Should be furiously working right now, but this'll be my break for the day... and I'll dedicate it to FFVII: Advent Children.  so, at this moment, stop reading if you haven't watched the movie because I will spoil the shit out of it. 

that's right gina.  that's you.  literally the only FFVII fan on this planet who hasn't watched it.

anyways, prior to watching the film, I read a full film summary released live-time after the initial venice full-movie screening... so I knew the whole story prior to actually seeing the movie.. I know, that's not "how you're supposed to enjoy movies" but I didn't care.

Like I said earlier, the movie was visually amazing.  the fight scenes have to be some of the best choreographed fight scenes ever... but every other element of the movie was pretty lacking.  the story was really.. whatever.  Kadaj and co. want the only piece of Jenova left (though her cells still run in people) so that they can create their own reunion.  Cloud has to rediscover himself and what he fights for, who he fights for, and what he lives for.  Cloud is entrapped within the obligations piled onto him by the past.. and must find the future.  and they fight.. they fight.. and they fight.  In the end, cloud is "released" (I say released, but it's more of an acceptance) from the chains holding back his mind, jenova completes kadaj and he is turned into sephiroth (lame), and the holy water from the cathedral saves everyone (lame).  the humor was horrible (reno and rude and comic reliefs? that was just lame)... the subtle humor was nice.  Yuffie's nausea upon landing on ground after the parachute trip was funny.  The FF victory ring tone was ingenious.  but aside from the inside humor, the rest of the movie was pretty dry. 

just three things for now...

I loved how they handled the character design in AC... but I don't like how they really ditched it off without fully going into it.  Cloud's 7 piece sword? come on, they could've been so much more creative with that.  Cloud's final k.o. attack on sephiroth? that was weak.  I heard that it was so much better than omnislash, but no... just no.  it was cool, it was creative, but it just didn't have as much bang to it.  Barret's new arm gun? that was nice.  but again, they could've done so much more with it.  but ahwell.

I hated the introduction.  hated.  voice overs? and incorrect voice overs? they didn't catch the essence of Sephiroth's madness at all.  Mad that he was created out of a dreadful experiment? that's complete bull shit.  Attempted to destroy the planet because he was angry he was an experiment? that's complete bull shit.  damnit. I think the fans understood FFVII better than its creators... way better.  I really think so.

My roommate said that everyone should've died in the end.. or atleast someone.  but you have to remember that millions of FFVII fans know where square-enix is located... and they would all happily raid, ransack, and burn their HQ if anything bad happened to their favorite characters.  so no, this movie was very obviously made purely for fans... though a death would've probably made it more memorable.

random comment, tifa's arms are deformed.

and just a random comment to end the post... Final Fantasy 7 sold 9,680,000 copies world wide (including international, 3,930,000 in japan and 5,750,000 copies of NA/PAL).

9/6 Coldplay live at Madison Square Garden~~!!! muahaha.  MUAHAHA...
Section 131 Row C... I hope the seats are good... 

I would like to thank coldplay for making great music...

my parents for all 19 years of love and care...

brit rock for bringing us hit after hit over the years...

NY for bringing coldplay to the garden...

everyone in NY for supporting my love for coldplay over the years...

and last but not least, §Ú¿Ë·RªºÄ_Ä_ for helping me buy the tickets.


and.. as a side note, the graphic on the album cover of X&Y is actually the letters X&Y in binary code.  I did not know that. 

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