Review For Popular Audience

I have recently seen the movie Final Fantasy Advent Children, and I must say that I absolutely love it. The film was created by the same people that created the sequel to the movie, which was in fact a game called Final Fantasy 7 and they made the CGI even better in the movie than it was in the game, if you are able to believe that. Besides the graphics, the music was awesome, the voiceovers were done exceptionally well, and the story of the movie kept inline with the story from the original game.

This movie graphics were created almost flawlessly through CGI (Computer-Generated Imagery) technology. This is the same kind of technology used to bring many characters in the famous Pirates of the Caribbean series and the newly released Avatar. The creators of this film are not movie creators by trade, they were just a bunch of game creators that wanted to create something cool, and so this is what they came up with. Now, being game creators, they didn’t have access to regular actors or huge million dollar budgets like regular film developers do, but they knew all about and created amazing CGI graphics in their games, so why not use the same technology to create the sequel film to the original game.

This decision also helped to keep the quality and elaborate characters, sets, and even plot completely in line with the original game instead of creating something new and more than likely flawed due to the necessity of using real actors and costumes and sets and whatnot. The characters are even more detailed and better created than they were in the game, boasting much higher resolution, richer colors, deeper shadows, and even more fluid motion. When the characters jump, flip, bend and go to battle, their clothing and drapery moves in perfect proportions and completely in sync, so much so that it’s almost poetic.

The voice-over combined with the cinematic graphics was even excellent. Although the English animations weren’t 100% perfect, they were still pretty darn close. The regular Japanese version is flawless in its animation with the voice-over however. The facial animations are also very well done to the point where you can almost feel what the characters are feeling, almost as though they were standing right next to you, having a conversation with someone there beside you.

The music was composed by famous Japanese artists plus one of our own, namely Gerard Way from My Chemical Romance, who helped to write the ending theme entitled “Safe and Sound” and Gerard wrote the song “Anxious Heart” which replaced one of the original tracks for the new remake of the movie. The melodies and music in this movie really help to draw you in and set the atmosphere for everything from the rock n’ roll packed fight scenes to the more orchestral and classical pianistic tones in intimate and calm scenes, for after all nothing sets a mood and fulfill an experience like music can.

I must admit, this is truly an animated classic in the same league of power and majesty as The Lion King and the newly born yet already world renowned Avatar. Final Fantasy 7 Advent Children really shows the ingenuity of its time with its amazing artistic styles and world famous story.