While I never sponsored this documentary, I was aware of it. And I'm pleased with how it turned out.
The content is very positive, although it does make reference to cloppers at one point. What made the movie work was the variety of people the story follows. We meet a German couple who came together from their mutual interest in MLP. We meet a musician, a laser-light show person, a guy who lives in North Carolina…
We get a handful of people who are a little strange, but everyone is treated with respect. There's a guy with Asbergers who seems like a very likable guy, and he mostly just needs someone to help him gather confidence to deal with certain situations. Not to sound bad at all.
The one person that I actually came out of this feeling worse about was a young kid from Maine. His father seems like a caricature of what a conservative father would be like. In fact, he reminded me of Fred Willard. What bothered me about him was how poorly he was handling his relationship with his son. His son was clearly afraid of him, which isn't a good start. Then after his father finds out that his son is into this show, and wants to go to a convention, his reaction just reinforces that his son was right to be wary. They give the person a happy ending, since they include in the credits that he watched an episode, and enjoyed it. I don't think that's quite enough. Even his wife seemed kind of subservient to him.
It was a pleasure to see the German couple get together.
The one scene that felt a little out of place was the Gala. It's a nice dance, but the problem is that there weren't enough girls. So there are a handful of girls dancing with guys, but there are far too many guys hanging around waiting for their chance.
It's a pleasure to see this movie, and to know that it might eventually persuade some people to understand what's appealing about My Little Pony.
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