kunio18 Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 its about dang time this animation is just stunning ive waited so long for this... words cant even describe the awesomeness of this animation, [colour=#333333]It has been a long time since I couldn't stop myself from smiling at something. Utterly breathtaking.[/colour] [colour=#000000] [/colour] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuickLime Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 Er...so Luna just abducted a bunch of orphans..? The song was beautiful but isn't that originally from "Hocus Pocus" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 Er...so Luna just abducted a bunch of orphans..? That's kind of the same way I felt, Lime. The animation was great, but what was the message in this supposed to be? That somehow Pre-NMM Luna was better than Celestia because she kidnapped a bunch of orphaned foals and made them live in a cave? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosewind Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 I think it was more of an artistic exploration best left to personal interpretation. It doesn't really need a point.Nicely done for a fan work! Very nice, indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dio Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 Animation quality is top-notch and background art is excellent. The lip-syncing is a bit off at times, but the level of polish here is much better than a lot of other fan works I've seen. I love that fans are still willing to put this much effort into art and projects like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuickLime Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 The original version if anyone is interested [/media]Now you might understand why some of us find this plot creepy/off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kunio18 Posted July 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 animation thats better then the original show itself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LemonyPony Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 animation thats better then the original show itselfYeah, I can imagine how much work went into this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrowghost Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 I can really see why she needs ponies to love her back, and it seems Celestia is disturbed when there's missing children in their bedroom imagine the parents are angry and sound the alarm for the Royal Guards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lux Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 I'm not sure if she abducted them permanently, I think she merely took them for some fun among the clouds (hence the Children of the Night).The music and storyline is good and the animation is top notch. I think this is one of the best fan videos I've seen in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayPony Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 If you go onto the animatic of children of the night it explains the story better Its in the description Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayPony Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 And if you notice, the unicorn talking in the beginning was one of the foals that were taken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrowghost Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 I know it's not abduction or kidnapping, but the scenes when the video is ending is definitely something that is not right. After all, it's a totally different message I'm seeing compare to a temporary Peter Pan moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuickLime Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 I know it's not abduction or kidnapping, but the scenes when the video is ending is definitely something that is not right. After all, it's a totally different message I'm seeing compare to a temporary Peter Pan moment.Had the mention of a colony been avoided, we could easily see it as Luna taking children for a fun midnight romp, however it kinda makes it sound like she abducted them to make a colony..Plus the original song IS used to abduct children XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrowghost Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 I thought I recognize this, if I'm not mistaken, this is just like the bad guy version of Peter Pan in the Mask cartoon. Right? I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuickLime Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 I thought I recognize this, if I'm not mistaken, this is just like the bad guy version of Peter Pan in the Mask cartoon. Right? I think.Nope! It's the song from Hocus Pocus that the witches use to lure children to their death! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrowghost Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 Oh, I can't remember that one. Gosh, that's just cruel. But for Luna's case, no it's not, I find that she lacks appreciation. Maybe she should one day find ponies who work at night at the proper jobs and no, not ponies from bars and night clubs and such. Or maybe just like Manehattan, the city that never sleeps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkleheart Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 Well, obviously Luna just kidnapped a bunch of foals. But it looks like most of them were orphans and homeless kids who didn't exactly mind. (And the kingdom was supposedly in fairly bad shape at the time.)So there could be some legitimate argument about whether what she did was *wrong* or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrowghost Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 Oh, that is just sad. I thought the monarchy is still doing well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solaria Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Nope! It's the song from Hocus Pocus that the witches use to lure children to their death! There's actually quite the debate on this. John Debney, a composer, is credited with the poem's creation nearly as often as Edgar Allan Poe is, though it doesn't actually appear in many registries of his works (not to mention the pacing doesn't sound much like Poe). Of course, one could argue that both came from a very old German carol. In the end, the meaning behind the poem is quite old and very beautiful, if one takes the time to read into it. Thus the video is fairly fitting rather than disturbing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EquestrianScholar Posted August 6, 2013 Report Share Posted August 6, 2013 Well this video actually tells story of how Luna wanted to help the the suffering ponies by taking some and making a new colony. Celestia in a way I did not quite like (forbidding her sister with the artwork showing dominance and control, even leaving it open for to be interpreted that Celestia did not care about her suffering of her subjects) said she did not feel dividing an already weak nation would actually help make it better or safer for ponies.So Luna, putting to sleep her sister and the guards as well as all other awake in the city, goes out and gathers a number of the homeless and orphaned foals believing it easier to ask forgiveness than permission. She then flies the foals to their new home...The video is beautifully animated and very very well done but if it wasn't for the fact of how the Celestia is shown in the way she is a bit out of character I cannot fully enjoy it. Celestia would have explained that it would be easier and more productive for all of their subjects for Luna to help her rebuild the city to create homes and find families for the orphaned and homeless foals that do not have such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuickLime Posted August 6, 2013 Report Share Posted August 6, 2013 Well this video actually tells story of how Luna wanted to help the the suffering ponies by taking some and making a new colony. Celestia in a way I did not quite like (forbidding her sister with the artwork showing dominance and control, even leaving it open for to be interpreted that Celestia did not care about her suffering of her subjects) said she did not feel dividing an already weak nation would actually help make it better or safer for ponies.So Luna, putting to sleep her sister and the guards as well as all other awake in the city, goes out and gathers a number of the homeless and orphaned foals believing it easier to ask forgiveness than permission. She then flies the foals to their new home...The video is beautifully animated and very very well done but if it wasn't for the fact of how the Celestia is shown in the way she is a bit out of character I cannot fully enjoy it. Celestia would have explained that it would be easier and more productive for all of their subjects for Luna to help her rebuild the city to create homes and find families for the orphaned and homeless foals that do not have such.Yeah, "Celestia is the big mean overbearing older sister that prevents Luna from doing anything because she is a DICTATOR" is really getting really REALLY old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrowghost Posted August 7, 2013 Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 Dictator? Oh my goodness! No wonder why the Lunar Empire was created. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Needlemouse Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 There's actually quite the debate on this. John Debney, a composer, is credited with the poem's creation nearly as often as Edgar Allan Poe is, though it doesn't actually appear in many registries of his works (not to mention the pacing doesn't sound much like Poe). Of course, one could argue that both came from a very old German carol. In the end, the meaning behind the poem is quite old and very beautiful, if one takes the time to read into it. Thus the video is fairly fitting rather than disturbing.Ah good, I thought I was the only one here who knew that the poem predated that Hocus Pocus movie, and that nobody was quite sure of its real origin or composer. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solaria Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Ah good, I thought I was the only one here who knew that the poem predated that Hocus Pocus movie, and that nobody was quite sure of its real origin or composer. lol[colour=#0000ff]Nein ;P[/colour] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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