Project Shadow

This short film is just amazing. All the actors here are great, and definitely get the job done. My only problem however, is how they got an adult to play Maria, who is canonically 12, but I can look past that because they likely didn't have access to a young actress. Shadow is characterized great here, He's like how movie sonic is potrayed, but just a bit more serious, which I think suits how he would be before Maria's death. The animation is extremely well done considering their constraints. The pacing is okay but I REALLY wish this movie was longer which is why it gets a 9/10. You can really tell the passion that was put into this project though.

I watched a short film about Shadow, and... I'm shocked.

I'm shocked that a fan-made short film looks like part of a multimillion-dollar film franchise. I just can't believe it.

If you haven't watched it yet, then RUN TO WATCH it, because as for me, this is the best retelling of Shadow's backstory. "Shadow the Hedgehog" and "Sonic Adventure 2" have aged a bit for me and do not evoke the emotions that the short film evokes. It perfectly shows the formation of the Shadow that we know. A stern and cold-blooded avenger. How he, along with Maria and Gerald, lives peacefully on the ARK colony, how he acquires new abilities, grows up and meets the harsh reality...

There are also references here, where to go without them.

There are many references to the film franchise, such as phrases and poses, which further strengthens this short film with films. A reference to Prime with Shad's phrase about "aero boots", Mike Pollock's voice (Eggman in games) in an advertisement for aero boots, there are also references to games: poses, phrases from games, well, a scene after the credits, just like in the movies.

Yes, it is clear that this is a fan-made short film, but again, everything was done with great love for the original source and at a high level. Seriously, it feels like it's like an official Sonic product.

The actors play well, the action is not bad, the dramatic moments are done superbly, including that very scene. And of course there is a seriousness in it, which is EXTREMELY rare in films.

And after what I saw, and after the fact that one of the screenwriters of the film franchise liked the short film, I hope that the story of Sonic 3 will be at least a little closer to such a level of elaboration and drama as in the short film.

A great short film!

9.8/10 S++

MUST WATCH.

'Project Shadow' might be one of THE BEST sonic fan-films, if not THE BEST sonic fan-film me and many fans from the Sonic The Hedgehog community have seen in a very long time.

Many other fan-films, for example, 'SONIC' from 2013, can't even be compared to it.

If it's the writing, which was incredible and really just blew me away, i actually felt emotional while watching this and i am not exaggerating when i say this.

The CGI and VFX, which looked INSANE. Every bit of frame when Shadow showed up on screen or just the backgrounds themselves just looked perfect.

The acting was great, the actors did an incredible job, same goes with the voice actors in both the "INTERNATIONAL" version, and the "ORIGINAL" version.

Really just a love-letter from sonic fans, to sonic fans, and it's great. Watch both of versions of the film, you won't be disappointed, it really is insane.

9.6/10 S+

MUST WATCH NOW!!!