Blog:Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (my version)

NOTE: This is my version of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 if I was writing it and making it. "NO WAY!! '' A Video Game Sequel That Turns Out To Be EVEN BETTER Then It’s Predecessor?!"

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (also known as Sonic: The Movie 2 in France, Sonic: The Movie: Sonic VS Knuckles and Sonic VS Mario in Japan, or referred to by fans as Sonic Movie 2) is a 2022 action-adventure comedy film directed by Jeff Fowler and written by Pat Casey, Josh Miller and John Washington, it is the sequel to the 2020's Sonic the Hedgehog, and is based off the Sonic the Hedgehog videogame franchise and the 1992 sequel game of the same name. It stars many actors that reprised their role from the movie, the film follows Sonic that teams up with newcomer Tails to stop Dr. Eggman's plan with assistance from Knuckles while Tom and Maddie are on vacation. The film was first theatrically released in several international markets, starting on March 30, 2022, and was scheduled for release in the United States on April 8, by Paramount Pictures in association with Sega Sammy Group.

Plot
Sonic is eager for much more independence months after beating Dr. Robotnik and sending him to a world full of mushrooms, as Tom and Maddie agree to let him stay at home while they go on vacation. Dr. Robotnik, now known as Dr. Eggman, however, returns from the mushroom world with many new companions, Knuckles, Bowser, Bowser Jr., the Koopalings, and the Koopa Troop in pursuit of an emerald that can grant the ability to construct and destroy civilizations. Sonic and his new companions Tails, Amy, their friends, Mario, Luigi, Toad, their friends set out to recover the emerald before it slips into Robotnik's grasp in the wrong hands while also rescuing Princess Peach, Princess Daisy, and Rosalina.

Why It's Back In Blue

 * 1) This movie is far more faithful to the original games on than the first film. For instance, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Metal Sonic, Shadow, Super Sonic, Cream, Chaos, Sliver, Charmy, Blaze, Rouge, Ray, Big the Cat, Omochao, Jet, Vector, Storm, Marine, Orbot, Cubot, Tikal, Bark, Bean, Nack, Eggman Nega, Zazz, Zeena, Master Zik, Zomom, Zor, Fang, the Tails Doll return, while Dr. Eggman appears in the form that is based on the game's original incarnation. Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Toad, and a lot of characters from the Mario franchise appear. In fact, a lot of the inspiration for the plot seems to be adapted directly from Sonic the Hedgehog 2, 3 & Knuckles, and Super Mario Bros. In addition, its also more faithful to the games than the Mario games than the imfamous 1993 film.
 * 2) Just like the previous film, the film takes lessons on how to do a good film-adapted buddy film unlike other films like Alvin and the Chipmunks, The Smurfs, Hop & Tom & Jerry (2021).
 * 3) Three post credits scenes that foreshadow the third movie. One post credits scene has G.U.N. not finding Dr. Eggman's body in the Death Egg Robot crash and presume him dead. However, as they go and try to erase his file, they find a hidden 50-year old file named Project Shadow in a capsule, where Shadow then opens in a secret facility. Second, it shows the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 movie logo, where it says that Shadow will appear in the third movie, in the original world premiere only. The third one has Samus from Metroid coming out from a portal, where she says that she hopes she's not too late.
 * 4) The visual effects are a significant upgrade and appear just as amazing with beautiful visuals that look like they were in a Disney/Pixar film and aged extremely well. Take the scene where Knuckles generates an explosion by throwing a spinning Sonic to the ground with his power, for example. Another example is a scene where Fire Mario and Fire Luigi fight Bowser and Dr. Eggman, where the fireballs look so realistic.
 * 5) Great acting and voice acting for the characters as they reprise their original roles from the previous film, with newcomers Idris Elba and Shemar Moore doing an excellent job as their characters, particularly the former who plays Knuckles.
 * 6) *Colleen O'Shaughneesey also reprises her role as Tails, and still does a great job at her role.
 * 7) *Another one of the greatest things about this movie is that Idris Elba for the most part is a really excellent choice for Knuckles in this movie and arguably gives a better performance than the alternative from the video games. In fact, Knuckles here sounds like such a good James Earl Jones that he might as well be the good Darth Vader from the Star Wars franchise in this movie.
 * 8) *Anna Kendrick also does a really great job of voicing Amy Rose, and does a really great job of replicating her voice from the video games.
 * 9) *Another one of the greatest things about this movie is that Keanu Reeves for the most part is a really excellent choice for Knuckles in this movie and arguably gives a better performance than the alternative from the video games. In fact, Knuckles here sounds like such a good James Earl Jones that he might as well be the good Darth Vader from the Star Wars franchise in this movie.
 * 10) *Chris Pratt also does a decent job as Mario, and is decent at replicating his voice from the games.
 * 11) Like the first movie, despite being comedic and zany, there are some genuine heartfelt moments like Sonic comforting Tails after the latter talks about his past, and Knuckles not going along with the other echidnas since he is too young to join.
 * 12) *There are also still several heartwarming moments here and there such as the scene where Sonic reunites with his friends and him reuniting with Longclaw, where she cries while hugging Sonic.
 * 13) Tom and Maddie also finally get to go to Sonic's world, while they also get to go the Mario universe and to the Mushroom Kingdom and Bowser's Castle.

Trivia

 * According to Jeff Fowler, it was really hard for him to get the Mario and The Legend of Zelda rights from Nintendo. However, Shuntaro Furukawa and Doug Bowser agreed on doing so because they wanted a Sega Cimatic Universe and Nintendo Cienmatic Unverse.