

Meanwhile, Tom and Maddie are headed to tropical Hawaii for a wedding, leaving Sonic alone at home for a few days. This throws Sonic into a time out with his new family as Sonic needs to learn to slow down and take a breath, allow for these feelings and actions to come naturally, rather than jump in and look for something to do. This proves faulty as his inspired and genuine willingness to stop criminal activity is usually thwarted by a misadventure or mishap. In Sonic 2: Electric Boogaloo, Sonic moonlights as a superhero vigilante of sorts, trying to stop and prevent petty crimes. The way he frames the action and allows Sonic to express a multitude of emotions is outstanding and goes parallel with young kids going through adolescence and learning to grow up. Robotnik (Jim Carrey).ĭirector Jeff Fowler is behind the camera again this time and it's clear he's in love with this Sonic universe.

It's one of patience and acceptance, which is told wonderfully throughout this sequel as Sonic meets some new friends and tries to survive on his own from the destruction and madness of Dr. With Sonic 2: Judgement Day, the underlying tone and theme are not so different than an origin superhero story from the MCU.


There were adventures and life lessons that Sonic learned the hard way about family in that film. The first film was busy setting up where Sonic (voice by the amazing Ben Schwartz) came from and his transition to living on Earth with his human friends and new family Tom and Maddie (James Marsden and Tika Sumpter). 2Sonic the 2Hedgehog is a fun thrill ride for the whole family as it brings new, beloved characters to the franchise. Bringing back the same filmmakers and actors aboard this second installment titled Sonic The Hedgehog Into Darkness, (just kidding), was the correct decision in keeping with the franchise's lovable animated characters, high-octane action sequences, and Jim Carrey's amazing performance as the villainous Dr. It's no surprise that Hollywood ordered a sequel to the Sonic The Hedgehog movie in 2020 since it made more than $300 million at the box office, received rave reviews, and set up a franchise that is unarguably the best video-game movie adaptation yet.
