(Spoiler warning)
In case you were wondering my thoughts on the movie...
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BEST PART
The best part was definitely the animation, everything seemed magical and breathtaking from beginning to end. Combined with the audio, it was very easy to get sucked in, strong escapism. The second best part were the songs, though the earlier solos overshadowed the later songs when all the characters sing together, and the main villain song (with accompanying choreography was atrocious). I'm not talking about the singer who was fine, it was the lyrics and flow was just terrible.
I am pretty glad they got rid of the Elements concept, giving the characters a fresh, different, and more freely open exploration.
I also give big kudos to production for staying away from modern social and political issues and, while I think they were silly and could've been improved a lot more (i.e. making earth ponies strong in heart and/or muscle and determined but be misinterpreted as caveman bullying or being dull)