Re: My Little Pony: Equestria Girls 2 (It's a book. OR IS IT
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Perrydotto wrote:I still can't get over how much of a perfectly distilled, creatively bankcrupt concept it all is. A potential sequel does not surprise me in the least - It just makes me do a long, tired sigh. Equestria Girls was engineered by executives to be a marketing ploy, and Equestria Girls is not bad enough to just stop after one iteration.
Fizzbuzz wrote:Indeed. My only hope for another possible movie is that it won't connect itself to FiM in any way; that way, I won't have to care about it.
Perrydotto wrote:Equestria Girls was engineered by executives to be a marketing ploy, and Equestria Girls is not bad enough to just stop after one iteration.
Perrydotto wrote:And as a girl who had to grow up with this exact kind of premise a hundred times, I will lament it every time it gets dragged up for another round in a different costume.
Perrydotto wrote:as a girl who had to grow up with this exact kind of premise a hundred times, I will lament it every time it gets dragged up for another round in a different costume.
Venusy wrote:I will admit that I don't know of any others where the plucky outsider was originally a horse princess from another dimension.
Grue wrote:
So, the very premise of it?
The specific details might be different, but there are a lot of films where a plucky outsider unites the forces of their high school against a bully, using a lot of singing to show school spirit.
Grue wrote:What you're describing is a plot point (one of many), not the premise. The premise is: Twilight Sparkle travels to a parallel world to retrieve her crown.
AppleCobbler44 wrote:Maybe you mentioned this in the EqG Movie thread and its buried under tons of defensive posts about the movie but what are you looking forward to or want to see in EqG2, Grue?
Grue wrote:
Sunset Shimmer as the main protagonist, hopefully retaining some of her old personality. Have alternate human Twilight actually be evil, but nobody suspects her because everybody loved old Twilight, but Sunset Shimmer uncovers her dark secret and saves the day!Included is a completely unnecessary love triangle between Flash Sentry, Sunset Shimmer and new Twilight, just to make bronies rage.
DaBatGuy wrote:So you want Sunset to continue being a bully, prove that human Twilight is evil because...while shoehorning in a petty fight for the affections of Wonder bread the character. How does any of that represent the series' theme of friendship can overcome anything?
Tailspin wrote:Something as outrageous and 80s as those Rainbow Rocks dolls.
Perrydotto wrote:I still can't get over how much of a perfectly distilled, creatively bankcrupt concept it all is. A potential sequel does not surprise me in the least - It just makes me do a long, tired sigh. Equestria Girls was engineered by executives to be a marketing ploy, and Equestria Girls is not bad enough to just stop after one iteration.
Grue wrote:They're clearly running out of ideas, and writing the characters into a corner.
Wow, I couldn't disagree more! From my perspective, one of the niggling problems that has plagued S3 and even S4 so far is that the writers are having a hard time fitting their increasingly ambitious ideas into the same 22-minute chunks. The Crystal Empire, Magical Mystery Cure, Princess Twilight Sparkle - all these episodes would have benefited from more screen time, if it had been possible. The same is true for some slice of life episodes, like Wonderbolts Academy. Which is why it would make so much sense to give FiM some full-length features. The pacing! They wouldn't have to rush the endings! Argh!
AppleCobbler44 wrote:Maybe you mentioned this in the EqG Movie thread and its buried under tons of defensive posts about the movie but what are you looking forward to or want to see in EqG2, Grue?
The question can also be posed to other people. I know some did like the movie and hope for the sequel though I havent noticed many people (aside from SM44) post what they hope for in EqG2
Venusy wrote:Fluttershy is basically only shy for her introduction (because it's directly copying the pilot), then basically forgets about it
Grue wrote:Fluttershy's passive-aggressive side was present since the early episodes (like Griffon The Brush-Off), but they haven't made much use of it lately. When she made a zinger against Sunset Shimmer, I was extremely relieved that they didn't forget it! The movie is a solid example of how to write Fluttershy right.
Headless Horse wrote:Castle-Mania gave it a pretty full day in the sun.
I would also like it to have an expanded setting, a setting like in FiM.
The HUGE push though? The new Equestria Girls movie, Rainbow Rocks. The girls are back and performing in a battle of the bands - each come with their own instruments, and Pinkie has a drum kit! There's a big stage for them to perform on, and loads of other characters will be released for the movie too. Best one? DJ Pon-3, who has a car! With the windshield that looks like sunglasses! That can be removed so you can wear them!