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Final Fantasy VII - Advent Children

written by [Poindextra]


If one is a fan of computer-generated imaging, or CGI, one will appreciate greatly the work of the phenomenal animators involved with the recently released (in North America) movie entitled Advent Children, a follow-up to the events in the legendary game by Square, Final Fantasy VII (FFVII).

To put it bluntly, the graphics in this movie were no less than amazing. From the texture of skin to the glow of materia, and down to the flow of every strand of hair on a character's head, the animation is flawless. With edge-of-your-seat fight scenes and long-winded explanations, a limited knowledge of FFVII is not necessary, but does prove helpful.

Although the voice acting for the most part was excellent, there were some awkward pauses during a character's line simply because of the translation from Japanese to English.

Plot Summary (I'll try not to spoil too much)

In this movie, we follow Cloud, who has been plagued by a new disease called geostigma. He simply wishes to be left alone to live out his life, until he gets a call summoning him to Healin Lodge, the current residence of Rufus Shinra. Shinra tries to recruit his former SOLDIER in order to begin an investigation into the mysterious sadistic quest of a man named Kadaj.

Throughout the adventure, we watch Cloud meet up with his old friends: Tifa, Barrett, Vincent, Cid, Yuffie, Red XIII, Cait Sith, and his two 'associates' from the beginning, Reno and Rude. Many battles are fought, and won. Let's just say that it's better watched than described.

When I first heard about this movie from my friend, I thought it was going to be another run-of-the-mill anime film about a bunch of video game characters revisiting a game-plot. But when I saw it, I appreciated what he said when he said it would be the greatest movie I'd ever seen.

-[Poindextra]


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