Nah, you clearly missed how the entire game was a metaphor for the struggle between political ideologies.
When Bowser invaded the castle, it was supposed to echo the Occupy movement from the last year or so. Mario's quest to get back to the castle through all the various worlds was a representation of the pursuit of the almighty dollar, and the Goombas and all the other 'bad guys' represented all the little people tossed aside for money.

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