Put the cart before the horse, mix things up, and look at them in a different way.
No songs of their own. No important, plot relevant scenes like Pinkie, RD, and Twilight got. Less combined dialogue than an anthropomorphic cat who wasn't even in the TV show. After filming is completed on the movie, AJ, Rarity, and Fluttershy sit in their trailer and complain about their underutilized talents.
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Gotta disagree when it comes to Rarity. Besides having some of the funniest lines in the movie it was her selfless act of generosity that causes Capper to have a change of heart.
I see all these people complaining that not enough characters got the spotlight, that the movie skipped out many others, and that we didn't see locations like Ponyville or the Crystal Empire or whatever. Jesus, do bronies want this movie to be 3 hours long?
8481423 That would be fucking amazing. Could you imagine the bricks Denis Villeneuve would shit if he found out Blade Runner 2049 was still fifteen minutes shorter than the MLP movie?
Oh thank God, I thought I was the only one who thought this!
8481443
Yeah, that would be pretty cool.
*snerk* applejack, and her applejack daniels. that got a good chuckle out of me in general here.
8481409
She just fixed his shirt... how is an action like that supposed to convert someone like him?
8482012
It was that she was willing to help him without expecting something in return, it inspired him. He's not a bad guy he was just in a rough position.
8482043
It's still a heel face turn no matter which way you slice it. And Rarity's conversion of Capper was ultimately rendered pointless by Rainbow Dash performing a Sonic Rainboom, thus alerting Tempest to their location.
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It still led to Capper helping them in the end.
8482087
Because the trailer is the entire movie...
8482080
And all he did was use Spike as a flamethrower. ANYPONY could have done that. And he didn't contribute to the final confrontation. Actually the ponies' allies pretty much sat there and watched as that happened.
8482093
'Tis as CellSpex says:
"Trailers ruin everything!"
They got very little screen time and lines, but I still loved AJ and Fluttershy's scenes. Applejack realizing she really was raised in a barn, and Fluttershy empathizing an enemy minion into submission, were both fantastic.
8482188
That AJ line was probably my favorite comedic moment.
8482218 That or Rarity collapsing in a heap. But AJ's line wasn't spoiled by the trailer...
8482237
You have a point there, because I absolutely loved Rarity’s bit in the trailer. Only she could get away with saying “I cannot even.”
8482096
Capper, the parrot pirates, and Skystar all contributed to the plan to get into Canterlot. The actual confrontation with the Storm King was between him and the ponies, as was appropriate. They all served a purpose.
8482087
Most people look at the Mane 6 as a collective force instead of individual characters. Whether that excuses AJ’s and Flutters’ lack of significance depends on who you ask.
8482616
They wouldn't even have needed them to get into Canterlot if they just went to Thorax, Ember, and/or Discord for help. In fact, none of the events in the movie would have happened if they remembered those three existed and two of them were leaders of their entire races.
*tastes the air*
Must be by the ocean, cause it's pretty fuckin' salty here, cap!
This would come off as really petty if you didn't make the whole thing so comically ridiculous. I approve.
8482660
Keep in mind that the movie started production during season 5, before Ember and Thorax were even things. As for Discord, we can just assume he was uncontactable for whatever reason, but irl the issue is twofold: 1. Booking DeLancie. 2. Keeping things simple for the sake of non-fans. Especially the latter, because getting them to accept the various powers the pony races have is enough of a hurdle by itself; asking them to roll along with Discord might be too much.
8484202
So? Starlight was still a villain in season 5 and yet her post season 5 self still makes a cameo. Not to mention DHX plan things out way ahead in advance (that doesn't automatically make the show good though). What's your point?
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First of all, you just answered your own question: she had a cameo. No speaking lines whatsoever. She was never included in the script because Meghan and the other writers never knew what was going to happen with her down the road. Hell, she was probably a last-minute addition during post-production.
And no, DHX doesn't plan things out. You would mean to say the writers plan things out in advance, and no, that's not true either. I would love for them to do so, to adopt the typical anime production style, but us fans can only wish.
8484233
They still had plenty of time to work around the seasons. Hell, a passing mention of why they aren't in the movie would have been good enough for me.
8484258
Not really. They had the script locked down very early on, meaning they couldn’t make any significant changes by the time season 6 rolled in. Besides, it was likely a conscious decision not to give Starlight a prominent role, anyway.
And again, they needed to keep things simple for non-fans, meaning they can’t make mention of characters that won’t show up just for the sake of pleasing us.
Wow
8485167
Let's agree to disagree, alright?
8485189
Whatever.
These three didn't do much outside of Rarity fixing Capper's shirt and Fluttershy talking with one of the Storm King's Troopers (which was funny). Good work.
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