Reflections - Movie stuff and some subsequent changes inbound

Hey everypony! I have news!

So, just to get it out of the way, I saw the movie earlier today.

I feel like, having mentioned that I saw it, I should follow up with what I thought about it. The short version is that I liked it. There were some aspects about it that I loved, even. It's not a cinematic masterpiece by any means, but I'm of the mind to go see it again. And I did indeed go see it at the theaters today (but if I did see the movie again, I'm not sure whether or not I would take advantage of the leak, if only because the logistics of me actually getting to the theater is a gigantic pain in the rear).

And yet, having been invested in FiM since season 2, I feel myself having wanted the movie to be a cinematic masterpiece. I felt that the movie was good, sure, but I also feel that it could have been more. It's probably perfect for its target demographic, though, and I have to remind myself of that.

Tempest was really great. Her song was really good too (but, really, most villain songs are pretty top-notch). The other songs were okay but I didn't really give those much mind. I wanted a little something else from the Storm King (he was a little too goofy in my opinion).

Now, having seen the movie, I can safely say that there are some changes to Reflections incoming. Nothing big that changes the narrative, mind you, but in regards to the scene which showcases a snippet from the movie (which, again, this was written during the summer and it even says at the top of the chapter that there would be edits to the scene as information became available), that's going to change. Truth be told, I had a specific idea for a scene which the movie eventually occupied but, in doing so, I lost a lot of my original vision for the scene. Having seen the movie, I've had the idea to change the scene entirely. The reasoning is three-fold:

1. I'll be able to restore my original intention for the scene before I put on that movie coat-of-paint.
2. I'll be able to cut down on a lot of superfluous material. I wanted to showcase Crystal's physical abilities since I was, at the time, unsure if I would be able to do so later on in the story. I can safely say that I will in a better way. Sorry folks that enjoyed the battle, but I gotta trim some things down. It'll make the story read better. Also, the scene as presented in the chapter has a lot of build-up that I'd be able to skip on (especially since the build-up in the movie proper is even longer than what's in this text!).
3. I'll have a lot more freedom to do other important narrative stuff like character interactions. I think, all in all, the whole thing should feel really organic, which is what I'm going for.

The scene currently in the text takes place at the beginning of the movie. I will be moving towards the end of the movie with this shift in scenery. It will take me some time to implement this change, but I'll make another blog post once it's in effect.

Speaking of incoming changes, I've been having a lot of back and forth with another author over the past few days. We're doing something really cool together (honestly, I'm quite tickled by it!), although it's more that they are doing something really cool (in return for me doing something really cool for them, if that makes sense). I'm actually quite excited to talk about it! But I'll make an actual blog post about this super cool thing once everything goes up and is live.

That's all I have for the moment. I'll keep all of you updated!

Comments

[EchoWing]

I'm gonna have to reread the whole story once all of these changes are done.