Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26357769-20150430130101/@comment-679780-20150430194412

Ah, I've been thinking of starting this topic myself if it wasn't here.

I've seen it yesturday and found it somewhat profound. Though the question of what I found profound about it I am not sure. In comparison to actual Sonic and Dr. Eggman I find it interesting that it perhaps point out the challenges of "growing up". At first I thought "Eggman" could be a relative of "Sonic", like a father or grandfather (since a child his age really shouldn't be following strangers home, even in a homemade cosplay suit). But later on got the impression from the Sonic Doll that perhaps Eggman is the Hedgehog's future self. Perhaps the movie was about obsession and not being able to move on from childhood? I'm not entirely sure myself. I believed the boy followed a vision from his future while the old man was looking back on his own past with regret which is why the conclusion of the movie.

I'm not really the sort to hang around art galleries and use fancy word to describe things, but as often as I say what comes to mind, sometimes I need to put to words how I feel. Especially if I don't see the bigger picture behind it.

All in all it is a great movie with time and dedication put into it, but at the same time find the message a bit misleading, especially as a life message. If I am right to believe that the Eggman of this movie is the future of the Hedgehog, or at least someone like the Eggman who is depressed and dissapointed with his life to how it ends and the Hedgehog walks in on why he did such a thing, well I think while it is important to "grow up" when time comes, to represent the interest to entertainment technology such as video game consoles, especially dated ones, as the means of how it ends, well thats what I mean by how I think it's misleading and rather against video games in general. We all have to grow up someday and being an adult is not as free as we believed it were as children, but that doesn't mean we can't still be ourselves throughout our lives. To take our childish interest into adulthood is just as important to growing up as taking up new intersts. It's important to both growth and self-identidy.

Still, it's nice to have more media around Sonic the Hedgehog other than the BCS fan-movie (which was a waste of Jaleel White and many of Mario fans time who appeared in that movie) though again The Hedgehog was more of an original piece where Sonic the Hedgehog represents an important aspect of the movie than actual tribute to the series.