WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:04.960 --> 00:00:06.040 Hello every-peeps! 00:00:06.040 --> 00:00:06.960 Welcome to another review 00:00:07.040 --> 00:00:08.540 about another thing and place... 00:00:08.900 --> 00:00:10.860 This is one about the acclaimed and really cool looking, 00:00:10.860 --> 00:00:11.980 Children of the Night 00:00:12.140 --> 00:00:13.620 First released in 2013, 00:00:13.660 --> 00:00:15.860 this is a short animation that focuses on Luna's attempts 00:00:15.860 --> 00:00:16.720 to make Equestria stronger 00:00:16.720 --> 00:00:17.900 after the reign of Discord 00:00:17.900 --> 00:00:19.680 by forming a separate colony of Equestria 00:00:19.680 --> 00:00:22.080 because it... ran out of resources I guess. 00:00:22.120 --> 00:00:23.480 Damn it earth ponies 00:00:23.480 --> 00:00:24.560 Because of how straight forward 00:00:24.560 --> 00:00:25.540 the peace presents itself, 00:00:25.540 --> 00:00:27.240 there's not really much to say about it 00:00:27.240 --> 00:00:28.060 Which isn't a bad thing, 00:00:28.060 --> 00:00:29.160 it's more of a complement 00:00:29.160 --> 00:00:31.000 for leaving most questions presented answered. 00:00:31.000 --> 00:00:31.940 You know in class, 00:00:31.940 --> 00:00:33.320 how teachers explain something and 00:00:33.320 --> 00:00:34.480 you actually get it? 00:00:34.680 --> 00:00:35.600 It's kinda like that. 00:00:35.700 --> 00:00:36.820 Unless you don't have any 00:00:36.820 --> 00:00:38.360 good questions to begin with... 00:00:38.360 --> 00:00:41.240 Teacher: Kimi.. Were you paying attention? 00:00:41.580 --> 00:00:43.500 Young Kimpossible: Uhh... Potato? 00:00:44.300 --> 00:00:45.220 Teacher: Potato? 00:00:45.660 --> 00:00:48.120 Young KP: Yes. Potato is found in Equestria, right? 00:00:48.720 --> 00:00:49.760 Yay! Potatoes! 00:00:49.760 --> 00:00:50.580 For one, the animation- 00:00:50.620 --> 00:00:51.320 holy crap. 00:00:51.320 --> 00:00:52.580 This stuff is not only top-notch 00:00:52.580 --> 00:00:53.860 but its super show accurate. 00:00:54.000 --> 00:00:55.620 And for good measure I'd hate to see such 00:00:55.620 --> 00:00:57.820 fluid stuff be used for mediocre subject matter. 00:00:58.000 --> 00:00:59.880 Again, like the Lullaby for a Princess project, 00:00:59.880 --> 00:01:02.280 I enjoyed the silence breaks for the storytelling, 00:01:02.280 --> 00:01:03.560 and I think that adds a nice touch. 00:01:03.560 --> 00:01:05.440 Stitch: Touching me, she's touching me! 00:01:05.440 --> 00:01:07.460 But just for instance, the use of so many shades of blue 00:01:07.460 --> 00:01:08.800 in the night scenes to match Luna 00:01:08.800 --> 00:01:10.600 really do give a feeling of not only night time, 00:01:10.600 --> 00:01:12.260 but she's really in her element. 00:01:12.600 --> 00:01:13.160 Clever. 00:01:13.160 --> 00:01:15.380 Also do you see this little pacing in the moon 00:01:15.380 --> 00:01:17.400 in all the shots that the children are from? 00:01:17.640 --> 00:01:18.600 Clever again. 00:01:18.860 --> 00:01:20.160 As for the song itself, 00:01:20.160 --> 00:01:22.220 do you guys remember where children of the night came from? 00:01:22.620 --> 00:01:23.640 I think it was a good call to use 00:01:23.640 --> 00:01:24.660 a different version. 00:01:24.660 --> 00:01:26.260 The original song from hocus pocus sounds 00:01:26.260 --> 00:01:26.800 a little off. 00:01:27.140 --> 00:01:28.360 Plus that way where you can change the lyrics 00:01:28.360 --> 00:01:28.960 a little bit. 00:01:29.140 --> 00:01:30.460 Pony-ify all the things. 00:01:30.880 --> 00:01:32.140 I will admit, though, that the performance 00:01:32.140 --> 00:01:33.320 was good, but Luna's singing voice 00:01:33.320 --> 00:01:34.860 was a little bit too high... 00:01:34.860 --> 00:01:36.500 But I think that was done on purpose, 00:01:36.500 --> 00:01:37.240 so I'll shut up... 00:01:37.640 --> 00:01:39.360 Something you say when you only have to nitpick. 00:01:39.820 --> 00:01:41.300 As far as the actual story goes, 00:01:41.300 --> 00:01:42.900 basically Luna, in order to help 00:01:42.900 --> 00:01:43.840 the citizens of Equestria, 00:01:43.840 --> 00:01:45.180 goes behind her sister's back 00:01:45.180 --> 00:01:46.380 and takes some orphan children. 00:01:46.380 --> 00:01:48.480 It's later implied that she helped start the new colony. 00:01:48.900 --> 00:01:51.800 Luna: Yeah guys, have fun fending for yourself. 00:01:51.800 --> 00:01:54.280 Filly: How are we supposed to do that? 00:01:54.900 --> 00:01:57.060 Luna: Here, read this. It will help. 00:01:57.240 --> 00:01:58.500 Luna: Have fun! 00:01:58.660 --> 00:01:59.600 Luna: And don't eat each other. 00:02:00.040 --> 00:02:01.840 Filly: How is a book about mice 00:02:01.840 --> 00:02:02.860 Filly: supposed to help? 00:02:03.380 --> 00:02:04.720 I think my only real complaint with the story 00:02:04.720 --> 00:02:06.620 is that I wish the ending was more solidified.. 00:02:06.760 --> 00:02:07.720 But if the rumors are true and the 00:02:07.720 --> 00:02:08.720 and the project has continued, 00:02:08.720 --> 00:02:09.960 then again, I'll shut up. 00:02:09.960 --> 00:02:11.300 It's just a shame if the second project 00:02:11.300 --> 00:02:12.020 doesn't get finished, 00:02:12.020 --> 00:02:13.140 and we are left to wonder. 00:02:13.220 --> 00:02:15.020 Also there's a bit of either admiration for Luna 00:02:15.020 --> 00:02:15.980 or some doubt that she 00:02:15.980 --> 00:02:17.040 went behind her sister's back. 00:02:17.480 --> 00:02:19.360 Though the story itself isn't something amazingly epic, 00:02:19.360 --> 00:02:21.320 it's a good enough struggle between the characters 00:02:21.320 --> 00:02:22.800 and leads to some interesting interpretations of 00:02:22.800 --> 00:02:24.400 Luna, Celestia, and you know 00:02:24.620 --> 00:02:26.640 how Equestria recovers after a horrible time. 00:02:27.020 --> 00:02:28.060 Now execution! 00:02:28.780 --> 00:02:29.560 Not that kind. 00:02:29.560 --> 00:02:31.280 For one, to have Luna roaming around the city 00:02:31.280 --> 00:02:33.220 in flight really gives us some cinematography. 00:02:33.700 --> 00:02:34.600 And in case you didn't know, 00:02:34.600 --> 00:02:36.700 this makes the animation a little bit more complicated 00:02:36.700 --> 00:02:37.440 than you know. 00:02:37.440 --> 00:02:39.060 Two characters with a non-moving background 00:02:39.060 --> 00:02:40.360 and they're just, you know 00:02:40.560 --> 00:02:41.200 chillin' 00:02:41.660 --> 00:02:42.780 Animation! Woo! 00:02:42.940 --> 00:02:43.960 We can use MS Paint. 00:02:43.960 --> 00:02:45.860 All in all, this is still a really enjoyable short 00:02:45.860 --> 00:02:47.320 and I think it has beautiful art and 00:02:47.320 --> 00:02:48.880 plays with those different character invitations 00:02:48.880 --> 00:02:50.120 that we talked about earlier. 00:02:50.500 --> 00:02:52.120 There's no epic fights or anything like that, 00:02:52.120 --> 00:02:53.900 just the subtlety of getting lost in a lullaby 00:02:53.900 --> 00:02:55.420 is what the true charm of this short is. 00:02:55.580 --> 00:02:56.960 Just don't get too lost... 00:03:27.260 --> 00:03:29.600 Celestia: To the MooOOonn 00:03:30.160 --> 00:03:32.460 Luna: To the coloniiiies! 00:03:33.960 --> 00:03:35.240 Celestia: Really? 00:03:36.640 --> 00:03:38.160 What? I'm awake? What?