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I’m so tired of every time a trailer drops for a video game or animated movie adaptation, half the comments are like “they’re gonna have to do a Sonic-style redesign” or “this is going to be another Sonic situation!” NO. IT’S NOT. That was lightning in a bottle, people.
The only reason the Sonic redesign happened is because the original was universally hated and they had the time, budget, and industry connections to do it. That’s it. Paramount got roasted so hard they had no choice, and they were already betting the entire film on nostalgia and goodwill from fans, so they caved—and miraculously pulled it off. That doesn’t mean every studio is going to do the same.
Studios aren’t going to delay a movie by six months and spend millions to fix something you don’t like. Especially not when the complaints are more subjective like “red eyes are le bad” or “Donkey’s face is weird now” or whatever. Most studios would rather ride out the hate wave than spend more money on a maybe.
Also, the Sonic thing only happened because it was just the visual design. If the script or casting sucks, they’re not reshooting or rewriting the entire thing for you. That’s not how filmmaking works. You don’t get to crowdsource a fix every time a fandom has a meltdown.
Please stop acting like the Sonic redesign set a precedent. It didn’t. It was a miracle. You won’t get that lucky again.
