It’s clear imagery that they’re, well, half the ponies they used to be. If that remains by the end of the movie, then it’ll be hard if not impossible to shake off the impression of a decaying world that’s already beyond saving.
Because their active magic was gone; only their internal passive magic was back, which may explain why they only had one cutie mark in the beginning. They must therefore have both cutie marks at the end of the movie.
Speaking of Lauren Faust - it looks like her OC pony has become a canon in the trailer. I did not see it until recently, and it was undoubtedly a plushie if the back is invisible, which looks just like Fausticorn. If we were to see it with wings in the movie - amazing. Maybe Sunny`s alicorn disguise when she was a foal was inspired by the plushie? The resolution is intentionally manipulated so we can not see important details in the long run, but there is a lot that can be seen without them being identifiable. The mysterious pony with the balloons was obviously left alone to troll us in the forefront of the movie, because it could be Pinkie Pie on a “visit” from the Elsewhere. Smart.
I strongly hope that Argyle is alive and was traveling when Sunny had her adventures - considering what the book has revealed, I hope he will not faint when he sees his house in ruins. We need him, Queen Haven and Alphabittle in future G5 publications, they are great characters!
And as for the animals; I think it’s best for the future G5 artists to use the G4 design on the animals after the movie. These are the only things that are not good in the movie.
No more commenting, do not think we will have more revelations before the movie is out.