Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children tv Review
Two years after the defeat of Sephiroth by Cloud and his gang, a new danger reappears. This danger is Kadaj. He and his two brothers are out to get the cells of Jenova in order to bring back Sephiroth. Cloud, in order to stop it, must pick up the sword once again and join in the fight. With the help of the Turks and the former President of ShinRa, and his fellow friends, Cloud must prevent this danger and save Midgar and the world once again.
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Story & Characters
I do not play the Final Fantasy games, so I went into this movie with very little knowledge of the characters and story. There fore I have to give the story a very a low rating, because if you don't know the Final Fantasy VII plot lines the movie is just confusing and convoluted.
There is a brief introduction to the story, but it's really not enough, especially considering that none of the characters are properly introduced. Some of the characters don't even have their names mentioned at all.
There are even parts that I doubt even Final Fantasy fans will understand. Like at one point, the bad guys, lead by Kadaj, take all the children with the Geostigmata illness to their hide out. Kadaj and the other bad guys promise to cure the kids, but in reality, the just take the kids into their power. But then all they do with the children is take them to the capital city, and have them stand around a monument. That's it! The children don't do anything at all, and Kadaj sends a monster to try and open the monument.
The only purpose I can see for that scene is to set up the next battle, and yes there are many battles in this film. If you only care about fighting, then perhaps you will enjoy this film more than I did.
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Art
This film has been animated in 3d, which is still fairly rare in the anime world. Even though it doesn't match up to North American 3d movies, it's still a beautiful sight to see.
There is a lot of detail, not just in the backgrounds, but in the characters and mecha as well. The main vehicle in this film is the motorcycle, but there is a helicopter, and airship, and a truck as well.
The characters are all attractive, though many of the characters have faces that look too similar. The clothes look very real and everything moves pretty realistically, though the faces are a bit stiff.
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Sound
The Japanese voices were all great, and they all suited the characters well. The little girl Marlene's voice was annoying, but that's probably only because she is a little girl.
I have been told that all the music was new versions of Final Fantasy theme music, but I cannot comment on that, since I never heard the original. For me, the music was appropriate for the settings, but there was nothing too exciting or special. The only track that stood out for me was the song that they played at the end of the credits, when cloud was riding his motorcycle, but even then, It's not strong enough to make want to listen to away from the film.
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Presentation
If you are not a Final Fantasy fan, then this film is just special effects and one battle after another. There is not that much in the way of humour, which is almost a shame, because the funny parts are actually quite funny.
Must of the laughs are provided by two agents from the Shinra company. One looks like he walked straight out of The Matrix, with his bald head and sunglasses. His partner has loud red hair, which really stands out in the film, since everybody either has silver hair, or "natural" hair colours like black, brown and blond. These two guys are always getting into trouble, and they act like two stooges for much of the film.
There's not really that much romance in the film. There seems to be at least a couple of woman on Cloud's mind, but their relationships are never explored. In fact most of the relationships between the characters are not explored. They are just introduced (some just for the sake of getting the character in) and it's up to the person to figure out who they are.
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Final Verdict
3.6667 (below average)
Reviewed by soredtherose, Sep 13, 2005
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