The movie is not woke, but it does get close. Never mind not being a damsel, Peach straight up has zero flaws, and they make it clear she would have stopped Bowser all on her own, but Mario was there so might as well have him help. Her personality wasn't insufferable but her character was borderline.
Also not a fan of Bowser being a simp for Peach. I know they started it in Odyssey but I didn't like it there either.
Bowser's been simping for Peach since Super Mario RPG, and even earlier in the expanded lore.
And, having just came from watching the movie, if she'd gone and gotten the Kongs' help on her own, she probably would have beaten DK, but then Bowser would still have beaten their army just like he did here, and she would have ended up overwhelmed when Bowser launched the Banzai Bill without Mario and DK there to make the save.
The movie is not woke, but it does get close. Never mind not being a damsel, Peach straight up has zero flaws, and they make it clear she would have stopped Bowser all on her own, but Mario was there so might as well have him help. Her personality wasn't insufferable but her character was borderline.
Also not a fan of Bowser being a simp for Peach. I know they started it in Odyssey but I didn't like it there either.
Bowser's been simping for Peach since Super Mario RPG, and even earlier in the expanded lore.
And, having just came from watching the movie, if she'd gone and gotten the Kongs' help on her own, she probably would have beaten DK, but then Bowser would still have beaten their army just like he did here, and she would have ended up overwhelmed when Bowser launched the Banzai Bill without Mario and DK there to make the save.