I intend to make a big thread addressing some arguments. Ones I've been having, and in wider Sonic discourse, some a long time coming. Would anyone like to hear it? I welcome any responses or attempts to refute my points too. I want to make this more of a talk and less an attack. On that note, I should add a disclaimer that some of my points are critical of people's behavior and opinions. These are my observations and things I believe to be problems. I do not necessarily hate anyone for this. I want to pick apart people and problems to help, not hurt.

Seeing people/reviews say that the Sonic movie "opted for being widely enjoyable instead of being faithful to the source material". I do not understand this idea that enjoyable and faithful are at odds. That's saying Sonic is not enjoyable and has to be NOT Sonic to be enjoyed. This mentality has plagued not only the Sonic franchise but other franchises. Sonic was already made to be widely enjoyable. Why use a popular IP if you're just going to change it? Is it not popular for what it already was? Then how does making it something else make any sense?