02-25-2021, 06:11 PM
There are two big factors playing into whether or not I will see this film:
1.) Availability. If this movie gets locked down like Fort Knox and any clips of it get copywrite struck immediately, I will probably never see the entire film. I don’t dignify streaming-only releases with my box office earnings, as I value physical theaters. If we are going to kill off physical theaters, then in my mind, you might as well kill off the concept of a theatrical film. Also, I don’t have access to Netflix, and I’m not switching away from Prime because of the other benefits it includes (free shipping, mostly).
2.) Messaging. This one is a bit awkward, but Hasbro brought it up, not me - if the show is too political, or if early sneak peaks are really political in tone, I’m not going to watch it. I’ve had enough political outrage for a century in the span of about a decade, and frankly I’m unable to put up with brainwashing material anymore. Pony was always a pleasant escape for me from the problems of the real world, and I don’t want to watch it get weighed down with woke garbage. I will give this film a chance because I still love a lot about what I’ve seen so far (characters are cute and the synopsis so far seems divergent enough from real life), but if it takes a turn for the typical plot that shoves modern leftism down your throat I’m going to have to take a rain check.
Either way, these characters seem fun (at least in the design aspect), and I know they can’t ruin MLP for me. I’ve had too great a time with Gen 4 to let anything, even the worst sequel possible, ruin it for me.
1.) Availability. If this movie gets locked down like Fort Knox and any clips of it get copywrite struck immediately, I will probably never see the entire film. I don’t dignify streaming-only releases with my box office earnings, as I value physical theaters. If we are going to kill off physical theaters, then in my mind, you might as well kill off the concept of a theatrical film. Also, I don’t have access to Netflix, and I’m not switching away from Prime because of the other benefits it includes (free shipping, mostly).
2.) Messaging. This one is a bit awkward, but Hasbro brought it up, not me - if the show is too political, or if early sneak peaks are really political in tone, I’m not going to watch it. I’ve had enough political outrage for a century in the span of about a decade, and frankly I’m unable to put up with brainwashing material anymore. Pony was always a pleasant escape for me from the problems of the real world, and I don’t want to watch it get weighed down with woke garbage. I will give this film a chance because I still love a lot about what I’ve seen so far (characters are cute and the synopsis so far seems divergent enough from real life), but if it takes a turn for the typical plot that shoves modern leftism down your throat I’m going to have to take a rain check.
Either way, these characters seem fun (at least in the design aspect), and I know they can’t ruin MLP for me. I’ve had too great a time with Gen 4 to let anything, even the worst sequel possible, ruin it for me.