
The first official trailer for the feature length Sonic the Hedgehog film has people feeling nostaligic, and questioning it's use of Coolio's classic hit 'Gangsta's Paradise.'
90s kids will fondly remember growing up playing Sonic games on prehistoric early games console the SEGA Megadrive - the one where you needed to blow on the games to make it work.
The film stars Jim Carrey, reprising the comedic wit that we’ve seen in films such as The Mask and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.
Though this isn’t where the nostalgia stops.
The trailer features the song “Gangsta’s Paradise” by Coolio, another anthem of the 1990s.
But fans think that the hip-hop song is, well, somewhat out of place in a film trailer that is predominantly focused on a hedgehog who can run so fast his spikes have turned blue. Especially when you consider the song was originally made famous as the soundtrack for the 1995 film Dangerous Minds starring Michelle Pheiffer.
Many have taken to Twitter to discuss the song choice. Some have even called out the film for “ruining” the song.
when the team behind the Sonic trailer decided to use Gangsta’s Paradise https://t.co/31m2Ch9iw0— bringing up cybebe (@bringing up cybebe) 1556631599
why have they done this to gangsta's paradise https://t.co/P4P25e5BEd— Tom Phillips (@Tom Phillips) 1556629108
Sonic has a full set of human teeth. Gangsta’s Paradise plays throughout. these are just facts!— Brandy Jensen (@Brandy Jensen) 1556631333
So they really picked Gangsta's Paradise for the Sonic trailer? That's the best choice? https://t.co/Bd0lCCC8LA— Ryan Welch (@Ryan Welch) 1556631025
Living in a Gangster's Paradise. 😏😏😏 https://t.co/p6dHJdsErC— Ryan Barr (@Ryan Barr) 1556636434
Though the song choice wasn’t the only complaint. We’ll just… Leave this here.
no one: not a soul: literally not a single person: me: ok i'll ask. where are sonic's genitals? https://t.co/HdUYoRWepc— David Mack (@David Mack) 1556635772