Shigeru Miyamoto commented on the criticism of the animated film "Super Mario: Galactic Cinema," which, despite strong box office performance, raised questions among viewers and the press. One of the main complaints about the sequel, frequently appearing in reviews, concerns its overly fast pace: scenes follow one another without pauses and collectively fail to form a cohesive story.
According to Miyamoto, this structure was chosen deliberately. In an interview with Nintendo Dream, he explained that the film is built from small, self-contained blocks, each lasting several minutes. Each block functions as a separate "unit," and together they form a 90-minute picture. Miyamoto compared this approach to his work on games, where each section must be interesting on its own.
"30 blocks of 3 minutes each make up 90 minutes. And this is very similar to my own method: I don't do anything superfluous, but I also don't throw anything away. Therefore, Illumination's technique involves many rearrangements and regroupings of these blocks to create something with incredible density."
He also acknowledged that the film was primarily created with a focus on a child audience. According to Miyamoto, the team wanted to keep children's attention for all 90 minutes, so the film is structured in a way that leaves no time for viewers to rest.