Oooo this chapter is long, I like that! (I'm going to rewatch this scene while I read to fully immerse. I'll probably do this for other scenes as well. When i read i normally have the movies sountrack on but i wanna be different with my favorite scenes)
"The blue hedgehog turned to Shadow, joking, “Maybe you’re right. I think my counterpart has a reading problem.” They need to open up the schools our movie boys desperately need it 💀
“Isn’t it really… strange to throw a party for Sonic’s arrival on Earth? Considering what happened on that day?” I was literally thinking that recently. This would legit be like if they had a party for Shadow on the day Maria died to celebrate his birthday (Earth birthday, whatever) like I'm glad Movie Sonic doesn't see it that way (or maybe he's just better at hiding his sad feelings considering the longclaw memorial drawing...WHICH I WILL TALK ABOUT HOLD ON-) And is just happy that they would surprise him like this.
“You are good at bringing people together. Apparently in every universe.” Sonic has very big "has no enemies" vibes and no one can convince me that Movie Sonic didn't dial that up by like a billion with the way he treats people he should logically despise at this point (*Glances at GUN and Stobotnik*)
"White letters appeared on the screen, translating him, “You stole my hoomans.” rewatching the movie with subtitles was SO worth it just for this. Also I love how React!Sonic is keeping up the beef M!Sonic had with Ozzy in the first movie 💀
"Sonic shrugged, “I would just carry Tom with me. Way faster than just waiting for him.” Oh gosh the mental image of a tall hedgehog carrying Tom is not one I wanted 😭
As he pulled back the vines, revealing a drawing of a young Sonic and Longclaw sitting together on a loop-the-loop, Tom asked, “Hey, bud. What’s this?” Oh I have SO much to say about this.
Like first of all, how DARE Paramount give me the mental image of a tiny baby Sonic crying in a cold, damp, dark cave alone with some crayons he found and drawing what he can remember of his mom and the world ĥe came from on the walls on his FIRST NIGHT THERE. Only to then hide it away. Because he was playing the "I'm totally fine with my forced isolation I'm living the DREAM! I'm not struggling, I'm not sad, I'm a cool guy who is not at all traumatized!" Role in the beginning.
Movie Sonic knew if he mentioned it to the audience/his "therapist" he'd get just as sad as he did just telling Tom it. LIKE OMG HIS EYEESSSS GET SO BIG AND SAD LIKE OF COURSE BABY SHE WOULD BE PROUD OF YOU AND IF IN THE FUTURE WE EVER GET ANY PROOF THAT SHE ISN'T PROUD I'LL GET HER I PROMISE (The Wachowskis are SO lucky they adopted him first...I just want to reach into the screen and hug him 😭)
Honestly, Sonic being sad within the first 8 minutes of the movie should've been a sign that this movie was going to make me cry by the end of It but I was fully immersed the first time I watched to pay attention to the details 😭
“Because even though you lost her at such a young age, you didn’t let your pain change who you are… in here.” AAAAA TOM STOP ITTT. But also, now every time I see this I sometimes picture a little pop up in the corner saying "Sonic will remember that" or some butterfly effect appearing across the screen. Idk why it just happens like our react crew doesnt know it yet, but they've just witnessed a scene thats going to parallel so hard and swing like a boomerang right to their faces 💀
“It’s surprisingly profound.” Shadow nodded, frowning. “Is it just me or has Thomas become wiser?” in universe explanations for this would be because of those adoption books Maddie has been reading and maybe Tom has been too but WE know it's just one of the many signs of killing a Guardian off (IM SO GLAD THEY DIDNT THOUGH LETS GOOO 😭🙏)
Sonic looked back up to Tom, smiling, “Yeah. In my lungs.” HE'S SO SERIOUS AND BREATHLESS WHEN HE SAYS IT TOO. LIKE HE FEELS SO TOUCHED BY WHAT TOM SAID BUT ALSO SWEETIE, BUDDY, HE MEANT YOUR HEART 💀
With their talk about the running theme...oh they have NO idea what's coming. Like yeah they're technically all right, but those are like smaller themes surrounding the biggest ones of all: Grief. Loss. Mourning. And what it can do to even the nicest of people. And of course the one theme that comes back every movie: Love. Especially the love you have for someone you've lost and the love they had for you.
“I don’t know what I’d do without you.” Shadow and Sonic immediately clocking another theme this movie has: The parallels between Sonic, Shadow, and their humans. Like the scene change really is so abrupt but I'm commenting on this line specifically because it comes back later on in a parallel. Poor Shadow telling Maria this right before she dies. Oh they both deserved so much better 😭
"The idea of this version of the blue hedgehog being compared to him, was not that strange. He held a lot of sympathy for the kid, especially with how he had lost Longclaw." Yep! Since the very first movie he's found Movie Sonic lowkey relatable in that regard and it is so fun to see, I'm kind of a sucker for other Shadow's having a soft spot specifically for Movie Sonic so I love the dynamic with this (even if it's technically very one sided...but still.)
"The black hedgehog was actually rather curious to see how this projection was going to continue. Would the two of them have a heart-to-heart, just like on-screen Knuckles and Sonic did?" Yes but also no but also yes. Let's just say this might be the first time I've cried during "Shadow's Redemption/"Shadow don't destroy the Earth!" Scene. Its such a small part of the movie but it hurts so much...
“2024?” Shadow frowned, thinking out-loud. “I’ve been trapped for 50 years?” Yeah this movie is not good for me mentally, he sounds like a confused child like his voice is deep in but it's also really light. Once again I want to reach through the screen someone stop me 😭
YEEESSS THEY RECOGNIZED THE NATIONAL TREASURE, SORRY ABOUT YOU BEING 50 YEARS OLD SHADS BUT OUR PRIORITIES ARE A BIT SCHEWED RIGHT NOW. Don't worry though, Movie Shadow will mention it again in a way that makes it obvious that it does not at all sit right with him and that he's been thinking about it the whole movie.
"That really was no easy realisation to have: Especially with the other realisations that were going to follow." HAH. Bro thinks he's going to be free from the realizations, no you're going to have some harsh ones too React!Shadow, you all will 😈
"Shadow shouted back, “Why… won’t you leave me… ALONE?!” He's just a lost little guy fr leave him alone you bullies 🥺
“Hey!” Sonic yelled, “We’re trying to have a family moment down here!” Movie Sonic is just like me fr. I want all of the found family time 😭
M!Sonic saying he's done a lot of stuff but he's implying that there's things he's done that would make GUN come to take them away. What has he been DOING??? 💀
UUUGHHH HERE COMES DIRECTOR ROCKWELL WITH HER "Aliens" talk. Cause see, when WE call them our precious baby aliens we're just stating facts. When SHE says "Aliens" she means it in the dehumanizing way I cannot STAND HER 🙃🙃🙃
I think it was the "Team Sonic" that convinced them (Well, convinced Sonic, the others following him because as we've established: He's good at bringing them all together)
Maddie's little "Make good choices" is the most mom thing she could ever say I'm so sad shes not in this movie more 😭
*Glances at comment* HOLY YAP. I AM SO SORRY. I did NOT expect to comment so much. I really do have a lot to say with this movie hm? I didn't expect some motherly instinct I didn't know I had to take over but it did as well...Our Movie Boys just bring it out of me. Anyways, thanks for the chapter and the feels with fluff! See you in 5 days!!!
Haha, yes indeed. I can actually spoil you that the next two chapters will be even longer than this chapter! ...And then it varies greatly xD
Movie soundtrack or watching the movie during the chapter- both sound like amazing options to set the scene :D
For real though. We know Sonic can read because he has comics... or does he only look at the pictures? Welp. They should be taught anyway, just to get them up to speed!
I really don't think that the others know and that's why they chose this date. Knuckles obviously wouldn't out his brother like that and Tom suspects? But he doesn't know the date so... I'm just going to pretend they took the date when Tom and Sonic met.
Absolutely, Movie!Sonic is a chill guy. You can do almost nothing to get him to hate you... and even then he would forgive you :3
Haha, I constantly switch between the movies editions tbh. I wasn't watching with subtitles but those subtitles were branded into the scene. Very important ofc 😏 Honestly, Ozzy and React!Sonic's relationship (Even If they never met) reminds me a lot of my relationship with my childhood dog. We constantly bickered and fought but had each other's backs when it mattered... the true siblings here xD
Not the first time Sonic did something like this but yep, we all don't want to see him carry a fully grown human :D
...It didn't click for me that Sonic hid the drawing away. I thought it grew after a long time, maybe Sonic looked less and less at the drawing and then he moved in with Tom and Maddie- so? But this is worse. Way worse T_T
Longclaw is such an interesting character because we know barely nothing about her. We know that she wanted to protect Sonic and she died in the process- but what were her values? Her minor goals? How did she care for Sonic? We know nothing. I hope she was amazing but I also doubt we will get answers tbh.
A telltale popup damn, but yes, totally. The scene is so obvious that it will be important later... but it will be important for TWO scenes. And that's what's surprising. Uff.
Also the fact that Tom is now actively looking to take on responsibility like his three kids. He wanted more in the first movie, he got more in the second movie and now he's teaching Sonic to carry his own learnings with him. Tom dying would have destroyed me. I'm really glad they didn't go through with it!
The react!gang has no idea in which direction the movie is headed... it needs to get worse before it gets better sadly :/ You kinda just want to bundle Shadow and Sonic up and hug them- you know what's going to happen but you can't stop it ._.
"SORRY ABOUT YOU BEING 50 YEARS OLD SHADS" LMAO that sounds extremely like a thing Sonic would say xD But yes, it will be mentioned again!
To be fair, GUN would take them away for the smallest things. Like Tails could upgrade their shoes and GUN would be like: 😤
For real though o.o They're clearly superior to humans and she looks down on them? Hello? They could kill you! Not that they will.. but they could! Don't anger the super-animals If you what's good for you!
Maddie is really just a mom, haha. She keeps them all on their tracks!
No worries, any type of comment makes my day :P But seriously, this movie has so much to talk about and it's way too short to address all of it. That's what the comments are for 😔 See you on Saturday!
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