Is it possible the movie could end up being darker than the show?

[SteveMorison 404]

The movie will be on the big screen and not on the safe haven that is discovery family. Plus the movie will probably try to appeal to as wide an audience as possible and we tend to expect/forgive darker themes in movies.

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

Of course! If the movie is gonna mark a hint that the show is coming to an end, they must pull out all the stops!

[Ikarasu 7]

equestria girls 1 was on the big screen to, and that wasn't exactly darker, might have a bit darker themes, maybe but it wont be that much of a change. the show is now marketed for all audiences, but it's still marketed towards children the most.

[SomeRetroGeek 110]

Oh absolutely. If they don't go a bit dark with the story, I'll be surprised. But let's hope it doesn't go to the point where a major character dies. I think it's likely they will because it's the movie, and if they want to go a bit dark with it, they can, and Discovery Family can't stop them. 

[Jokuc 8,174]

Well it was going to be distributed by Lionsgate, right? So it wouldn't surprise me. I don't think it'll be that much darker though but I certainly hope so.

[MoltenKitten 341]

My Little Pony The Movie

 

Rated R 

[Mesme Rize 15,684]

Why should it be?

 

If the movie keeps the tone of the show, but goes a bit higher then that, i am okay with it.

 

Why do we need some kind of edginess?

[Jeric 46,854]

The movie will be on the big screen and not on the safe haven that is discovery family. Plus the movie will probably try to appeal to as wide an audience as possible and we tend to expect/forgive darker themes in movies.

Darker? Not since projectors switched from xenon bulbs to digital.

 

 

Seriously though, I think it may tackle more sophisticated themes. We could have a passing of a character.

[Unlikeable Pony 2,698]

Not really a big change, but probably slightly darker.

This happens with most every series that gets a movie in theaters, they will usually up the ante a little to make it a little more mature; as an Example, Transformers: the movie had character deaths and characters saying shit in it, and GI Joe the movie had some stuff like globulus being stabbed in the eye or duke having a spear in his chest. So I think it'll probably be more along what we see in the comics, some more violent fights or action scenes, maybe a character having a bruise or two and POSSIBLY an implied death.


But MAJORLY darker? Nah, I'm thinking maybe a little darker or more mature than the S4 Finale, but its not going to go Evangelion on us or anything.

 

[Steve Piranha 29,428]

Well, I'm not expecting characters dying or blood, but I think the movie will reach a point of mayor hopelessness, physical fights, Disney Deaths tropes, etc; as the Mane6 will probably deal with higher stakes

[Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,632]

Knowing if they will have a bit of a darker tone at parts is all up to interpretation, but with a big budget full length movie, I'd say the potential for them to do so is much higher. They will have a bit more wiggle room with the movie for this kind of stuff. Me personally, I don't think they will get much darker than anything that we have seen in the show itself, but we'll see. 

[Limeblossom 482]

There's still a chance that the movie could be darker and even more when the movie's possible enemy will form a bigger threat than the ones in the series.

[Steel Accord 6,660]

Well if by "dark" you mean the stakes are going to be raised, I would say that's all but inevitable. I mean if all we were going to see was two hours (or whatever) of just a season finale two parter, what would be the point in making it into a movie in the first place?

 

Personally, I'm really excited. I just wish we could have something, anything at this point, even if it's just the concept art of a friggin poster!

 

Yes I AM that hype!  :=:   

[Deae Rising Shine~ 55,756]

Isn't it usually that movies of cartoon shows are always kinda darker then the show? So, yeah, I don't expect a death or so, but that it goes darker for sure.

[cmarston1 5,959]

Maybe a little bit darker than the regular show.  Mainly in the stakes and villain, but I can't see the movie being really edgy or gritty.

The movie will still probably be rated G.

[DeadRightNowBoi 161]

Well if it's going to be on FOX, then sure why not?

 

Jk, but it could be a possibility. Who knows?

[Concerned Bystander 2,902]

They may take a more serious line with the film but they will have one eye on the rating when they're making it.  The last thing they'll want to do is isolate the key target audience so I very much doubt the film will contain anything not deemed suitable for 6-8 year old girls.

[PacificGreen 1,163]

Why should it be?

 

If the movie keeps the tone of the show, but goes a bit higher then that, i am okay with it.

 

Why do we need some kind of edginess?

 

I agree with this. I'm gonna guess that they're gonna take it maybe to the level of Twilight's Kingdom or The Cutie Re-Mark, possibly a little greater, but not much greater than that. If they make it too edgy, it just might lose all its "MLP-ness".

 

So yeah, I'm hoping the movie will be exciting, but not like an M-rated video game.

Edited February 17, 2016 by PGNatsu

[Cleverclover 1,526]

Grimdark for the sake of being grimdark does not generally translate to good writing. This is especially true for a series that did not start out that way, such as FiM. 

 

And besides, it certainly doesn't help that the show's dark moments have consistently shafted Twilight's friends and had her being the one doing anything noteworthy. No particular reason to believe that a dark film would not simply be another Twilight glorification fest. 

[Megas 27,708]

Making a generally light-hearted series darker and edgier rarely ever pans out well. Hell, Final Fantasy Tactics and Megaman X are the only times I can think of a light series having a darker take and actually works in their favor. But most of the time they just come out looking stupid and too try-hard(need I remind you of Loonatics Unleashed and Shadow the Hedgehog?)

 

The movie should work well making the stakes higher, but you don't need to be darker to do that

 

 

 

And besides, it certainly doesn't help that the show's dark moments have consistently shafted Twilight's friends and had her being the one doing anything noteworthy. No particular reason to believe that a dark film would not simply be another Twilight glorification fest.

 

 

Don't really see what this has to do with the movie being darker

[Captain Sorzo 56]

The series has already played the "threat to the entire world" card on multiple occasions. How, exactly, is the film supposed to further raise the stakes without actually killing characters off?

[Kronos the Revenant 1,971]

I know im gonna be heckled for this but, what movie are you guys talking about?

[Unlikeable Pony 2,698]

Making a generally light-hearted series darker and edgier rarely ever pans out well. Hell, Final Fantasy Tactics and Megaman X are the only times I can think of a light series having a darker take and actually works in their favor.

 

 

I think that's a bit narrow minded there

 

there are lots of series that are darker than that work out well.

For example, beast wars was darker than the original transformers and it worked out well. The GI joe comics were DRASTICALLY darker than the TV show and they worked out well. Transformers comics and War for cybertron were darker and they worked out well.

Batman is a roller coaster of lighter/darker, with may darker ones, like the Arkham series or the dark knight trilogy, being seen as very good. And I know you've already mentioned megaman, but Megaman Zero was DRASTICALLY darker than the others, and was very good for it, yeah?

 

 

 

 

Not saying that trying too hard to be edgy and dark can't backfire, but there are many times when it can work. Just there has to be a *reason* for them to go that route, instead of just trying to be dark for the sake of being dark.

[Aurora Storm 83]

I hope so and think it will be. That being said, I don't want any mane 6 casualties.

[Rainbow Diamonds 282]

I don't want it to be extremely dark. There are plenty of shows i can watch for the darkness. I watch My Little Pony for the lightheartedness and not the dark themes. A little bit of darkness is fine. There have been a few dark episodes. If it becomes dark to the point where little kids shouldn't watch it, then that's too far. Keep the edgy stuff in fan made content.