It's crazy to think that Frontiers was also a "this is do or die" moment for the franchise, I'm so glad that both the movies and Frontiers found success when it was most crucial cause god damn I can't imagine a life without any new, big Sonic content like I don't even want to imagine that. It scares me
On the topic of Sonic having a fakeout death with the bomb. I like to think of that as a game reference. When the bomb goes off, Sonic doesn't have his rings on him, so he fucking dies. But later on, Sonic survives an impossibly high fall from a skyscraper, because he has his rings back. See, it's accurate LMAO
The fact that Jeff Fowler originally worked on the Shad05 cutscenes, only to direct a trilogy of Sonic movies in the future, one of which has Shadow himself. It's like it was always made to be. I'm excited to see how many references to the Shad05 opening scene he's going to cram in the movie. (no spoilers)
What I find interesting about this movie is how one of my friends described it. They basically said it's exactly like the first Sonic game, and the more I think about it the more it makes sense: It's the first entry, it has it's handful of flaws, and it's *really* barebones at times, but it also is a big player of nostalgia, as well as it paving the way for future entries that improve on what the first did. I wholeheartedly think she had one of the best ways to describe this movie, and I don't think she was trying to say Sonic 1 (both the movie and game) was bad, just that despite the flaws of both, people still like them and that what they gave us would be given the chance to build to become something even better.
I agree with you on a lot of things, especially Sonic’s backstory, like obviously he’d want to talk a lot, he hadn’t had a conversation with anyone else other than himself for 10 years
While it's clear the first movie wasn't written with a lot of knowledge on the games (the screenwriters directly said they were more focused on the capturing the feeling of that first Genesis game), they did a great job taking so much of the game lore and making it fit into this little world they created. For instance, I like how GUN's existence is linked directly to the events of the first movie, rather than them just being an entity that was always around. Clever way to introduce something from the games and making it work with what was already established.
In terms of plot and action, this movie is pretty standard and unremarkable, but it has a lot of heart. Sonic and Tom’s friendship is just super wholesome.
I like to think that Sonic gets so bent out of shape with Tom wanting to leave Green Hills is because he's become attached to the man. Remember, Sonic's been on Earth for 10 years by himself with his biggest connection being with the Wachowskis. And since he's already lost Longclaw, he doesn't want to be left alone again. You can hear in his dialogue how much he's deflecting and defending during the chase scene with Eggman's robot. It may seem over-the-top, but kids do often cope just like he does and I feel like it just makes him all the more endearing.
The first movie did what it needed to do: make other people get into Sonic. Naturally, Sonic fans would watch and have their own opinions. Getting others into is another deal and for the most part it worked and definitely gave a wave of confidence for the franchise going forth. I do get how people don't like the movies for its deviations, but I like the movies cause its different yet familiar. It needed to be interesting for most people before adding more elements from the franchise, then they new audience will see stuff new to them while the old and current audiences see the familiar material in new lights and perspectives (like with Knuckles...in both ways, haha). Now Shadow will have the same for him. All of them will start out a bit different but grow into the characters we know and cherish In terms of his powers - both can work. You can use wind from his running speed and the electricity being a physical manifestation his power or chaos energy. You could even make a case that his electrical energy partially fuels his speed which can go into wind. Semi-related, but I really do like Tom and Maddie cause they show a genuine couple that care for each other
Oh yeah, the round, spherical drones are this movie's orbinauts. Crabmeat shows up in the Movie 2 prequel comic and you have Buzz Bombers in the film itself. The gang's all here (sorry, Motobug!).
@@Gaia_BentosZX5 Seems a bit silly to have drones based on Orbinauts instead of Motobugs (because let's be honest, they're iconic), especially since we now have Crabmeats and Buzz-Bombers, but ok I guess..
This movie pulled in so much money for the franchise and pushed it forward a lot, even foreshadowed keanu, even if you dont like it, gotta admit it did a lot of good for the sonic ip as a whole
Actually, the sonic movie was in development hell for the longest time. Back when SatAM was still RELEVANT and they wanted to do a time travel story called Sonic Epoch. Few years have passed and there's more material to work with and people actually gave a shit enough to let legendary stars such as Jim Carrey, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Idris Elba, and Keanu Reeves go full ham on these characters, bringing them to life.
I nagged my dad to watch the first two Sonic movies while visiting family this season, so that we could watch movie 3 together when it comes out with enough context for the main characters. He was initially REALLY averse to it, but I think Jim Carrey saved the movies for him LOL (on top of the action scenes and the rest of the humor, he was also not put off by the Sonic characters surprisingly). Both of us are pretty excited to watch movie 3 now :D
Atp idk if they can make a sequel, with or without Carrey. There aren't that many Sonic characters on the same level as the ones we've seen already to make a movie about, and movie 3 might be a major turning point for Eggman's character due to his relationship with Gerald (maybe even concluding his entire arc, who knows)
I really hope in Sonic Movie 3, when Shadow helps Sonic stop the Ark from crashing into Earth, he has a moment where he remembers Maria and shouts: "I am Shadow, Shadow the Hedgehog!" Then his Inhibitor Rings fly off, and he powers up! If that happens, I’m 100% going to lose it. That's peak cinema right there!
Honestly I really love how movie sonic is. Is he kinda goofy and annoying sometimes? Yeah he is but something about him just makes me happy seeing him on screen and I'll get flamed but he's my favorite Sonic of all time. Also keep up the good work Fadel 100k road!
@@bridgetthonnold1289 no I doubt they would do that with how popular the current design is nothing to worry about! also why would I get mad about this unless you’re asking Fadel this then lol
I watched sonic movie 1 a couple days ago and you're so right it is a great movie actually, and it did change everything. I remember at the time of the release of the trailers, Sonic really was in a dump -- Sonic Generations and Sonic Mania had been the last games to be successful, Sonic Forces in 2017 had been really bad, and in 2019 there was Sonic Team Racing which was kinda bad too -- and from 2017 to 2022, there was no major game. And there was the general belief that the last game that worked had been a 2D sonic game, so that implied Sonic could only be successful in 2D and would always be just a nostalgic thing. But then the movie got fixed, and it was great and it was successful and -- suddenly SEGA saw that people cared. And since then we've had two literal massive years with incredible stuff coming out! 2022 was amazing: I remember when they released footage of Sonic Prime, Sonic Frontiers and Sonic Movie 2 in a night, to say "well here's everything we have coming up" - and same with 2024 they had these massive projects again all at once. And really to me it's because of the sonic movie, showing that people cared and that Sonic could be taken seriously - that people wanted the franchise to be treated seriously. Looking at how far we've come, I just really appreciate that it's finally cool to be a Sonic fan again
This movie holds a special place in my heart because I went into it ready for it to FAIL. The redesign and shit really fixed things but I was really pleasantly surprised that underneath that terrible design was an actually pretty good movie. Plus this movie and movie 2 REALLY put Sonic back in the spotlight and showed SEGA people still care about Sonic and want to take him seriously again. From a massive joke to practically the savior of the franchise, Sonic Movie 1 is still awesome to me
25:10 One cool detail you see here is Sonic slides under a vehicle with an image of the Eifel Tower on it. And the country Sonic goes to first is France. I don't think many people caught this.
What I like about this movie is that well yes it may not be the most Sonic-y but it's A build-up for what's to come and I like that people who have no idea about the Universe can still have a fun time with this movie my mom did and she knows nothing about Sonic but she had a big smile while watching this especially with Jim Carrey since she grew up watching his movies
Sonic Movie 1 and the Sonic Idw Comics are the ones that got me back into the fanbase and I’ll always love it for those reasons. They just captured Sonic’s spirit really well
I remember watching this with my ex friend in theaters, it was mostly empty at the theater we went to. And it was such a fun time, I loved it. I’m so happy they changed the design, it saved this franchise.
I always thought Sonic Movie 1 wasn't all that Sonic-ey for lack of a better term with it's plot but it got Sonic and Eggman's characterization right which is all it needed to do to create a foundation for Movies 2 and 3 to build opon and by extension save the games as well as the success of Movie 1 and 2, honestly crazy looking back that this film which not that long ago was the laughing stock of the internet would go on to not only create a successful movie series but also kind of save the Sonic games as well
Agree with your analysis and the comments here! This movie is special for its impact, it's a well-made story for general audiences that loves and respects the source material. Here's a personal thing it stands out for me: This universe, in my opinion, has the best origin story for Sonic so far! Satam/Archie had a great starting plot but the movie's origin feels more at home with how the franchise feels nowadays. Plus, Longclaw, Tom and Maddie are the top tier parents Sonic's ever had across the franchise's history, bar none! (I genuinely believe Sonic Team could canonize Longclaw as Sonic's mom in the games, like they did with Sticks, with relative ease. It's not necessary, and Sonic's dad would be a mystery besides being a Hedgehog, but i think it would be cute and a nice piece of worldbuilding like the Echidna Clan and the Robotnik family tree)
Great vid Fadel! It’s really crazy to think that if the movie had released a month later, the state of the franchise would be really different nowadays (and honestly it would’ve been for the worse). The movie gave the sonic team the impulse to change for the better, and turn back to the old roots and give it a modern touch (like Gens with the shadow 05/06 re imagined story or Frontiers with the more serious tone and open world)
I think the sequel is a stronger movie, but in terms of pacing and structure this one is superior. It's mostly because it's using a formula that's already in a ton of other movies (i.e. the roadtrip) whereas Sonic 2 goes a bit crazier and tries a lot more things.
The hype for Sonic Movie 1 is, in my opinion, the most hype I’ve been for any of these movies. The Sonic franchise was in a DEAD state at this point, so it all depended on this. I remember my school allowed us to stay off on February 14, Friday, if we wanted to. So me and my friend (who I also saw Sonic 2 with and gonna go see Sonic 3 with) went to go see the movie at 10 AM that morning. I spent the rest of the day REELING from the Tails post-credits scene. Something about early 2020 before COVID was so peak I don’t know what it eas though.
Sonic 1 raised the bar, a video game based film could be so much more. It was fun, entertaining, and amazing. Plus the story took a chance to create a unique atmosphere, and give Sonic a fresh start.
I went to watch this movie back in 2020 with my best friend, and neither of us were fans of the series then nor after watching the film (I only got into the franchise as a whole this year), but the excitement was *huge* , because as videogame or even pop culture fans, we and lots of people felt this sort of *justice* being made when Sonic's redesign gave us the lovable model we have today. I remember when the definitive trailer came out and the Internet went nuts once more but in a totally different way, me posting about it on stories and people I knew (not Sonic fans, either) reaching out to gush about how cute he looked now and how happy they were for this classic videogame character, an icon on his own right, getting to properly take a shot with a movie adaptation. I am certain that many people, like me and friends back then, went to see this film in theaters out of genuine love for what Sonic represents, even when most of us weren't as familiar with him outside of the memes and his conflicting reputation. We WANTED this movie to success. That being said, I adore this little critter 💙 Looking at this film through the lens of a Sonic fan now really puts into perspective how different his character is, and how the storytelling is handled in comparison to the games/shows/comics. I feel like the writers have, somehow, a higher level of freedom with their approach out of virtue of having to create a family film for everyone first and hardcore fans second, resulting in a quite endearing and *earnest* characterization of Sonic that we would likely never get now in other official media. For me, the best aspect of this franchise is its *heart* , something you could see present in most games and projects from the 90s and 2000s and being proudly incorporated by Sonic Team into their stories, earnest to the core no matter how outlandish or crazy things were in concept. I think the movies have that in spades; they don't shy away from anything. Sonic getting to be a highly expressive and emotional kid with a tragic and lonely origin story? go ahead. The movie near explicitly telling the audience that Sonic is finding a new family with Tom and Maddie? why sure, awesome! it's all so compelling and I can't help but be delighted by it. And it gets even better with the sequel, but I guess the time to talk about it will come later.
Dude, y’know how it’s that recap time of year; Spotify Wrapped, 2024 recap on RUclips, etc? I was going through my YT recap for this year and it told me you were/are my top content creator for this year! 👀 In a way, you’ve been there every step of the way and there wasn’t a time where I didn’t look forward to what you brought, so… THANK YOU!!! 🙏🏻 ✨
It's so interesting for me personally bc this movie is what I would say resparked my love for Sonic. I still engaged with it a bit but I hadn't really felt the love that I do now since Sonic X up to that point. I'm just happy this movie happened in a way where it was just a fun, good movie.
I say it a few times but I repeat it only because I mean it: I personally love how restrained the SCU has been, mainly because of the MCU; as much as I'd love a Full Dive Sonic Movie I think dumping a bunch of characters from the games without any setup or time to breath would feel way too forced, I think building the world from movie to movie is better. I'm thankful everyday that we're in this Era, when you look back on these projects its easy to forget that pretty much none of this would be if things didn't happen they way they did.
imagine a sonic animated series with a mix between arcane style and marvel rivals cinematic trailer style. I guess if the sonic movies are done, they should go on to a long-term anime/animated project that mostly is by Sonic Team themselves like Sonic X. Sonic movies brought in more fans from the west mostly IMO, and i think an anime would bring more like japanese fans into the series! What do you think??
This movie really did start a huge era for the sonic movie universe. If they never did the redesign for movie sonic, this movie would have unfortunately flopped, but thank goodness they listened to us fans and ended up delaying it and making massive improvements/changes for the movie.
@@bridgetthonnold1289 I wouldn’t be mad, but more of disappointed. Hypothetically, if Paramount were to change Movie Sonic’s design back to ugly sonic again, that’d probably ruin the sonic movie universe, even for how good its come this far. Though they wouldn’t change sonic’s current movie design back to ugly, while it’s also now known that Ugly Sonic is his own character now, if you’ve seen the chip and dale movie. So we definitely have nothing to worry about for paramount changing sonic’s movie design :)
The sonic movies changed sonic forever, without the sonic movies people wouldn't be a sonic fan, as a sonic fan i hope the movies continue milking sonic and friends into the big screen .
I know this is off topic, don't be mad but, would u be mad if paramount changed and redesign sonic current design in the movies back to that ugly sonic design in the whole future movie franchise right? And It is too late to go back to redesign and change sonic current design back to that ugly sonic design in the whole movie franchise right? I am asking because I am worried.
Yes. And would h tell paramount to change it back, back in 2019? And paramount will never ever replace and change sonic current design back to that ugly unfaithful ugly sonic design in the whole future movie franchise right? It’s too late right?
Sonic movie 1 is kinda underrated in my opinion. While yea you can say this is just a generic kids road-trip movie but with Sonic I feel like the simplicity give the movie charm. Movie 2 is definitely more of a Sonic movie than Movie 1 but the charm Movie 1 has can’t be beat. It really saved the franchise if you think about it.
More and more I've come around to the idea of not having all of these game elements in the movies, particularly the music. Especially after watching the Mario movie. The surprise of "Oh, that's the Bowser's Fury/Mario Kart 8/Whatever" theme got old after a while. To skip ahead to the second movie, the music that plays when Super Sonic shows up really sells the moment as this grandiose thing, like a GOD is being born. I feel like it would have undercut the moment if we just started hearing an orchestral remix of the Sonic 2 super theme.
This movie was a perfect start imo its not sonic like but thats what their going for they're trying to bring in a new audience and then show this new bunch of fans the sonic lore each movie as they go this movie was great as a longtime sonic fan for what it is ❤
Man we started with this movie franchise 4 years ago but look where it all has come down to we are just 2 weeks away from movie 3 and it’s going to be the biggest one ever cannot wait for it sonic movie 3 hype
i liked the first movie quite a bit, it was charming because it was different from how sonic usually is depicted. it made me STOKED for the second movie and that one was super cool. im really hopeful for movie 3 because they've had a pretty good streaks so far
Even tho they fixed the design I still went in with low expectations and going in knowing it was the generic plot of character from different world is in earth. At first thought it was enjoyable enough but over time generally really liked watching this film. Just very lovable, charming and is a good start for this universe, which so far they are doing very well, taking inspiration while doing its own thing and being entertaining. I do dig the whole he runs so fast he builds up kinetic energy and gets electric zapping out. Both Sonic and Eggman were great and the human characters are actually enjoyable. Do like how this is basically the origin story and how from here they develop that we also see later in these movies. 💙
It truly did. Boy did no one expect that this movie's redemption story would end up SAVING the Sonic the Hedgehog series the way it did! Yeah the movie itself does have a lot of tried hollywood laziest trends, but it does have real heart, and that carries it all the way.
I think the first movie really suffers from the same symptom that a lot of video game movies in their first iteration have to deal with, having to introduce such a rich and decades long universe of characters and landscapes that it just doesn't have much time for anything else. Same thing that happened with the Mario movie, because we spend so much time on learning about just Sonic's personality and worldview that fans of the franchise already know of. Due to this all we can get out of true "Sonic-esque" moments mostly come from either Eggman cutaways or the short action sequence that happens literally at the end of the movie. Actual interactions and events between these beloved characters are too far between, which in of itself is why the sequel receives much more praise for doing the exact opposite of this. It's a good movie that thankfully, as you said, shows a turning point for the franchise as a whole, but with how much more Sonic stuff we keep seeming to get in Sonic 3, it's easy to look back on this first movie as a rocky and safe start to a very successful turnaround.
I think the best thing about movie 1 is I think it's the funniest movie currently. Especially the humor with Tom, he feels a LOT more relatable than the average "human main character in a movie about an anthro character". The joke about him planning on killing the raccoons with a tranquilizer gun makes me laugh every time.
Call me crazy, but I actually like this film more than Movie 2. Sure, it feels less like a Sonic Movie and the sequel is a better SONIC Movie, but in terms of an actual film, this one is better in terms of pacing and arguably characters. Movie 1 is definitely a by the number film of a buddy cop road trip film, something we have seen for years, but it does have some thing that even future vide game adaptation doesn't have despite follow more of the source material.
Like the review, I never watched it personally, never cared too. I just saw both movies through reactors and I agree, the movies saved Sonic so much. I never hated a try at "Sonic grows up INTO his game personality only a bit more family focused" its a new angle that no one really did. But Fadel...Gamescage...my Sonictuber from another mother... I need that reaction to the Wrath of Nazo anitmatic part 2 O_O
Wait I don't understand, I respect your opinion but how was sonic 2 bad for you, it may be a bit rushed storywise and the wedding scene but everything else was great, it was a step up and upgrade generally, we even got Super Sonic in the movie alongside with Knuckles & Tails, imo it was amazing!
It's crazy to think that Frontiers was also a "this is do or die" moment for the franchise, I'm so glad that both the movies and Frontiers found success when it was most crucial cause god damn I can't imagine a life without any new, big Sonic content like I don't even want to imagine that. It scares me
MHM😭, WE’D BE SAD
If it hadn't gone well it really would have been THE END for Sonic
But very fortunately, he remains Undefeatable
On the topic of Sonic having a fakeout death with the bomb. I like to think of that as a game reference.
When the bomb goes off, Sonic doesn't have his rings on him, so he fucking dies.
But later on, Sonic survives an impossibly high fall from a skyscraper, because he has his rings back.
See, it's accurate LMAO
LOOOOLL
The fact that Jeff Fowler originally worked on the Shad05 cutscenes, only to direct a trilogy of Sonic movies in the future, one of which has Shadow himself. It's like it was always made to be.
I'm excited to see how many references to the Shad05 opening scene he's going to cram in the movie. (no spoilers)
Still crazy LOL
What I find interesting about this movie is how one of my friends described it.
They basically said it's exactly like the first Sonic game, and the more I think about it the more it makes sense:
It's the first entry, it has it's handful of flaws, and it's *really* barebones at times, but it also is a big player of nostalgia, as well as it paving the way for future entries that improve on what the first did.
I wholeheartedly think she had one of the best ways to describe this movie, and I don't think she was trying to say Sonic 1 (both the movie and game) was bad, just that despite the flaws of both, people still like them and that what they gave us would be given the chance to build to become something even better.
IT IS A VERY GOOD WAY TO C IT LOL
13:14 “eggman as Jim carrey”
No one could play Jim Carrey better than Eggman, lol
SHHH
I agree with you on a lot of things, especially Sonic’s backstory, like obviously he’d want to talk a lot, he hadn’t had a conversation with anyone else other than himself for 10 years
EXACTLY
While it's clear the first movie wasn't written with a lot of knowledge on the games (the screenwriters directly said they were more focused on the capturing the feeling of that first Genesis game), they did a great job taking so much of the game lore and making it fit into this little world they created.
For instance, I like how GUN's existence is linked directly to the events of the first movie, rather than them just being an entity that was always around. Clever way to introduce something from the games and making it work with what was already established.
MHMMMM
In terms of plot and action, this movie is pretty standard and unremarkable, but it has a lot of heart. Sonic and Tom’s friendship is just super wholesome.
I like to think that Sonic gets so bent out of shape with Tom wanting to leave Green Hills is because he's become attached to the man. Remember, Sonic's been on Earth for 10 years by himself with his biggest connection being with the Wachowskis. And since he's already lost Longclaw, he doesn't want to be left alone again. You can hear in his dialogue how much he's deflecting and defending during the chase scene with Eggman's robot. It may seem over-the-top, but kids do often cope just like he does and I feel like it just makes him all the more endearing.
The first movie did what it needed to do: make other people get into Sonic.
Naturally, Sonic fans would watch and have their own opinions. Getting others into is another deal and for the most part it worked and definitely gave a wave of confidence for the franchise going forth. I do get how people don't like the movies for its deviations, but I like the movies cause its different yet familiar. It needed to be interesting for most people before adding more elements from the franchise, then they new audience will see stuff new to them while the old and current audiences see the familiar material in new lights and perspectives (like with Knuckles...in both ways, haha). Now Shadow will have the same for him. All of them will start out a bit different but grow into the characters we know and cherish
In terms of his powers - both can work. You can use wind from his running speed and the electricity being a physical manifestation his power or chaos energy. You could even make a case that his electrical energy partially fuels his speed which can go into wind.
Semi-related, but I really do like Tom and Maddie cause they show a genuine couple that care for each other
Oh yeah, the round, spherical drones are this movie's orbinauts. Crabmeat shows up in the Movie 2 prequel comic and you have Buzz Bombers in the film itself. The gang's all here (sorry, Motobug!).
@@Gaia_BentosZX5 Seems a bit silly to have drones based on Orbinauts instead of Motobugs (because let's be honest, they're iconic), especially since we now have Crabmeats and Buzz-Bombers, but ok I guess..
The Sonic movie 2 (and also the Snapcube dub lol) is what got me into the franchise
LOL FIRE
This movie pulled in so much money for the franchise and pushed it forward a lot, even foreshadowed keanu, even if you dont like it, gotta admit it did a lot of good for the sonic ip as a whole
YEP
Actually, the sonic movie was in development hell for the longest time. Back when SatAM was still RELEVANT and they wanted to do a time travel story called Sonic Epoch. Few years have passed and there's more material to work with and people actually gave a shit enough to let legendary stars such as Jim Carrey, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Idris Elba, and Keanu Reeves go full ham on these characters, bringing them to life.
I nagged my dad to watch the first two Sonic movies while visiting family this season, so that we could watch movie 3 together when it comes out with enough context for the main characters. He was initially REALLY averse to it, but I think Jim Carrey saved the movies for him LOL (on top of the action scenes and the rest of the humor, he was also not put off by the Sonic characters surprisingly). Both of us are pretty excited to watch movie 3 now :D
Atp idk if they can make a sequel, with or without Carrey. There aren't that many Sonic characters on the same level as the ones we've seen already to make a movie about, and movie 3 might be a major turning point for Eggman's character due to his relationship with Gerald (maybe even concluding his entire arc, who knows)
He actually is a big factor to why ppl go watch LOL
I really hope in Sonic Movie 3, when Shadow helps Sonic stop the Ark from crashing into Earth, he has a moment where he remembers Maria and shouts:
"I am Shadow, Shadow the Hedgehog!"
Then his Inhibitor Rings fly off, and he powers up!
If that happens, I’m 100% going to lose it. That's peak cinema right there!
Honestly I really love how movie sonic is. Is he kinda goofy and annoying sometimes? Yeah he is but something about him just makes me happy seeing him on screen and I'll get flamed but he's my favorite Sonic of all time. Also keep up the good work Fadel 100k road!
Agreed I like him too LOL
@@bridgetthonnold1289 no I doubt they would do that with how popular the current design is nothing to worry about! also why would I get mad about this unless you’re asking Fadel this then lol
@@bridgetthonnold1289 Yeha they would be understandably so the current design for Movie Sonic is really good so why would they degrade him
@@bridgetthonnold1289 didnt you just ask that question
I watched sonic movie 1 a couple days ago and you're so right it is a great movie actually, and it did change everything. I remember at the time of the release of the trailers, Sonic really was in a dump -- Sonic Generations and Sonic Mania had been the last games to be successful, Sonic Forces in 2017 had been really bad, and in 2019 there was Sonic Team Racing which was kinda bad too -- and from 2017 to 2022, there was no major game. And there was the general belief that the last game that worked had been a 2D sonic game, so that implied Sonic could only be successful in 2D and would always be just a nostalgic thing. But then the movie got fixed, and it was great and it was successful and -- suddenly SEGA saw that people cared. And since then we've had two literal massive years with incredible stuff coming out! 2022 was amazing: I remember when they released footage of Sonic Prime, Sonic Frontiers and Sonic Movie 2 in a night, to say "well here's everything we have coming up" - and same with 2024 they had these massive projects again all at once. And really to me it's because of the sonic movie, showing that people cared and that Sonic could be taken seriously - that people wanted the franchise to be treated seriously. Looking at how far we've come, I just really appreciate that it's finally cool to be a Sonic fan again
Look how far we’ve come :’)
This movie holds a special place in my heart because I went into it ready for it to FAIL. The redesign and shit really fixed things but I was really pleasantly surprised that underneath that terrible design was an actually pretty good movie.
Plus this movie and movie 2 REALLY put Sonic back in the spotlight and showed SEGA people still care about Sonic and want to take him seriously again.
From a massive joke to practically the savior of the franchise, Sonic Movie 1 is still awesome to me
Same!
25:10
One cool detail you see here is Sonic slides under a vehicle with an image of the Eifel Tower on it. And the country Sonic goes to first is France. I don't think many people caught this.
I noticed it some hours ago lol
Sonic movie 1 turned two of my bros into sonic fans, I'd say that's a good mark of quality
What I like about this movie is that well yes it may not be the most Sonic-y but it's A build-up for what's to come and I like that people who have no idea about the Universe can still have a fun time with this movie my mom did and she knows nothing about Sonic but she had a big smile while watching this especially with Jim Carrey since she grew up watching his movies
VERY GOOD TIME
Sonic Movie 1 and the Sonic Idw Comics are the ones that got me back into the fanbase and I’ll always love it for those reasons. They just captured Sonic’s spirit really well
HELL YEA
The IDW comics are peak
I remember watching this with my ex friend in theaters, it was mostly empty at the theater we went to. And it was such a fun time, I loved it. I’m so happy they changed the design, it saved this franchise.
HELL YEA
@@bridgetthonnold1289 ugly Sonic should remain in a hellscape forever
I always thought Sonic Movie 1 wasn't all that Sonic-ey for lack of a better term with it's plot but it got Sonic and Eggman's characterization right which is all it needed to do to create a foundation for Movies 2 and 3 to build opon and by extension save the games as well as the success of Movie 1 and 2, honestly crazy looking back that this film which not that long ago was the laughing stock of the internet would go on to not only create a successful movie series but also kind of save the Sonic games as well
Agree with your analysis and the comments here! This movie is special for its impact, it's a well-made story for general audiences that loves and respects the source material.
Here's a personal thing it stands out for me:
This universe, in my opinion, has the best origin story for Sonic so far! Satam/Archie had a great starting plot but the movie's origin feels more at home with how the franchise feels nowadays.
Plus, Longclaw, Tom and Maddie are the top tier parents Sonic's ever had across the franchise's history, bar none!
(I genuinely believe Sonic Team could canonize Longclaw as Sonic's mom in the games, like they did with Sticks, with relative ease. It's not necessary, and Sonic's dad would be a mystery besides being a Hedgehog, but i think it would be cute and a nice piece of worldbuilding like the Echidna Clan and the Robotnik family tree)
Great vid Fadel! It’s really crazy to think that if the movie had released a month later, the state of the franchise would be really different nowadays (and honestly it would’ve been for the worse).
The movie gave the sonic team the impulse to change for the better, and turn back to the old roots and give it a modern touch (like Gens with the shadow 05/06 re imagined story or Frontiers with the more serious tone and open world)
HELLL YEP
I think the sequel is a stronger movie, but in terms of pacing and structure this one is superior. It's mostly because it's using a formula that's already in a ton of other movies (i.e. the roadtrip) whereas Sonic 2 goes a bit crazier and tries a lot more things.
AGREE
The hype for Sonic Movie 1 is, in my opinion, the most hype I’ve been for any of these movies. The Sonic franchise was in a DEAD state at this point, so it all depended on this. I remember my school allowed us to stay off on February 14, Friday, if we wanted to. So me and my friend (who I also saw Sonic 2 with and gonna go see Sonic 3 with) went to go see the movie at 10 AM that morning. I spent the rest of the day REELING from the Tails post-credits scene. Something about early 2020 before COVID was so peak I don’t know what it eas though.
Sonic 1 raised the bar, a video game based film could be so much more. It was fun, entertaining, and amazing. Plus the story took a chance to create a unique atmosphere, and give Sonic a fresh start.
2:11 say that again
This movie was the last movie I saw in cinemas before the COVID-19 pandemic began.
YEP
ME TOO
SAME
Same
SAME
I went to watch this movie back in 2020 with my best friend, and neither of us were fans of the series then nor after watching the film (I only got into the franchise as a whole this year), but the excitement was *huge* , because as videogame or even pop culture fans, we and lots of people felt this sort of *justice* being made when Sonic's redesign gave us the lovable model we have today. I remember when the definitive trailer came out and the Internet went nuts once more but in a totally different way, me posting about it on stories and people I knew (not Sonic fans, either) reaching out to gush about how cute he looked now and how happy they were for this classic videogame character, an icon on his own right, getting to properly take a shot with a movie adaptation. I am certain that many people, like me and friends back then, went to see this film in theaters out of genuine love for what Sonic represents, even when most of us weren't as familiar with him outside of the memes and his conflicting reputation. We WANTED this movie to success.
That being said, I adore this little critter 💙 Looking at this film through the lens of a Sonic fan now really puts into perspective how different his character is, and how the storytelling is handled in comparison to the games/shows/comics. I feel like the writers have, somehow, a higher level of freedom with their approach out of virtue of having to create a family film for everyone first and hardcore fans second, resulting in a quite endearing and *earnest* characterization of Sonic that we would likely never get now in other official media.
For me, the best aspect of this franchise is its *heart* , something you could see present in most games and projects from the 90s and 2000s and being proudly incorporated by Sonic Team into their stories, earnest to the core no matter how outlandish or crazy things were in concept. I think the movies have that in spades; they don't shy away from anything. Sonic getting to be a highly expressive and emotional kid with a tragic and lonely origin story? go ahead. The movie near explicitly telling the audience that Sonic is finding a new family with Tom and Maddie? why sure, awesome! it's all so compelling and I can't help but be delighted by it. And it gets even better with the sequel, but I guess the time to talk about it will come later.
THE HEART DOES SPEAK VOLUMES
24:05 "Plus, he likes it in there! Don't you, buddy?" XD
Dude, y’know how it’s that recap time of year; Spotify Wrapped, 2024 recap on RUclips, etc? I was going through my YT recap for this year and it told me you were/are my top content creator for this year! 👀 In a way, you’ve been there every step of the way and there wasn’t a time where I didn’t look forward to what you brought, so…
THANK YOU!!! 🙏🏻 ✨
@@wilksy2008 AWWWW. THANK U AND GLAD I GOT UR BACK💙💙
@ 💪🏻 Movie’s just around the corner now dude!! You seen the Shadow poster from the upcoming fan event? 🥵
I'm probably seeing the 3rd movie in the new year, after all the kids have seen it. Avoiding spoilers is gonna be impossible XD
HELL YEA
Maybe I'm crazy but Fadel talks about Tom like he was some Disney princess and I can't see him other way anymore lmaoo
LMAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
This movie is so amazing and starts a beginning era for the franchise and this movie got me into be a sonic fan and other people too.
YESSSIR
Both the movies and Sonic Frontiers kicked off Sonic's Renaissance Era.
By the way, Jojo was the name of the kid who gave Sonic his shoes, effectively welcoming him back to the limelight.
It's so interesting for me personally bc this movie is what I would say resparked my love for Sonic. I still engaged with it a bit but I hadn't really felt the love that I do now since Sonic X up to that point. I'm just happy this movie happened in a way where it was just a fun, good movie.
Agree :’)
Nice haircut bro 👌🔥
THIS MOVIE WAS SO FUN ESPECIALLY AFTER REWATCHING IT
I say it a few times but I repeat it only because I mean it:
I personally love how restrained the SCU has been, mainly because of the MCU; as much as I'd love a Full Dive Sonic Movie I think dumping a bunch of characters from the games without any setup or time to breath would feel way too forced, I think building the world from movie to movie is better.
I'm thankful everyday that we're in this Era, when you look back on these projects its easy to forget that pretty much none of this would be if things didn't happen they way they did.
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We were in the WHAT
imagine a sonic animated series with a mix between arcane style and marvel rivals cinematic trailer style. I guess if the sonic movies are done, they should go on to a long-term anime/animated project that mostly is by Sonic Team themselves like Sonic X. Sonic movies brought in more fans from the west mostly IMO, and i think an anime would bring more like japanese fans into the series! What do you think??
This movie really did start a huge era for the sonic movie universe. If they never did the redesign for movie sonic, this movie would have unfortunately flopped, but thank goodness they listened to us fans and ended up delaying it and making massive improvements/changes for the movie.
Everything changed LOL
@@bridgetthonnold1289 I wouldn’t be mad, but more of disappointed. Hypothetically, if Paramount were to change Movie Sonic’s design back to ugly sonic again, that’d probably ruin the sonic movie universe, even for how good its come this far. Though they wouldn’t change sonic’s current movie design back to ugly, while it’s also now known that Ugly Sonic is his own character now, if you’ve seen the chip and dale movie. So we definitely have nothing to worry about for paramount changing sonic’s movie design :)
The sonic movies changed sonic forever, without the sonic movies people wouldn't be a sonic fan, as a sonic fan i hope the movies continue milking sonic and friends into the big screen .
NHMMM
This one was funnier than the second one in my opinion
YEAAAHHHH
My take: A great foundation that has led to the great Sonic Renaissance.
YES
I am really happy these cool movies got me back to loving Sonic again
Ps Fadel you look sooo good in this video!❤
I know this is off topic, don't be mad but, would u be mad if paramount changed and redesign sonic current design in the movies back to that ugly sonic design in the whole future movie franchise right?
And It is too late to go back to redesign and change sonic current design back to that ugly sonic design in the whole movie franchise right?
I am asking because I am worried.
@bridgetthonnold1289 sure I would, wouldn't you?
Yes. And would h tell paramount to change it back, back in 2019?
And paramount will never ever replace and change sonic current design back to that ugly unfaithful ugly sonic design in the whole future movie franchise right? It’s too late right?
@@bridgetthonnold1289 of course, why they could do that? For what?
Part of me still wishes we got a game canon, marza animated movie, but hey at least this got some money
Agree LOL
call your girl a sailor the way she boutta moon me is wild
Is cooked LOL
A great beginning to a great franchise.
YEP
Sonic movie 1 is kinda underrated in my opinion. While yea you can say this is just a generic kids road-trip movie but with Sonic I feel like the simplicity give the movie charm. Movie 2 is definitely more of a Sonic movie than Movie 1 but the charm Movie 1 has can’t be beat. It really saved the franchise if you think about it.
AGREED.
the movie everyone saw before the apocalypse 😀
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The one thing i hate about the movies tho is the lighting, its generic and non cool, we need wind more instead
“KNIGHT OF THE WIND”
Haircut looking fresh period
THANK U OOMF
More and more I've come around to the idea of not having all of these game elements in the movies, particularly the music. Especially after watching the Mario movie. The surprise of "Oh, that's the Bowser's Fury/Mario Kart 8/Whatever" theme got old after a while.
To skip ahead to the second movie, the music that plays when Super Sonic shows up really sells the moment as this grandiose thing, like a GOD is being born. I feel like it would have undercut the moment if we just started hearing an orchestral remix of the Sonic 2 super theme.
tbh, Sonic in the first movie looked so cute 💙
You should live react to Sonic 3 and disrupt the whole theater trust
@GamesCage Rachel's daughter's name is Jojo.
This movie was a perfect start imo its not sonic like but thats what their going for they're trying to bring in a new audience and then show this new bunch of fans the sonic lore each movie as they go this movie was great as a longtime sonic fan for what it is ❤
The intros all was get me
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2:09 in the what
Man we started with this movie franchise 4 years ago but look where it all has come down to we are just 2 weeks away from movie 3 and it’s going to be the biggest one ever cannot wait for it sonic movie 3 hype
@@JuanRamirez-ld8cj look at us :’)
Love Sonic movie 1 so far and im so hype for movie 3!
Have you see the overclocked update that has the zombot skin?
We love Jeff Fowler bc he listen the fans 💙 Te quiero mucho, Jeff Fowler
i liked the first movie quite a bit, it was charming because it was different from how sonic usually is depicted. it made me STOKED for the second movie and that one was super cool. im really hopeful for movie 3 because they've had a pretty good streaks so far
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Even tho they fixed the design I still went in with low expectations and going in knowing it was the generic plot of character from different world is in earth. At first thought it was enjoyable enough but over time generally really liked watching this film. Just very lovable, charming and is a good start for this universe, which so far they are doing very well, taking inspiration while doing its own thing and being entertaining. I do dig the whole he runs so fast he builds up kinetic energy and gets electric zapping out. Both Sonic and Eggman were great and the human characters are actually enjoyable. Do like how this is basically the origin story and how from here they develop that we also see later in these movies. 💙
It truly did. Boy did no one expect that this movie's redemption story would end up SAVING the Sonic the Hedgehog series the way it did!
Yeah the movie itself does have a lot of tried hollywood laziest trends, but it does have real heart, and that carries it all the way.
AGREED
I think the first movie really suffers from the same symptom that a lot of video game movies in their first iteration have to deal with, having to introduce such a rich and decades long universe of characters and landscapes that it just doesn't have much time for anything else. Same thing that happened with the Mario movie, because we spend so much time on learning about just Sonic's personality and worldview that fans of the franchise already know of. Due to this all we can get out of true "Sonic-esque" moments mostly come from either Eggman cutaways or the short action sequence that happens literally at the end of the movie. Actual interactions and events between these beloved characters are too far between, which in of itself is why the sequel receives much more praise for doing the exact opposite of this. It's a good movie that thankfully, as you said, shows a turning point for the franchise as a whole, but with how much more Sonic stuff we keep seeming to get in Sonic 3, it's easy to look back on this first movie as a rocky and safe start to a very successful turnaround.
Exactly, it’s much more of a fun intro when u know they get into the crazy shit later
@@GamesCage frfr
2:11 is this a KSI reference ? 🤨
SHHH
When’s that wrath of nazo act 2 reaction OG???
SOON
@@GamesCage HOLY PEAK FRUADEL NO LONGER????
EXCUSE ME WHAT IS MY GIRL ABOUT TO DO TO YOU FADEL? YOU WANNA REPEAT THAT?
I LOVE THIS MOVIE SOO MUCH
YESSSS
Funny how you made this video a day after I rewatched Sonic movie 2 by the way movie 2 is just as great as the first watch 8/10 lol
LOL
I think the best thing about movie 1 is I think it's the funniest movie currently. Especially the humor with Tom, he feels a LOT more relatable than the average "human main character in a movie about an anthro character". The joke about him planning on killing the raccoons with a tranquilizer gun makes me laugh every time.
Question...Shadow in movie 3, does he gonna take off his rings ?
Call me crazy, but I actually like this film more than Movie 2.
Sure, it feels less like a Sonic Movie and the sequel is a better SONIC Movie, but in terms of an actual film, this one is better in terms of pacing and arguably characters.
Movie 1 is definitely a by the number film of a buddy cop road trip film, something we have seen for years, but it does have some thing that even future vide game adaptation doesn't have despite follow more of the source material.
I can see what u mean LOL
That's a pretty interesting point.
Now I wanna see Sam Procrastinates re-review Sonic Movie 2 before Sonic Movie 3.
Btw, you're super awesome and rad.👍🏻
0:01 SAILOR MOON DID WHAT TO YOU???????
Ben schwartz is my favorite sonic he will always be my favorite sonic fadel if you ever meet that legend of a man please tell him I said hey 😅
I can’t wait for the third movie especially shadow and sonic showdown!!!!!! If I see super sonic and super shadow I’ll lose my mind 🖤💙🔥
Live and learnnnn
if I hear that song I will get so many chills sonic adventure 2 is my favorite sonic game besides heroes 🔥🔥🔥💙🖤❤️
HELL YEA
yo what are these intros 💀🍌😏😏🏳⚧🏳⚧🔞🔞🍑😭
Like the review, I never watched it personally, never cared too. I just saw both movies through reactors and I agree, the movies saved Sonic so much. I never hated a try at "Sonic grows up INTO his game personality only a bit more family focused" its a new angle that no one really did.
But Fadel...Gamescage...my Sonictuber from another mother... I need that reaction to the Wrath of Nazo anitmatic part 2 O_O
I WILL SOON
The first movie is a 6.5 out of 10 score for me, it's just ok. Meanwhile the 2nd movie is definitely an 8 out of 10
I loath Movie 1 Sonic's depiction.
Now if only it wasn't worse Alvin and the Chipmunks and the people who fixed the design didn't get screwed big time I might rock with it lmao
As a 49old woman, i really enjoied this movie!! The second one was really bad, so i hope that the 3rd will be great!
Wait I don't understand, I respect your opinion but how was sonic 2 bad for you, it may be a bit rushed storywise and the wedding scene but everything else was great, it was a step up and upgrade generally, we even got Super Sonic in the movie alongside with Knuckles & Tails, imo it was amazing!
@UltraSonicGEN Only two or three scenes were cool, but the rest is crap (well, to me).
Oh LOL