My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Issue #66

HELLOOO EVERYONE and welcome to Cultures Compendium of Reviews! As always, I am Culture Shock. Your guide to all things cultural in Equestria and beyond. In todays review, we learn how different perspectives can clash when producing a major project. However, there are a FEW rules to go over before we can get started. First off, all content within this blog is expressively the opinion of its author. It does not, nor should it EVER, reflect the overall opinion of the fandom. Lastly, if ANY of you notice ANY mistakes, be it typos or otherwise, please don't hesitate to let me know. With that said, let's begin. Shall we?

Applewood Follies is the 66th issue from IDW Publishing's main series. Written by Ted Anderson with Tony Fleecs on art, the story follows the gang as they direct a film based on their own adventures. After hearing that their journals being made into a movie the gang, sans Twilight,decides to head to Applewood to check it out. But when they arrive the movies director, Wormer Horsehooves, enlists their help as directors. Seems easy enough till a difference of opinion threatens to split the project apart. Will the gang pull together to make an epic film? Or have their chances gone up in smoke?

Okay, it's been a few weeks and now we're back in the saddle. And what a comic issue to tackle. Applewood Follies was originally released in May of this year and was written as a dedication to classic film productions and genres. Fleecs's wizardry with art did wonders to breath life into the classic genres. Whereas Ted's writing was a bit off on it's delivery. Not to mention the story was a bit inevitable and contrived.

In terms of lessons I feel the major take away here is that film making can be a painful art. Sometimes creative opinions can clash and cause major complications with films. Often times it can also drive a wedge between even the closest of friends, family, and even loved ones. In the end, however, we can either learn to follow what most matters to us or learn to cope with the emptiness we're left with on the inside.

For myself, the biggest red flag for this issue was the fact the director was so willing to leave the film in the hooves of 5 different ponies. Meaning there were 5 different perspectives going into it. That's not necessarily a bad thing but it can often be the biggest factor between a Hollywood hit or Bollywood belly flop. And in terms of the main 5 we know where that went. Overall, it's obvious now why having main cast members, whether from the films inspiration or not, is a bad idea on top of an even worse one. In the end I can only hope the upcoming two parter does some good for the franchises actual film characters.

Alright! This concludes my review of FiM issue #66. Generally an okay issue if your looking for a cheap laugh. Otherwise, I recommend waiting for the next 2 issues to drop. I give this issue an 8 / 10. Hope you guys enjoyed the review. Be sure to leave a like if you did. Also, don't forget to follow us for more updates. Got a suggestion for a review? Leave it in the comments section down below. With that said, this has been Culture Shock, your guide to all things cultural in Equestria and beyond, saying KEEP CALM AND BRONY ON!! PEACE!!