My Little Dashie

[Shawn Parks 1,798]

I think that I have good ideas for stories, but I am less confident of my actual writing ability.  I think that I am better at writing scripts, so that I can just write the action and the dialogue - without needing to do creative descriptions and flowery prose and all that stuff.  I am a little worried that I will not be able to write an engaging novel.  And that would be a shame, because I think that the story is worth telling.

[fireolivier 5]

i read it very good story plot was good setting was industrial depressing area which gave it a touch of dim land with no real happiness but the story gave me at least a cup of liquid pride.  

[Dr. Eggnog 203]

Like many, I love My Little Dashie.  It's sappy to be sure, but it's very sweet and emotional and beautiful.  After reading it, I couldn't help picturing a little Dashie sleeping next to me at night.  It really captured something wonderful and I think it totally deserves the popularity.

[Carolina 212]

I didn't see a new thread, so I decided this would be a good place to post this. I was wondering if anyone else has seen the My Little Dashie Mini movie on Youtube? If not, here is a link to it:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiBohDujLPs

 

I would really like to hear what other people thought of it. Personally, I didn't really like it. As I've mentioned before, I'm not a fan of the original fanfic either, so a lot of my problems with the film relate to the source material.

 

Someone on Equestriadaily made and insightful post regarding the plot of MLD. To paraphrase: "It's about a father who spends fifteen years raising a daughter only to have her taken away from him extremely suddenly and never see her again."  That SOUNDS like it should be incredibly heart-wrenching and, in fact, the whole overall premise of MLD is sort of intriguing, but because of the way the story was told (both in the original and in the movie), the ending left me totally cold.  I WANTED to care about this dude and feel for his predicament, but I just didn't feel any connection with the characters, probably because the whole thing was a lot of "tell don't show." Worse yet, I just couldn't really believe the supposed bond between the narrator and Dashie. It just felt very empty and nondescript.

 

Another problem I had was that several moments in the plot just plain didn't make sense.  Granted, I know its a fanfic and not supposed to be realistic (well, snuh. It is about a cartoon pony appearing in the real world), but it still left me wondering and took me out of the story. At one point in the film (and I presume the story, but I don't really remember), the narrator notes that Dashie is starting to notice the difference between their anatomies and also that he is teaching her how Cutie Marks work. But how does he explain WHY he is a human and she is a cartoon horse? And how does she trust his knowledge of Cutie Marks when he doesn't have one? And why doesn't she find it weird that no one else on TV or in books or in real life looks like her? Also, I didn't really get why the narrator was so against Rainbow ever finding out that she is from a TV show. I would think that her learning about it when she is a filly would actually help rather than hurt. But, even with his decision not to tell her, it's still rather odd that it took her 10 years to discover the truth.

 

Lastly, it bothers me how isolated both Rainbow Dash and the narrator most likely are. In 15 years, I assume he never showed her to another person, in fear that she might be taken away. What did she do while he was at work? Just sit around waiting for him to return like a dog? It's more sad than heartwarming if you ask me.

 

As for the video: visually, I think they did a nice job. However, the voice work for the ponies was all around terrible (Dashie's voice being especially cringeworthy) and I'm not sure neglecting to give the narrator a face was a good move.  He's already very hard to connect with, IMO. Why make it even harder?

[Scootaloodle 1,623]

I can see why people like this story, but I personally didn’t like My Little Dashie: it was a cute idea, but I just can’t buy the idea of Rainbow Dash turning up in a box. And I found the emotional parts somewhat a bit forced and sugary lame, and the rest of the writing a bit poor.

[Aerial~Shot 177]

I found a reading of it by a brony on YouTube and I've listened to it twice. I absolutely loved it but it's been a while. I did cry a little the first time but I don't remember if I did the second time.

[CrystalRecord 3]

When Dashie left and at the end I couldn't believe how much I cried, this has been my favorite fan-fic and still is.

[Oblivion 20,266]

Want something even sadder than MLD read "gutterloo" Omg the tears I shed on that fan fic could have filled a pool!

And yes, MLD is a VERY good fan fic!!! :( :(

[Clarity 3,094]

I've said this before about my dislike of My Little Dashie, and my opinions haven't changed a bit; if possible, they sunk even lower. The writing's horrid, and the "emotional" parts were nothing but sappy and irritating. A bland plot of another-Twilight-magical-mistake and a pony-in-a-box just doesn't sit right with me. I'm sorry, but I really don't see the appeal in this particular piece of fanfiction.

[Felix 1,363]

I honestly love it. It hurts sometimes. I'm one of those people that would love being reborn into Equestria. Though I know it will never happen, I still wish and dream about myself actually knowing them and seeing them. Sometimes great shows can really drag, because you want no more than for them to be real. All I can do is hope. If not Equestria, then I want to die at least remembering the thing that truly makes my day everyday.

 

Oh. I wish it were real...

[TheCountryArtist 177]

Don't hate me

I hate that fanfic. I just don't like it

[Mand'alor Dash 2,224]

I would really like to hear what other people thought of it.

Here's a massive blog post review I made the day it came out.

 

And here's my original MLD mega-rant, in case you wanted to experience my full vitriol for the source material.

 

The TL;DR version is that the movie, broken and ridiculous as it is, is several steps better than the fanfic due to its amazing camp value. If you loved The Room or Plan 9, then you'll have the time of your life with the MLD movie.

[Techite Sparkle 354]

I actually watched this 3 days ago. Because it was on my YouTube recommended list xD... Anyway since this was somewhat relatable. With the exception of a pony coming into real life. The parts that hit the feels made me bawl my eyes out ;(... It was so sad

[Radiance64 7,053]

I watched the mini-movie the other day. It had great production values for a fan-made movie, really, but god is it pretty boring, the narrarator's voice wasn't terrible but he just drones on and on, the over-narraration of the fic just does not transfer that well into a film. Still, overall I didn't hate it, but didn't find it that sad either, no different than what I feel about the fic really.

6/10

[Wayzer 1,418]

It's one of the most emotional stories I ever read. I loved every word of it! If you haven't read it yet you should try, it's not that long and it's really worth it! Oh I never read the sequel because I thought the story was just complete after the first one

[emiliano8193 11]

Rainbow dash presents my little dashie http://youtu.be/PH1U87rNR7Q

[SparklingSquirrels 21,345]

I didn't really like My Little Dashie very much. I just couldn't find myself getting into the emotional parts of the story, and I didn't understand the whole "pony in a box" thing.

[Best Username Ever 211]

All my feels i have not teared up from being sad in a few years 5-6 at least (not kidding but mlp allowed me to stop locking up my emotions) that's so sad now i need something to cheer me up

Fortunatly i was listening to my mlp playlist and SMILE came on i am happy again now

Edited January 7, 2014 by Best Username Ever

[CornBreadGang 514]

Liquid Pride was shed that day. I did cry, though. And I don't normally cry. When I got over it, I saw there was a sequel, and I said with a smile upon my face: "Well, sh*t."

[Megas 27,672]

The Rainbow Dash Presents version of this story is the only good one

Edited January 8, 2014 by Megas75

[Newbie 13]

Honestly, this is the best thing I have ever EVER seen! I never cried that much even in the most emotional hollywood movies... I had to pause the video to stop crying a little bit... Absolute masterpiece! BRAVO!

[MarineMarksman 73]

>My Little Dashie
>Awesome

Nope.

[CrystalRecord 3]

The Rainbow Dash Presents version of this story is the only good version of this story

How so?, no offence but the rainbowdash presents version doesn't have the feels

[MarineMarksman 73]

How so?, no offence but the rainbowdash presents version doesn't have the feels

Shitty characters. Even shittier ending. My Little Dashie is amateur at best, and certainly doesn't deserve the praise it gets. Sure, I'd certainly say it's better than works like Past Sins or, God forbid, The Conversion Bureau, but My Little Dashie isn't the perfect fan fiction like people try to push.

[Scootalove 10,689]

I'd say that I prefer the movie adaptation to the fan fiction, the fan fiction didn't exactly give me the feels.