#which is the reason i havent been working

[dreamin4smth]

Maria Robotnik VS Sonic 3

So I watched Sonic 3 last december and I can’t stop thinking abt it. Especially what they did with the Shadow and Maria story, so now Ive come here to speak my mind and go through just how GOOD of an adaption they are in the movie. Holy shit. That was wild.

Ill be comparing Game!Maria and Movie!Maria and how their characters work in the story. Im sure there are hundreds of analyzis out there of them that might be saying the same things I will. Idk I havent watched any, but these are my own thoughts Ive gathered from watching the movies and the games. So I hope they make as much sense to you as they do to me lmao.

Because, good lord, it must have been difficult for the writers to handle the question “how do you adapt the story of a hedgehog made by the blood of space alien colonizers all in favour of saving sick child from dying?“

What did the writers do? Well lets see.

To understand the difference between Movie!Maria and Game!Maria we need to understand what Maria as a character does to the story. So lets start there.

Game!Maria

Maria robotnik in the games serves a special roll that promotes her to something more than just a character. Game Maria is a symbol. Her story is set from the moment we learn of her, and her character is more there for plot reasons rather than being an independent veichle in her story. The Maria we meet is soft spoken, compassionate, a fanatic and an inspiration for Shadow. She’s dressed in blue with golden hair and with a leap in her step. There is little fault to be found in her because thats not what she’s ment to be. Maria is a representation of innocence.

She’s a sick child who wishes for everyone on earth to be happy, and all of this is ment to lead you to the horrors of her then being killed. But the point is, Maria in the games is stagnant. She represents the life that Shadow had on the ARK, but more importantly, she represents SHADOWS innocence. Maria as a character is not her own story but rather a subpart of Shadows, and that is where we find the biggest difference with the Games and the movie. Dont even get me started on the almost religious imagery that follows her around. I mean, her names MARIA. Her roll is to be the center of love in Shadow’s life. Shes a sister, a best friend and even motherly at times. And while Shadow generations definetly gives us more of a laid back version of her, we can still see her maintain that untouchable rightousness that makes her character almost age-less. In a sense. She’s a child to highlight her innocence, yet in all other terms she really isn’t. Game Maria is an idea.

So what does the movies do then?

Movie!Maria

Sonic 3 saw all this and decided to do smth a bit different. To introduce such a compex narrative in a movie for children would definetly have been... Difficult, so instead they tone down the version a bit and make it their own thing. Who does Maria become? She becomes a CHARACTER.

Movie Maria is a child who is going to be living at a base filled with adults and scientists. She walks into the first scene with caution and nervousness, and yet as she meets Shadow, she finds a kin. And who we meet is a Maria that is goofy, mischevous, gleeful and daring. She’s a child here. She builds blanket forts, throws pop-corn at her brother, makes him driver her around on roller-skates and plays the guitar. Movie Maria is not ment to represent more than what she is, and still, it works. Movie Maria is innocent but she’s not the definition of it. She’s a person that shadow lost rather than an idea that he lost. The Maria we meet in the movie is a moving character that was abruptly stopped by external forces. She was always ment to have a future and a story, and yet she lost that. Movie Maria’s tragedy lies in her lost potential while Game Maria’s tragedy lies in her inevitable outcome. This also creates a difference in what they do to Shadows own personal journey, which ill get into more later.

So before that one more thing I love that they do with Movie Maria is that they still let her keep that inspirational part. She’s the one to inteoduce the line “the light shines even though the star is gone“ to Shadow and unknowingly ends up helping Shadow in his grief. While Game Maria is activly trying to bring positive change to Shadow’s life, Movie Maria uninentionally does that simply by showing kindness and love. She is still Shadows sister who was always there for him and loved him, just in a different light. She is still his moral compass. Shadow can be a good person because of her impact on his life, and in my opinion, as long as she fits the afformentioned categories then Maria can be whatever the writers want her to be.

So last but not least, lets talk abt her sickness.

Maria’s Sickness

Game Maria is deathly sick. Her days are numbered until a cure can be found, and the only hope left for her is Shadow. This creates a dependency between the two because suddenly, Shadow’s life isnt his own. He is alive for and because of Maria. She’s a part of his identity, so what happens when he loses that part of himself? This internal conflict directly influences Shadow’s self worth. Shadow is as much angry for losing her as he’s angry for losing himself. The very reason to why he says “goodbye shadow the hedgehog“ in Shadow 05 is because he can no longer be the same person after losing Maria. His goals and his dreams are haltered when the ARK gets invaded, ans it all leads back to Maria’s sickness.

Which is why... Well... The fact that the movie removes this part of Maria sure is... A choice.

And while I understand that showing a sick child who is then killed by the military would probbaly raise a few eyebrows from adults, that still doesnt change the fact that a very unique and important part of Shadows story was removed.

Movie Maria is there more or less on her own ackord. She has a future ahead of her. Her and Shadows relationship isn’t built on mutual depenency but rather as a circumstantional one. Which still works, dont get me wrong, but it does make the story just a tad more generic. Shadow is no longer angry for losing such a big part of his identity, he’s just doing the former part now. Grieving the most important person in his life, as well as his home.

This hardly ruins the story ofc, its just a different take on the story that, in all fairness, fits the vibe of the movie better. Bringing in terminal illness and conversations around that would definetly be a tough one. And because of them making Maria more of a character now it still works. She’s already an innocent and tragic character. She’s not ment to be innocence and tragedy incarnate like she is in the games. You get the point.

All in all. Almost perfect adaption of Maria in my opinion. I love movie Maria and it was such a clever way to go with the character. She and Shadow will always have a special place in my heart.

Hope you liked my little thought essay. I can talk abt Sonic characters all damn day 🫶

[solcarow]

seafood trio portraits !

+ some alts. with spoilers !

[keirientez]

aug - early sep log

[spearxwind]

been thinking about for a long time how i really missing doing creative projects with others but at the same time its always blown up in my face so i think im not going to do it anymore

[lacnunga]

In the wake of the IA situation, I've seen a lot more posts circulating about using your local library and I just. Sigh

[every-sanji]

[puke-ur-gutz]

today is a day to lay in the middle of the floor and use my phone to pretend there is nothing wrong or scary going on in my brain

[melto]

i had a good time with my friend this past week but God i cannot wait to see my other friends. i miss them i feel crazzzyy!!!

[trainingdummyrabbit]

7 11 19 for rose :]

THE. THIS THANG.... 💥

7) What is an aspect of their appearance that you like the most?

honestly ithink i gotta give this to the eyes aswell.. i Do have a Red Eyes bias but theres smthn else i dont really know how to pinpoint. idk how well i Execute it in practice but she very much does just have a Look to her ithink. also the glasses are really fun.. im like. pretty sure i just kinda made her lenses pink for funsies (bc i didnt like any of the clear-glass tones i was trying when solidifying her palette,) but then i remembered th. rose-tinted glasses. insufferable. (<- likes her very much)

11) Is there any existing character from other media that your character resembles? Was the resemblance intentional or was it a coincidence?

well . idk about designwise, but in terms of vibe and or energy she sure does . have Three Other Roses on her list Entirely Unintentionally JHSBFJDHBG;; those being lalonde, quartz, and wonderedlab.. how much these Actually apply is up in the air due to my variable understanding of Character but i sure have had several moments of having to stop and rewrite some notes bc Ah Fuck Not Again. cathy is on that list too ithink, which is. also. really funny, Considering . (also worth noting some of these may have been from before she started showing key parts of her personality so it goes double there ithink, i shrimply think its funny its happened Thrice <33)

also coincidental, but th one i come back to most is actually shinobu demonsslayer. on account of the 'small and honestly kind of negligible and Deeply Deeply Resentful of it' and the 'very intentional with their presentation despite (or honestly because of) the constant silent spite running their every action' and the 'theyre literally nice but given the opportunity They Will Make This Hurt As Much As Fucking Possible For Everyone Involved'. also theyre both ourple ^w^

19) What is your general favourite thing about the character? What is your least favourite?

honestly.. i really like her intensity. she feels things very strongly (despite thinking and/or willing herself not to,) and shes very very prone to making sudden snap decisions based on impulse desires. and then convincing herself thats not what shes doing. for a character thats so intent on introspection in the way she is you really wouldnt think shed do it so often, And Yet .

This Also Happens To Be My Least Favorite Thing About Her <3 in a kinda jokey way, but also she is Deeply hypocritical in a way that makes her really difficult to understand, which is a problem when Youre The One Writing Her JHSBHDBJG;; like i know she does something. but i wont know Why. just that she Does, and somehow she thinks this is a good idea because..... ?????? ok girl.

shes also impossible to talk about without having to spend like 15 minutes silently sitting there with my head in my hands so i guess thats a bit of a hurdle too maybe,

[ourstarscollided]

You’re welcome to explain your answer in the tags!

[vampmilf]

can we catch a break. can we catch a fucking break.

[skrunksthatwunk]

so i didn't finish the paper on time but on the plus side i Almost know how to play mahjong now

[hollowfairybabybat]

im sick n obvi dont wanna get her sick too but i just wanna watch all the pixie hollow movies with her its rainy and my room is perf 4 all the pixie hollow movies marathon rly like idk last time i posted room pics but it is bc its v fairy/faerie themed and v pink n cutesy plus shes one of the few ppl id share anything i hav if she wants too(minus one thing but sometimes i daydream it but idk i just like one little idea if she could move to the us n just for what i want one day it could work and while i need my biofather to not die soon at all bc the i love you i hate you is complicated bbut once lakehouse is a thing bc rn 2/3 are in the will and ive worked out the no one can sell unless both wanna n some other stuff bc id live in itty bitty towns in ok theres extra stuff too but rambling

[dragons-and-yellow-roses]

I was just listening to a song I used to love while we were friends. I listened to it so often, we talked so often, it became the background music to our relationship.

I'm listening to it while I knit. I often forget that I started knitting because of you. I remembered tonight. It's strange, I never knitted anything for you. I've knitted for other loved ones, rarely for myself, but never for you. I remembered you showing me the amazing things you made, and I wished I could get to that level of skill. But at that time, you had to explain to me how to purl because I couldn't get it.

Everything reminds me of you in a terrible way. Everything I do is an echo of you. I started painting so that I could paint for you. I started knitting to bond with you. I hear your voice in the music I listen to. You're haunting the things that I love. Will I ever make a brush stroke or stitch without you on my mind?

[autism-corner]

im sick

[halfdeadwallfly]

me: hey, i feel like someone's standing on my chest, and walking rn is making me winded

my mom: