Fast, exciting, and heart-touching, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 gives a new feel to the Sonic film franchise that I love. It gives you the same thrill as the characters we have come to love already. Plus, we get more special moments between these iconic characters.
Sonic 3 continues the Sonic’s story where Sonic (Ben Schwartz), Knuckles (Idris Elba), and Tails (Colleen O'Shaughnessey) live with Tom (James Marsden) and Maddie (Tika Sumpter). A new alien animal has arrived on Earth and G.U.N calls on “Team Sonic” to fight them. When they arrive at the scene, they are faced with Shadow the Hedgehog (Keanu Reeves), who has been locked up and treated as a science experiment for years. Now it's up to Team Sonic to battle with Shadow as well as old enemies to save Earth from a massive secret invention.
The main characters are Sonic, Knuckles, Tails, Shadow, Dr. Robotnik, and Agent Stone. I like that we dive into Shadow's background during this film and get to see a different side of him in film form. My favorite Sonic character has always been Shadow because of his fierce and independent nature. Watching this movie was pretty cool considering they added more moments from the Sonic video games and hinted at Shadow’s video game. Getting to see all the new moments and the addition of characters was pretty impressive. This is a movie where we get to see more about who these characters have been, which is where the true emotion comes from. I think the storyline is pretty cool, though I wish there was more time for it and maybe a bit more build-up rather than the movie being mainly action.
The message of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 revolves around family. Everyone in this film explores the concept of family whether it’s trust, loss, betrayal, and learning who you are within your family. We see this in Sonic, Knuckles, Tails, and the Wachowskis, as well as Shadow and Maria. We even see it with Dr. Robotnik. They all have to discover who truly are in their hearts, and what family is deep down.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 gets 5 out of 5 stars from me and I recommend it for ages 12 to 18, plus adults. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 will be available on Digital HD from Amazon Video and iTunes on January 21, 2025, on Paramount Plus in late January and on DVD in February 2025.
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