Polygon: A short Sonic the Hedgehog film that explores loneliness, dread and the horrors of...

News Feed

Well-Known Member
Oct 3, 2014
751
75
150


sonic.0.0.png


I'm not sure Sonic the Hedgehog is the right character to use to explore the issue of childhood neglect and a loss of innocence, but that never stopped everyone else who created odd fan-fiction around the character. This is just another attempt to use video game imagery to evoke a strong emotion, and gosh is this an intense short film about a young boy dressed like Sonic.

"When we play video games, time stops. We get the chance to explore virtual worlds where everything is structured. If you die in the game, you just start again," the filmmakers said in an interview about the short. "These ideas formed our lost boy character who wants to be Sonic the hedgehog and live in a world where...

Continue reading…

Continue reading...
 
I thoroughly enjoyed it. I love the subtle homage it pays to Sonic as well. It's short but it offers more thinking beyond it's four minutes which is what a movie is supposed to do. Your four minutes won't be wasted.
 
How sad. Nice little film.