought of dying so as to escape incarceration , these lines show just how much he mean it . In fact , these lines show thatLumalee would rather die out than be liberate , adding to the hilarity and strangeness of his reference .
5"In An Insane World, It Is The Sane Who Is Called Crazy."
Lumalee’s actions are a nod to the video games.
Lumalee utters , " In an insane world , it is the sane who is called mad , " in response to the Penguin King , who tells Luigi to ante up no creative thinker to him because he is cute but crazy . This line is rum because it ’s the first time Lumalee is seen with items in his cell . While he suppose this line , he wistfully blows the top off of a pinwheel plaything before it fall into the lava below . Seeing Lumalee with items aligns with his role as an particular shopin theSuper Mario Galaxyvideo biz .
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Surely , if Lumalee can conjure up items , such as a pinwheel toy , he can envision out how to get away , yet he is still put away . Perhaps this shows that Lumalee does n’t actually want to escape , despite what he aver . He seems content to say philosophical thing like this instead of figuring out how to hightail it , believing that his mindset on the world is more logical than that of his fellow prisoners . This dissension is what makes Lumalee such a lovable and memorable character .
4"Life Is Sad. Prison Is Sad. Life In Prison Is Very, Very Sad."
Lumalee keeps reminding that he’s accepted his fate.
Lumalee sings , " Life is sorry . Prison is lamentable . biography in prison is very , very sad " while dancing around in his John Cage and gleefully pop bubble he has blown with the bubble wand in his hand , another item he has miraculously conjured up . The dissension between what he says and how he order it is at its apex with this line of descent , making this perhapsthe funniest Lumalee line inThe Super Mario Bros. Movie . Not only has Lumalee accepted his fortune as a prisoner , but he also seems happy despite claiming that being a prisoner is sad .
3"There’s No Sunshine, Only Darkness."
Lumalee could have escaped the entire time.
When Cranky Kong becomes Bowser ’s captive , he remarks , " who ’s this light beam of sunshine?“in reaction to Lumalee ’s strange amount of glee . Lumalee then replies with , " There ’s no sunshine , only darkness , " while sprinkling sparkle in the aviation . The dissonance between the grim nature of what he says and the pensive joy with which he says it is something that makes this air so unusual and so rummy .
The oddest thing about this short letter , however , is the fact thatLumalee full leans out of his cage so as to say this , proving that he could easily escapeby just fly out of the cage . This point that Lumalee has either somehow convinced himself that he ca n’t run away or he unfeignedly does n’t want to escape , despite what he say . Either way , the Book of Revelation that head for the hills is very easy and possible for Lumalee through this phone line is yet another foreign and hilarious addition to his character .
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2"Now That’s A Happy Ending, Or Is It?”
Lumalee gets a final chance to shine in his own scene before the credits roll.
After the statute title card at theend ofThe Super Mario Bros. Movie , Lumalee cause the screen to himself and delivers this message to the audience :
" Now that ’s a glad ending , or is it ? Because everything ’s over now , and all that ’s leave behind is you and the infinite nihility . Kind of make you want to play saxophone , huh ? "
He approaches the photographic camera menacingly as he say this before plump for away , spinning playfully , playing the " Ground idea " from theSuper Mario Bros.video game on a saxophone , and winking at the camera . This line is so strange for a few different reason . For one , this is the only moment when Lumalee fracture the quaternary walland address the consultation directly . This melodic line is also bizarre because it shows that Lumalee still has his cheerfully nihilistic attitude even after he has , presumably , been freed .
possibly this shows that Lumalee has always had his characteristic nihilistic delusion , even before he was imprisoned . It ’s also potential his personality was changed after being Bowser ’s prisoner for so long . Either means , this line gave Lumalee another opportunity to captivate the interview . funnily enough , Lumalee helps to terminate the moving picture on a pollyannaish note by serenading the screen with his sax , which begins the medicine that proceed playing into the credits .
1"Oh, Fresh Meat For The Grinder."
Lumalee finds joy in terror.
Lumalee declares , " Oh , fresh kernel for the zep " to Cranky Kong and his fellow Kongs when they become prisoners of Bowser . He smile , spins around , and spin around his cage as he says this . This is by far Lumalee ’s strange line because the lack of context provided along with the line make it specially unsettling . What grinder ? shout out the prisoners " meat " incriminate that Bowser may grind up and eat his captive .
This hint adds another stage of terror to the quandary Bowser ’s prisoner are in , makingLumalee ’s joy in the face of such extreme threat even more disgraceful and uproarious . The fact that no further elaborateness is ever give to what Lumalee meant by this makes it that much more terrific and comic . All of this conceive , there ’s no question that this line deserves the deed of conveyance of the most unusual Lumalee line inThe Super Mario Bros. Movie .
