Dragon Ball Fan wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2020 2:30 am
aceina wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2020 1:53 am
equestria is a world where society puts value on friendship above all else those who do not feel remorse do get punished look at cozy glow for example and she is a child
equestria girls which takes place on earth does do what you are talking about (sunset shimmer is best character in all of MLP) people do hold the past against people and forgiveness has to be earned
but why is Sunset different in that regard? and I've already said why Cozy Glow doesn't count.
also, ponies did hold a grudge against Trixie after "Magic Duel" but none of the other former villains.
Sunset
wasn't forgiven instantly though. Throughout most of
Rainbow Rocks, no one really trusts her after what she did in the first movie. The students and faculty are wary of her, and even the Humane Five don't really consider her a friend. And the thing is, everyone is kinda in the right. Sunset had been a bully for
years, and it takes her proving she's changed in
Rainbow Rocks to finally earn their trust and become true friends.
Starlight, however, was forgiven almost immediately, despite what she did being
far worse in comparison. She was even shown what she was doing would kill everything, and she kept going. Most shows would have that be the moment Twilight realizes that not everyone can be reasoned with or redeemed. But here, because she has a "sad" backstory, Starlight gets a pass and no one seems to mind that she nearly doomed the entire planet. Never-mind that the backstories is one of the worst example of a "sad" backstories I've ever seen and does not make her look sympathetic in the slightest.
The village accepting her back so easily is also insulting. She had basically brainwashed them for
years, so they would have every right to tell Starlight to get out and never bother them again. To be frank, Starlight Glimmer absolute deserved to be thrown into Tartarus.
Starlight being redeemed and forgiven so easily basically sends the message for kids that it doesn't matter how badly you hurt someone else, as long as you say sorry you wont be punished. Thats a terrible message.