a5c7b9f00b After a dark force conquers Canterlot, the Mane 6 - Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, and Rarity - embark on an unforgettable journey beyond Equestria where they meet new friends and exciting challenges on a quest to use the magic of friendship to save their homeland.
After a dark force conquers Canterlot, the Mane 6 embark on an unforgettable journey beyond Equestria where they meet new friends and exciting challenges on a quest to use the magic of friendship to save their homeland.
My 12-year old autistic son had been very excited for me to bring him to this film. Overall it was a good feature about friendship, bravery and love.<br/><br/>However when we arrived the place was jam packed with what seemed like all adult men, It smelled very badly. When all the ponies banded together I heard an awful noise and a rather obese man sitting next to me apologized by saying "Sorry I pooped my diaper".<br/><br/>Needless to say I quietly exit the theater, I tried 5 more times to see the film in different theaters, But only 3 were airing it and I kept running into a similar situation of foul smelling theaters and unkempt adult men.<br/><br/>Either way the film up until that point was a great film and I hope to buy it on dvd.
Being an avid fan of the show I went into this movie with high hopes. I left frustrated and disappointed. It took everything likable about the show and tried to boil it down to some confectionery sweet glittery nonsense. Any fan of the show will likely tell you they are a fan of the writing and subtle lessons in the show. They love watching realistic and believable characters and appreciate the lengths that the show goes to to no patronize its audience. This is even more important if you are showing the show to a younger audience. You want children to gain something and grow from what you put in front of them. You want entertainment to treat your children with the same kind of respect that you treat your children with. This movie doesn't do that. It treats the audience like they are idiotic, often beating you over the head with its lesson. <br/><br/>From a fan of the shows perspective my problem is the mischaracterization of the main characters. Each character has their flaws, but are always inherently likable. Even Twilights neurotic tendencies don't prevent her from being a likable character in the show. In the movie all of that is thrown out the window. There is even regularly scenes with Twilight manipulating her friends. She also attempts to steal from people who have been nothing but hospitable to her. She makes barely any attempt to understand the new people around her even though she is the princess of friendship. What makes it worse is that the movie is clearly set after she has progressed through and dealt with many of these issues before. It feels like they needed her to do horrific things and completely betray her character in order to progress the story, which was probably their first mistake. If your a fan of the show, just go watch season 7's finale which is out. If you want to take your kids to something, I recommend going to redbox and getting one of the equestria girls movies instead. They are much better as far as teaching a lesson to children goes.
Viewers who don’t want to visit Ponyville should just skip to the next town.