As a part of the 1993 SMB movie’s cult following, I wouldn’t say it’s the level of fail that has contributed as much as a combination of nostalgia, and just how damn unapologetically strange it is. Someone honestly went and pitched a grimy, dieselpunk take on Super Mario Brothers, with Daisy as the princess rather than Peach, and humanoid/reptilian koopas, Toad as a punk busker, a velociraptor Yoshi, and Dennis Hopper looking absolutely insane as Bowser. And somehow, that movie got made and didn’t end up being the subject of “the insane reinvention of Super Mario Bros. that could have been” documentaries, and fan-film homages.
I’m aware that Hoskins and Leguizamo both have said that had a terrible time making the movie because of how disorganized it was, but I don’t care, the finished product is amazing.
I agree that his bark is worse than his bite; whether that’s because reality doesn’t agree with his rhetoric, or because the power to unilaterally imprison an opponent is outside the scope of presidential powers, or because he was only bloviating and never meant any of it.
I have always said that my main concern isn’t Trump himself. I don’t think he’s evil incarnate or a would-be dictator, largely because I personally don’t think he’s smart enough to be a supervillain. My main concern is that rhetoric like that whips up reactionary anger; it certainly motivates voters, which is almost certainly why he continues to do it (an angry mob is a force), but it’s also worsened an already deep political divide and created a situation where conservatives and liberals (I’m neither, for the record, I’m pretty far to the left of both) don’t even really see or hear each other anymore, they only see the masks that have been placed there by their own conditioning.
Feel free to respond again if you wish, I’m happy to let you have the last word since you were so kind as to engage civilly. I’ve enjoyed the interaction; thank you…