Thoughts on MLP: A New Generation

The introduction to G5 is pretty interesting. While I understand the frustration of some bronies that all the friendship lessons were replaced with paranoia and mistrust, I think it's important to present the prejudices in the film to let the viewers know that things like racism and bigotry happen in real life.

The premise is similar to Raya and the Last Dragon as both films revolve around finding crystals that are scattered all over the main setting and unifying them to restore magic, trust, and friendship.

The musical numbers have an eclectic range of genres such as disco, funk, and rock, exhibiting the remarkable talents of Vanessa Hudgens, Kimiko Glenn, James Marsden, Sofia Carson, Johnny Orlando, and Callie Twisselman.

It was really inspiring to see Sunny Starscout fighting and standing tall for what she believes in and not giving in to conformity and propaganda. As opposed to FIM that took 3 seasons for Twilight Sparkle to transform into an alicorn, it took only a film for Sunny to be transformed after her speech about putting differences aside and the reunification of the 3 crystals that brought magic back all over Equestria.

I'm quite baffled that Sprout didn't get fired for being an irresponsible sheriff and arrested for turning Maretime Bay into a dictatorship, labour exploitation, and property damage. If anything, Phyllis Cloverleaf is to blame because she's the one who indoctrinated Sprout with false beliefs about unicorns and pegasi.

The fact that we don't see any dragons, changelings, kirin, zebras, and many other species throughout the film makes us wonder what happened to them. I wholeheartedly hope that plot holes like this would be addressed in the 44-minute special and follow-up series.

Rest In Peace to the G4 ponies and Argyle Starshine. They may be gone in G5 Equestria but their legacy will always be alive in the Internet.

Comments

[The Blue EM2]

I think it's important to present the prejudices in the film to let the viewers know that things like racism and bigotry happen in real life.

Not only that, societies that are united can easily fall back into the prejudice and hatred of the past. It's, I think, a comment on humanity's infuriating inability to learn from its mistakes.

[Anthro Fanatic]

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That is a good point.

[The Blue EM2]

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In the words of an anonymous academic;

Those who do not learn history are condemned to repeat it. Those who do are condemned to watch, helpless, as everybody else repeats it.

[Anthro Fanatic]

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Louder for the people in the back! 👏🏻

[The Blue EM2]

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Sure!

[Applefai]

It is a good movie, it's not to hammer, but to pin all the blame on Phyllis is a bit stream, because of the way Hitch talked, it was going on for years especially before Phyllis.

So there must have been a start the predates Phyllis and the others.

Phyllis as fear-mongering and bigoted as she was, was still a little redeemable because she was seeing the overblown actions Sprout was taking and I did get a read that even though she was racist, ever she wouldn't stoop to murder.

Now I know to some people that may seem like an excuse, and I know it's not, but to me it does speak volumes.

The mob song to me can actually be an allegory for anyone, the fearing racist mob and the overly righteous activist mob.

The racist part is obvious.

But it's an allegory for overly righteous activist is because of the lyrics "Throng, numbers make you strong
Millions can't be wrong
Especially when they're screaming loudly"

Let's be honest, the true divider is lack of communication and taking mole hills and turning them into mountains.

I do like how the movie shows all sides instead of just one side because that's how the world works, one issue multiple sides