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Alex and Friends - My Little Pony: The Movie

 

 

"Alex and Friends" is a continuation of the recommendation program made last year where people recommend things to watch and review.

Today's recommendation: My Little Pony: The Movie

Recommended by: P1STOLWH1PP1N

         
"That's it! I simply... cannot... even! I have nothing! The bad guys have won! I'm so sorry"
         

My Little Pony was not a direct influence on my childhood. I managed to see the 1980s cartoons on the TV, and while at that time I found them entertaining to watch, as anything on the TV was new and amusing, it offered little value to me, after all, their whole purpose was to commercialize toys for a female audience.

It was not until the 2010s that a new series was introduced, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, which had 9 seasons and spanned the entire decade. This series improved the concept of a magical world filled with ponies and other creatures to spread good values and the power of friendship, this time, while it had a female energy and was focused on selling toys it was also mature enough for people of all ages to watch it. In 2017 My Little Pony: The Movie was announced, it was a continuation of the series after season 7 and this is the topic of today's review.

The film had the opportunity to release in a year where most animated features were, to say the least, forgettable, and even after it failed to obtain a nomination at the 90th Academy Awards it is without a doubt one of the best films of that year. In many ways it reminded me of Disney musicals of the 90s renaissance, and while I cannot point to which specific examples this movie resembles the most I am very much pleased by what I saw. The music is catchy and its sequences and montages are incredible to look and sing with. The story, an adventure in search of people to fight for a good cause is what you typically expect for a children's movie, but it is as entertaining as always.

I can't say there is a lot to comment on, especially when this is a film aimed at teens and a continuation of a TV show, except that, similar to those 90s movies this also presents an underlying political message in its subtext. Giving power to megalomaniacs and their lackeys is not something we have to accept and support, and aiding in their victory is akin to shooting yourself in the foot. This is a work whose themes tackle the 2016 Trump victory, and perhaps one of the early examples of media commenting on the issue. Sadly, we didn't learn anything from that experience.

So far it is a good movie, one that is highly enjoyable if you are watching it with friends or a fan of the series. While it is perhaps not as good as Coco (although I have my problems with it) I recommend the film and I am glad to revisit it after so many years.

         


         

Final Score - 3/5




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