“In an insane world, it is the sane who is called crazy.”

From: The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Genre: Movies

Who said it?: Lumalee

The story behind the quote: This week’s quote comes from the 2023 computer animated movie, The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Based on Nintendo‘s hit gaming franchise, the movie has the titular brother, Mario and Luigi, transported/warped to the Mushroom Kingdom. Luigi is then captured by Bowser and Mario joins forces with Princess Peach to try to save his brother as well as save the Mushroom Kingdom from Bowser’s invading forces.

The quote comes from the middle of the film. Luigi is sent to Bowser’s dungeon where he comes across the other prisoners, one of which is Lumalee, a rather chipper but nihilistic Luma. The other captives warn Luigi that Luma isn’t exactly all there. This is when Lumalee delivers the quote in rebuttal.

Geek wisdom: Although Lumalee does come off as a little loopy, he does have a point in a way. Just because you are different or you like to do your own thing or you think differently, people will think that you’re strange. But being different doesn’t mean you’re crazy. It just means you have a different way of seeing the world. At times, it’s these very “crazy” people who become the greatest innovators as they will push the boundaries of what is “normal” and “possible.”

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Author: Victor de la Cruz

Most of my childhood (and adult life) was spent doing a lot of geeky stuff: watching TV, playing video games and going to the movies. To some, it may have been a waste of time. Well, to me, it has made me what I am today... a geeky adult. I actually write for a couple of blogs, namely: geekwisdom.wordpress.com 3rdworldgeeks.com gamemoir.com Please check them out!

One thought on ““In an insane world, it is the sane who is called crazy.””

  1. No stranger to being called weird or crazy honestly, just like to test limits of what can endure. My sensei once said never let life or anyone else limit you, the only limitations should be your imagination, let your creativity and imagination flow like running water in a river. I’ve always had a pretty creative imagination to begin with, try to adapt to my surroundings as best I can at all times.

    And I have always…always done my own thing, it’s why not been too much fan of groups or teams especially growing up in school, too many conflicting personalities or ideas and the useless drama as well, prefer to go my own way and do things my own way which wind up being outcast and outsider of sorts, but fine with me several fictional characters always identified with and looked up to like Yusuke Urameshi and Cid Kagenou are like that.

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