Why The Sonic Movie Is Great (Character Analysis & Review)

[@thunderbird7020]

I’ll give this to the first design. It makes James Marsden’s reaction to Sonic much more fitting.

[@caramelcandys]

Actually it’s unrealistic with the old design, cuz a real person would have finished the job with the old design

[@specialbeamvegeta4059]

Except the part that he didn’t shoot more tranq darts at it

[@sangkim6556]

@@specialbeamvegeta4059 lol just imagine Tom misses and brings out a machine gun full of darts and fires at sonic

[@blacklisted756]

True, and then we cyberbullied an entire production studio into delaying the movie and changing that damned abomination.

[@specialbeamvegeta4059]

@@sangkim6556 should have used those Assault rifle dart guns from Madagascar when they fired relentlessly on Alex when he woke up lol

[@lurker4071]

15:45 my headcanon is that because robotnik was under the government's employ, they decided to cover up his existence to avoid being responsible for his actions, plus they probably never liked him anyway. The man was hired to investigate a power outage and somehow that led to him blowing up one of the seven world wonders.

[@jaredlewis3001]

Mabye that’s why in the second movie they sent guards after him

[@gig2734]

That was also my problem with the film, but otherwise I liked it.

[@Mo-.]

I’m pretty sure that’s what they wanted us to think as well, I’m not sure how PJ didn’t get this, it’s pretty self explanatory, the government doesn’t want people to know that that nut job is related to them and acts as if he doesn’t exist so they don’t get bad rep

[@sentientmustache8360]

@@jaredlewis3001 didn’t help much against the death egg robot though.

[@joshuahecht6866]

THE Suicide Squad reference to corrupt governments. Protecting their own asses rather than than owning up to the mistake and try to redeem themselves in the eyes of their people and the world.

[@certifiedchump1459]

I love how it’s implied that while robotnik was chasing sonic around the world, Tom and Maddie birthed a baby cow in a barn

[@jadthecat387]

All in a day’s work for Tom it seems

[@peterrealar2.067]

@@jadthecat387 And Maddie's a vet, all the more fitting.

[@Gell-lo]

I think it's important to note that the big Chase Scene was *in* Super Speed. No one saw Sonic or Eggman during that point because the pair were moving exceptionally fast. Little more than a blur, I imagine. A blue blur if you will.

[@jaredlewis3001]

All they saw was the after math

[@EclipseHedgehog]

All those explosions happening within a blink of an eye you'd think the city would believe they were having a terrorist attack. but nah, kids movie.

[@Kamina.D.Fierce]

@@jaredlewis3001 Yes but not the cause. All they saw was a bunch of random crap start blowing up all over the place. Not to mention the government is implied to have covered it all up. And again since sonic and robotnick were too fast to be seen clearly it wouldn't be that hard to wave off with a "gas leak" or the usual BS cover stories.

[@함재민-z6k]

@@EclipseHedgehog When I played Sonic adventure XD and I was fighting in public the citizens didn't seem to care what happened... I will just assume that this movie is based on a video game so they are all NPC (play the Skyrim theme in your head)

[@deon5729]

but someone would surely see half the city a part of the great wall piramid and sphinx explode sudenly

[@maddenboseroy4074]

1. Tom knows the mushroom planet because Sonic got a ring-portal guide with his bag of rings from Longclaw, and we see this when Sonic first narrates his escape plan to the mushroom world. 2. There was a deleted scene where Longclaw DOES flee with Sonic to Earth; it continues with her dying of old age before telling Sonic how to use the rings, and I think it works better than what the filmmakers ended up using in the theatrical cut, especially since we are given no real reason as to why Sonic is not bothered by Longclaw's "sacrifice" (movie's gotta movie?).

[@theshade6176]

Minor Spoiler: Sonic 2 *does* address Long Claw's sacrifice and actually makes it an important plot point to the whole story.

[@sentientmustache8360]

@@theshade6176 Spoilers: She went down swinging apparently, took most of the echidna tribe down with her

[@princesspikachu3915]

@@theshade6176 Sonic is grieving his little hedgehog heart out for Longclaw.

[@CalRed199]

I know I’m a bit late but I’m pretty sure in the motel scene sonic tells Tom about the mushroom planet

[@SONICX1027]

Jim Carrey is the best actor to play Robotnik, no questions asked. The mix of goofy and threatening is definitely the best combination, and I can’t wait to see what the second movie has to offer. I believe that the guys made the movie definitely did their homework on analyzing the personalities on everyone

[@ミニシュ]

No spoilers but personality wise I believe they nailed it, go check it out when you can.

[@sentientmustache8360]

The best 3 eggmen: Jim Carrey Mike Pollock Alfred Coleman

[@princesspikachu3915]

Jim Carrey is a living cartoon character anyway.

[@playstation.e7703]

He almost broke all of sonic’s bones in the 2nd one

[@demontropolis7742]

This film was great, 8/10! I also agree with your headcanon of Sonic purposefully not using his speed in those 2 scenes so he can spend more time with Tom. It gives him more complexity as a character beyond 'gotta go fast,' since he actually chooses friendship over a quick solution.

[@danalynch118]

Same. I think movie sonic is just a more complex character in general in comparison to in game + cartoon sonic. I like both versions of course

[@caramelldansen2204]

To be fair, I speak English and have lived on Earth my whole life, and I probably couldn't find my way to San Fransisco to anywhere on my own!

[@BluRacer7]

You forgot to mention the hilariousness during Robotnik's Tank Robot chase with Sonic and Tom where he said ever wonder where you tax dollars are going to. In a Sonic Movie Universe it's actually terrifying if you think about it, if your average hard working American going about their day paying taxes not realising that all of your money give to the government is funding Robotnik's deadly Robots for world domination.

[@danalynch118]

LMFAO

[@sonicmastersword8080]

It is. Robotnik is supposed to be developing that technology for defense, not his own ambitions.

[@braequan_6238]

The best interaction in this movie was when Tom said he was breastfed and Robotnik responded with “Nice” I lose it every time I see that scene

[@carsonproctor6037]

"Rub that one in my orphan face"

[@playstation.e7703]

Shows that the orphan thing is really serious

[@RamaDeeZ]

Also Robotniks original Japanese name is eggman and robotnik is actually the English translation. Why this makes sense is because Robotnik has a lot of egg shaped vehicles, and I think that's a reference this movie was making at the end!

[@solairedude7119]

Localization*

[@Hey-Its-Dingo]

The name Robotnik was made canon in Sonic Adventure 2, in both English and Japanese the two key characters are named Gerald and Maria Robotnik, and are Eggman's grandfather and cousin, respectively.

[@clem-lv2rw]

also egg named vehicles and/or bases like, say... The Death Egg.

[@RamaDeeZ]

@@Hey-Its-Dingo Good to know!

[@bakedbeans5494]

@@Hey-Its-Dingo They were forced to. And since then, he has been known as Doctor Eggman.

[@DigiWarriorCallum]

I remember seeing this movie twice in the same day. Once for myself, the other with a friend. It was a fun time both times. Needless to say it was a blast watching the world hopping chase scene and the Tails credit scene. Biggest problem with the first Sonic movie is its obvious they're just dipping the toes in the water with what we have. Hence why the sequals are gonna overshadow this first one big time. Also, loved the reoccurring "Movie needs to movie" line in this vid.

[@jak1401]

Bro we were screaming when tails arrived

[@scottchaison1001]

Why is that a problem?

[@jak1401]

@@scottchaison1001 I love saga

[@jak1401]

@@scottchaison1001 sega*

[@jaredlewis3001]

That was really smart actually since it will make more people see the movie and have people wanting more. The company really know what they are doing.

[@evanescence7583]

I love how (I guess you could say) mentally stable Maddie was, her and Toms relationship and just them in general is something I really loved about this movie and I’m so glad you brought it up. It IS such a breath of fresh air for the two of them to be in a happy, healthy and overall well rounded relationship. Maddie being so understanding is something that truly brought a smile to my face. I hope this continues to be a trend throughout their stay in the movies

[@plaguedoctorj.c4963]

I believe the reason why Longclaw stayed behind is because she knew she was gonna die anyway. In a deleted scene for the movie shows that when they get attacked by the echidna tribe, both Longclaw and Sonic escape to Earth but after getting to Earth, Longclaw becomes sick and eventually dies. What MIGHT support this theory is that the movie did reference another movie called "Charlotte's Web" where similar things happen.

[@who-ny5oe]

I also wondered why she didn't came with sonic to earth

[@r.a.j7725]

No one seems to have made the argument that Sonic was hit by the dart due to being blinded by the flashlight, possibly even to the extent that he wasn’t aware Tom had a gun.

[@Olivia-dg4fb]

I thought it was because he trusted Tom that the idea of him shooting him never crossed his mind

[@Pokemonka150]

Also, Sonic was stressed already. He was scared and never before interacted with anyone, so you can say he basically "froze", unable to decide what to do. Much less, he expected Tom to yell in terror. He may be fast on his feet, but not with thinking or reacting. If he isn't focused, he may be unable to react in time. That's just my idea of how it could go :-)

[@GuyWithNoNickName]

3:08 The rings don’t close right away. They stay open for a few seconds. Longclaw didn’t want the Echidnas going through as well. Even if she tried to guard it from inside the ring, it’d be more risky. As for Tom knowing about the Mushroom Planet. I don’t think you need to know what the location specifically looks like. Tom probably thought to himself: “That Mushroom Land that Sonic was talking about” …and threw the ring. Perhaps they’ll expand a bit on that in the sequel, but I don’t think you’d need to have a specific visual. Sonic also did slightly describe it to him in the motel anyway.

[@Broza-hp7ue]

I mean, this worked for San Francisco.

[@GuyWithNoNickName]

@@Broza-hp7ue It still didn’t close Instantly, it lasted at least 8-10 seconds

[@Broza-hp7ue]

@@GuyWithNoNickName I didn't explain myself well; I was talking about how Tom could open the portal to Mushroom Land as Sonic did the same without having seen San Francisco.

[@GuyWithNoNickName]

@@Broza-hp7ue Oh, gotcha

[@midnight_horizen8184]

Just watched the 2nd movie and I can confirm this is 100% how it works

[@grimpaper]

When it comes to Long Claw... yeah she's dead. There's actually a book that confirmed it, to the point where it was mentioned that sonic saw everything. Granted, maybe it was based on an earlier script, but still, I don't think she's coming back.

[@princesspikachu3915]

Spoiler for the 2nd movie: all owls are extinct and all echidnas except Knuckles are extinct as well. So Long Claw was killed by the echidnas and the owls killed all echidnas except Knuckles.

[@sentientmustache8360]

@@princesspikachu3915 apparently she died from her injuries after taking out the whole tribe

[@princesspikachu3915]

@@sentientmustache8360 Yup.

[@liamphibia]

We might keep seeing her again later on but only in different flashbacks.

[@roastpork5437]

As soon as I heard Jim will be playing Dr. Robotnik, I know it's going to be great. Jim is a rare breed of actors that can do comedy and drama equally well.

[@artistanthony1007]

Also the script and acting is amazing, this is what I've desperately needed in a piece of Sonic cinematic media and I want that level of quality in games, the second movie trailer isn't disappointing either with its script and acting nor will I expect the actual movie to disappoint either.

[@MrRinato]

One of the writers of this movie Pat Casey confirmed in a Q&A before that Sonic was hesitated to leave earth, that's why he said he didn't know where San Francisco is and didn't run to the top of the building.

[@thehedgehognerd]

I-LOVE-THIS-MOVIE-WITH ALL MY HEART. I don't care what "CRITICS" say that it's basic....who cares, this movie has so much love and passion for Sonic. Jeff Fowler genorously cares about Sonic and he treats characters and stories with respect unlike Sega these days. It made my broken soul smile again and now I do care again for this franchise and I want good stories and games again. THANK YOU JEFF FOWLER AND EVERYONE INVOLVED. Also great video PJ as always, keep up the good work.

[@myst1que_mach1ne]

Fr. If the animation in the end credits and amount of references in this movie wasn't enough to prove that it's a passion project, idk what is. Plus the fact that they completely re-did Sonic's design.

[@thehedgehognerd]

@@myst1que_mach1ne I COMPLETLY AGREE. It's a shame that critics ingore all of that and they srug this movie off without acknowledging what this movie means to Sonic, to fans and video game movies in general.....It's just the cynical world we live in and it's sad

[@filthycasual8187]

Sometimes, "basic" is entirely what you need.

[@thehedgehognerd]

@@filthycasual8187 I couldn't say it better😁👍

[@rayvenkman2087]

In a way, this movie was the shot in the arm the franchise badly needed after Sonic Forces murdered the momentum Sonic Mania generated, Team Sonic Racing getting wiped by Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fuelled and coming out in that dryspell period between 2017-2022 much like the Sega Saturn era.

[@adventuresteamstudios242]

I watched this movie at Valentine's Day because I was lonely, but this movie just made my day.

[@KimberlyFaith260]

This only occurred to me recently, but the reason why Sonic was sent to Green Hills, Montana from that portal ring was because he is from Green Hill island. Like what was mentioned at 8:45, the holder of the ring must first think of a location to make a portal too. Since Longclaw lives on Green Hill island, her first instinct was probably some place that is most similar to the island in order for Sonic to feel at home, almost like a “Green Hill” alternative, but she knew the location had to be on Earth, hence why he was located to Green Hills, Montana. Also, I would like to believe that Tom was able to figure out how the ring worked because of how Sonic described the mushroom planet in the motel scene. What Sonic described was pure misery, at least from his opinion, and also sounded like he could never return back to Earth. Therefore, when Tom had to think about where Robotnik should be sent to, the most miserable place is Sonic’s mind makes a good contender, and also doubles as a place where he supposedly cannot return from.

[@chanlaman2565]

“I could walk outside and find a stray stick that has more personality than current Modern Sonic” Got a big honest laugh out of me because of how true it is. Using that from now on Oh Ian Flynn, you’re obviously not perfect, but please save the trainwreck that is the current storywriting of this franchise for Frontiers

[@Blanktester685]

Frontier was great lol your a clown

[@asxmeggy5049]

Love how Gangsta's Paridise was in the 1st trailer yet it wasn't used for the final project

[@jbalmy03]

If I’m honest the first movie is a very steady start for the franchise and also brings the peak within me But if the second movie tops the first I’d be the happiest man in the freaking world

[@thepjshow]

Yeah, the first movie does almost have that feeling that they were holding back a bit to see if there would be any success. Then, there was a ton of success. Thanks to this, the second film is going to go in more of a Sonic direction in terms of its story and I cannot wait. Plus, there have been some reviews out of the second film already and they are all really positive.

[@jbalmy03]

@@thepjshow yep I’m pumped to see this 😆

[@mariared1670]

@@thepjshow and so far people love it, aside from that certain tomato.

[@jordanread5829]

@@thepjshow Plus it does allow for them to introduce various human characters and settings from the adventure games and ...... shadow the hedgehog in a natural way. Like G.U.N shows up in the 2nd movie. Although it is in response to the events of the first movie and not something that was already present in the universe. Unlike with Adventure 2 & Shadow the Hedgehog.

[@blu75akira66]

@@jordanread5829 SPOILERS!!!

[@Linknerd09]

There’s something I said to myself and I wanted to always say to someone. If the director is a huge Sonic fan, why on earth did he have the approval of the first design of Sonic? It was absolutely mortifyingly horrendous, but I’m glad they redesigned Sonic. Your review on the movie was actually quite divine to hear. I personally enjoyed the movie and planning to see the sequel. Your headcanon on if the sequel will change its scenery to Green Hills (Sonic’s home) to somewhere else. For example, Sonic X’s season three. Where everyone is back at their own home and they travel through space in order to stop the Metarex. Since Chris misses Sonic a lot, he travels to see him. I hope someone like this sorta happens in the sequel, but we don’t know until it premieres Sorry for the long post! You did a wonderful job on your video, PJ. Really appreciate your time and effort!

[@johnpett1955]

I am not a huge guy on conspiracy theories but I have heard one that makes since regarding Sonic's first design. The theory goes that they made his design terrible so people would talk about how bad the design was. After that they switch to the good design but that didn't change the fact that people were able to know about the movie because of the bad design. It was all a genius business tactic to spread the word out to people about the movie easier and I think it worked.

[@Hey-Its-Dingo]

@@johnpett1955 I do not believe this, because Tyson Hesse was brought in to make the redesign, and he confirmed that he was not attached to the project before the fan outcry. And Tyson Hesse is a few things, but a defender of bullshit marketing schemes he is not. (He has talked shit about bad choices SEGA has made in the past, and he would have talked shit about the movie marketing if they had done something like that)

[@serial8535]

Paramount had the same mindset they had with the TMNT Cinematic movies, if you remember back in 2014 everyone fucking hated the designs. But they knew people would watch it. And they were proven right. But because of the immense backlash with the Sonic movie they had to change it.

[@zestytriss5282]

@@johnpett1955 that conspiracy is debunked. There are already merchandise ready to sell before they released the movie. But the merchandise was cancelled because of the redesign.

[@rayvenkman2087]

​@@zestytriss5282Plus we have reports of the studio doing the redone animation going broke because of the expenses. If it was a stunt, it's one of the stupidest I've seen after Star Trek Nemesis' creative protection being offered to a director who neither knew Star Trek nor had a worthwhile prior filmography that Nicholas Myer or Jonathan Frakes has.

[@Fnaffan777]

I personally love this film knowing the flaws and the stuff that holds it back to being the greatest it can be Like yeah some stuff in this movie isn’t great but compared to what we get in most video game movies it’s decent I’m really happy that video game movies are getting better especially a Sonic one Seeing how the games are going right now the movie is definitely a breath of fresh air and I think Sonic being and acting younger (like the Fortnite dancing isn’t enough proof for his age) does make his character more in depth and leaves room for him to grow in the future sequels and eventually be a more mature character Like we gotta remember that Sonic on the games is 15 classic and modern so getting a Sonic who could be possibly like 12-14 (idk) leaves more character development for him I don’t even have to explain why Jim is great, we all know why So yeah a 7/10 is definitely a fair score for this film that isn’t perfect

[@Roastatrice]

The second movie is coming out on my birthday, best birthday present ever I say😁.

[@thepjshow]

That is awesome. Happy (early) Birthday. I hope it goes well.

[@backtothefutureman1]

Jim Carrey is my second favorite Eggman with Mike Pollock being my favorite and Deem Bristow being my third favorite.

[@backtothefutureman1]

I also think when Robotnik/ Eggman said “I’ll be home by Christmas,” is a reference to WWI.

[@princesspikachu3915]

No love for Jim Cummings? His portrayal of Dr. Robotnic in the DIC SatAM series scared the crap out of me as a child. Who thought the man who voices Pooh could be so scary.

[@juancena6909]

2:49 I don't think Longclaw sends Sonic to Earth in this scene, especially later on it was shown that Sonic had been to other worlds as shown the cross from the map. Earth just happens to be his latest home.

[@thepjshow]

Good point

[@liamphibia]

Ooooooh.

[@gerardovelazquez724]

yeah i also think that going by car is his excuse to interact more with tom, for me this works perfectly, because we know what hes thinking and here he is still younger than in the videogame versions

[@ricardotornado5041]

I really enjoyed this movie, (granted I only watched it once) but I still enjoyed it nonetheless

[@superxavxii421]

Hearing "friends" in the beginning of the movie actually gave me chills. I love Mania and that was an amazing sequence

[@jordanault-rapley4097]

There was a deleted scene in the first sonic movie that basically explained why sonic drives the car to the building in San Francisco. I found this movie to be really good, I laughed quite a lot at the jokes as they were funny and I’m so excited for the sequel

[@evanescence7583]

Wait what was the reason?

[@MaryC861]

Yeah it's a real shame they removed it too. Not only dose it explain why Sonic is driving the car; but I thought it was a very touching moment between Sonic and Tom. Showing them grow closer together and gaining a more father, son type of relationship.

[@Looona_fan]

Sonic having more character in this movie makes sense because he is truly alone here. He had no friends to spend time with, no enemies to fight, and no tiny woodland creatures to save.

[@godseed7984]

I concur with your thoughts exactly. As long as they keep it under 5 movies I think it's gonna be great.

[@TheAnimeYoungin]

15:09 Based off everything we've seen. It makes enough sense already tbh. The rings are a *magical* item that connects to the user's mind. It fills in the gaps. You don't even need to verbally say the name of said location or even see what the location looks like. You just need to think of the place and the *magical* ring will fill in the gaps. It can bring you to a place or a person with just a thought. Remember sonic mentioned the mushroom planet to doughnut lord so it only fits that it's the place he thought of when using the ring. When long claw used the rings, she didn't even have a image of the place. She thought of the place and The rings just filled in the gaps. It works imo.

[@bulidtool]

I also call bullshit

[@TheAnimeYoungin]

@@bulidtool Thats cool. But with the way it was presented in the very first scene the ring was used in... It kinda already shows you how the ring works. I just explained it as well. And it's a *MAGICAL* item that can fill in the gaps of the users requests.. Its not that hard to understand.

[@bulidtool]

@@TheAnimeYoungin but the dude had to know how that place looked like

[@TheAnimeYoungin]

@@bulidtool no he doesn't. Bro I explained this.. He just has to think of the place. This was said in the deleted scenes. It was explained by long claw. If you actually read my comment I already explained why he doesn't need to see the place. He only needs to think of it... then the magic ring does the rest..

[@CopiumCentral1027]

Btw, did you notice that Eggman in the post credits scene walks like the Death Egg Robot specifically

[@jackiexkh]

15:10 Sonic describes the mushroom planet to Tom in the hotel scene, and when he gets the rings back he tells Tom how they work, so I think Tom opening the portal makes enough sense. I don't think one has to have seen a location to open a portal to it, they just have to know it exists.

[@silverscorpio24]

This movie was the first I saw with a new close friend, it came out on Valentine's Day, and was the last movie I saw in theaters before the Pandemic hit. It holds a special place in my heart.

[@GenerationalGamer]

This was a great review of the movie. As a parent, I have seen this movie more times that I can count, and I absolutely loved it. I laughed out loud in several scenes and really liked the character dynamics. I thought the game elements included were nice touches. My kids had no idea until I pointed them out. What am I talking about: 1. Redesigned Sonic 1 gameplay in the credits 2. Saturn logo as one of the planets on Sonic's paper 3. Sonic disliking the mushroom planet. He was designed to compete against Mario, who lived in the "Mushroom Kingdom." I'm sure there are many more, but the movie was solid and I look forward to seeing the sequel.

[@EmmaxoOCE]

I only watched this movie a few weeks ago because I assumed it would suck like most video game movies. Apart from wondering why tf sonic can’t run in certain situations, and lack of story about his world, movie was very entertaining and the sanic bit from the conspiracy guy was probably my favourite part. Will be booking to see the sequel in cinemas now.

[@mrstrawberry1074]

Sonic's childhood with a important figure for him been killed by natives (a.k.a. Echidnas) and having to escape for the Earth kinda reminds me of Shadow's story.

[@System509]

That’s an excellent point. I wonder if they’ll tie into that if we get Shadow in the future?

[@backtothefutureman1]

@@System509 I hope we do.

[@jadthecat387]

@@System509 I would love to see sonic connect with Shadow over that

[@supercrazyfawful8779]

There's two deleted scenes in the bonus features one alternative scene where long-lasting does go through the portal with Sonic and she stays with him for a big chunk of time until she dies of old age, I think they cut so Sonic could be all alone for a longer period of time to make him be in a more isolated state and yearning for social interaction. There was also another cut scene where Sonic and Tom talk after Sonic gets locked by the dog, they have their chit chat and apologize to each other then Tom let's Sonic drive the car and gives him the keys. I think they cut that out because they were going to apologize to eachother when they get on the roof top anyway.

[@Lvestfold4143]

I enjoyed the movie. Not a masterpiece, but a fun ride. And I respect any director that will make right by fans.

[@johnpett1955]

I had low expectations for this movie initially but it was way better than expected

[@ZenoEditz.]

21:20 after seeing the minecraft movie trailer, I think we can all agree we do NOT want that

[@Caterman_the_pomson_enjoyer]

You got here before me

[@jasonbell8515]

You'd think I might give this an eleven, but after the perfection of the sequel, I'm sitting on a nine. Anyone who said that probably doesn't really know me. RUNNING FROM THE PAST IS A LOSING GAME! IT NEVER BRINGS YOU GLORY!

[@darthmeticulous6901]

I will never forget watching this film the first time and being SHOCKED by how much I enjoyed it. What really worked was they did not make the assumption that viewers would just know who everyone is like in a lot of film adaptations of video games. Instead, they built the universe from the ground up, taking it slow with introducing more characters. As well, the two main characters from the games that were introduced were strong introductions. Sonic felt just like his original counterpart with spices of his own and a new story to make him complex. His relationship with Tom was rather cool to watch it develop. Jim Carrey in particular was the best part of the film. I recall worrying that he might be too comedic with Jim Carrey playing the role, but it was well balanced. The essentails of Robotnik were maintained and they let Jim Carrey be himself and deliver his lines how he wanted to, the result was to me one of his best roles. It is also a lovely touch seeing how he slowly turns into the classic Robotnik appearance, including getting closer with his voice, at times even sounding close to Mike Pollock’s Robotnik. What little lore was brought in the film felt natural and set up just enough to allow a sequel to bring in much more lore. The final battle was epic as hell and the ending teases of Robotnik returning (and starting to turn into classic Robotnik) along with Tails’ debut got me hyped and ready for a second film. I was grinning from ear to ear when it was over and to see a film adaptation of a video game break the curse was great. This was a great start to a film series, and the first sequel… just wow was that one fun as well.

[@steveandjeanniefrith236]

Longclaw didn't go because she wanted to hold off the Echidnas so Sonic had a chance. Fun fact: In the original version of this film, events transpired differently. First of all, Sonic was a toddler when Longclaw was forced to flee the island on Sonic's homeworld. Longclaw did go with Sonic and raised him from toddler to teenager in a pretty hilarious and heartwarming montage. She then dies of old age with Sonic by her side and he's alone from that point onward. Here's a link for those interested in said deleted scene. HOWEVER WARNING: Scene contains terrible OG movie Sonic design, unfinished animation and some tears. Enjoy. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pp-oo2CGjcuIhsU

[@thegameolorian3797]

I really don't know why, but I LOVE Sonic in general, for some reason. With that said, thank you so much for making this review. It means a lot to us, Sonic fans 😇

[@gokublack9724]

"Sonic taps into his inner fairy tail and uses the power of friendship" 😆😆 yup that pretty much sums up that show in a nutshell

[@tyanathriller]

Sonic probably didn’t leave Green hills much he most likely stayed instead of exploring the world in fear others would find him ( he decided to listen to Long Claw and stay low doing his best to stay away from people. )

[@elizabethfeuerbach5006]

In defense to Tom opening the portal to the mushroom planet not knowing what it looked like, how did Sonic know what the mushroom planet looked like before throwing the first ring there? It could have been a case where you throw the ring thinking of either place's name or how it looked. Tom was probably thinking "Mushroom Planet" and not the terrain of it. Btw, this was a great video. It definitely hooked me to the Sonic franchise.

[@artistanthony1007]

My thoughts I got at the Bar scene with Sonic's speed was "This is a Paramount movie?" because of how amazing the movie was.

[@Pennsylvania343]

I enjoyed this movie saw it in theatres when it came out looking forward to see the sequel

[@darkpit456]

Fun fact! I actually drew Sonic’s whole room for an art assignment one time and it full color. Not making this up.

[@thepjshow]

That would be awesome to see!

[@darkpit456]

@@thepjshow Yeah! I agree

[@tabifiedler6944]

This movie is so good. I don’t care how flawed some people think it is and I never will, it’s fun and heartfelt and obviously made with passion. I’ll never not defend this movie. Also I love Sonic having a character arc for once!

[@Crusty783]

Then you'll love 2. 1 feels incomplete in hindsight on the sole basis that 2 expands on it so damn well

[@BuizelCream]

Even by its decency, this movie really excelled in doing what's best within its circumstances, and actually even beyond that considering they were willing to redesign Sonic and delay its release date. Moving forward, the 1st film will be remembered by its fundamental, yet humble start. A good way to kickstart a movie series where we'll get to see more epic stuff in the near future!

[@PhilipAJones]

This movie was cliche but heartfelt. I believe over time, movie Sonic may grow into a character resembling game Adventure/Black Knight Sonic.

[@ChatteringAway]

Ayo! Been waiting for this! Also, can you react to Cam Steady's Sonic rap cyphers?

[@DUDEBRUHMICE]

So, for the longest time, I thought that people hated the Sonic movie and I really didn’t understand why, but now I’m seeing video after video about people (for lack of a better word) glazing this franchise and now I realize, the Sonic movie, is the SECOND best movie of all time (in my opinion, please don’t kill me) I actually haven’t watched the second movie yet so when I do, it’ll probably take this spot

[@pvzgamer9517]

Who knew that as of right now Sonic takes the award for Best Video Game Movie. Only the Mario Movie this Christmas has an even chance of beating it.

[@iamafish7]

With the over reliance on celebrity casting (minus Jack Black), it doesn't even have a chance.

[@android21evil19]

I loved this Sonic Movie! I can't wait for the 2nd one, Jim Carey as Robitnik was awesome, as was Sonic and Tails and Tom and the others. Also I prefer Emerald Hill Zone more than Green Hill Zone, and I can't wait to see Knuckles too.

[@JakeSmith-mq5dc]

I think not a lot of people outside of Green Hills actually saw Robtonik because he to was going Super Sonic speeds during the chase. Most people would've only seen a blur and all the destruction.

[@supergamertale]

14:27 I love this movie and have watched it many times and I have never realized that he uses the landmarks most likely because he hasn't been to much of that world! Edit: 15:20 maybe Sonic showed what the mushroom planet looks like from a drawing? I know that's somewhat weak but it could be an explanation.

[@DeltaBlazin]

We helped this movie become great. They listened to us.

[@who-ny5oe]

Unlike some entertainment companies looking at you Disney

[@LongplayScrapbook]

Compared to the 2nd movie, I'd say the first is more of a proof of concept since the 2nd is really embracing the Sonic-y stuff.

[@heartless2147]

16:10 The government was covering up the Robotnik thing to save face and were hoping Tom would do the same after they clear his terrorist status, they didn't know that Robotnik would go crazy like that, pretty realistic if you ask me.

[@afellownerd]

When sonic stared down robtnik as his weapons took aim at him gave me goosebumps

[@SnaksiXD]

I'm gonna be real, they're eventually gonna run out of steam and the movies will become stale once they've been milked out of revenue. I am 100% expecting that what is currently called the Sonic Cinematic Universe will be expanded to the SEGA Cinematic Universe with things like a Puyo Puyo animated series, a Jet Set Radio movie, or literally anything NiGHTS related.

[@thepjshow]

That could happen, but I am really curious about a Jet Set Radio Movie.

[@Timmytamtam]

I’m from Germany so I watched it in ger dub. There, sonics voice is super adorable. Not even the sound of his voice itself but the way he talks. He’s spoken by a grown man but still it Makes me wanna jump into the screen and hug him everytime

[@donnie_duckling]

What I adore about this interpretation of Sonic's character is that it, in my opinion, shows what would've been of Sonic if he hadn't had the need to save the world ever since he was really young. The Classic games kind of show us an 8-10 y.o. Sonic who seems to have been aware since the beginning of who Eggman was and what he did; and used his powers for the greater good. I think that's also why most of the series and the Archie comics based their story on a Sonic who had seen the effects of Eggman's plans, and so made the decision that if no one else could defeat him, he would try and succeed. This, on the other hand, is a Sonic whose only interaction with real danger while growing up was with the Echidna tribe, where he still didn't know how to use the gifts nature had given him to try and help Longclaw along or defend himself, only to be protected. That little Sonic must've been around 3, and giving that he has around 10 to 12 years in the movie, that means he would've spent around 7 to 9 years of his life not really having to face any danger, besides hiding himself from the world, which held not as big of a threat as a bunch of Echidnas hunting you down (obviously until Robotnik showed up). He never developed the maturity and control over his emotions as game Sonic, he never formed connections with the people he wanted to protect like game Sonic (until the end of the movie), and he never had other purpose other than having fun and keep himself safe. This is what Sonic would kinda be if he never had to go through the events of his main classic games, and had a caretaker to look out for him (things that Archie and SatAM tried to do with Uncle Chuck).

[@jw_gojifan19]

It was so good. Saw it twice. This movie is proof that if people focus on their audience rather than an agenda, then we can have nice things. I am so pumped for the sequel!

[@retrocar7761]

I remember going to see it at the Odeon on the 15th of February 2020, I loved it, it was so much better than I could of ever imagined, I went back and rewatched it several times.

[@TheGamerRist22]

15:09 Gotta disagree there. Thats not how the rings work. You don't have to know what the place looks like. Just think of it. All you gotta do is think "the mushroom world" and there you go.

[@JezElectro13]

One Corrector for 15:11. its not Imagination. its "Think of the Place you want to be at"

[@함재민-z6k]

One of the reason that I love this movie is because this movie is one of the best live-action adaptation I ever seen. There were things that could of been worse, but I am so glad it wasn't. Most of the live-action movie is so inaccurate with the source material but the Sonic movie is a pass to me^^

[@Pennsylvania343]

The first movie must have done really well at the box office because they have announced that sonic 3 is in production before the second movie has even been released and shadow is going to be in the 3rd one

[@PluckyInc]

didn't sonic mention the mushroom planet previously? maybe you don't have to see a location, but just have a general idea of what a location looks like. Knuckles finds robotnik in the second movie (probably by detecting Sonic's quill, maybe getting an anchor to the supposed chaos emerald energy), then Robotnik uses a ring to get from the mushroom planet to earth?

[@nikikeya939]

Jeff Fowler has stated that Sonic is like 13/14 in this movie. So yes he is closer to Classic Sonic in design. much rounder. Which considering Tyson Hesse is the one who redesigned him. Is very understandable.

[@FederationThunderbolt]

to point it out, in the Motel, Sonic talked about how, when he gets his rings back, he would have to leave and go to a mushroom planet, Tom even making a little joke about how sonic won''t be the only "FUNGuy" a play on word for Fungus, and we saw two times sonic can look at a picture and imagen the location to use the ring, one with the shirt of San Francisco and another during the chase where he runs past a bus with the Paris Eiffel Tower painted on it, so i think if you have the general idea of the place you are thinking of, like the land mark and know where on the PLANET or thats not on the planet, the ring can make a portal to that location, and since Tom thought of a Planet thats nothing but mushrooms, its almost a no brainier the ring will make a portal to the Mushroom planet sonic was talking about

[@Pennsylvania343]

The real villain of sonic 3: Shadow❌ Metal Sonic❌ Crazy Carl with his chainsaw!✅

[@purple5823]

I'd just like to mention the fact that robotnik and sonic during the final chase were in super speed mode and the world around them looked like as if it was frozen, so yes. Nobody saw them. Things just started exploding out of nowhere from their point of view. The only exception to this being when they went through Paris which was just a minor plot hole, but everything else in San Francisco was frozen when Sonic and Robotnik were fighting. Also, Tom didn't need to know what the mushroom planet looked like to open a portal to it, he just thought of a place far, far away from where robotnik was, presumably like how longclaw did as she mentioned that earth was on the other side of the universe. You don't need an exact picture of where you're going, just the general idea. I'd also just like to mention that the movie takes place in generic earth places for either of two reasons: 1, because the focus is on a simple origin story for sonic on earth and doesn't need to take the characters anywhere else, or 2, the producers probably had a rather limited budget and that green hill scene was all they could really offer. Also, the floss isn't a fortnite dance nor is it a joke in the movie or referencing fortnite, it's just gen z sonic being gen z sonic, there's not much to it. I'm not trying to talk a bunch of trash about the video btw, it's still a great video. Just commenting on some things I feel I needed to. (I doubt you'll read this because I am somehow ALWAYS late to comment sections, but I just had to mention this)

[@EEE.654]

I have a reason for how Tom opened the portal to the Mushroom planet, and it's that, instead of knowing what it looks like, you need to think of the place you want to go and then throw the ring. Either that, or just say it out loud. This explains how Sonic opened the portal despite not knowing what San Francisco looks like, only seeing it from Tom's shirt, although he probably could've seen it in a movie so my headcanon is debunked. But a headcanon isn't meant to be canon, so it's fine

[@jolo6051]

Now, see... I'm not a Sonic fan. Never really have been. I only know of the characters, but I've never actually played any of the games. So this Sonic is the Sonic that PROPERLY introduced me to... Sonic. If people were to ask me which Sonic I grew up with, I would have to say this movie before getting many weird looks from people. But I respect and love this movie purely because it did something I didn't think it could do. A video game movie got me hooked. I enjoyed the movie, I enjoyed the characters and everything. Furthermore, it got me to see the second movie which made me love it even more! Of course, I know that these interpretations of Sonic, Robotnik, they're not too much like their video game origins. As far as I know, Tails and Knuckles are the only ones that are closest to their video game counterparts. But I think that's okay. Sometimes, to introduce casual viewers like myself into Sonic, you have to give them something that isn't fully Sonic. I think this movie took a bold step and I think it paid off. Especially with the commitment they put into the film (looking at you, freaky Sonic). This studio took a large leap of faith with both viewers, fans AND money and made something that viewers like myself and Sonic fans as a whole can enjoy. Is it a perfect movie? No. Of course it isn't. Look at it. But is it enjoyable? Does it do its job? Does its upsides make the downsides look like nothing? Is this movie FUN? Yes. Yes it is. And now I have a respect for Sonic as a whole.

[@jak1401]

I can’t wait for Friday!!!

[@paladinzorro]

One of the things i like about the characters of Sonic and Robotnik is they are a mirror parallel of each other due to their lonely and isolation from their unique gifts. Sonic's speed caused him to be on the run and be alone, whilst Robotnik's gift of high intelligence caused him to be lonely from a child to adult and see everyone as his inferior. Both Sonic and Robotnik are orphans which is another great parallel. The difference is that Sonic craves friends and doesn't see himself as above people to cope. Robotnik on the other hand has become cruel and developed a major superiority complex. I think this mirroring of each other was a great subtle way to connect these two.

[@TRG_R17]

Sonic Showing How To Make A Good And Amazing Game Movie

[@pug8714]

If I had a dime for everytime sonics backstory and or lore has been re-written, across all the shows, games, and movies, if have many dimes

[@BlueJack222]

Here's a fun tidbit for you Sonic took back the power from the quill but what's he didn't know after defeating Robotnik he accidentally recharge the quill

[@Mysticgamer]

I wonder why people don't believe when he says he doesn't know the way to San Francisco? Sonic lived in a cave, playing ping-pong, reading comics, watching people, but not interacting with them, watching the shows they watch. I doubt he actually studied map reading or how to navigate an interstate highway.

[@CassidyShadewing]

I never had any worry about Jim Carrey as Robotnik, because Jim Carrey is at his best when he's playing very eccentric characters; and there are few characters that are as eccentric as Robotnik/Eggman. As for Sonic's personality; to me it makes sense that he didn't start out being the character we see in the games. That's him after years of fighting Robotnik, of being the hero. Like you see this with Superhero movies as well, least the sequels where once their character is established and they have finished their hero's journey they becomes somewhat static characters themselves. To me, the Movies are building up to a more game-like super confident and heroic Sonic. I'm also fine with the movie mostly sticking to Earth and 'grounded' Locations; its a fairly standard storytelling trope, sticking to locales the audience is familiar with while getting them used to the ideas and concepts of the characters. Like Doctor Who does this on occasion, where a 'soft reboot' of sorts comes with the Doctors and his companions spending most their time on or around Earth for several episodes and in a few cases an entire season. You basically, kinda literally, ground them in reality and buils on their fantastical elements before diving into the deep end of whats possible with the character.

[@DragonStar524]

A headcanon for the dances is this: Sonic being alone has never really gotten a chance to celebrate anything. With him taking out Eggman's tank, and possibly watching a kid play Fortnite through the window, he probably saw the dance and thought it was pretty good. So a victory over Eggman was a good enough celebration to do the dance.

[@thepotatogodtm]

I don’t think a lot of people talk about this but I really like when there a connection with the hero and villain. Both sonic and eggman didn’t really have a family. Sonic lost his only family at the time and eggman probably didn’t even know his. But the difference is their response to this issue. Sonic wants more friends and eggman just gives up on humanity , respecting robots more. It’s almost possible to imagine if they switched sides and for once would make some sort of sense since their reasons is almost similar. Two characters with similar issues and what they do about it differently. Really loved this movie and the next one.

[@Gregoxx]

I think the mushroom world makes refernce to his eternal rival Mario that lives in the Mushroom Kingdom

[@OrpheasVIPC]

I hope the Sonic movie franchise lasts as long as the MCU

[@fireiron369]

Same.

[@tabifiedler6944]

Bruhh I would cry, the franchise deserves that so much

[@marsy24-o6b]

I kinda like how this sonic incarnation is a young, silly version of his (90’s and early 2000’s self *ahem*) and if the series continues, it would be fun if he sorta grew into his video game self.

[@razeboxanimations3215]

Will the next video be another character video or will it be talking about the future of the movies and your thoughts and opinions on the movies as well as the Knuckles series and talking about what you expect to see on the Knuckles series and what you would like ?

[@thepjshow]

I've begun working on the next character Analysis already, but the Second Sonic film is coming out this Friday (at least it is here in the UK) so I'm gonna probably do a non-spoiler discussion on that. In that video, I may end up talking about my expectations for the future of the movie universe, but that may be saved till I talk about the film in the spoiler video which I will make after the film comes out in the US because I don't wanna ruin the film for anyone.

[@razeboxanimations3215]

@@thepjshow Will you also be doing a discussion video on the Knuckles series and characters on Sonic X as well ? Also who is the next character analysis video on ?

[@gamingwithdream2005]

My biggest issue with the film is how it sorta lacks that "Shonen edge and feel" that the 2000s games and late Archie had that really brought out that adrenaline factor that keeps a lot of people invested because the franchise was that badass, I get it's the first film but without that element, it doesn't really feel like Sonic but the second movie seems to be adding more of that so I can't wait to see the early screening on Wednesday. And while I'm here, I also am not a fan of the soundtrack, it feels more like generic action movie music than a Sonic movie soundtrack. I don't expect hard ass guitars and drums the whole time but I want to hear orchestrated high octane music with environmental and rock undertones fused in similarly to how the Black Panther soundtrack had orchestrated Marvel music with African and Trap undertones in its music. An example of what I mean would be Sonic 06 or Unleashed.

[@tabifiedler6944]

I love this movie but yeah I agree! I miss Shonen Sonic SO MUCH it was literally the peak of all Sonic media😭