#dear god..

First and foremost.. lets talk the very minor negatives I have surrounding the film.. there is very few so I'll get this over with fast. The difference between Sonic and Shadow - The movie seemed to be very.. in your face about it. Sure I get that the target audience of the movie is kids, but kids are smart enough to figure out things on their own. It would have been nice if they were a tad more subtle about the aspects that make Sonic and Shadow two different sides of the same coin. The Eggman Battle - Now.. there is nothing outwardly wrong with the fight between Gerald and Ivo.. but I feel like it could have been trimmed a bit. Less cutting between it and the Super Sonic and Super Shadow stuff would have been nice.. I feel that the fight overstayed its welcome and the Jim Carey shenanigans had gotten a bit-.. old by that point. The pacing - I feel the movie went a bit-.. quickly. It wasn't too fast but it definitely would have been nice if we had a few extra minutes to let the character's just breathe a little. Now.. with those brief negatives out of the way, whooo boy lets get into the things this film does GREAT. Starting with the the portrayal of the characters. The New Arrivals - First of all Shadow - Oh my goodness SHADOW! They did NOT disappoint with him. His serious, non-nonsense and cold tone is definitely a start contrast to the light-hearted personalities of team sonic. Sure there isn't as much depth to his character as his SA2 incarnation but that's to be expected, its a refreshing take on him and he was a blast to watch from start to finish Keanu NAILED his voice. Loved every moment he was on screen.. also that Tokyo chase with the bike was just-.. SO FUCKING SICK. The fact he also has the live and learn motif throughout his appearances building up to the full song is just-.. god I cannot put it into words. HE FUCKING USED CHAOS SPEARS.. I WAS SO HAPPY HE GOT TO USE THOSE! No chaos control sadly.. though I'm not so disheartened about that. Gerald - Gerald is quite interesting because he's a less serious take on the character in comparison to SA2.. though, they did NOT shy away from his whole plot to annihilate the Earth with the Eclipse Cannon and I'm happy for it, Ivo's reaction to it is also HILARIOUS. I'm a bit annoyed we never got to see an adaptation of space colony ark.. but the military base they went with served the story well enough. Gerald and Ivo played off eachother REALLY well and I enjoyed their time together on screen. "Oh Ivo.. you're no Maria." HIT SO HARD.. LET OH MY GOD. You could HEAR the pain in his voice. His reaction to Maria's death alongside Shadow's hit hard.. god that was so GOOD. Maria - While Maria doesn't have much screen-time in the film.. they actually let her be a KID. SHE ACTS LIKE A KID AND ITS AODRABLE. Her interactions with Shadow were so bitter-sweet.. knowing what happens to her in the end. That cut where she's playing live and learn on the guitar.. and that cut to the broken record player.. like HOLY. Her death was-.. a bit iffy. Sure part of me wanted her to get shot but I understood they wanted to keep the film PG so the explosion death was fine. Still her inclusion was refreshing and really nice overall. Metal Sonic - SHE'S REAL.. SHE'S REAL SHE'S FUCKING REAL. OH MY GOD METAL SONIC IS REAL. THE DESIGN ROCKS.. AND ITS SO FUCKING EXPRESSIVE.. LIKE OH MY GOD AND THERE'S MUTIPLE AHDUAGHEEGD-.. Amy Rose - Happy to see her.. even if she has less than a minute of screen time and is hidden behind a mid-credits scene. Excited to see her and Metal in Sonic 4. Nothing else to really say.

Returning characters - Team Sonic - I really enjoyed the dynamic these 3 had in these film. They were all a blast to watch and all had a part to play in the plot. Though suprisingly enough.. my favourite of the 3 ended up being Knuckles. I REALLY enjoyed how he actually stood down to Sonic with the reason being that he trusted him.. a really great development of his character. I also enjoyed how he came in to save Tails and Sonic in the end. Overall though.. I honestly really enjoyed the portrayal these 3 had. Sonic saying "Come and face me coward" or something along those lines caught me off gaurd.. his rage was RAW.. and it was understandable. Very excited to see these 3 again in the next film. Ivo - Honestly..? I don't have much to say about him. He like Gerald was a blast to watch. I overall enjoyed how he was portrayed in the film and how he developed more and more into Dr Eggman by the end even if that was cut short with his sacrifice.. which was pretty nice all things considered. I do hope they keep that death a permanent one though.. I feel as though his character arc in the movies is pretty finished.. and him coming back from certain death again would feel forced. Agent Stone - This man deserves to be the villain in the next film. There I said it. Stone is a blast to watch.. and watching him genuinely CARE for Ivo is so sweet. His lonely expression as he watches Gerald and Ivo get along makes me feel sympathy for the poor guy. He's definitely a stand out human character in this film and its nice he finally gets some time in the spotlight this time around. Tom and Maddie - While these two don't appear all to much in the film their inclusion is nice. They're not exactly my favourite human characters ever but they did play a niche, but tolerable role in the film and had a few funny scenes to boot. Tom getting knocked into a coma ..? (Unconscious..? I'm unsure how to describe it) by Shadow sorta felt.. a bit.. forced? I don't know, I didn't feel Shadow hit him hard enough to cause that kind of response but I digress. Still, I didn't outwardly dislike their inclusion in the story and it was nice that we had more focus on the team sonic. They have a pretty cute relationship our 3 heroes though.