To start of this entry, I LOVED EqG. It was simply fantastic. Even though it was fantastic, it needed polish in some places. I only noticed a few but there were a few animation errors so the movie could have used an extra coat. The story was solid with Sunset Shimmer as an incredible villain but Snips and Snails were agonizing to watch. Honestly even though they were supposed to be like how they were, all it did was create negative feelings for them (sorry Lee). The Princesses were ghastly looking! Truely a pain for my eyes and seemingly out of their reflective characters. One of my personal favorite parts of the film was Spike. His role was crucial, well executed, and very entertaining. He was my favorite character for the film and that makes up for his less than entertaining episodes within the show itself.

Simply put, GREAT FILM!

Now for the theory part.

When Twilight first met Pinkie, Pinkie said "You wouldn't happen to have a twin sister who lives in the city with a dog named spike right?" This sentence leads me to believe that time wise, the alternate world was placed around the time of the very first episodes. I mean that the alternate twilight lives in a city with just herself and spike. If this is the case it means that the entire alternate world would not follow the same/similar turn of events like its alter reality and would need a "replacement" Twilight to set it right. That "replacement" would be Sunset Shimmer. Also, since Luna couldn't be NIghtmare Moon, the alternate reality also needed a filler which Sunset was also able to fill. Since the other Twilight doesn't know any of the Main Six from that world Sunset Shimmer is the filler needed to be on par with Equestria. This theory is reflected in the style of how the rest of the girls got their elements and how it is very similar to it was in the show. To me it seemed like a deja vu or a history repeating itself kind of occurence.