@vaporeon_ @aescling And like, I say this as someone who loved Sonic as a kid. I was a Sonic Fanart Kid. I have a deep connection to that franchise that you can only have when you love something as a child. There will always be a place in my heart for Sonic

@vaporeon_ @aescling Someone I used to follow on youtube mentioned that they cried tears of joy after watching Sonic 2 in theatre. Which I cannot begin to understand. I am happy when people enjoy things but I really don't understand how that movie of all things could move you. It makes me feel like an alien.

@vaporeon_ @aescling From what I've gathered reading discussion of the recent Sonic movies, they were appreciated because they make constant references to the games, sometime obscure references, meaning the people making the movie understand many details of the game that would be difficult to know without being a genuine fan.

Some critics I know who are normally quite discerning liked the movies for these reasons.

Outside of the acknowledgements of source material they are pretty mediocre family films at best and most of them are just bad movies in general. And despite referencing the source material, the actual depiction of the characters is completely different from the games. So they are not faithful adaptations in spirit.

But a lot of people like this. I believe that many people see films as the Superior Medium For Art and that it feels validating to have something from your childhood depicted with reverence in The Superior Medium.

I think the Sonic, Mario, and Minecraft movies set a precedent for studios where a movie made from a famous videogame IP will be accepted by audiences if it is a mediocre family film full of deep cut references. So we are probably going to see a ton of these in the next five to ten years, unfortunately.

@aescling @vaporeon_ luckily the reception to the sequel has been very negative, although it still has been lucrative

@cam apparently it is very expensive to throw a whole rabbit in that thang

@cam according to reddit it is a good idea to seal all powdered goods and freeze them for a week

@cam yeah id be so fuckin loud you wouldnt believe your little cicada ears

re: food 

@aschmitz i am making red beans and rice do you want some 🍲 :clodboy_cowdsire:

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