History WebAnimation / SMG4MovieItsGottaBePerfect

* SunkCostFallacy: The main reason why SMG4 is so obsessed with his perfect video. He feels that if he leaves it unfinished, all that time and all that effort spent will have been all for nothing. And even if he quits, the demon keyboard won't let him quit until he finishes it.

* EldritchAbomination: [=SMG3=] is briefly turned into a rather terrifying amalgamation of himself with [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/nes-godzilla-creepypasta/images/8/80/I_AM_FOREVER.png/revision/latest?cb=20210402170034 Red]] from ''Literature/NESGodzillaCreepypasta'', and Mario and Meggy are forced to BeatTheCurseOutOfHim.

* EldritchAbomination: [=SMG3=] is briefly turned into a rather terrifying amalgamation of himself with [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/nes-godzilla-creepypasta/images/8/80/I_AM_FOREVER.png/revision/latest?cb=20210402170034 Red]] from Literature/NESGodzillaCreepypasta, and Mario and Meggy are forced to BeatTheCurseOutOfHim.

* HeroicSelfDeprecation: As Mario, Meggy, and [=SMG3=] traverse the castle, they find the paintings replaced with various hateful comments such as "YOU WILL NEVER BE GOOD ENOUGH" and "NOBODY LIKES YOUR VIDEOS". [=SMG3=] is quick to identify these as [=SMG4's=] inner thoughts, stating that he felt the same pressures during the events of the [=YouTube=] Arc.

* {{Retcon}}: The movie opens with scenes from the past several episodes, but this time from [=SMG4's=] perspective. From his POV, the Secret Slide room isn't nearly as junky, whereas the views of it we get in the episodes themselves plus the livestream depict [=SMG4=] as a sort of {{hikikomori}}. Also, his rampage at the end of "[=Mar10=] Day" is heavily condensed here.

** The identity of the one responsible for selling [=SMG4=] the demonic keyboard and causing the whole mess goes unrevealed, at least for the time being. At the very least, [=SMG3=] confirms that it's not [=SMG0=] again, since the energy given off by the MeatMoss isn't meme energy.

* SwappedRoles: When an obstacle can only be passed by reacting to internet memes, for once it's Mario who's acing the challenge while Meggy is left in fish-eyed cluelessness.

** When first seeing what the castle has become in the wake of [=SMG4's=] SanitySlippage, Tari suspects the return of [=SMG0=]. [=SMG3=] shoots it down on the spot, saying that it isn't meme energy.

* UncertainDoom: Peach slept through her castle's consumption by [=SMG4's=] keyboard. She's shown still alive in the final scene (and it's PlayedForLaughs), but considering she has limited food and water, the castle cannot be recovered this time around, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick and the demonic mass surrounding her room]], who knows how long she'll be around. It isn't until "[[Recap/SMG4TheStupidMarioMovie The Stupid Mario Movie]]" that we get confirmation Peach is still alive and steadily building her way back out of the demon's maw.

* UncertainDoom: Peach slept through her castle's consumption by [=SMG4's=] keyboard. She's shown still alive in the final scene (and it's PlayedForLaughs), but… considering she has limited food and water, the castle cannot be recovered this time around, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick and the demonic mass surrounding her room]], who knows how long she'll be around. It isn't until "[[Recap/SMG4TheStupidMarioMovie The Stupid Mario Movie]]" that we get confirmation Peach is still alive and steadily building her way back out of the demon's maw.

* UncertainDoom: Played straight in the movie itself but subverted by later episodes.\\
Peach slept through her castle's consumption by [=SMG4's=] keyboard. She's shown still alive in the final scene (and it's PlayedForLaughs), but… considering she has limited food and water, the castle cannot be recovered this time around, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick and the demonic mass surrounding her room]], who knows how long she'll be around. It isn't until "[[Recap/SMG4TheStupidMarioMovie The Stupid Mario Movie]]" that we get confirmation Peach is still alive and steadily building her way back out of the demon's maw.

* AspectRatioSwitch: The serious moments in this movie, like many other [=SMG4=] episodes/movies, are presented in "[=CinemaScope=] Ratio" (2.35:1), but when particularly comedic moments happen, noteably when Meggy pokes fun at [=SMG3's=] {{tsundere}} nature regarding [=SMG4=], the movie goes back to its usual 16:9 view before things get serious again and the black bars come back.

* HijackedByGanon: Immediately subverted right out the gate. [[spoiler:The mere moment Tari finishes her question about the possibility of Niles being behind [=SMG4=]’s insanity, [=SMG3=] deconfirms her suspicion by pointing out how the Eldritch Goop isn’t meme energy, and is instead something completely different.]]

-->'''[=SMG3=]:''' [=SMG4=] wrote these. These are all his thoughts.\\
'''Meggy:''' What?! No way... how do you know?\\
'''[=SMG3=]:''' ''(choked up)'' Because I felt the same way... Do you know what it's like? To live with the kind of expectations he has? Well I had his channel for just a week and it was the most stressful thing in my life. Having millions of eyes on you... being worried you'll make one mistake and lose everything... always having to try and be perfect... it can make you go... kinda crazy.

-->'''Mario''': Wait...but guys...Mario blows up the castle all the time...can't we just rebuild it again?\\
'''Meggy''': Something tells me...the castle won't be returning any time soon...

-->'''Meggy:''' I don't get it.

* UncertainDoom: Peach slept through her castle's consumption by [=SMG4's=] keyboard. She's shown still alive in the final scene (and it's PlayedForLaughs), but… considering she has limited food and water, the castle cannot be recovered this time around, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick and the demonic mass surrounding her room]], who knows how long she'll be around. It isn't until "[[Recap/SMG4TheStupidMarioMovie The Stupid Mario Movie]]" that we get confirmation that Peach is still alive and steadily building her way back out of the demon's mouth.

* PutOnABusToHell: ''Maybe'' Peach's fate? At the end of the movie she's still inside her castle, now deep inside the Eldritch Abomination.

* UncertainDoom: Peach slept through her castle's consumption by [=SMG4's=] keyboard. She's shown still alive in the final scene (and it's PlayedForLaughs), but… considering she has limited food and water, the castle cannot be recovered this time around, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick and the demonic mass surrounding her room]], who knows how long she'll be around.

* AspectRatioSwitch: The serious moments in this movie, like many other [=SMG4=] episodes/movies, are presented in "[=CinemaScope=] Ratio" (2.35:1), but when Meggy pokes fun at [=SMG3's=] {{tsundere}} nature regarding [=SMG4=], the movie goes back to its usual 16:9 view before things get serious again and the black bars come back.

'''[=SMG3=]:''' ''(choked up)'' "Because I felt the same way... Do you know what it's like? To live with the kind of expectations he has? Well I had his channel for just a week and it was the most stressful thing in my life. Having millions of eyes on you... being worried you'll make one mistake and lose everything... always having to try and be perfect... it can make you go... kinda crazy.

-->'''Meggy:''' I don't get it."

-->'''[=SMG3=]:''' "[=SMG4=] wrote these. These are all his thoughts."\\
'''Meggy:''' "What?! No way... how do you know?"\\
'''[=SMG3=]:''' ''(choked up)'' "Because I felt the same way... Do you know what it's like? To live with the kind of expectations he has? Well I had his channel for just a week and it was the most stressful thing in my life. Having millions of eyes on you... being worried you'll make one mistake and lose everything... always having to try and be perfect... it can make you go... kinda crazy."

-->'''Meggy:''' "I don't get it."

-->'''[=SMG3=]:''' "What?! No! I don't care about him! I only feel like this because I'm cosmically linked to the idiot!"

** Reconstruction: [=SMG3=], [=SMG4's=] former sworn enemy, is the one who's able to reach through to the possessed [=SMG4=] by empathizing with his struggles and letting him know that no matter the pressures, [=SMG4's=] friends – including [=SMG3=] himself – will always be there for him. Thus, in a way, Boopkins still ended up being right all along; even if friendship wouldn't and ultimately couldn't control the fate of the castle by that point, it was still what ultimately saved the lives of [=SMG3=] and [=SMG4=] (which is obviously the most important thing) in the end).

* BreakingOldTrends: This is the first movie of the series not to be directly connected to an arc. ''Meggy’s Destiny'' was an epilogue to the Anime Arc while ''10 Year Anniversary Special'' and ''Revelations'' were part of the Cosmology Saga.

** Just what ''would'' have [=SMG4's=] "perfect video" looked like? The only clues about it are redesigning characters, utilizing his and [=SMG3's=] old Mario recolor designs, and something with Kermit the Frog.

* HowWeGotHere: After picking up from where the trailer left off, the movie recaps the events of the last few episodes from [=SMG4=]’s perspective as well the start of his possession by the demonic keyboard, before returning to the present.

''[=SMG4=] Movie: It's Gotta Be Perfect'' is the fourth feature-length movie based on ''[[WebAnimation/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers SMG4]]'' that premiered on March 18, 2023.

Ever since the events of "[=SMG4=]... Are You Ok?", [=SMG4=] has been toiling away at making the "perfect video"...to a worrying degree. There's something strange going on with him, and his friends are determined to rescue him from his insanity...but are they prepared to learn what's ''really'' going on?

Previews: [[https://www.youtube.com/live/flzVULz0Hzc "It's Gotta Be Perfect..."]][[note]] This livestream is no longer available due to its 99-hour length. An unofficial reupload of the stream's major events can be found [[https://youtu.be/3VSR5cd8lnM here]].[[/note]]\\
[[https://youtu.be/vl5SH_LC-jI "........Announcement??????"]][[note]] This video, uploaded the minute [=SMG4's=] livestream ended, features [=SMG3=] introducing updated designs for himself, [=SMG4=], Boopkins, and Meggy, as well as announcing ''It's Gotta Be Perfect''.[[/note]]

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* BreakingOldTrends: This is the first movie of the series not to be directly connected to an arc; ''Meggy’s Destiny'' was an epilogue to the Anime Arc while ''10 Year Anniversary Special'' and ''Revelations'' were part of the Cosmology Saga.

* NotSoDifferentRemark: Upon seeing that the paintings in the castle have turned to hate comments, [=SMG3=] realises that they're [=SMG4's=] thoughts, and says that he felt the same way during the events of the [=YouTube Arc=].
-->'''[=SMG3=]:''' [=SMG4=] wrote these. These are all his thoughts.\\
'''Meggy:''' What?! No way... how do you know?\\
'''[=SMG3=]:''' ''(choked up)'' Because I felt the same way... Do you know what it's like? To live with the kind of expectations he has? Well I had his channel for just a week and it was the most stressful thing in my life. Having millions of eyes on you... being worried you'll make one mistake and lose everything... always having to try and be perfect... it can make you go... kinda crazy.

* PutOnABusToHell: ''Maybe'' Peach's fate? At the end of the movie she's still inside the castle, now deep inside the Eldritch Abomination.
* {{Retcon}}: The movie opens with scenes from the past several episodes, but this time from [=SMG4's=] perspective. From his POV, the Secret Slide room isn't particularly junky, whereas the views of it we get in the episodes themselves plus the livestream show [=SMG4=] as a sort of {{hikikomori}}. Also, his rampage at the end of "[=Mar10=] Day" is heavily condensed here.

* RoomFullOfCrazy: When Meggy and [=SMG3=] barge into [=SMG4's=] room, they see that it has "it's gotta be perfect" scribbled all over.

* TrashTheSet: Peach's castle is taken by the demon, forcing the gang to build a new one.

* UncertainDoom: Peach slept through her castle's consumption by [=SMG4's=] keyboard. She's shown still alive in the final scene (and it's PlayedForLaughs), but… considering she has limited food and water, the castle cannot be recovered this time around [[BreadEggsMilkSquick and the demonic mass surrounding her room]], who knows how long she'll be around.