I’m rather surprised to know this got 100 percent on Rotten Tomatoes especially with how this fandom can be.

My theory about the elements of harmony is that they weren’t destroyed in G4. Yes, their physical representations were destroyed, but by then they were no longer needed. I believe that the elements of harmony take physical form when things in the world are out of balance.

"What does he have, anyway? Sure, he's got a perfect mane, shredded abs, paid off mortgage." That line had no reason to be as funny as it was.

I’ve seen a lot of theories that Sunny will be able to summon her alicorn wings/horn for various reasons, but what if it’s more like a slider? What if as she learns more about the unicorns/Pegasi/earth pony magic, her wings and horn get more solid, culminating in a fully solid form when she fully understands the three Magics well enough to be able to lead the three tribes like Twilight.

I'm glad this movie was a lot better than I initially believed it would be. The songs are pretty good, the characters are likeable enough and yeah, animation is good though I do like the flash animation of G4 a little more. It's just me.

Rarity sang a song called a fit right in and izzy sang a song called fit right in

G5 is off to a great start. Can't wait to see what the series has in store.

Something I don't see people mentioning: Heart to Hoof. A phase we hear from Sunny and her dad, that we hear throughout the movie. And what shape are their hooves? Hearts. And in the end credits scene what is the print of? Hoof hearts. I'm like 75% sure that either that phrase has some serious meaning and was represented in the physical way because it's an earth pony phrase, or there is something to the glowing magic that will link back to things. Heart to Hoof, for those who are empathic, caring and want to make a, wait for it, connection. And what are the ponies doing and creating now? Connections.

I think Hasbro should hire Viktor Antonov to direct the art & designs for MLP G5.

Such a fantastic review Blissy 10/10, i absolutely loved the G5 movie the characters were awesome, the songs were catchy and the plot may have been predictable but it was still fun to watch, and it still makes me look forward to the G5 series and speaking of i too am still hoping that Sunny's Alicorn form is temporary and that it'll be a power that she can switch on and off. And as for the 3 crystals, i still can't shake the feeling that there is more to them like they might be part of something bigger like they could be part of a pyzzle or something but i'm sure Sunny and friends will solve the mystery, especially if Sunny continues her father's research. In conclusion, while i admit the movie has it's ups and downs like all movies do and that it could've covered more if it were longer, i still really enjoyed it!

Headcannon if I may! When Fluttershy and the Girls passed, Discord was so stricken by grief that he reverted to his old ways. This is the result...chaos by separation.

the movie was pretty good, the songs were good, some references i did get that was i the movie, and that running gag that was inn the movie as well, and dance dance revolution is now cannon inn G5 now, eat your heart out Josh and Bliss, i do like the mane 5 characters in the film, hitch could represent the element of kindness, Zipp representing the element of loyalty, Pip representing the element of generosity, Izzy representing the element of laughter, and sunny representing the element of magic, overall i look forward to what G5 has more to offer, overall 10/10 Blissy ^_^, also the scene where sunny turning into an alicorn i was like, (New Merchandise!!!!!!), i can't be the only one who thought that ^^

to expand a few things that make this movie a lot more... nuanced than the usual racism stories each leader represents different societal pressures sort of Phyllis - work/businesses, fear Queen Haven - government/celebrities, ignorance (Pegasi society stays glued to their screens instead of confronting problems) Alphabittle - religion (superstitions were a clever way to get as close as they could without offending anyone), wallowing in depression to answer your question on mayonaise being cursed: it's a white substance in a jar

Hitch and Zip were characters I was unsure of from the promotional material but I came away adoring both. They are kind and responsible individuals that also don't mind having fun once in a while. Izzy is still my top favorite due to how cute she is and the fact that the entire plot happened because she took that first step to go out and meet other ponies.

One thing I have is when the series comes out I would love to have more world development in terms of History and cultural diversity not to mention the responses from the other creatures of the world, hell we haven't even seen dragons yet or if they even exist

What if Sunny and the gang eventually find Ponyville and Twilights old castle and become the new friendship counsel. Ooooh, maybe there first friendship problem will be helping Sprout overcome his fear and he becomes the final memeber.

G5 is amazing but i'm still prefer G4 because i'm grown up with it . It's help me relaxing and entertainment a lot ;)

The theory that the ponies separating caused the loss of magic doesn't really track. Prior to Hearth's Warming the pony tribes were separated and still had their magic.

I liked the moment where Zipp showed Izzy and Sunny the abandoned station and we see shots of Twilight's cutie mark and the old poster of the Wonderbolts.

Wait, wait! Hear me out. What if the Mane 5 were not related to the Mane 6 at all, but instead, in the series, they will find a unicorn who is actually a blood-descendant of Twilight herself. That would be cool, right?

I loved the movie posters references in g5. I also like how in the sprout song you can see on the tv mlp g3 which is smart since in g3 the earth ponies lived in ponyville the pegasi lived in butterfly island and the unicorns lived in unicornia so all three races didn't live together

Love the picture on the screen for this, I wonder has Lightning Bliss changed/updated the look of her avatar for a more G5 look? If so, clever, she's the first MLP KZfaqr I've so far seen do this :)

I enjoyed the film a great deal; the characters had depth and there was a good synergy between them. I especially liked the fact that Hitch and Sunny grew up as playmates and friends; there is a lot that could be mined from that for story ideas. I hoped Hitch would be the rock of friendship for Sunny and the others to lean on when needed and his character didn't disappoint. Hitch's best line: "I'll be right here if you want to talk, Sunny." The best kind of friend anyone could hope to have: one that listens. The musical numbers were catchy and memorable, the animation and depth of detail astounding (you know this movie is going to spoil us in what to expect/compare against when the series comes out) and the overall feeling is very heartwarming; you're pulling for the Mane 5 all through their adventure together. I don't know if it's quite 'Lightning in a Bottle' as Dr. Wolf described Lauren Faust's G4 MLP in one of his videos, but this is a VERY respectable start. If the intent was to keep the fandom interested and coming back for more, then they succeeded. What they have in mind for the series is beyond me. But then, I'm just guessing....

My (current) headcannon for the magic stones is that, towards the end of Twilight's reign there were already seeds of discord among the ponies, if they hadn't straight up split yet, and that she used her powers to seal magic away within the stones in such a way that only someone who could unite the pony tribes again would be able to break this seal.

I really want to see some of the ancient Equestrian artifacts from Argyle's collection come into play as the story goes on. They could have virtually anything tucked away in there, but we SAW right out in the open Grogar's Bewitching Bell on top of a stack of books under the framed map of Equestria. Now that could make for some big problems if someone figures out how to use it now that the magic is back.

Given that this series is confirmed to take place after Twilight’s reign, a.k.a after the Reign of the _Princess of Friendship_ then what the flying *squee* happened to cause them to break away from each other so badly??? It just leaves bad taste in my mouth this happened after the series whose whole plotline was “Friendship is Magic” 😓😓😓 Love you Blissy-Boo 💙🐱💙

they describe twilight and her friends as being in "Ancient Equestria" So what happened to Twilight and her friends? Will they appear in the new series as side characters? Or main characters? Discord seemed to live on for thousands of years and when Discord returned then Celestia and Luna were still alive which means that an alicorn's life span could last possibly forever soooo will Twilight be making an appearance? If the 3 types of ponies got split up with no magic then who did it? Could it have been someone who had no magic at all and thus they didn't have to worry about themselves in order to destroy Equestria and magic as we knew it and if so then will this villain make an appearance as well? Maybe Twilight got trapped in limbo like Star Swirl did and is still alive? Sunny could figure this out and try to bring Twilight back? If Twilight is in limbo then what caused it to happen? Was there some massive enemy that beat the mane 6 so badly that they had no choice but to seal away this enemy and Twilight in order to save Equestria? This movie raises a lot of questions that are clearly unanswered..

Keep in mind this movie is the introduction to Generation 5, so any questions that the movie brings will most likely be answered in the upcoming Netflix series.

Ooh! Looks like this'll be fun ^^

Personally the movie was really good! It gives me hope on how the series may continue forward from here on out. :) The characters are fun, the music was great and look forward for more in the future :)

Honestly I’m thinking there’s a good chance that there was some villain responsible for the loss of magic, it’s just that getting rid of the magic and dividing the races was the main plan. It’s just that the crystals restored that magic when they sensed the magic of friendship. As for whatever happened to the villain, I’m guessing they either are doing something somewhere else, or they were partially foiled via being imprisoned or something but after the damage had been done.

Hey, @LightningBliss I have a theory. Between the end of FIM. and A, New Generation Grogar returned. He released the 3 villains from stone and stole everyone's magic. So to keep everyone safe the 3 tribes Isolated each other. But when he was defeated the magic was gone for so long that by the time that the events of A New Generation happened the magic is slowly returning to Equestria. and I might expand this idea with my book on Wattpad called Grogar Returns.

one thing I've not seen too much commentary on us Queen Haven pushing Alphabittle out of Sprout's way, then covering the small creatures (mice?) with her wing. That is really a great character moment for her.

I was faceplaming and screaming at the screen for the whole minute that Sunny needs THIRD GEM!!! Because it made so much sence!!! How come she didnt realized this instantly omg it was so obvious.

Songs taking up time from character development? The songs WERE the character development! That's the whole point of a musical, to move the plot along quicker than real-time.

I agree with your concept, that Twi' created the "pony crystals" to focus the magic of the different races. I imagine that originally everypony just assumed having the crystals would keep the magic alive no matter what, meanwhile forgetting the true source of it. Taking the magic for granted, they might've grown apart, forgetting how much the races (tribes?) need each other, causing their magic to slowly fade from then on. One thing I'm hoping for from the new series is a gradual exploration and reveal of what really happened during the time leading up to G5! As well as a variety of adventures as the Mane 5 discover what went wrong and help other ponies to learn how to keep the magic alive! PS: I noticed your intro and ending music and how they relate to your whole "rainbow" theme! XD

*“You know what would be great right now? Let me think. Maybe something like-THE ABILITY TO FLY.” - Zipp Storm*

I LOVE THIS MOVIE! Pipp and Izzy are my favorite characters!

I've said this before in a precursor video of MLP: The Movie, their was tragic segregation and sentimental expositions between of the 3 distinctive pony breeds. And hypothetically, there was never any prime antagonist, showcased in the film to actually commence, but very likely, they were merely oversimplified ponies by false lore, logic, and propaganda, despite there briefly being emotional scenarios with there apparently being less character development that ensued, and how there was basic and kind of tedious foreshadowing. But overall, the film was stupendous for such a phenomenal masterpiece, breathtaking scenarios, harmonious music, story and character arcs, immensely textured depictions and landscapes too. And also I'm the optimistic, the dignified, the charismatic, Rowan Knighthood, such an esteemed pleasure to meet you Lightning Bliss which I love your hypothetical speculations and very deep notions, very amusing and captivating, from which I'm both motivated and inspired by U deeply.

I like to think of the crystal as an old christmas light. It has its purpose as a safeguard but when that one was undone... well, no more lights.

I love this movie so much! Just like with the g4 movie, I watched it with my friend DragonLily and we had an absolute blast! We can’t wait for more! Also all the casting I adore! It’s fantastic. The music is great, I just wish there was more!

Theory: Maybe magic being gone was a curse created by someone. To probably keep friendship going they had the curse where if all three races were no longer in relations with each other magic would be gone. Either it didn’t go as it intended where it slowly happened in the end or else someone did cause the separations of them all. Something like that.

A lot of people have been wondering if Zephyr Heights is actually built from or on top of the old city of Canterlot, but I don’t think it is. We see in Sunny’s map that all three locations in the movie are located near a large body of water (likely a sea or ocean), but generation 4 never showed Canterlot or the nearby Ponyville being near some kind of massive water body. Plus, we see a map of Canterlot and Ponyville in the background of the lighthouse at the beginning of the movie, and no major body of water is depicted on that map. Zephyr Heights isn’t Canterlot, and that means that we’ll almost certainly be seeing Canterlot again at some point in the g5 future.

Oh i loved the movie, though it could have been a little darker :). I honestly, can picture Sunny's dad's death, being at the factory... him visiting to demand changes, trying to convince phyllis to stop and... something goes wrong and he's killed when something breaks and falls on him. phyllis then bans his daughter from the factory, so she can't step a foot in there and risk getting hurt... even though his death was an accident she holds the guilt of it... then with her fixing the picture at the end... it being her putting the past behind her, and putting her trust in Sunny. Putting her belief in Sunny, because she couldn't believe sunny's dad. now of course thats way way to dark a story arc for ponies :)

The idea that the ponies have to be united for any magic to exist is proven false by the time of the three tribes. They may not have been united, but they still had magic. There had to have been something more. Maybe another magic eating threat that forced them to lock away magic, but it persisted for long enough that the tribes had time to separate again. I'm more interested where their technology has come from, since we see that they're just three modestly sized towns. Equestria was big, it had the infrastructure to support a spohisticated civillisation. Three cities, each left to it's own resources does not have the land, materials, or ponies to support an industrial civillisation in each. Even all three together would seem to be too small a resource base for smartphone technology, absent magic, which we know they don't have.

I loved the part where Izzy was being like Pinkie Pie with her rap. It was epic. I hope we see more of that.

Ok Bliss, PLEASE tell me you thought of Firebrand when we see Sprout at the near end of the movie in his uniform along with the banner behind him? Also, i watched the movie on a cartoon viewing website (meaning those with accounts can leave comments), and left the first 2 lines to *'Stamp On the Ground'* in the comments as a tribute to you and that wonderful video.

I'll agree that the biggest thing the movie did for me is get me excited for the series. I have so many questions about the world & lore and I really want to see these characters interact more.

This movie was the start so it’s good that it was short and quick so the show can potentially dive deeper

I am personally really excited for the series, so many questions and some fantastic fan theories for what happened between the tribes. Personally what I think is, that something really really bad happened where Twilight (Yes I believe she might have caused it, will get back to that) set of a giant spell which made everyone ''forget about each other'' like Zipp said in a scene: It is like everypony just forgot. Now back to Twilight why I think she did it, something happened where she saw no other way and seeing as she was an alicorn made her qualified to actually set of a spell like that. No one else would have been able to from just the sheer amount of magic needed and I think she is actually still around. Her becoming an alicorn might have prolonged her life to what an normal Alicorn like Celestia and Luna would live. And the reason for this is in the old building in Zephyr heights where Zipp showed them the windows. One the windows had Twilights mark on it, two the building does not look that old at all, seeing how the design is close to what Zephyr heights is and the posters of the different pony cities and wonderbolts being there. That place could be max 100 years old and that is the Absolute max. So Twilight might actually be around still, lingering or sleeping or trying to figure out how to fix whatever that would force her to do this. But that is just my personal theory Oh yeah and the crystals, might have been made by Twilight too or someone other really powerful as a backup to bring magic back and friendship if Twilight failed in whatever caused this.

I can't pinpoint just one thing I loved about this movie... Im sorry the characters didn't get more development... And I can't wait to see the return of the MLP fandom!! I miss it so much... Even if Its never the same, it would be nice

I find it interesting that all of the unicorn magic that was once taught in school, all of the books that taught spells are all gone. They'll have to start from scratch. I'm hoping we'll see clever unicorns like Starswirl start to create "new" spells

This is going to be amazing

Maybe the cataclysm that drove pony kind apart was a rouge alicorn who(like Luna ages ago) got sick of not getting attention and messed up the mystic natural order of things.

2:57 well to me those are the Three elements of Unity

Happy that you like the movie bliss. I have to say that I love the skates. Reminds me of opening of “Escape from Midnight Castle” and Sunny’s song from the movie. My coworkers and I love the “jinxies” scene so much that we can’t help but “Bing-Bong,” every times someone says “ mayonnaise” @ work. I do hope that series will address Spouts actions and make his “redemption arc” long enough that it can be believable.

I like your theory about why the three pony races separated. It would be funny if the villains "played themselves" with their plan to seperate everypony

I found it oddly coincidental that there was a unicorn in Bridlewood named Jasper. Could he be a distant cousin or an AU version of our favorite pizza pone

Great video as always Lightning Bliss, Merry Christmas. : )

I loved Izzy's energy. Songs were fun, but on balance leaned a bit to pop for my tastes. One does wonder how much of G4 events are actual history to G5 and how much is baseless myth.

I noticed Lightning's mouth moved in sync to her voice when she was saying"oh no".

My favourite tiny moment in the movie was, when they first entered izzy’s home, and sunny played the little music box that Izzy made. I could listen to this for days on ends

Mayonnaise is a robot chicken joke which someone told me seeing a clip of the movie which is hilarious

My face hurts from smiling. I'm so glad youtube recommended this. You were practically my childhood, and for YEARS I've been trying to remember your name. And here you are, still making MLP content. correction, amazing MLP content.

I really liked the movie, and it has me feeling optimistic for the upcoming series.

This was a really good movie and I especially loved the whole thing with mayonnaise as some sorta bad word to unicorns. When I heard that I predicted someone would put together that clip with Patrick stars iconic line from the legendary spongebob episode, band geeks, that being “is mayonnaise an instrument” and they did and I laughed for 5 minutes straight. I do wish the villain could have been someone wanting the same thing that sunny wanted (uniting all the tribes) but by force and sunny showing said villain people need to do that themselves but sprout was still a funny antagonist and his song, angry mob, felt like a combination of blame Canada from the South Park movie and when the going gets tough from the spongebob musical but more rock n roll (obviously) I really love friendship between sunny and Izzy as they set out to restore the magic and especially when Izzy realizes sunny and her father were the ones who sent the letter she got. The music was real beautiful and while the plot was predictable it was still fun.

my theory is that twilight and the gang made the crystals to keep villains from stealing magic the way the the 3 previous villains did. Losing magic to keep em safe was probably a price they were willing to pay and thought it returned after the big bad was gone but didn't live to see it through

Considering the Terminator 2 reference, I think it may have been foreshadowing. Because the character you see on the billboard is the Arnold analog (I think it's the Model 101 or something like that). And in the second movie, he's the good guy. So that billboard was more or less foreshadowing that, at the very least, Unicorns would become good guys.

I love that song fit right in from this movie.

I saw the movie posters too and I was laughing while slapping my knee it was a real blink and you’ll miss it moment.

*Yay! :D You finally saw the phenomenal 2021 My Little Pony: A New Generation Movie as I did on its premiere date, September 24th, 2021, the day after my 27th birthday on September 23rd, 2021, **#LightningBliss**! :D

I absolutely love the movie the songs were great everything was unbelievable!!!!!! XD i’m really looking forward for the series I hope they have history stories just like on G4 stories back of the days like hearth’s warming eve! Stories of legends including old and new villains!! Maybe just maybe we might be able to see the real grogar this time!!!! And reunite with discord and to see what happened to him after all years! I love update that you did on Dr. Wolf in the intro!!! And PS happy early nightmare night & Halloween!!!!

well, I'm not actually a brony myself, but I was a bit surprised they were able to work what was basically a mech into the story.

I laughed so many times in this video not just from the movie’s moments but by the small bits of comedy in-between the views. Especially the transformers one, I wasn’t prepared for it and it made me laugh so hard. I also have a question about Sunny being a temporary or even permanent Alicorn with the princess being completely gone would she be considered a princess or not? And if so what would she be the princess of? I can’t wait for you to review the tv series of G5! Thanks for letting me comment!

Do wolves have forbidden words, too?

I luv the idea of sunny being the next daring do. Going on adventures to fine clues as to why the magic was lost, why the lighthouse and finally why the gems exist, Ect. As well as Izzy looking into the unicorns past and zipp fining out more about the Pegasus. From her little hideout. Clues that help put together the entire puzzle mystery of the past. Well that's all for now. Be safe and be well to one and all.

which begs the question here, after seeing the Easter eggs in Sunny's dad's office, seeing Pinkie and Rarity's cutie marks on sticky notes, and the map layout of ponyvile and the two castles, I kept wondering, how many years have gone by since G4?

I wonder if the three crystals are a new form of the elements of harmony- just as the pillars had different representations of it back then (Hope/Strength/Beauty/Bravery/Healing/Sorcery), as well as the Mane 6's representation (Honesty, Loyalty, Kindness, Generosity, Laughter, Magic)-

Very excited to see what the future of the mane 5 will look like!

This channel is awesome i really wish i heard of this before when i was a bigger fan

The old feeling was there, it wasnt the same but the old feeling that got from G4 was there all the while Seeing that.. was reassuring.

Looking back at gen 4. The elements appeared once ALL members considered/recognized each other as friends. And I noticed it wasn't till Sunny(like twilight) understood what the real magic was. Also her friends fully expressed each other(zipp's and hitch's goodbye comments being a big clue in my opinion). Also. "Clear skies." Sister. (A fallout equestria reference for ya)

Izzy was the funniest character in the movie. Her personality reminds me of Pinkie

I CAN WAAAIIT FOR THE SERIEEEEES!!! I know that te movie don't ask many things of lore, but, as an introduction, or a prologue, It actually works! to present the character's, the principal locations, the questions of the world (for ironic that it sounds) iven the "tools" that they will need to explore more and go out of the bubble that they have been for..who know how many times! I can only say, I can wait to "fit right in" this new world awe.

Holy moly I remember watching you as a kid

The theory is that Sunny will be able to use that power Alicorn transformation at will. I heard that mayonnaise and unicorn is something related to Robot chicken? I think.

On the topic of leaving questions,, I am just reminded of cinematic universe movies, like Dark Universe's The Mummy, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, etc. Honestly, good on it for not overstuffing it

I honestly hope that Sunny being an alicorn is a temporary thing that only happens in a Crystal Empire sort of way.

my favorite moments is Zipp teasing Hitch

I hope they answere the glaring questions of how we got from G4 to G5, but I want to see these characters develop more.

roller blading at it's finest hour lol

I think a lot of people have a theory that Fluttershy is one of Hitch's ancestors from how much animals like him.

1:05 My cat meowed RIGHT when your rainbow friend opened his mouth XD sorry I forgot his name. Or her?

So the mane six are legends with a toy line, but this must be far enough in the future for all of the canon alicorns to have died. We know that alicorns can live for well over 1000 years; so even if we assume that Celestia and Luna died or just stopped caring, we still have Twilight, Cadence and Flurry. Even if we assume they all died, the question remains: what happened to Discord? He reformed and would have taken some of the friendship stuff to heart, so what happened to this literal immortal? Did Discord get depressed and even more unhinged after Fluttershy died? So much so that he would just kill the alicorns and factory reset Equestria. We all know he could

One thing that would make more sense to me would be if the pony kinds separated to perceivably protect each other. Like if they had something like a disease that they genuinely feared would adapt or spread to hurt others, though I admittedly have absolutely no clue what that might be. Something similar to the village of Eyam quarantining itself away from others to prevent the spread of the Black Plague to people beyond its borders. I’m not sure, but this seems much more convincing to me than some catalyst or event caused by malice. It would be too confusing to me given how integrated all pony kinds were in Twilight’s time. I hope we learn more.

From the description alone of how apparently the pony races being seperate deletes magic from the world that really contradicts the season it is supposed to be a sequel to specifically because dark magic is a thing and that type of magic uses hatred and that is not even mentioning how the hell the sun and moon are still moving when there is no magic as they required Celestia\ Celestia and Luna or Twilight to move them using magic

Heres some things I want to find out later. 1. Is spike around? Do we get to see him? 2.the last villains 3. Discord? Celestia? Luna? Cadance? 4. Tree house of harmony? 5. Twilights castle? 6. The changlings? 7. Canterlot high? 8.the Empire? I dont expect it to be the same as gen 4. But I do hope to see what has happened to these places. And so many more that I dont care to type Also did anyone else realize that sunny used the rainbow power?

Maybe a mayonnaise monster caused the divide and unicorn were the most affected.

I think my favorite theory I have come across is activating the magical alicorn form by loosing the braid. Magical girl transformation!

I just hope the new series will explain what happen to the other races in Equestria like the dragons, the yaks, the changelings and so on.