Talk:My Little Pony Equestria Girls/@comment-4626784-20130812161951

I really didn't expect nor want to like this movie. It's not like the world needed another high school crossover, and as many have observed, the premise of Equestria Girls almost perfectly represents everything Friendship is Magic was conceived by Lauren Faust to stand against. Why couldn't we have an epic My Little Pony movie starring (*gasp*) PONIES?!? Disaster seemed to be the only possible outcome.

And then, after months of F.U.D., I decided to finally watch the movie, and... I like it. A lot. In fact, the more I watch it, the more I like it. I'm a fan. I think it's great.

Have reason and discernment abandoned me? Am I now officially a kool-aid drinker? Will I accept without question anything and everything Hasbro sends my way?

Nope. I still strongly prefer my little ponies on four legs. But the talent behind Equestria Girls is the same talent behind Friendship is Magic, and it really shows. Seeing them take a potentially horrid trope orgy of a premise like this and STILL make it work has taught me to respect the people I'm dealing with here. They are good. They are very good.

I can understand why many fans will hate Equestria Girls, and don't blame them one iota. But as a reluctant fan of the movie myself, I can see why so many fans like it. The power and charm of the people who created it is truly remarkable, and there is no shame in appreciating what they work so hard to make possible.

tl;dr version: It's all good, baby. :-)