Blog:King Sombra’s Fantastic Movie 8: Sombrorigins (FAKE PARODY FILM)

King Sombra’s Fantastic Movie 8: Sombrorigins is a mockumentary film and a prequel to the other King Sombra’s Fantastic Movie films. It chronicles King Sombra’s past, from his birth up until he became king of the Crystal Empire. Unlike the other films in the franchise, it is more serious in its tone, and many consider it to be the best film in the series as while it is not great, it is admittedly much better than the rest of the franchise.

Plot
An umbrum colt is born somewhere near the Crystal Empire. He soon grows up with the Crystal ponies and is raised as one of them, and befriends a young unicorn named Radiant Hope. However, a difficult childhood and the discovery of his true nature sends Sombra down his path of darkness and leads to the creation of one of Equestria’s worst nightmares.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Stupid, uninspired title.
 * 2) Wonky, cheap, subpar animation.
 * 3) It is unoriginal and takes from IDW’s comic book origin story of Sombra, but it can’t even be all that faithful to its source material.
 * 4) The plot is very predictable and cliche-ridden.
 * 5) The ending feels rushed and the first half feels too dragged out.
 * 6) It tries to be “dramatic” and “suspenseful” but it ends up failing and being incredibly cheesy instead.
 * 7) The other ponies at the orphanage torment and make fun of Sombra and Hope, leading to the “characters get bullied for being different” cliche.
 * 8) The bullies are also hypocritical, too; they bully Sombra for not having a cutie mark, even before they themselves are shown to have gotten their own cutie marks.
 * 9) Plot hole: the climax makes it seem like Radiant Hope knew Sombra was an umbrum all along, despite the fact that she doesn’t appear to find this out at any point in the film.
 * 10) Princess Amore is very unlikable as she knows why Sombra gets sick every year, but can’t even be bothered to tell him the truth about where he actually came from. Yet, the film expects viewers to take her side and be convinced that Sombra is a complete monster.
 * 11) The movie can’t decide whose side it’s on, Princess Amore’s or Sombra’s.
 * 12) Despite Sombra’s difficult childhood, his transformation from a sweet orphan into a tyrannical monster feels somewhat forced.
 * 13) Rabia, Sombra’s real mother, acts like a total jerk as she abandons her son just so he can achieve her dream of freeing the umbrum from their prison.
 * 14) Rabia is a terrible mother to Sombra and manipulates him for her own evil goals.
 * 15) The film makes it seem like Sombra became evil just because he was an umbrum, as he wouldn’t have turned out the way he did unless he found out that he wasn’t a regular pony.
 * 16) As a kid, Sombra acts shy and cowardly to the point where it gets rather annoying.
 * 17) Sometimes, it can get very boring and slow-paced.
 * 18) Young Sombra has this bad habit of mumbling and saying his words too softly -- an infamous example of this is when he says, “Hi Radiant Hope” and it sounds more like he’s saying “Hi Radiant Ho!”

Good Qualities

 * 1) To be fair, most of the problems with the story were also present in the original comic the film was based on.
 * 2) Radiant Hope’s flashback of her parents is very poignant and heartwarming.
 * 3) We see Sombra’s better side and learn more about why he turned out so terrible to begin with.
 * 4) The child voice actors for young Sombra and Hope give surprisingly good performances.
 * 5) There aren’t as many bad jokes as there are in the other films.
 * 6) The animation is actually very good for a KSFM film, and it looks more professional and polished.
 * 7) It’s considered to be the best film in the whole series, since it’s not nearly as stupid and absurd as its predecessors.