I loved the Mario movie too (a very cursed phrase in other days huh?) but IMO Zelda should have taken the animation path too… Heck, even the anime format would fit (something similar to Castlevania anime).

I have always found it funny that my gf does not like anime, but she is a Zelda fan (literally is the only franchise she plays) and you can quickly catch all the quirks and gags that you get from the Zelda games that are just anime-like.