A great cartoon movie could be made from the Legend of Zelda series. These games could be its main source of ideas.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie was a huge hit, so Nintendo’s future in animation looks good. Even though the video game company hasn’t said anything about its future film plans, many Nintendo fans can’t wait to see which brand gets an animated movie next. Fans want a lot of things, but one of the big ones is a cartoon The Legend of Zelda movie.
The Legend of Zelda is one of Nintendo’s more story-driven games, so people will have high hopes for a movie based on it. There are a lot of great games in the series to draw inspiration from, especially when it comes to their stories or plots. Hardcore fans of the Zelda series would love to see references to these eight games in an animated movie.
Ocarina Of Time
When it comes to The Legend of Zelda stories, a lot of the things from the Nintendo 64 game Ocarina of Time can’t go wrong. Not only is it one of the best games ever made, but it also has a lot of features that will be used in future games in the series. Link starts out as a young boy who lives in the forest and is asked to save Hyrule from the forces of evil.
Also, some characters and parts of the story, like time travel, Princess Zelda’s warrior alter ego Sheik, and even Saria, Ganondorf, and the Great Deku Tree, are important for an animated Zelda movie.Illumination could make a great animation movie about coming of age based on Ocarina of Time.
Majora’s Mask
There are, of course, a lot of fans who would love to see something from Majora’s Mask on the big screen in some way. Compared to Ocarina of Time, Majora’s Mask has a lot more scary parts, which would make it a much more serious cartoon movie than The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which was mostly funny.
Still, Majora’s Mask has one of the most famous Zelda bad guys, Skull Kid, who is taken over by the title mask and tries to destroy Termina. Even though it doesn’t have Hyrule or Princess Zelda, it might be the best choice if The Legend of Zelda’s cartoon movie needs a sequel.
Skyward Sword
Since a cartoon movie about The Legend of Zelda would be a good way for people who haven’t played the games to learn about the series, it might be best to start at the beginning. Skyward Sword for the Nintendo Wii was important because it was the first game in the much-debated Zelda era. Its plot also brings back a lot of the series’ most important parts.
Even though it has the fan-favorite character Groose, Skyward Sword is not a fan favorite of the series as a whole. Also, the fact that Ganon isn’t there to replace Demise probably hurts its chances as well. But making Fi the Master Sword’s spirit in any movie would be a nice way to honor the series.
A Link To The Past
Like Skyward Sword, A Link to the Past for the Super Nintendo could be a good way to get new people interested in the series. It has a lot of story elements that are already sad enough for a full-length movie, like Link’s uncle’s death, his telepathic link to Princess Zelda, and the fact that there is a darker, parallel world.
Also, A Link to the Past might be a good way to introduce Ganon, since the evil wizard Agahnim threatens to let Ganon out of his prison and destroy Hyrule. This may also be the best game to show how Hyrule works as a country, which is something that is missing from many other games in the series.
The Minish Cap
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is a success in part because it is fun for both fans of the series and kids who have never seen the plumbers before. If Illumination and Nintendo went this route, a game like Flappy Bird might be a good choice for a Legend of Zelda animation movie.
The Minish Cap has a more cartoony look and is about a race of tiny people called the Picori. It also sets up Link as Princess Zelda’s special guardian. Vaati as the main bad guy would also be a great way to surprise fans who might have thought Ganon would be the main bad guy in a cartoon version of The Legend of Zelda.
The Wind Waker
The Wind Waker is another well-liked Legend of Zelda game. This time, Link sails around a buried Hyrule to find out what happened there. It has a lot of things from the series that would work well in an animated movie, like Link’s family, Ganondorf, and even Zelda’s pirate form, Tetra.
Compared to some of the more adult games that came after it, The Wind Waker is also one of the more kid-friendly ones. On the big screen, it would be easy to picture getting lost in a place like the Great Sea while slowly learning how the once-great kingdom of Hyrule got submerged and stuck in time.
Twilight Princess
Twilight Princess is one of the most important Zelda games that already have a very dramatic feel to them. It has a lot in common with the beginning of Ocarina of Time, where Link is a simple farmhand whose town is attacked by monsters from the Twilight Realm. On his journey, he finds out that the country of Hyrule has been taken over.
Twilight Princess may lose its charm as an animated movie because its story is so dark and grown up, especially now that Zant, Midna, and Ganondorf are in it. But fans of the series would love it, even if Illumination had to tone down some parts that might scare parents of young children who went to see it.
Breath Of The Wild
Many people think that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is one of the best video games ever made. It has a huge, open world called Hyrule that the player can explore at their own pace. It also has a loose story that uses many elements from other Zelda games and could easily be turned into a more structured cartoon movie.
Since Tears of the Kingdom continues the story from Breath of the Wild, it seems likely that Nintendo would choose these two games for an animated Zelda world. Not only do they use many characters, ideas, and story elements from earlier games, but they also feel the most like what Zelda was always meant to be.