The fastest blue hedgehog in the world returns to welcome us to the next level. This, of course, after having become one of the highest-grossing films of 2020. Sonic 2: The Movie maintains its spirit of family comedy to essentially amuse the children’s audience. However, it also embraces the references and the fan service to please the greatest connoisseurs of the famous SEGA mascot.
After settling in Green Hills, Sonic is eager to prove that he has what it takes to be a true hero. His goal is put to the test after the return of Dr. Robotnik, who is searching for the powerful Chaos Emerald. Along the way, Sonic faces a new rival: Knuckles, but he also finds an endearing ally in Tails. The two embark on a global adventure to prevent the emerald from falling into the wrong hands.
If you liked the first installment, Sonic 2 will leave them satisfied. In this new level the antics of the supersonic hedgehog intensify: there is more action and a lot of humor involved. The movie of Jeff Fowler achieves outstanding character development and evolution to make Sonic the hero he yearns to be, just like in video games. But without forgetting his main charms: being very playful, hyperactive and childish.
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The cinematic universe Sonic it fulfills what it promised from its first part: to expand. Now we have new characters: the shy, but cheerful and intelligent Tails and the grumpy, but super strong Knuckles. The personalities and abilities of both play in harmony with those of Sonic to offer us an endearing third of heroes.
Though Sonic 2: The Movie It is still a free adaptation with respect to video games, for true fans it will be a feast of nostalgia thanks to the creative decisions made by those involved when including references and fan service. All this distributed in several scenes and locations that immediately refer us to the trilogy Sonic on MegaDrive. Without giving too much away, you will surely be pleased to discover very familiar settings like the Hidden Palace Zone, the Labyrinth Zone, the IceCap Zone and Tails’ Tornado airplane and much more.
Another of the film’s great successes is Jim Carrey like Dr. Robotnik. Not only will they love it for its new look more attached to video games, but because of the new nuances that it offers to its interpretation. A more heartless Dr. Robotnik, but hilarious. Without a doubt, he is the strongest point of the film, since he manages to play in his favor with the clichés of the mad scientist with a thirst for world domination.
The opposite happens with the rest of the cast. But it is a great merit that the human characters spend less time on screen to give more weight to Sonic, Tails and Knuckles. Although when they intervene, the dizzying pace of the tape falters, giving rise to moments that are more embarrassing than moving. The plot weaved by the characters of james marsden Y Tika Sumpter It could well disappear, because on this occasion both actors lack the spark that they offered in the first installment.
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The dubbing in Spanish anticipates the return of Luisito Communicates Like Sonic’s voice. And of Mario Castaneda lending his voice, once again, to Jim Carrey. This time it adds Octavio Rojas to bring Knuckles to life, whose participation is a great success for the voice cast. All with an undeniable choral sparkle. However, for non-child audiences, the tropicalization of dubbing could be shocking. Especially since not all jokes work the same way.
It is evident that Sonic 2 I had to fulfill a moral quota through generic messages that appeal directly to friendship, union and family. This should not be interpreted as a merely negative aspect, but it is very cliché. In the end, Sonic It has established itself as the franchise that we needed to have fun, but above all to please video game fans in the best possible way.
Sonic 2: The Movie it does turn out to be more ambitious than its predecessor. And despite his plot stumbles and the pale outline of some of his human characters, director Jeff Fowler has a clear goal: to convert Sonic in one of the most outstanding video game adaptations that have been made so far. A franchise with its own essence that fervently wants to do justice to the SEGA universe that we all know.
So much so that the film closes with a new post-credit scene, which anticipates us that the blue hedgehog has everything to continue growing in the cinema at an unstoppable speed.
Where to see Sonic 2: The Movie?
Sonic 2: The Movie arrives on Star Plus on October 21, 2022.
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