When I saw the first Sonic movie, it was out of morbid curiosity. Surely there was no way the studio could have salvaged what was sure to be a trainwreck, another cash-grab live action film preying on nostalgia with no meaningful substance to speak of.
Boy, was I wrong.
The first movie wasn’t perfect. It had a few too many dated jokes and Fortnite dances. It was a little generic. But it wasn’t remotely bad. It was, in fact, a somewhat touching tale about a blue alien finding a family in a faraway land, and learning to stop running (lol) and stand up to protect what was important to him. Classic shonen manga stuff.
Sonic 2 built on this and reached new heights. While still not perfect, with some minor pacing issues, it reached new levels of emotional resonance and cinematic fight scene special effects glory.
Sonic 3 was a string of bad, loosely-connected jokes and fanservice bone-throws.
Plot Structure
(A detailed side-by-side scene-by-scene breakdown of each film in table form will go here)
Sonic 2 Plot Analysis
Sonic 3 Plot Analysis
Narrative Continuity
Following Through on Post-Credits Scenes
The Inexplicable Degradation of Eggman
The Inexcusable Degradation of Stone
The Blatant Disrespect to the Knuckles Miniseries
Jim Carrey
Dancing
CGI Cybernetic Insect Augmentations?
Post-Credits Scenes
Revision History
- 2025-06-20: Rough outline
- 2025-06-21: Ice cream gif