Movie Review: Sonic The Hedgehog

Rarely has a Film already in release of the first Trailer for as much turmoil as just Sonic The Hedgehog. The fans of the classic video game hero is great and has not responded, no surprise, just a positive effect on the for the Film modified Design of the fleets hedgehog. After the Studio with a complete, and considerably better recorded, Redesign of wool reported back, running now, the finished Film is finally in cinemas, and must prove that a creepy Sonic was the biggest Problem of this video game adaptation.

CONTENT

The still very small, but lightning fast and with immense abilities hedgehog Sonic, equipped lives with his foster mother on an idyllic island in a fantastic world. Be carefree handling of his forces, unfortunately, all sorts of rogue’s Attention to him. In a desperate rescue action Sonic is sent, using magic rings, on our earth.

In the small town in the southwest of the United States, in which he lands, he remains remote to the people from the fear of being hunted, observed the people and events in the town. So he makes something like one-sided friendships, such as with the loveable Sheriff of the city, without him ever shown. Ten years pass this way, and even if Sonic wants a real friendship, so he is quite satisfied.

As one day by an unwanted outbreak of his powers, the government is on Sonic’s attention, and the ingenious, but at the same time, insane Dr. Robotnik on it attaches, it remains the hunted hedgehog only one choice: to use One of his magical rings, and in the next world, disappear before they catch him. But as puzzled Tom, the Sheriff, suddenly, in front of him and destroys his Plan.

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CRITICISM

It is quite obvious that the creators here from the success of box office hits Pokémon great detective Pikachu inspired have. You take a (especially in children) an extremely popular video game Franchise, transplanted the hero into our world and makes them fun and entertaining adventure experience. This works in principle, in the current case quite well, however, stays behind the blue hedgehog in a direct comparison but then something.

So Sonic The Hedgehog is about the love for the template are missing. Apart from Sonic, there are in the Film to discover hardly anything, the Fans recognition. This may of course be due to the fact that the Sonic world has little to offer such a thing as a cohesive, Lore, but still. Only at the very end there are a couple of cool moments for connoisseurs of the series. Also the Integration into the world of people not quite as round and harmonious as the direct competitors, and makes a somewhat forced impression.

Unfortunately, it has taken over Sonic for a few of the weak points of Pikachu as well. As such, the law with absurd Plot would be. The do not like to attract the attention of the young target audience, or be an excuse for hung schluderte script it is anyway. The same applies for the figures. While the human specimens are as flat as paper, and a (often exaggerated) character trait to reduce, you could describe Sonic himself probably best described as a manic-minded Teenager who has to contend with current personality disorders. Which is to say, he has no definable personality, and so on, as required by the Plot (or the desired Gagdichte) just.

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Surprisingly, it makes Sonic The Hedgehog, despite all the fun. He has to do on the one hand, the not very profound, but mostly refreshing toilet humor-free joke, the less set up and enforced acts, as it is in many other movies with a young target audience of the case. The other trump is the first direct, in the Form of a for many years in this way, playing Jim Carrey, whose Dr. Robotnik like a mix of Ace Ventura and Darth Vader comes.

Carrey runs up to top form and despite the fact that his character lacks any depth, it’s easy to watch him. Unfortunately, he remains the only performer who can somehow stand out. But this is more the flat Writing of their characters as their acting skills due to. Sonic is spoken in the German version from the famous Youtuber Julien Bam, what was quite clearly a pure marketing decision, because the Talent the young man has none.

The German version seems a bit shaky, some of the Translations are Translations are somewhat unhappy, what is likely to notice only the adults in the audience. There is a trick, technically, not a lot of Sonic The Hedgehog suspend. The CGI is very well integrated, and only in a very few moments of noticeable. Also in terms of design, there is hardly reason to Complain, but it must be noted that neither the camera nor cut here rejects even a millimetre from the window and continuously have a secure (i.e., remain well-trodden) paths. The Soundtrack is not very noticeable, neither in the Positive nor to the Negative. Meaningless, but also not Intrusive.

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CONCLUSION

Also if Sonic The Hedgehog for the targeted young audience, consistently entertaining and fun movie theater fun may be, I am still the same question, as in the case of Pokémon great detective Pikachu: Would it really not have been possible for a bit longer than a lunch break on the Plot and the characters to work? The Little ones would enjoy the Film, certainly not less, just because Sonic has suddenly coherent personality, or anything of what’s happening on the screen at once sense. Then the Major would not have to rely solely on a madcap Jim Carrey to be a bit of a chat.