Sonic Sped Through Theaters, Became Booming Box Office Opener
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May 20, 2020 The Pulse Page 7 Get ready to stream Sonic sped through theaters, became booming box office opener Zachary Jacquest Staff Writer The Blue Blur is back! First Sonic the Hedgehog ran which ends up being Earth. through theatres this past Valentine’s Day and became one It later cuts to Tom Wachowzki, played of the best openings for any video game adaptation-based by James Marsden, an officer from the very movie, beating out the Warner Bros. picture Detective small U.S. city Green Hills, Mont., who wants Pikachu. to become a full-fledged police officer in San Now, it’s available to stream on several services. Francisco. The movie, while based on the 1991 classic, is a well done Meanwhile, Sonic is suffering depression reboot and reintroduces Sonic’s character. From beginning from being alone and does the one thing he to end, the movie is entertaining, well written, comedic, and knows will calm him down … which is run. overall fun. He ends up running too fast and causes a The movie is a live action film. In the past, video game shockwave of sound that knocks out all the characters being translated into real environments haven’t power of a large area of the planet, which easily always had the best results. With the recent Detective catches the attention of the government. Pikachu, however, it was shown that video game characters Unable to explain what caused the power can look really good when transformed into a more realistic outage, the government enlists the help of design. Dr. Ivo Robotnik, played by Jim Carrey, an Sonic’s design was pretty shaky at first… but after a lot of extremely intelligent scientist who has created comments and criticism from fans, the design was brought his own technology and army of robots at his back to the lab and a designer worked with Sega on Sonic’s command. design. Dr. Robotnik starts to pursue Sonic which While the new design was much better and captured the makes him realize that he’s not safe on Earth blue hedgehog in a cool, creative, and iconic manner, sadly anymore and thus must use another one of the the company responsible for the 3-D modeling of the design rings to go somewhere else. While he’s doing went bankrupt soon after the design was revealed in a trailer. Illustration by Heidi Overley this, however, he is caught by Tom, as he was The movie begins in a different world that looks really similar to Green Hill Zone, the hiding in his garage, and is shot with a tranquilizer dart due to being mistaken for a wild first stage in the originalSonic the Hedgehog. animal, which causes him to drop his bag of rings into a ring that went to SanFrancisco. It shows a baby Sonic running through the hills and he eventually ends up in a forest So, Sonic and Tom embark on a journey to find Sonic’s rings in San Francisco, as well hut with an owl named Longclaw. She soon senses danger approaching and attempts to as evade the pursuit of Dr. Robotnik. escape from a tribe of Echidnas with Sonic in hand. One of the tribe members shoots This movie offers a realistic adaptation of the blue hedgehog and is a highly entertaining down Longclaw with an arrow, and so as a last ditch effort, she gives Sonic a bag of gold family movie. The characters are great, the story is fun, and the presentation is amazing. rings and uses one of the special golden rings she had to warp Sonic to a different world, Overall, I give the Sonic the Hedgehog a movie a four-out-of-five. Dr. Dolittle offers dose of kindness, comedy Award-winning Parasite intrigues filmgoers around globe Stephany Mandujano Lesli Garcia Staff Writer Staff Writer Inspired by the book written in the film, along with the crazy situations that The movie Parasite, directed by Bong ematic way in which each scene blends 1920s by author Hugh Lofting, the mov- each of the characters gets into and the Joon-ho, has brought a new wave of in- into the next without viewers realizing the ie Dolittle, released Jan. 17, follows the strengthening of bonds between them. terest in international movies to the West change of location yet it still keeps them unique and special journey of a British The film begins with a very well done after the film won an impressive four hooked into the screen. man who not only understands but also animation that explains Dr. Dolittle’s past Academy Awards, including for best pic- Director Bong Joon-ho was able to communicates with animals and makes it and why he lives the way he does. This lit- ture, screenplay, international film, and surprise me in so many ways throughout his goal in life to help care for them. tle scene shows the beautiful relationship director. the movie, from the way the plot unfolded Award-winning actor Robert Downey he held with his wife and the closeness the Parasite is about a poor family who in such a cinematic way to all the ways Jr. gives life to Dr. Dolittle in the film and two shared, as well as the empty spot that manipulates a rich family into employing he was able to accurately portray differ- does an excellent job with the role. He her parting left in Dolittle’s heart. all members of the poor family without ent parts of Korean society throughout the portrays Dolittle as a recluse with a deep The film also has many comedic mo- knowing they are all related to each other. movie. and sincere passion for helping all types ments which I enjoyed but at times felt that As the poor family members success- Parasite will definitely have you on of animals and a heart that was marked the film was trying too hard. The best mo- fully all get hired, they face a dilemma the edge of your seat throughout the entire with a deep scar after the death of his be- ments, however, surrounded Kevin who where they find the past house maid has film. I definitely recommend watching it. loved wife. was a little, paranoid, vengeance-seeking been keeping a secret. The innocent fam- As Director Boon said “Once you over- In an interview with BBC, Downey squirrel with a grudge against Stubbins, ily has no idea what is occuring in their come the one-inch tall barrier of subtitles, said that his character in the movie was who is a curious, young boy that is consid- household, as problems begin to unfold. you will be introduced to so many more inspired by a Welsh doctor that lived in ered a disappointment by his family due to The movie is recorded in a smooth cin- amazing films.” Llantrisant during the 19th century. The him being unable to hunt animals. Welsh doctor was a unique figure for his My favorite scene has to be the interac- time as he considered himself a nationalist tion between Dolittle and King Rassouli vegetarian and was constantly seen wear- since it seems to be an important moment ing bright clothing as well as a fluffy fur where both men who have lost the most hat. important woman in their life bond over Dolittle has a cast of very well-known that loss and put themselves on a definite and incredibly talented actors who give path to healing. a spark of liveliness to the film. They in- Dolittle is a movie that has many clude Downey Jr., Emma Thomson (Poly), laugh-inducing moments and heartwarm- Rami Malek (Chee-Chee), Michael Sheen ing scenes that show the way that friends (Dr. Mudfly), John Cena (Yoshi), Tom can heal deep scars in one’s heart. Holland (Jip), Selena Gomez (Betsy), Ku- That’s why I give this movie 4/5 stars. mail Nanjiani (Plimpton), Octavia Spen- cer (Dab-Dab), Harry Collet (Stubbins) and many others. The various characters’ personali- ties are what brings so much joy to the Promotional movie poster for Parasite courtesy of IMBD..