Iâm still looking forward to the movie even though I donât think the trailer looks good. (Gangsterâs Paradise is such a poor choice of song.) I donât trust trailers to be representative of their movies as a whole. I got burned by too many unreliable trailers in the past.
According to this trailer, Dr. Robotnik looks not like a typical Eggman for most of the trailer, but at the end has the bald head and crazy mustache. His body language is also different at the end, being more eager than the more calm persona he starts with. Iâm wondering if he goes through a shift in character as the movie progresses. Iâd like that. It would be interesting to see how his obsession with Sonic would completely ruin him.
Sonicâs design is different, but I canât say I hate it. It might grow on me. Itâs not like I think any of his designs are perfect. I can find something to bitch about in all of them.
I do like the energy thing going on with Sonic. Thereâs never any explanation why Sonicâs so fast, and Iâm hoping the movie actually has a reason for once. It kind of makes Sonic like a superhero in a way. Maybe thatâs what theyâre going for in this version?
Something they barely showed and I want to see more of is the thing Sonic does with the ring. There hasnât been much use for rings in most Sonic media outside the games (and even the games donât do much) so itâs super cool when they actually have a purpose. It looks like theyâre teleport rings, specifically, which is unusual as rings are usually power boosts.
Honestly, the movie doesnât have to be good for me to consider it worth existing. Just having unique story elements from other continuities is enough for me.