The Mario Movie's Masculinity Problem | READUS 101

The Mario Movie's Masculinity Problem || Out of the four main men in The Super Mario Bros. Movie -- Mario, Luigi, Bowser and Donkey Kong -- three of them deal with issues that mold their individual masculinity in ways that can grow toxic. And its because of how each man in The Super Mario Bros. Movie translates societal expectations of themselves that we’re able to see how it plays into their overall depictions of manhood and masculinity. Even Luigi. Get “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” here! https://amzn.to/45xq0c1 Subscribe to READUS 101 for racial, social and queer film & tv analysis and perspective on your favorite bits of geek and pop culture media! Click here to see how My Dad the Bounty Hunter highlights the effects that late-stage capitalism has on black families!    • My Dad The Bounty Hunter: The Dangers of L...   Recording Equipment: Canon Rebel T7i DSLR - https://amzn.to/313eINX Padcaster Parrot Teleprompter Kit - https://amzn.to/3fKMD23 Tascam DR-60DMKII Portable Digital Recorder - https://amzn.to/3lLmgzc VidPro XM-55 Condenser Shotgun Microphone Kit - https://amzn.to/3CsNAIu ePhoto Photography Studio Lighting Kit - https://amzn.to/2NkSzm7 ESDDI Softbox Photography Lighting Kit - https://amzn.to/314KHgy Subscribe to Readus 201!    / @readus201   Subscribe to Readus 101: The Newsletter! https://readus101.substack.com Support My Patreon!   / readus_101   Make One-Time Donations At: https://www.paypal.me/readus101 https://www.ko-fi.com/readus Buy Official Readus 101 Merch Here! https://readus101.creator-spring.com/ _____________________ 00:00 Introduction 02:35 Let’s Start With Bowser 08:07 They All Have That In Common 14:09 What About Luigi? 17:43 Conclusion Music “Tritium” by B-RadGfromOV https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/list... “Wisdom Tooth” by B-RadGfromOV http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/liste... Readus 101 Theme: “Phantom” by B-RadGfromOV http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/liste... Facebook:   / readus101   Twitter:   / readus_101   Tumblr:   / www   Instagram:   / readus101   TikTok: @Readus101 #supermariobros #supermariobrosmovie #supermariomovie    • The Mario Movie's Masculinity Problem | RE...