@@WilliamBeasley Have you notice that a lot of other fans are saying this is a pilot event but it isn't. they don't recognize the key difference between a connection story and a pilot story even though it is so obvious. encase you don't know it, it was the Mane 6 cameo at the start with the original VAs. if it was anyone else it would be a flashback and that would have made it a pilot too. but since they did had their original voice actress it turned in the story from a pilot to a connection movie which sets up for the upcoming pilot next year which will set up the series.
@@WilliamBeasley I think that having Philis cloverleaf being the final one to put the picture frame back together shows that she is starting to regret her actions. it just gives a hint to there could be something more to her past. maybe she's the one responsible for sunny's father's death. perhaps she though it was a way to show sunny she was concerned about here. but she didn't expect the one thing that earth ponies kept. their insane stubbornness. i wouldn't be surprise if the series is discovering how the magic vanished so they can try to avoid the same fate. i hope this up coming series can show what most human refuse to do. learn from history so you don't repeat it.
I like how Sunny isn’t 100% prejudice free because of the environment she grew up in it wouldn’t be realistic if she was. Also I like that even though Hitch buys into the prejudice he doesn’t treat the others badly and is only cautious which is obvious because (again) the environment they grew up in
Yeah, even as a foal he seemed less keen to automatically condemn the other tribes as evil, and happy to play their game Sunny's way, and when they were grownups the only really outright racist thing he says is "YOU! I know Unicorns like shiny things" when he loses his badge, which comes off as a thinly-veiled accusation that Izzy stole his shiny badge.
@@rollingthunder1043 Also that may be more deductive reasoning, maybe they do like shiny things? As a kid if the glitter was used up I'd probably be the culprit, my items were super pretty!
In addition, when Sunny first meets Izzy she asks her a bunch of questions as if she was some kind of alien, showing how she has been raised to view them as completely different people
The actions/reactions of anyone who isn't the focus is very well thought out and developed. It's a complete world which is why it's so easy to jump in and follow the journey
I don't know if this was INTENDED, but at 15:44 It sounds like Izzy's voice broke a little. This is usually a sign of hurt feelings, which, in this case, makes sooo much sense. You get promised friends and everyone runs away in fear, that's gotta be a blow to the heart.
I didn’t catch that she was very aware that people were running from her in *fear.* She thought it was a game at first, and even after Sunny’s explanation she didnt ever seem that fazed, or that she internalized how they saw her at all. If anything I think the brokenness would come from the contrast in idea that Maritime bay is more fresh, friendly and upbeat than her hometown. So she held onto that hope.
@@pokaay3163 I mean people tried to capture her so I guess she was more focused on getting the heck outta there, must have set in during the journey to Zephyr Heights. If I'm right anyways-
I don’t think that’s exactly the case Izzy said that she never fit in with the other unicorns, given their collective depression and her fun-loving personality So that she suddenly found a letter that told her she had friends, inviting her with opened arms (hooves?), it must’ve been like a spark of hope for her I have a theory that, since Izzy is supposed to be G5’s Pinkie Pie, she had a similar backstory to her Just like Pinkie had a depressive childhood until she saw Rainbow’s Sonicboom that ignited her bright personality, I imagine that Izzy was the same as the other unicorns as a filly Depressed and dull over the loss of their magic until she found Sunny’s letter, that’s when she was filled with hope and she changed for the better
Something that I recently started thinking about was how this movie’s message about prejudice can seem a bit more than just “don’t be racist”. Instead, we get somewhat of an idea that if we live in isolation, it’ll only harm us in the end. And when you consider how the real world works in a way, it can almost seem relatable.
It's really sad how the world teaches everyone to compete with each other and always try to be the best and if you aren't then you're a failure. It leads to a lot of resentment and mistrust between people, and not just across races.
13:56 I love this line, because given the implied vulgarity of words like "peeved", "feather" and "horse-apples", this is basically a news-reader calling the Queen a lying sack of shit live on-air.
@@mollysandera991 i’d a assume peeved means the equivalent to pissed and horse apples the equivalent of shit. Feathers are probably the equivalent to fuck.
I actually just recently watched the movie and i regret saying all the negative things about it! It was really great and Izzy is my favorite character!
I love that when we see Zipp flying in the canyon she’s actually just jumping from wall to wall instead of flying. It’s an amazing touch to notice when you rewatch this.
Not gonna lie I actually had tears in my eyes when they showed the picture, glasses and medallion. He was already such a great character and I desperately need more of him
@@jadecoolness101 You make it seem like there were a lot of single dad's in FIM. There weren't. Like I can't even name one. He just be the only one actually.
I really love how Sprout's ideals are a warped version of Sunny's and her dad's. Just like her he's standing up for what he believes in. I also like to think that Queen Haven and Alphabittle gave the crystals to Sunny so easily in the end, was because she gave them back to them in Bridlewood, so they trust she'll return them again. Also, with Haven saving Alphabittle; it was shown a few times she never wanted conflict, she only imprisoned Sunny and Izzy and mentioned she would question them later, and said she didn't want to fight to Sprout. She may not like the unicorns, but she wasn't going to sit by and watch one die just because of her prejudice. Really adds more layers to a minor character in the film.
She doesn't need to be, none of them need to be related at all to any of the Mane 6 and I think that makes it even better. The Mane 6 where great, like what was said in the video, they became our friends, they were there for us when times got tough and they were always a source of smiles, and comfort, and love even though they themselves were not real. The new cast I feel shouldn't be kept in the shadow of the old, they are fantastic in their own way, They can have elements of the old cast, but not have anything to do with the old cast.
Maybe. Or Izzy has had a run in with Discord when she was little (or even in the future, like with Pinky) and it did something to her entire existence. I wouldn't be surprised if he caused the split between all the ponies after Fluttershy's death. He's probably gone somewhere hidden. He might become a villain again, but he'll be redeemed. I would love if he and Izzy became best friends. It would be so adorable if he had a pranking buddy. Their dynamic should be different than Fluttershy's and Discord's, so Izzy doesn't come off as a Fluttershy replacement, but I love the idea of it.
@@Oatmealism I feel like they're setting Sunny up to be a descendant of Twilight, tbh. Argyle has WAY too many artifacts related to Twi for it to just be coincidence.
W1:09 I really like how even though she can’t fly, Zipp uses her wings when jumping and running, since it helps her balance. This movie is so great with the animation and movement of the characters!
Another reference I noticed that I absolutely loved is the connection between Sunny and Scootaloo. I think the color palette similarities are what brought my attention to it. Scootaloo was never able to fly but she used her wings to propel herself on her scooter, and Sunny can't fly either (though for a different reason) but uses skates to move around quickly.
My idea about the crystals Twilight knew things might not stay the same forever, so she used magic from each of her friends into the crystal of there own pony races and gave the crystals to a new royal for each city spacific, so if she couldn’t hold up much longer as ruler of Equestria and everyone else was gone, she knew the magic in those crystals would find a way together again, and knew someone would bring the races together if they were torn apart
I wonder if either twilight cadence or flurry heart created the gems as a way to preserve the Alicorn magic and prevent anyone from obtaining it until the tribes came back together. I think that Sunny will become a permanent Alicorn in time But since Celestia isn’t involved I wonder how and what will happen with her transfermation
I agree with Llama floof that you should see sawtooth waves theory on what happened to twilight, but you should also look at his most recent theory on alicorn magic. It seems like alicorns are made not by Celestia but when they are filled with magic from all three tribes, like Sunny was in that instance.
You can tell the wings and horn on Sunny are made of magic and are not part of her. I honestly am not sure about her becoming a permanent Alicorn. I'm not sure if they're even going to have Alicorns in G5. Sunny having that brief powerup may be the closest we'll get....well that and Sunny's Twilight figure.
@@stormcat103 Honestly I would rather not have her as an alicorn and have this as “We really need this” kinda situation like for a season finale or something
i love this idea and think they should deffinetly go with something like this for the series. like maybe there was some big diaster that destroyed the alicorns and before flurry gor hurt or lost her magic sh made the crystals to preserve the magic because maybe the elements of harmony and tre of harmony were destroyed in the disaster also. and maybe each tribe started to blame the other for the disaster and thats how the racism and division started for this genertion
I’m really hoping Sunny’s lighthouse is repaired, since her element is Hope, it could continue to be an extension of that! And Sprout could potentially have a redemption arc (and getting reprimanded for his actions, of course!), slowly opening up to the other races! I think this movie is a great start for G5 and I’m looking forward to the upcoming special! Hopefully we’ll get more questions answered!
i have a feeling it will be because of a marketing standpoint, they arent gonna make playsets for stuff that the kids don't recognize from the show for later seasons.
I watched this movie a lot and even now the scene with the group at the campfire makes me come close to tears, I just feel the emotion that Izzy feels like she does not want to let go of this thing she had, even if Izzy isn't my favorite pony she does have a special place in my heart
That scene is also amazing how Sunny is explaining that she wants to prove all ponies can be friends, which is really something needed in our world. And then to see the mane 5 decide to all work together to bring that is amazing.
@@comradefriendship the song gonna be my day also explains how she is feeling and that the change is going to start with her, and she will show that they all be friends. True the world we life in is a bit out of wack, but we can still count on our friends we have
@@Darkanimeking23 I know, it's almost like *friendship is magic* I do love though how this movie perfectly shows that you should stand up for what you believe in and always remember that everyone else are also human beings (or ponies)
One of the subtle hints you could have picked up on is when the Fillies are running at the end, the Earth pony leaves glowing hearts... The magic they have is in their hooves... Making it less obivous that Earth Ponies HAD magic. Sine they can't fly, do magic diectly, etc, its less obivous they HAD magic. So for them, loosing what they had was not going to be obivous at all. Edit: Also, Twilight had called Starswirl's era "ancient Equesteria". So.... Its likely 1000 years in the future not 4,000, but strange to hear Twilight called one era "ancient" and then a pony come along and call her era the same.
A win I would add is the weight of the speech at the end. The speech that sunny gives at the beginning of the movie, was based on her dad's learnings which ironic enough it was almost the same as the fear the town has, so she was repeating the words she learn from her dad. but after she understood what It needs to unite arent the crystals but the races her speech has more weight than the first one because she understands the true meaning of her words and she is saying the speech not because of what her dad taught her but rather what she learns from the adventure.
A win I would have put on there is the whole mayonnaise being a bad word to unicorns part because of the potential it has to connect with Patrick stars famous line “is mayonnaise an instrument?”
Derpy must have been VERY friendly. The number of background ponies that look like her both in Maretime Bay and Zephyr Heights is absolutely ENORMOUS! At multiple points you can see 8 or 9 of them on screen at once.
I actually think you should have given the kids in this movie a few points too, because they show exactly how the kits don't fear the other races as much as the grown ups do. This frames very good that kids are still open to the world and to new and other things but while growing they get so influenced by the grown ups so much that they most likely take over their thinking, thus when we want to educate people on racism and show how wrong it is our kids are the best place too start because they didn't got corrupted by the society yet Examples: in the first song sunny makes a little kid a unicorn balloon and it adores it but the grown ups are actually terrified by it Than there's the unicorn kid that got the most personality in this matter, when pegasi and unicorns start fighting the kid is inbetween the unicorns and you can exactly see how uncomfortable it is with the grown ups fighting despite it beeing a other race it's role models are arguing with then when the kristals get brought together the first time it is the most exited and likewise the most disappointed when it doesn't work
Y'know, everyone gets the Seven Nation Army reference, but is no one else seeing the similarities between Angry Mob and Kill the Beast from Beauty and the Beast? I mean, same vibes all around! Especially with "...thousands can't be wrong, especially when they're screaming loudly."
Hilarious enough, if you look up 'The Mob Song' (which is the song from beauty and the beast) You get the results for the Beauty and the beast songs + Plus the song from the new generation. I love it.
I personally take it more as commentary on real world politics as MLP hasn't been shy with it in the past. In the twittersphere fear and hatred of 'them' runs amok, and many of them refuse to listen to reason or fact and insist they are right because 'millions can't be wrong, especially when they are screaming loudly.'
20:16 That "What...?" from Phyllis is such great and underrated moment. "Wait... you mean we've been afraid of them all of this time for no reason? I've been wrong all along? We really _don't_ need all of this Canterlogic junk?" Puts her in a very different light from the typical lying corporate overlord character. She was overbearing and a bigot, but she was acting out of fear instead of pure spite.
14:45 the tree with the pink leave in the background was confirmed to be the Student/Young 6 Tree of Harmony by Imalou which was one of the artist for the movie.
23:16 Needs 100 extra wins for Dev's perfectly cut scream at the very end of the film, as well as that attention to detail to the very end of how messed up his hair/makeup looks compared to the first appearance.
G5 MLP: It’s Pinky Pie don’t question it. G6 MLP: It’s Izzy don’t question it. I have a feeling that if the Elements of Harmony are still a thing Izzy would 100% be the Element of Laughter
I have seen it beginning to end maybe 5 times now and I've listened to the soundtrack easily 50 times. I play it on repeat during the day, it's the drop off music and we do an evening dance most evenings
It's good to hear somebody mention Sunny also believing the 'stereotypes' around unicorns. Really, they're not wrong. Look at the destructive magic that you see all through G4.
I'm so glad to see someone with such positive things to say about this movie, most reviews I see from other adults were either somewhat neutral or almost completely negative, I was beginning to think I was an odd one out being an adult that enthusiastically loved this movie.
i also totally feel like the luminescence sparkle thing izzy talked about might be foreshadowing what colour sunny's magic will be when she uses her unicorn magic
Something I've noticed is that the ponies' colors are either brighter or duller depending on their emotions. Even Sunny when she thinks she's failed has much duller, almost greyed out colors like the unicorns in Bridlewood. On the same token, when the unicorns get their magic back their colors brighter.
I just realised (watched this multiple times because it's funny) that the queen of the Pegasus showering keeping the queen clean sounds similar to the g4 op(I am not an expert but I bet they are basically one in the same song
They did use the MLP leitmotif in that, the cadence of 'Keeping the queen clean' matches 'my little pony' as you hear in pretty much 90% of MLP content.
Another win for the concert scene: Pipp is so dedicated to the royal family’s lie that even when she’s in the dark and no one is looking at her, she keeps flapping her wings. That or she’s practiced her art of fake flying to the point it’s instinctive. Either way, a win for commitment to your responsibilities! I like that the facade isn’t just for the royals to say they’re better than all their subjects, it’s to give the rest of their race a sense of hope in their old magic and keep them happy - still cowardly, but you can understand why Haven and Pipp would think it necessary and even beneficial, especially as Pipp really does seem to care about her fans, and her cutie mark shows she has found her life’s calling in music and entertainment, which requires a good reputation. What’s their integrity compared with the risk of societal depression, like the unicorns fell into because their cultural identity was so deeply tied to magic? I hope the series explores the depth and nuance of the pegasi sisters’ (pegasisters?) whole situation more.
I'm probably over analyzing but I find it really cool how none of them are necessarily THE main character (or the others are just background) because in real life, we all can work together to accomplish big things, with everyone playing an equally vital part.
The irony is in an actual quote that's somewhat related. You can be right, but wrong at the top of your voice. Well, that and it's just one of many quotes in a song all about the danger of mob mentality. ...Heh, _danger_ of _mob_ mentality; I made a funny.
I kind of love the theory behind the crystals, the Pegasus Crystal, unicorn Crystal and even Earth Pony Crystal. there was a theory that basically Twilight created the crystals as a way to save magic, cause back when cozyglow took magic artifacts were the last to lose the magic, so someone theorized that twilight took her combined unicorn, Pegasi and earth pony magic and separated it into these crystals and then When she put all of her different magic into the crystals she turned back into a unicorn and turned back into a mortal and lived the rest of her moral life. I honestly love that theory and how that it's cannon cause after I heard that theory I instantly made it my headcannon cause not onky doesn't explain why we never heard about these Crystal in Gen 4 but it explained why twilight no longer existed. Also maybe after twilight died they went into panic or something something all wanted their own crystals to either give themselves more magic or to maybe stop others from stealing their magic but after they separated the magic slowly faded until all three tribes no longer had magic. And yes. I do personally believe that earth ponies have magic, I believe they have a special connection to the ground and soil, and maybe even critters
I always thought about why we never heard about the wendigos showing up after the friendship between races stopped for a second time was because they were made of pure magic and when magic disappeared completely so did other purely magical species, sure unicorns had horns that allowed them to cast magical spells but magic was only a part of them, not their entire being. it would make sense if a creature that's purely made of magic wouldn't be able to stick around if all magic disappeared but maybe now that it's back species like the wendigos might come back. oh and if I remember correctly during the first race separation there was still magic
I have to say that my favourite part in the movie is when Pipp is singing "Glowin' up" because I love how Pipp is just casually floating around on wires while pretending to fly and singing without even noticing that two earth ponies (one pretending to be a pegasus and interrupting her show,) a unicorn, her mum's pet, and her own older sister are running around. Cloudpuff was also barking.
At 11:58 didn’t anyone else notice that scootaloo problem isn’t that she can’t fly it’s that her wings aren’t big enough to get her body off the ground so she wouldn’t be able to use the fan anyway because our wings aren’t big enough
Ok like I understand shipping Hitch and Pipp but I can't be the only one who sees SO much tension between Hitch and Zipp and ships those two instead, right?
honestly ive seen lots of shipping opportunities for hitch at the beginning i was shipping him with sunny and then later on after meeting zipp there was lots of shipping opportunities and then at the campfire when zipp invites hitch to join her and the other mares and that sunny precisely told hitch that she was happy he was there and then right after she said they all were it made me think he was actually gonna be shipped with all of them which means sunny,zipp,izzy and pipp XD i mean do you imagine the luck that would be for him ? XD like damn
watching this movie. having the dialogue at the start be like “we’ll be friends FOREVER!” and “ill be there by your side no matter what” coming from/about the dad. just immediately “oh hes gonna fuckin die in the next 30 seconds” and i was right
I love how with the scene where they were piecung the photo back togeather, it was the “leaders” of the tribes. Queen Haven placing the first piece. Trusting her daughters. Maybe if her daughters trust them they aren’t all that bad. Alphabittle realising the lengths the 5 have gone through to try and HELP the other tribes. And Phyllis, realising the whole thing her company was built around doesn’t exist, and that there’s nothing to be afraid of. And even if it did exist, they wouldn’t hurt you. They were just as scared as you were and maybe you jumped to quickly to conclusions.
I dunno about the leaders. Sure, Queen Haven IS the oficial leader of pegasi, but Phyllis is just a businesspony (albeit succesfull one), and Alphabittle is a barman with gambling addiction. Not exactly the leaders there.
@@veronikamajerova4564 Exactly why I put “leaders” in quotation marks. Phylis isn’t exactly the leader (that’s Hitch’s job I think, Hitch was the head sheriff or smth) but she does seem to have a large influence over the other tribes. Alphabittle, well he’s like the only major unicorn antagonistic pony lmao.
9:50 Honestly, I’ve always gotten a Greco-Roman sort of vibe from the Pegasi, and if it’s one thing the Greeks, Romans and related peoples were known for it was deifying their heroes and rulers.
Great review! I absolutely loved this movie. I went in thinking it would just be decent at best, but I was really surprised at how well made it was. I greatly appreciate that despite being a sequel to FiM and continuing its themes, it does its own thing and manages to carve out its own identity instead of going the route of being a safe rehash of its predecessor (I was genuinely impressed at how restrained the easter eggs tying it to FiM were after the movies delightful intro). Thats something not even most live action movie sequels/reboots get right (name your own). My only gripe is that Pipp barely gets any characterization or role of note in the story beyond being an unwilling drag-a-long. After her big musical number and bickering with Pipp after things go south, shes just sortof 'there' for the rest of the movie. That said, I really hope the upcoming special and series does more to flesh out her character, because as you said, there 'is' room for growth for her (and Im not just saying that cause shes the shortest of the Mane 5).
23:10 Another win here should be how Sprout asked his mom if he was a good sheriff instead of if he was a good emperor. Proving he’s already aware that the things he did after becoming emperor were wrong.
During the montage of Haven showing just how close she keeps her crown, her singing in the shower is to the tune of the original mlp theme song. Also Sprout's desk has a hand drawn and misspelt deputy sign.
Similar to what Pipp did to make it look like she could fly, when you rewatch the scene where Zipp is first shown, she is clearly just hopping from rock to rock.
As a long time fan of G4 MLP, I was very skeptical about this CGI reboot... I sat down alone to watch it and... my god I couldn't stop laughing and smiling, it was actually really good... I liked the nod to G4 at the beginning, but as someone who thinks too much it did make me feel that G4 didn't give full closure... I mean Twilight became Celestia, so seemingly her lifespan could have been thousands of years? We all saw the mane 6 older in the last episode so they probably didn't live too long, but I really wondered what actually happened to Twilight.
also, really small detail: the helmet sunny wears has wings on the back and a stripe that could be interpreted to be a horn on the front. more alicorn foreshadowing?
what I think is the coolest is that they focus on getting the unicorn and pegasus magic back without thinking about the earth ponies and it makes sense since earth ponies show their magic in a different way and I kinda want to see if they would define what earth pony magic would be. I think earth ponies are the heart of magic since their stone is in the center
I still quite remember that one way of how Earth ponies utilize their magic is not just by connecting themselves to the ground and have good harvest, but also to have immense horsepower. They're quite strong honestly. Reading through the comments, I can't believe most peeps forgot that immense strength is part of the Earth ponies' magic
Am I the only one who thinks that the music in the Zipp floating/flying sequence (you know, where she shows this place where they find out about the gems and all) sounds like a little piece from the HHTTYD music? Because it really does and I love, since that music is always connected to being free, spreading your wings and well, flying!
One thing no one talks abt: everyone assumed Hitch would be the Applejack of the group bc of the tough/strong traits but he actually is Fluttershy! Or… Flutterguy. Also I usually don’t like “main girl and guy being a thing” but Sunny x Hitch is adorable and I want them to be a thing.
I think Hitch is more like Rainbow Dash, with his bragging ("You may now cheer" and his speech to the bunnies), stubborness (being the last of the mane 5 to acknowledge that Sunny has been right) and his jumping to action first and taking charge (altough he certainly IS more level-headed).
Here's a not fun fact! Since throughout the movie we see the ponies picking stuff up throughout the movie with their legs (their literal hooves) there might be a question how do they do it? You can't pick something up with a flat surface! Well here's a very not nice theory! As we never see them carrying anything around like glue or other materials to make their legs sticky enough to pick something up, we arrive at the logical conclusion they must have something sticky/wet with them all of the time! Now what could that be? That's right, it's saliva. Ponies have to lick their feet everytime they want to pick something up. Now here's an even less fun fact! What do ponies do if they can't reach their feet? There might be sitations like that quite often! We can conclude that they ask their friends and loved ones to lick their feet for them. You are absolutely welcome for the least enjoyable time in your life!
Not for all things, we see that the phones were made to be used by ponies (a piece of the metal with a hole to put the hoof into is attached to the phone)
I say that the magic was lost before the separation of the races, perhaps with the fall of the Twilight Kingdom (? and without Twilight and the elements of harmony the ponies lost hope and mistrust of each other began and without magic the windigos were not attracted to their fights
And with the return of magic, the Earth ponies can bring about great harvests, the pegasi can fly through the sky with ease, and the unicorns can have all the mayonnaise they want.
I also thought this movie wasn’t going to be very good when I saw the trailer, mainly because they got rid of the old characters, but when I watched it, I actually really liked it, and it makes a lot of sense to!!
I have a theory on the whole Wendigo thing. The Wendigos were originally drawn towards all three tribes because of their hatred towards each other. They took a lot of steps in, not just protecting themselves, but also bringing their "enemies" down. And sure, Sunny said that Earth Ponies HATE Unicorns, but the truth of it is, they don't hate them at all. They have factories, but the factories were not made for "Offense". Only "Defense". They didn't hate unicorns or pegasi. All they felt... was fear. And fear isn't what brought the Wendigos into Equestria. It was hate. That key detail alone is how they managed to survive all this time without the risk of endless winter. Now, that being said, I can't help but wonder how the sun and moon operate on their own without magic. A theory on THAT one could tie in with Twilight facing a "Great Threat" of some sort that forced her to give up her powers, and preserve them into the three gems. Or who knows? Maybe she hid away some device she invented that automates the sun/moon rotations, and miraculously it survived? Or perhaps... the sun and moon aren't even controlled by ponies at all, anymore. Maybe that responsibility was passed on to another magic entity that can easily manipulate the very fabric of reality at the snap of a finger... or claw, or talon? It's quite possible that the sky is now under the control of Discord, and that we may have not seen the last of him! After all, who else would come up with the idea that a tennis ball is a unicorn's magic inhibitor, or that in order to prevent jinxes, you must go through some "Bing-Bong" Ritual? Not gonna lie... that kind of silliness has "Discord" written all over it.
I wanted to share my thoughts on the film. For one, I absolutely adored MLP g4 when I was younger but of course growing up, it causes you to lose that spark. I am now 18 when a few nights ago, I decided to watch this movie. I didn't have any expectations for it, just to be a nice call back to g4. When I finished the movie, I absolutely loved it and brought the spark i had for MLP g4 go on to my start of adulthood. It felt like being a kid again and going through the lessons that MLP taught me. Of course, adulthood is going to be more complex but to have a show to help me start my life again, it feels like it came full circle. But I didn't not have my questions. I had so many, like what happened to equestria? what happened to ponyville? Where is everyone? What happened to the mane 6, the elements of harmony? the tree of harmony? What about the immortal beings like discord. But as I watched g4, i learned that it doesn't matter, g4 is all wrapped up and now goes on a new generation, like real life. You aren't going to be with your closest friends through all of your life, or being in school, or whatever it is. G4 is now history as all things are and I'm excited for the new lore of g5. It's a fresh page. That being said, on to the characters. I absolutely love Izzy. She just so happens to be voiced by favorite character from waitress, Kimiko Glenn! I just love how chipper she is. But I love all of the characters in the mane 5. I love how strong their impressions gave us. In the beginning of the movie, after the mane 6, I loved the dynamic between Sunny's father and Sunny. It was so sweet. It reminded me and my dad when he would play along with me and I was heartbroken when I saw the medallion, glasses and picture. Great use of show don't tell. Overall, I can't wait for the direction new gen will take us. tl;dr: MLP g4 was the start of my childhood and MLP G5 is the start of my adulthood. and also, stan Izzy
Kinda really upset that Sunny became an alicorn over one movie when twilight went through 3 seasons lol, and it’s kinda unnecessary? She became an alicorn for what?? I guess equestria rules changed over the past 4000 years lol, even the royal family is only pegasi
she didn't become an alicorn, at least for all we know; as pointed out, those are just constructs of light or magic from the crystals. also flurry heart was born an alicorn soooo...
IDK if anyone else noticed but at 1:43, besides the map on the left, you can just see the snout of one of Zecora's masks from her house. Nice little addition to Argyle's collection and shows that even Zecora lived on past her time. Took me quite a few watches to notice!
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@@WilliamBeasley Have you notice that a lot of other fans are saying this is a pilot event but it isn't. they don't recognize the key difference between a connection story and a pilot story even though it is so obvious. encase you don't know it, it was the Mane 6 cameo at the start with the original VAs. if it was anyone else it would be a flashback and that would have made it a pilot too.
but since they did had their original voice actress it turned in the story from a pilot to a connection movie which sets up for the upcoming pilot next year which will set up the series.
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I think that having Philis cloverleaf being the final one to put the picture frame back together shows that she is starting to regret her actions. it just gives a hint to there could be something more to her past. maybe she's the one responsible for sunny's father's death. perhaps she though it was a way to show sunny she was concerned about here. but she didn't expect the one thing that earth ponies kept. their insane stubbornness. i wouldn't be surprise if the series is discovering how the magic vanished so they can try to avoid the same fate. i hope this up coming series can show what most human refuse to do. learn from history so you don't repeat it.
"everything wrong with mlp new generation" - i sleep
"everything great about mlp new generation" - REAL SHIT
I wouldn't say "shit"(even if it is just an expression)
Apart from that, i totally agree!!
agreed
@@flowersshy16 shit
Because _liking_ things is more fun than not liking things. 😀
@@SebastianWeinberg indeed
I like how Sunny isn’t 100% prejudice free because of the environment she grew up in it wouldn’t be realistic if she was. Also I like that even though Hitch buys into the prejudice he doesn’t treat the others badly and is only cautious which is obvious because (again) the environment they grew up in
Yeah that's pretty cool details.
Yeah, even as a foal he seemed less keen to automatically condemn the other tribes as evil, and happy to play their game Sunny's way, and when they were grownups the only really outright racist thing he says is "YOU! I know Unicorns like shiny things" when he loses his badge, which comes off as a thinly-veiled accusation that Izzy stole his shiny badge.
@@rollingthunder1043 Also that may be more deductive reasoning, maybe they do like shiny things? As a kid if the glitter was used up I'd probably be the culprit, my items were super pretty!
@@NotAnotherKuromi Seems that you're buying into the brainwashing education!
In addition, when Sunny first meets Izzy she asks her a bunch of questions as if she was some kind of alien, showing how she has been raised to view them as completely different people
At 10:00 not sure if anyone else noticed but Sunny slowly mouthing “What?” As Izzy bows is just hilarious
The actions/reactions of anyone who isn't the focus is very well thought out and developed. It's a complete world which is why it's so easy to jump in and follow the journey
That’s great!! Always falling in love with little character details like that.
I love all the small details
Omg that's adorable
@@livvyfun1650 same
I don't know if this was INTENDED, but at 15:44 It sounds like Izzy's voice broke a little. This is usually a sign of hurt feelings, which, in this case, makes sooo much sense. You get promised friends and everyone runs away in fear, that's gotta be a blow to the heart.
Good catch, yeah not sure if it was intended but there is some good subtly voice acting in this movie that I really appreciated
I didn’t catch that she was very aware that people were running from her in *fear.* She thought it was a game at first, and even after Sunny’s explanation she didnt ever seem that fazed, or that she internalized how they saw her at all. If anything I think the brokenness would come from the contrast in idea that Maritime bay is more fresh, friendly and upbeat than her hometown. So she held onto that hope.
@@pokaay3163 I mean people tried to capture her so I guess she was more focused on getting the heck outta there, must have set in during the journey to Zephyr Heights. If I'm right anyways-
@@crowsandfoxes yeah, you may be right. Either way that line serves very well for her as a character, it was a good catch.
I don’t think that’s exactly the case
Izzy said that she never fit in with the other unicorns, given their collective depression and her fun-loving personality
So that she suddenly found a letter that told her she had friends, inviting her with opened arms (hooves?), it must’ve been like a spark of hope for her
I have a theory that, since Izzy is supposed to be G5’s Pinkie Pie, she had a similar backstory to her
Just like Pinkie had a depressive childhood until she saw Rainbow’s Sonicboom that ignited her bright personality, I imagine that Izzy was the same as the other unicorns as a filly
Depressed and dull over the loss of their magic until she found Sunny’s letter, that’s when she was filled with hope and she changed for the better
Something that I recently started thinking about was how this movie’s message about prejudice can seem a bit more than just “don’t be racist”. Instead, we get somewhat of an idea that if we live in isolation, it’ll only harm us in the end. And when you consider how the real world works in a way, it can almost seem relatable.
It's really sad how the world teaches everyone to compete with each other and always try to be the best and if you aren't then you're a failure. It leads to a lot of resentment and mistrust between people, and not just across races.
13:56 I love this line, because given the implied vulgarity of words like "peeved", "feather" and "horse-apples", this is basically a news-reader calling the Queen a lying sack of shit live on-air.
What is the meaning of "feather" and "horse-apples" in terms of pony vulgarity?
@@mollysandera991 i’d a assume peeved means the equivalent to pissed and horse apples the equivalent of shit. Feathers are probably the equivalent to fuck.
It was easier for kids to not get it, but yeah, I've known people that use"full of baloney", as"full of shit".So it's canon lol
Everything about that line is gold. The line itself, and the VA managing to say it with complete seriousness.
No. Just no. It was mean, not vulgar.
I actually just recently watched the movie and i regret saying all the negative things about it! It was really great and Izzy is my favorite character!
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They had also worked on three more of the songs from the movie
Mine is pipp
Same
i have embraced this movie as my personality
I love that when we see Zipp flying in the canyon she’s actually just jumping from wall to wall instead of flying. It’s an amazing touch to notice when you rewatch this.
Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.
Hush you literally hated this movie
@@fionafreakYT where did they say they hated it?
@@fionafreakYT It is literally impossible to hate it
I actually watched your sins vid of this before this wins vid XD
Littleshy > Moliminous
Not gonna lie I actually had tears in my eyes when they showed the picture, glasses and medallion. He was already such a great character and I desperately need more of him
The dad was an amazing character!
honestly a huge gut punch
Sad how the only good single dad in MLP was promptly killed off...
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You make it seem like there were a lot of single dad's in FIM. There weren't. Like I can't even name one. He just be the only one actually.
I really love how Sprout's ideals are a warped version of Sunny's and her dad's. Just like her he's standing up for what he believes in.
I also like to think that Queen Haven and Alphabittle gave the crystals to Sunny so easily in the end, was because she gave them back to them in Bridlewood, so they trust she'll return them again.
Also, with Haven saving Alphabittle; it was shown a few times she never wanted conflict, she only imprisoned Sunny and Izzy and mentioned she would question them later, and said she didn't want to fight to Sprout. She may not like the unicorns, but she wasn't going to sit by and watch one die just because of her prejudice. Really adds more layers to a minor character in the film.
It’s Izzy, don’t question it. She is DEFINITELY related to Pinkie Pie
She doesn't need to be, none of them need to be related at all to any of the Mane 6 and I think that makes it even better. The Mane 6 where great, like what was said in the video, they became our friends, they were there for us when times got tough and they were always a source of smiles, and comfort, and love even though they themselves were not real. The new cast I feel shouldn't be kept in the shadow of the old, they are fantastic in their own way, They can have elements of the old cast, but not have anything to do with the old cast.
Maybe. Or Izzy has had a run in with Discord when she was little (or even in the future, like with Pinky) and it did something to her entire existence. I wouldn't be surprised if he caused the split between all the ponies after Fluttershy's death. He's probably gone somewhere hidden. He might become a villain again, but he'll be redeemed. I would love if he and Izzy became best friends. It would be so adorable if he had a pranking buddy. Their dynamic should be different than Fluttershy's and Discord's, so Izzy doesn't come off as a Fluttershy replacement, but I love the idea of it.
No Pinkie Pie is a googleplex times better than Izzy
@@Oatmealism I feel like they're setting Sunny up to be a descendant of Twilight, tbh. Argyle has WAY too many artifacts related to Twi for it to just be coincidence.
Yes
Just
Yes
W1:09 I really like how even though she can’t fly, Zipp uses her wings when jumping and running, since it helps her balance. This movie is so great with the animation and movement of the characters!
Uhhhh... I think your timestamp should be 21:08
Queen Izzy is the new “it’s pinkie pie don’t question it”
Another reference I noticed that I absolutely loved is the connection between Sunny and Scootaloo. I think the color palette similarities are what brought my attention to it. Scootaloo was never able to fly but she used her wings to propel herself on her scooter, and Sunny can't fly either (though for a different reason) but uses skates to move around quickly.
My idea about the crystals
Twilight knew things might not stay the same forever, so she used magic from each of her friends into the crystal of there own pony races and gave the crystals to a new royal for each city spacific, so if she couldn’t hold up much longer as ruler of Equestria and everyone else was gone, she knew the magic in those crystals would find a way together again, and knew someone would bring the races together if they were torn apart
I wonder if either twilight cadence or flurry heart created the gems as a way to preserve the Alicorn magic and prevent anyone from obtaining it until the tribes came back together. I think that Sunny will become a permanent Alicorn in time But since Celestia isn’t involved I wonder how and what will happen with her transfermation
Ooo you should go see Sawtooth Waves theory about what happened to Twilight
I agree with Llama floof that you should see sawtooth waves theory on what happened to twilight, but you should also look at his most recent theory on alicorn magic. It seems like alicorns are made not by Celestia but when they are filled with magic from all three tribes, like Sunny was in that instance.
You can tell the wings and horn on Sunny are made of magic and are not part of her. I honestly am not sure about her becoming a permanent Alicorn. I'm not sure if they're even going to have Alicorns in G5. Sunny having that brief powerup may be the closest we'll get....well that and Sunny's Twilight figure.
@@stormcat103 Honestly I would rather not have her as an alicorn and have this as “We really need this” kinda situation like for a season finale or something
i love this idea and think they should deffinetly go with something like this for the series. like maybe there was some big diaster that destroyed the alicorns and before flurry gor hurt or lost her magic sh made the crystals to preserve the magic because maybe the elements of harmony and tre of harmony were destroyed in the disaster also. and maybe each tribe started to blame the other for the disaster and thats how the racism and division started for this genertion
I’m really hoping Sunny’s lighthouse is repaired, since her element is Hope, it could continue to be an extension of that!
And Sprout could potentially have a redemption arc (and getting reprimanded for his actions, of course!), slowly opening up to the other races!
I think this movie is a great start for G5 and I’m looking forward to the upcoming special! Hopefully we’ll get more questions answered!
i have a feeling it will be because of a marketing standpoint, they arent gonna make playsets for stuff that the kids don't recognize from the show for later seasons.
I hope "It's Izzy, don't question it" becomes gen 5's "It's Pinky Pie, don't question it."
I watched this movie a lot and even now the scene with the group at the campfire makes me come close to tears, I just feel the emotion that Izzy feels like she does not want to let go of this thing she had, even if Izzy isn't my favorite pony she does have a special place in my heart
That scene is also amazing how Sunny is explaining that she wants to prove all ponies can be friends, which is really something needed in our world. And then to see the mane 5 decide to all work together to bring that is amazing.
@@comradefriendship the song gonna be my day also explains how she is feeling and that the change is going to start with her, and she will show that they all be friends. True the world we life in is a bit out of wack, but we can still count on our friends we have
@@Darkanimeking23 I know, it's almost like *friendship is magic*
I do love though how this movie perfectly shows that you should stand up for what you believe in and always remember that everyone else are also human beings (or ponies)
1:45: "Pony Karens exist now"
This is Sunburst's mother erasure, and honestly, I'd try to forget that episode too.
Sunburst is an awesome character.
His mom? Can get yeet'd.
One of the subtle hints you could have picked up on is when the Fillies are running at the end, the Earth pony leaves glowing hearts... The magic they have is in their hooves... Making it less obivous that Earth Ponies HAD magic. Sine they can't fly, do magic diectly, etc, its less obivous they HAD magic. So for them, loosing what they had was not going to be obivous at all.
Edit:
Also, Twilight had called Starswirl's era "ancient Equesteria". So.... Its likely 1000 years in the future not 4,000, but strange to hear Twilight called one era "ancient" and then a pony come along and call her era the same.
Yet we humans would do the same thing with our definition of ancient
So is it so odd now?
A win I would add is the weight of the speech at the end.
The speech that sunny gives at the beginning of the movie, was based on her dad's learnings which ironic enough it was almost the same as the fear the town has, so she was repeating the words she learn from her dad.
but after she understood what It needs to unite arent the crystals but the races her speech has more weight than the first one because she understands the true meaning of her words and she is saying the speech not because of what her dad taught her but rather what she learns from the adventure.
Sorry if this is weird, but you have such an enjoyable personality! I'd love to see you do more Wins for the g5 special and series when they come out!
I hope William Beasley appears in a Generation Five Bronies React video.
I agree on that
Same here too
A win I would have put on there is the whole mayonnaise being a bad word to unicorns part because of the potential it has to connect with Patrick stars famous line “is mayonnaise an instrument?”
It's because mayonnaise is an immulsion of eggs, oil and air, a feat that's only possible by invoking the darkest of the arcane arts.
Derpy must have been VERY friendly. The number of background ponies that look like her both in Maretime Bay and Zephyr Heights is absolutely ENORMOUS! At multiple points you can see 8 or 9 of them on screen at once.
It's time to stop.
I actually think you should have given the kids in this movie a few points too, because they show exactly how the kits don't fear the other races as much as the grown ups do.
This frames very good that kids are still open to the world and to new and other things but while growing they get so influenced by the grown ups so much that they most likely take over their thinking, thus when we want to educate people on racism and show how wrong it is our kids are the best place too start because they didn't got corrupted by the society yet
Examples: in the first song sunny makes a little kid a unicorn balloon and it adores it but the grown ups are actually terrified by it
Than there's the unicorn kid that got the most personality in this matter, when pegasi and unicorns start fighting the kid is inbetween the unicorns and you can exactly see how uncomfortable it is with the grown ups fighting despite it beeing a other race it's role models are arguing with
then when the kristals get brought together the first time it is the most exited and likewise the most disappointed when it doesn't work
He missed Zipp's blackboard. That was amazing characterisation.
My bad
22:52
I love how happy Hitch gets when he sees Izzy's magic come back, and watches Zipp and Pipp fly for the first time.
You forgot to add "Young Sunny saying freshly baked" as a win!
I love that Sprout is voiced by Ken Jeong
Un. No need to thank me for finishing your sentence.
Y'know, everyone gets the Seven Nation Army reference, but is no one else seeing the similarities between Angry Mob and Kill the Beast from Beauty and the Beast? I mean, same vibes all around! Especially with "...thousands can't be wrong, especially when they're screaming loudly."
Hilarious enough, if you look up 'The Mob Song' (which is the song from beauty and the beast) You get the results for the Beauty and the beast songs + Plus the song from the new generation. I love it.
@@NileBakura Brilliant XD
I personally take it more as commentary on real world politics as MLP hasn't been shy with it in the past. In the twittersphere fear and hatred of 'them' runs amok, and many of them refuse to listen to reason or fact and insist they are right because 'millions can't be wrong, especially when they are screaming loudly.'
Or Scar's song from the Lion King (especially the green palette and the "march" parts) (sorry, i don't remember the title of the song).
20:16
That "What...?" from Phyllis is such great and underrated moment.
"Wait... you mean we've been afraid of them all of this time for no reason? I've been wrong all along? We really _don't_ need all of this Canterlogic junk?"
Puts her in a very different light from the typical lying corporate overlord character. She was overbearing and a bigot, but she was acting out of fear instead of pure spite.
Starlight: Phyllis No!
@@hayd23043 What if G5's Phyllis _is_ Starlight's Phyllis...? :O
21:54 My money is on Sprout being sentenced to community service and we see him repairing it throughout season 1.
14:45 the tree with the pink leave in the background was confirmed to be the Student/Young 6 Tree of Harmony by Imalou which was one of the artist for the movie.
The good: giving me those wins. I appreciate that buddy
The bad: crab win. They don’t deserve wins
11:43 it’s also good to mention that the mugshot they chose for Sunny reflects their preconceptions of Earth Ponies
6:36 - Thus millions of theories that 'Izzy is a descendant of Pinkie Pie' were born
A true true friend helps a friend in need
A friend to save them from the terror of beans
23:16 Needs 100 extra wins for Dev's perfectly cut scream at the very end of the film, as well as that attention to detail to the very end of how messed up his hair/makeup looks compared to the first appearance.
G5 MLP: It’s Pinky Pie don’t question it.
G6 MLP: It’s Izzy don’t question it.
I have a feeling that if the Elements of Harmony are still a thing Izzy would 100% be the Element of Laughter
It's *g4 and g5 lmao 💀
Or generosity could work too
I have seen it beginning to end maybe 5 times now and I've listened to the soundtrack easily 50 times. I play it on repeat during the day, it's the drop off music and we do an evening dance most evenings
It's good to hear somebody mention Sunny also believing the 'stereotypes' around unicorns. Really, they're not wrong. Look at the destructive magic that you see all through G4.
I'm so glad to see someone with such positive things to say about this movie, most reviews I see from other adults were either somewhat neutral or almost completely negative, I was beginning to think I was an odd one out being an adult that enthusiastically loved this movie.
i also totally feel like the luminescence sparkle thing izzy talked about might be foreshadowing what colour sunny's magic will be when she uses her unicorn magic
Something I've noticed is that the ponies' colors are either brighter or duller depending on their emotions. Even Sunny when she thinks she's failed has much duller, almost greyed out colors like the unicorns in Bridlewood. On the same token, when the unicorns get their magic back their colors brighter.
At 19:26 when Sunny is sad at the window,it reminds me of Twilight in Magical mystery cure right before she realizes the solution to her problem
I just realised (watched this multiple times because it's funny) that the queen of the Pegasus showering keeping the queen clean sounds similar to the g4 op(I am not an expert but I bet they are basically one in the same song
They did use the MLP leitmotif in that, the cadence of 'Keeping the queen clean' matches 'my little pony' as you hear in pretty much 90% of MLP content.
Another win for the concert scene: Pipp is so dedicated to the royal family’s lie that even when she’s in the dark and no one is looking at her, she keeps flapping her wings. That or she’s practiced her art of fake flying to the point it’s instinctive. Either way, a win for commitment to your responsibilities! I like that the facade isn’t just for the royals to say they’re better than all their subjects, it’s to give the rest of their race a sense of hope in their old magic and keep them happy - still cowardly, but you can understand why Haven and Pipp would think it necessary and even beneficial, especially as Pipp really does seem to care about her fans, and her cutie mark shows she has found her life’s calling in music and entertainment, which requires a good reputation. What’s their integrity compared with the risk of societal depression, like the unicorns fell into because their cultural identity was so deeply tied to magic? I hope the series explores the depth and nuance of the pegasi sisters’ (pegasisters?) whole situation more.
I'm probably over analyzing but I find it really cool how none of them are necessarily THE main character (or the others are just background) because in real life, we all can work together to accomplish big things, with everyone playing an equally vital part.
While all the internet does bad reviews of EVERYTHING, this vid point the good sides
I LOVE IT SM💚
10:49 hey, we could make a *quote* out of it. 'One may say the truth, but the millions can't be wrong especially when they're screaming loudly.'
The whole song is quite quotable
The irony is in an actual quote that's somewhat related. You can be right, but wrong at the top of your voice. Well, that and it's just one of many quotes in a song all about the danger of mob mentality. ...Heh, _danger_ of _mob_ mentality; I made a funny.
“To Be SCARED Is, To Be PREPARED!” - The MAIN Motto Of Canterlogic!!
the way she just zooms down the hill on her skates just made me on edge haha.
Thing you missed: Sprout’s desk says he is a “DEPOOTY”. That is a brilliant minor detail.
I kind of love the theory behind the crystals, the Pegasus Crystal, unicorn Crystal and even Earth Pony Crystal. there was a theory that basically Twilight created the crystals as a way to save magic, cause back when cozyglow took magic artifacts were the last to lose the magic, so someone theorized that twilight took her combined unicorn, Pegasi and earth pony magic and separated it into these crystals and then When she put all of her different magic into the crystals she turned back into a unicorn and turned back into a mortal and lived the rest of her moral life.
I honestly love that theory and how that it's cannon cause after I heard that theory I instantly made it my headcannon cause not onky doesn't explain why we never heard about these Crystal in Gen 4 but it explained why twilight no longer existed.
Also maybe after twilight died they went into panic or something something all wanted their own crystals to either give themselves more magic or to maybe stop others from stealing their magic but after they separated the magic slowly faded until all three tribes no longer had magic. And yes. I do personally believe that earth ponies have magic, I believe they have a special connection to the ground and soil, and maybe even critters
I always thought about why we never heard about the wendigos showing up after the friendship between races stopped for a second time was because they were made of pure magic and when magic disappeared completely so did other purely magical species, sure unicorns had horns that allowed them to cast magical spells but magic was only a part of them, not their entire being. it would make sense if a creature that's purely made of magic wouldn't be able to stick around if all magic disappeared but maybe now that it's back species like the wendigos might come back. oh and if I remember correctly during the first race separation there was still magic
I really liked Hitch as a character when the trailer came out. And I still really like him.
That's it I just like Hitch.
I have to say that my favourite part in the movie is when Pipp is singing "Glowin' up" because I love how Pipp is just casually floating around on wires while pretending to fly and singing without even noticing that two earth ponies (one pretending to be a pegasus and interrupting her show,) a unicorn, her mum's pet, and her own older sister are running around. Cloudpuff was also barking.
At 11:58 didn’t anyone else notice that scootaloo problem isn’t that she can’t fly it’s that her wings aren’t big enough to get her body off the ground so she wouldn’t be able to use the fan anyway because our wings aren’t big enough
You know when the queen sings “keeping the queen clean”? It’s to the tune of my little pony in the original theme.
Ok like I understand shipping Hitch and Pipp but I can't be the only one who sees SO much tension between Hitch and Zipp and ships those two instead, right?
Fr she keeps calling him sheriff and is instantly ready to help hitch when he was trying to stop sprout
honestly ive seen lots of shipping opportunities for hitch at the beginning i was shipping him with sunny and then later on after meeting zipp there was lots of shipping opportunities and then at the campfire when zipp invites hitch to join her and the other mares and that sunny precisely told hitch that she was happy he was there and then right after she said they all were it made me think he was actually gonna be shipped with all of them which means sunny,zipp,izzy and pipp XD i mean do you imagine the luck that would be for him ? XD like damn
16:12 Perfect, no words needed
the movie was so well written and animated , it's great to see more my little pony fans give the movie the chance it deserves
watching this movie. having the dialogue at the start be like “we’ll be friends FOREVER!” and “ill be there by your side no matter what” coming from/about the dad. just immediately “oh hes gonna fuckin die in the next 30 seconds” and i was right
I love how with the scene where they were piecung the photo back togeather, it was the “leaders” of the tribes.
Queen Haven placing the first piece. Trusting her daughters. Maybe if her daughters trust them they aren’t all that bad.
Alphabittle realising the lengths the 5 have gone through to try and HELP the other tribes.
And Phyllis, realising the whole thing her company was built around doesn’t exist, and that there’s nothing to be afraid of. And even if it did exist, they wouldn’t hurt you. They were just as scared as you were and maybe you jumped to quickly to conclusions.
I dunno about the leaders. Sure, Queen Haven IS the oficial leader of pegasi, but Phyllis is just a businesspony (albeit succesfull one), and Alphabittle is a barman with gambling addiction. Not exactly the leaders there.
@@veronikamajerova4564 Exactly why I put “leaders” in quotation marks.
Phylis isn’t exactly the leader (that’s Hitch’s job I think, Hitch was the head sheriff or smth) but she does seem to have a large influence over the other tribes.
Alphabittle, well he’s like the only major unicorn antagonistic pony lmao.
I know all the words to izzy’s song/your gonna fit right in and angry mob/sprouts song
So hard to sing so fast though
9:50 Honestly, I’ve always gotten a Greco-Roman sort of vibe from the Pegasi, and if it’s one thing the Greeks, Romans and related peoples were known for it was deifying their heroes and rulers.
Great review! I absolutely loved this movie. I went in thinking it would just be decent at best, but I was really surprised at how well made it was. I greatly appreciate that despite being a sequel to FiM and continuing its themes, it does its own thing and manages to carve out its own identity instead of going the route of being a safe rehash of its predecessor (I was genuinely impressed at how restrained the easter eggs tying it to FiM were after the movies delightful intro). Thats something not even most live action movie sequels/reboots get right (name your own). My only gripe is that Pipp barely gets any characterization or role of note in the story beyond being an unwilling drag-a-long. After her big musical number and bickering with Pipp after things go south, shes just sortof 'there' for the rest of the movie. That said, I really hope the upcoming special and series does more to flesh out her character, because as you said, there 'is' room for growth for her (and Im not just saying that cause shes the shortest of the Mane 5).
23:10 Another win here should be how Sprout asked his mom if he was a good sheriff instead of if he was a good emperor.
Proving he’s already aware that the things he did after becoming emperor were wrong.
During the montage of Haven showing just how close she keeps her crown, her singing in the shower is to the tune of the original mlp theme song.
Also Sprout's desk has a hand drawn and misspelt deputy sign.
Similar to what Pipp did to make it look like she could fly, when you rewatch the scene where Zipp is first shown, she is clearly just hopping from rock to rock.
Am I the only one who at the end was worried about izzy first and not the crystals.
As a long time fan of G4 MLP, I was very skeptical about this CGI reboot... I sat down alone to watch it and... my god I couldn't stop laughing and smiling, it was actually really good... I liked the nod to G4 at the beginning, but as someone who thinks too much it did make me feel that G4 didn't give full closure... I mean Twilight became Celestia, so seemingly her lifespan could have been thousands of years? We all saw the mane 6 older in the last episode so they probably didn't live too long, but I really wondered what actually happened to Twilight.
also, really small detail: the helmet sunny wears has wings on the back and a stripe that could be interpreted to be a horn on the front. more alicorn foreshadowing?
what I think is the coolest is that they focus on getting the unicorn and pegasus magic back without thinking about the earth ponies and it makes sense since earth ponies show their magic in a different way and I kinda want to see if they would define what earth pony magic would be. I think earth ponies are the heart of magic since their stone is in the center
I still quite remember that one way of how Earth ponies utilize their magic is not just by connecting themselves to the ground and have good harvest, but also to have immense horsepower. They're quite strong honestly.
Reading through the comments, I can't believe most peeps forgot that immense strength is part of the Earth ponies' magic
@@shinji-kun6753 I'll be honest I keep forgetting about that
Excellently done, sir. The movie isn't perfect, but I have high hopes for the New Generation.
Am I the only one who thinks that the music in the Zipp floating/flying sequence (you know, where she shows this place where they find out about the gems and all) sounds like a little piece from the HHTTYD music? Because it really does and I love, since that music is always connected to being free, spreading your wings and well, flying!
You missed izzy's "ooeeyup!" :(
10:40 i just noticed the newspaper has a "missing pony" notice for the pony who flew out the window in the beginning
One thing no one talks abt: everyone assumed Hitch would be the Applejack of the group bc of the tough/strong traits but he actually is Fluttershy! Or… Flutterguy.
Also I usually don’t like “main girl and guy being a thing” but Sunny x Hitch is adorable and I want them to be a thing.
I think Hitch is more like Rainbow Dash, with his bragging ("You may now cheer" and his speech to the bunnies), stubborness (being the last of the mane 5 to acknowledge that Sunny has been right) and his jumping to action first and taking charge (altough he certainly IS more level-headed).
Here's a not fun fact!
Since throughout the movie we see the ponies picking stuff up throughout the movie with their legs (their literal hooves) there might be a question how do they do it? You can't pick something up with a flat surface!
Well here's a very not nice theory!
As we never see them carrying anything around like glue or other materials to make their legs sticky enough to pick something up, we arrive at the logical conclusion they must have something sticky/wet with them all of the time!
Now what could that be?
That's right, it's saliva.
Ponies have to lick their feet everytime they want to pick something up.
Now here's an even less fun fact!
What do ponies do if they can't reach their feet? There might be sitations like that quite often!
We can conclude that they ask their friends and loved ones to lick their feet for them.
You are absolutely welcome for the least enjoyable time in your life!
Not for all things, we see that the phones were made to be used by ponies (a piece of the metal with a hole to put the hoof into is attached to the phone)
I say that the magic was lost before the separation of the races, perhaps with the fall of the Twilight Kingdom (? and without Twilight and the elements of harmony the ponies lost hope and mistrust of each other began and without magic the windigos were not attracted to their fights
And with the return of magic, the Earth ponies can bring about great harvests, the pegasi can fly through the sky with ease, and the unicorns can have all the mayonnaise they want.
I also thought this movie wasn’t going to be very good when I saw the trailer, mainly because they got rid of the old characters, but when I watched it, I actually really liked it, and it makes a lot of sense to!!
Don't you mean manely?
I have a theory on the whole Wendigo thing. The Wendigos were originally drawn towards all three tribes because of their hatred towards each other. They took a lot of steps in, not just protecting themselves, but also bringing their "enemies" down.
And sure, Sunny said that Earth Ponies HATE Unicorns, but the truth of it is, they don't hate them at all. They have factories, but the factories were not made for "Offense". Only "Defense". They didn't hate unicorns or pegasi. All they felt... was fear.
And fear isn't what brought the Wendigos into Equestria. It was hate. That key detail alone is how they managed to survive all this time without the risk of endless winter.
Now, that being said, I can't help but wonder how the sun and moon operate on their own without magic. A theory on THAT one could tie in with Twilight facing a "Great Threat" of some sort that forced her to give up her powers, and preserve them into the three gems. Or who knows? Maybe she hid away some device she invented that automates the sun/moon rotations, and miraculously it survived?
Or perhaps... the sun and moon aren't even controlled by ponies at all, anymore. Maybe that responsibility was passed on to another magic entity that can easily manipulate the very fabric of reality at the snap of a finger... or claw, or talon? It's quite possible that the sky is now under the control of Discord, and that we may have not seen the last of him!
After all, who else would come up with the idea that a tennis ball is a unicorn's magic inhibitor, or that in order to prevent jinxes, you must go through some "Bing-Bong" Ritual? Not gonna lie... that kind of silliness has "Discord" written all over it.
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I wanted to share my thoughts on the film. For one, I absolutely adored MLP g4 when I was younger but of course growing up, it causes you to lose that spark. I am now 18 when a few nights ago, I decided to watch this movie. I didn't have any expectations for it, just to be a nice call back to g4. When I finished the movie, I absolutely loved it and brought the spark i had for MLP g4 go on to my start of adulthood. It felt like being a kid again and going through the lessons that MLP taught me. Of course, adulthood is going to be more complex but to have a show to help me start my life again, it feels like it came full circle. But I didn't not have my questions. I had so many, like what happened to equestria? what happened to ponyville? Where is everyone? What happened to the mane 6, the elements of harmony? the tree of harmony? What about the immortal beings like discord. But as I watched g4, i learned that it doesn't matter, g4 is all wrapped up and now goes on a new generation, like real life. You aren't going to be with your closest friends through all of your life, or being in school, or whatever it is. G4 is now history as all things are and I'm excited for the new lore of g5. It's a fresh page.
That being said, on to the characters. I absolutely love Izzy. She just so happens to be voiced by favorite character from waitress, Kimiko Glenn! I just love how chipper she is. But I love all of the characters in the mane 5. I love how strong their impressions gave us. In the beginning of the movie, after the mane 6, I loved the dynamic between Sunny's father and Sunny. It was so sweet. It reminded me and my dad when he would play along with me and I was heartbroken when I saw the medallion, glasses and picture. Great use of show don't tell.
Overall, I can't wait for the direction new gen will take us.
tl;dr: MLP g4 was the start of my childhood and MLP G5 is the start of my adulthood. and also, stan Izzy
Kinda really upset that Sunny became an alicorn over one movie when twilight went through 3 seasons lol, and it’s kinda unnecessary? She became an alicorn for what?? I guess equestria rules changed over the past 4000 years lol, even the royal family is only pegasi
she didn't become an alicorn, at least for all we know; as pointed out, those are just constructs of light or magic from the crystals.
also flurry heart was born an alicorn soooo...
@@MrRubixscube yep
a lot of the things in this movie are good. but it bothers me that the reflection in the eyes shows the buildings, not the ponies
I just love the way Izzy...
I had a point there, but I think I'll just say I love Izzy.
Plot twist: G4 never happened, and all of the events from the show were just Sunny playing with her toys.
That scene where the lantern floated off reminded me of Tangled too.
My theory abt the crystals:
After the Great Pony Divide, the six elements revertef back to the pegasi, unicorn and earth pony stones.
"Mommy, was i a good Xerif?"
Hey! You can't be so cute thats not fair!! 🥺
IDK if anyone else noticed but at 1:43, besides the map on the left, you can just see the snout of one of Zecora's masks from her house. Nice little addition to Argyle's collection and shows that even Zecora lived on past her time.
Took me quite a few watches to notice!
11:06 Yes! I was waiting for someone to point out that they look like Derpy. (also, 8:44, I love how Sprout's made a sign that says "DEPOOTY".)
I’m 13. But I want to watch this kids movie about magical horses.
I’m 14 and been a fan forever.
I am so happy someone did this