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The Super Mario Bros. Movie · 2023 — Chapter 9 of 14 · 1'38" · B2

Bowser Interrogates Luigi, Explained: out of my sight

Bowser is about to marry a princess and rule the world, but a mustached human is traveling with his fiancée. He interrogates a captured Luigi, who first plays dumb, then caves: "he's my brother Mario, and he's the best guy in the world." Bowser answers by threatening to kill Mario.

What happens

Luigi has been captured and brought before Bowser, who explains he is about to marry a princess and rule the world. Bowser wants to know about the mustached man traveling with her. Luigi resists, then admits the man is his brother Mario, and Bowser threatens to kill him.

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the best guy in the worlda tough oneout of my sightpay him no heed

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Phrase of the scene

out of my sight

an angry order for someone to leave and stay away

酷霸王逼问完路易吉，翻脸吼道：Get him out of my sight!，命令手下把人拖走。

The coach shouted at the ref, 'Get out of my sight!'

Also in this scene

  • the best guy in the world

    the finest person there is

  • a tough one

    a difficult person or a hard question

  • pay him no heed

    to ignore someone or pay no attention to them; literary and formal

Everything marked in this scene

14 notes across 27 lines

Phrase · A1what is your name?What is your name?
Phrase · B1be about to do somethingNot sure if you know who I am, but I'm about to marry a princess and rule the world.
Phrase · B2rule the worldNot sure if you know who I am, but I'm about to marry a princess and rule the world.
Phrase · A2there's one problemBut there's one problem, Luigi.
Phrase · A2just like someoneHas a mustache, just like you.
Phrase · A1do you know someone?Do you know him?
Phrase · B1a tough one

a difficult person or a hard question

Ah, a tough one, I see.
Phrase · B1get someone to do somethingMaybe this will get you to talk.
Phrase · B1the best X in the world

the finest person there is

Yes, I know him. Yeah, he's my brother Mario, and he's the best guy in the world.
Phrase · B1find someone attractiveDo princesses find him attractive?
Phrase · B2have good tasteThey do if they have good taste!
Phrase · B2get someone out of one's sightGet him out of my sight!
Phrase · C1pay someone no heed

to ignore someone or pay no attention to them; literary and formal

Pay him no heed.
Phrase · C1it is the X who is called YIn an insane world, it is the sane who is called crazy.

Bowser Interrogates Luigi, explained

What's really going on

The scene is the film's villain at his most domestic and most cruel at once: Bowser talks about a wedding and world domination, then turns to torture to get one name. Luigi's loyalty is the real subject. He starts with denial, but the moment he breaks, he does not merely give Mario up — he defends him: "Yeah, he's my brother Mario, and he's the best guy in the world." It is the same devotion Mario shows him, returned. And the quiet line at the end, "In an insane world, it is the sane who is called crazy," points at how upside-down this kingdom is, where the brave are tortured and the tyrant plans a wedding.

Theme

Family loveEven under torture, Luigi defends Mario as the best person he knows, mirroring the loyalty Mario shows him.
PowerBowser uses a wedding and a threat against a brother to get what he wants, showing how he rules by fear.
In an insane world, it is the sane who is called crazy.

A wry observation from the dungeon: in this topsy-turvy kingdom, being reasonable makes you the odd one out.

Yes, I know him. Yeah, he's my brother Mario, and he's the best guy in the world.

Luigi's confession turns into praise: he gives up the name and immediately vouches for Mario's character.

They do if they have good taste!

A quick comeback that defends Mario's appeal and turns the insult back on anyone who disagrees.

Not sure if you know who I am, but I'm about to marry a princess and rule the world.

Bowser's grand self-introduction, which frames the whole interrogation as a power display.

Do princesses find him attractive?

A jealous question from the villain, showing rivalry under the threats more than strategy.

Questions about this scene

Why does Bowser interrogate Luigi?

Because a mustached human is traveling with the princess Bowser intends to marry. Bowser wants the man's identity and uses torture to force Luigi to name him.

Does Luigi give up Mario right away?

No. He first denies knowing the man. Only when the pressure becomes unbearable does he admit that the human is his brother Mario.

What does Luigi say about Mario when he confesses?

He does not just name him; he calls him his brother and the best guy in the world. Even after breaking, he defends Mario rather than betray him.

What does Bowser threaten to do?

He threatens to kill Mario in front of him. The threat is meant to hurt both brothers and to draw Mario out, showing how Bowser rules through fear.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie · 14 chapters

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