I'm into this. Idris Elba as Knuckles, Jim Carrey as Robotnik - how many more A-listers can you cram into a movie about a hedgehog? Nancy Cartwright as Tails and Julia Roberts as the woman he...
I'm into this. Idris Elba as Knuckles, Jim Carrey as Robotnik - how many more A-listers can you cram into a movie about a hedgehog?
Nancy Cartwright as Tails and Julia Roberts as the woman he loved. Perfect!
I think that you and I think about Sonic differently. Sonic as a franchise is a story of the successes and failures of a team trying to do as much as they can with as little as they have, for...
I think that you and I think about Sonic differently. Sonic as a franchise is a story of the successes and failures of a team trying to do as much as they can with as little as they have, for better or for worse. Their integrity is in the attempt, not in the successes.
I'm surprised nobody's mentioned Cyberpunk yet, as Johnny Silverhand was mostly a voice role, and fairly huge in scope compared to a single animated film. Anyways, it's interesting to see his...
I'm surprised nobody's mentioned Cyberpunk yet, as Johnny Silverhand was mostly a voice role, and fairly huge in scope compared to a single animated film. Anyways, it's interesting to see his career take this turn, and I'm happy for him. :)
I really didn't like his performance in Cyberpunk, if I'm being honest. It felt stilted, a lot of his line reads felt wooden and stiff to me and the energy flow of the character just felt off....
I really didn't like his performance in Cyberpunk, if I'm being honest. It felt stilted, a lot of his line reads felt wooden and stiff to me and the energy flow of the character just felt off.
Keanu has a distinct and kind of understated way of speaking that suits characters like Neo (who's new and overwhelmed by everything, and takes the time to absorb the new rules of the world) and John Wick (who's seen and done everything and is already pretty much done with the world), but I really felt like Johnny Silverhand should have been more way more bombastic and performative.
It would have been much more interesting to me to see Johnny as this character that is introduced to us as this rock star legend personality who (while he's a jerk) is smart, slick, and has a real talent for riling people up and getting in their face, then eventually discovering that inside he's kind of just a sad, angry, hateful, spiteful soul ultimately just screaming into a hurricane, and the only way to truly help him isn't to further his terrorist agenda but to help him resolve the relationships from his past life.
I don't know. I just feel like a lot of Keanu's performances are a bit one-noted and I'd like to see more rise and fall from him.
I don't know a whole lot about the Sonic franchise, but I don't get the impression that Shadow is a comedic character. Plus the first two movies were great imo so I trust their process at this point.
I don't know a whole lot about the Sonic franchise, but I don't get the impression that Shadow is a comedic character. Plus the first two movies were great imo so I trust their process at this point.
I haven't seen the movies, but while Shadow is about as serious as it comes and typically played straight, he's also the source of 90% of the edgy brooding in the Sonic fandom from the mid-00's....
I haven't seen the movies, but while Shadow is about as serious as it comes and typically played straight, he's also the source of 90% of the edgy brooding in the Sonic fandom from the mid-00's. The baggage is incredible. Listen to his theme song. His legacy is being able to Google image search "[your first name] the Hedgehog" and get something back from DeviantArt.
They got Keanu Reeves to play Shadow the Hedgehog in a $100,000,000+ movie! This is one of the funniest things I've seen in my life. The comedy is gonna be him playing this as straight and over-the-top as can be.
Exactly. Shadow never cracks a joke and is completely serious all the time. As soon as I saw this rumored yesterday, I was like, absolutely! Makes more sense to me than Idris Elba did, which...
Exactly. Shadow never cracks a joke and is completely serious all the time. As soon as I saw this rumored yesterday, I was like, absolutely! Makes more sense to me than Idris Elba did, which worked out amazingly.
But yeah, also, to the edgy brooding stuff. Which, honestly, Keanu can definitely do.
When I saw this announcement, I realized just how many edgy roles he's been in. Fighting robots to save mankind while dressed in signature Matrix black coats and sunglasses is basically the height...
But yeah, also, to the edgy brooding stuff. Which, honestly, Keanu can definitely do.
When I saw this announcement, I realized just how many edgy roles he's been in. Fighting robots to save mankind while dressed in signature Matrix black coats and sunglasses is basically the height of edge. He's also John Wick, a man who's a legendary assassin in a series where it seems everyone and their mother is an assassin. He's also played a demon hunter and the son of The Devil.
I'm into this. Idris Elba as Knuckles, Jim Carrey as Robotnik - how many more A-listers can you cram into a movie about a hedgehog?
Nancy Cartwright as Tails and Julia Roberts as the woman he loved. Perfect!
As a fan of Keanu Reeves AND Sonic the Hedgehog… I’m seriously disappointed in both of them.
Why?
Sonic should have more integrity than this. It's way past uncool.
I think that you and I think about Sonic differently. Sonic as a franchise is a story of the successes and failures of a team trying to do as much as they can with as little as they have, for better or for worse. Their integrity is in the attempt, not in the successes.
That's a very diplomatic way to look things after wasting $80 on Shadow the Hedgehog ;)
I'm surprised nobody's mentioned Cyberpunk yet, as Johnny Silverhand was mostly a voice role, and fairly huge in scope compared to a single animated film. Anyways, it's interesting to see his career take this turn, and I'm happy for him. :)
I really didn't like his performance in Cyberpunk, if I'm being honest. It felt stilted, a lot of his line reads felt wooden and stiff to me and the energy flow of the character just felt off.
Keanu has a distinct and kind of understated way of speaking that suits characters like Neo (who's new and overwhelmed by everything, and takes the time to absorb the new rules of the world) and John Wick (who's seen and done everything and is already pretty much done with the world), but I really felt like Johnny Silverhand should have been more way more bombastic and performative.
It would have been much more interesting to me to see Johnny as this character that is introduced to us as this rock star legend personality who (while he's a jerk) is smart, slick, and has a real talent for riling people up and getting in their face, then eventually discovering that inside he's kind of just a sad, angry, hateful, spiteful soul ultimately just screaming into a hurricane, and the only way to truly help him isn't to further his terrorist agenda but to help him resolve the relationships from his past life.
I don't know. I just feel like a lot of Keanu's performances are a bit one-noted and I'd like to see more rise and fall from him.
What are the odds he does the thing?
I didn't have this on my 2024 bingo card but I am nevertheless here for it.
Extremely unexpected, but it could work? I'm unsure about Reeve's comedic range, so I guess we'll see.
I don't know a whole lot about the Sonic franchise, but I don't get the impression that Shadow is a comedic character. Plus the first two movies were great imo so I trust their process at this point.
I haven't seen the movies, but while Shadow is about as serious as it comes and typically played straight, he's also the source of 90% of the edgy brooding in the Sonic fandom from the mid-00's. The baggage is incredible. Listen to his theme song. His legacy is being able to Google image search "[your first name] the Hedgehog" and get something back from DeviantArt.
They got Keanu Reeves to play Shadow the Hedgehog in a $100,000,000+ movie! This is one of the funniest things I've seen in my life. The comedy is gonna be him playing this as straight and over-the-top as can be.
Exactly. Shadow never cracks a joke and is completely serious all the time. As soon as I saw this rumored yesterday, I was like, absolutely! Makes more sense to me than Idris Elba did, which worked out amazingly.
But yeah, also, to the edgy brooding stuff. Which, honestly, Keanu can definitely do.
When I saw this announcement, I realized just how many edgy roles he's been in. Fighting robots to save mankind while dressed in signature Matrix black coats and sunglasses is basically the height of edge. He's also John Wick, a man who's a legendary assassin in a series where it seems everyone and their mother is an assassin. He's also played a demon hunter and the son of The Devil.
Shadow is just another role for the pile.
"When there's nothing left to lose - you win"
-- Keanu Reeves
There's a bomb.... On.. THE BUS