Whether or not you played Segas hugely popular Sonic the Hedgehog video game back in the day, you probably have memories of that blue, inexplicably fast furball who had an outsized pop cultural presence. My references mostly consist of fleeting glimpses of his classic visage as I sprinted through the Dave & Busters arcade to play Guitar Hero instead. But even without much connection to him, its pretty apparent from the new trailer for Paramounts live-action Sonic the Hedgehog movie that something issoff.
Is it Jim Carrey as the villainous Dr. Robotnik, looking positively creepy with his handlebar mustache and cultish black duster? Hmm, no. Is it Sonic himself, voiced by Ben Schwartz, with a face that most closely resembles, ironically enough, one of the Whos from the Jim Carrey version ofHow the Grinch Stole Christmas? Closer, but still not there.
No, the real discomfort starts at the 23-second mark, when the nostalgically electronic video game score in the trailer switches to none other than Coolios operatic 1995 single Gangstas Paradise.
ListenI get that Sonic is supposed to be a juvenile delinquent. But its a far stretch to equate his kid-with-a-slingshot antics with one of the most somber, meditative anthems on gang life to ever be recorded. Do you know the last film Gangstas Paradise was prominently featured in?Dangerous Minds, that Michelle Pfeiffer drama about poverty and racial segregation. I dont know if you know this, butSonic the Hedgehogis a childrens movie. They shouldve just gone with Weird Als parodic version instead.
Sonic the Hedgehogis in theaters November 8th.
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