Current Events > Now that hating FF7 isnt cool anymore let's admit Advent Children is peak cinema

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Reis
04/29/20 3:25:34 PM
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never before has a movie impressed me with such stunning visuals and emotional performances, from characters that aren't even real!
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PowerOats
04/29/20 3:26:04 PM
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badass soundtrack
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Jabodie
04/29/20 3:26:18 PM
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Dirge of Cerberus is everything FF7 failed to be.

A masterpiece.

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Vyrulisse
04/29/20 3:26:43 PM
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Spirits Within is still the best FF movie

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malenz
04/29/20 3:27:32 PM
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Advent Children? Never heard of it.

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DezDroppedFreak
04/29/20 3:31:35 PM
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Renos portrayal in that movie is PERFECT

VIIR does a solid job as well

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Reis
04/29/20 3:32:19 PM
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I really felt it when Sephiroth said I will never be a memory

its such a deeply profound line that doesn't apply just to the ff7 universe, but to existentialism at large

none of us want to be forgotten and that line captured that piece of humanity perfectly
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PiOverlord
04/29/20 3:32:59 PM
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I think everything outside base ffvii ruins the director's original vision.

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nevershine
04/29/20 3:33:03 PM
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Reno and rude were the best part imo

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thanosibe
04/29/20 3:35:18 PM
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nevershine posted...
Reno and rude were the best part imo
Yup.

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Dorfmann_
04/29/20 3:36:06 PM
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PiOverlord posted...
I think everything outside base ffvii ruins the director's original vision.

Agreed. All of the "compilation" stuff is pure shit.
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DezDroppedFreak
04/29/20 3:36:59 PM
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PiOverlord posted...
I think everything outside base ffvii ruins the director's original vision.
Then why was Kitase a producer on every single project HMMMMMM

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Blue_Inigo
04/29/20 3:38:12 PM
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PiOverlord posted...
I think everything outside base ffvii ruins the director's original vision.
The director created or approved most of the compilation stuff

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Shotgunnova
04/29/20 3:38:40 PM
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PiOverlord posted...
I think everything outside base ffvii ruins the director's original vision.
The absolute funniest part of FF7R for me was the brief Cait Sith cameo when the plate falls and how it falls to the ground and does the "pound the ground out of frustration" trope. Hopefully Reeve not being total trash in this game will make the character at least 1% less unlikable.

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Kitt
04/29/20 3:38:55 PM
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thronedfire2
04/29/20 3:39:07 PM
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Vyrulisse posted...
Spirits Within is still the best FF movie


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archedsoul
04/29/20 3:40:34 PM
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I was just watching the final battle the other day and was surprised by how good it still looks despite being 15 years old.

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PiOverlord
04/29/20 6:09:01 PM
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DezDroppedFreak posted...
Then why was Kitase a producer on every single project HMMMMMM
It still ruins the original vision they had. You can ruin your own original vision on projects.

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malenz
04/29/20 6:16:18 PM
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Did I get mandela affected? Why are you all talking about something that never existed?

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squarion
04/29/20 6:17:00 PM
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thronedfire2 posted...
Vyrulisse posted...
Spirits Within is still the best FF movie

Yeah, in a different dimension maybe

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Reis
04/29/20 7:11:34 PM
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people like to pretend advent children is mindless action, but I'd like to take this moment to point to one of the themes of Reunion

the average viewer may hear all the dialogue about reunion and think about that jenova cell sephiroth crap in 7, but it's really not about that at all

in fact the theme of Reunion is subtly integrated into the story, that it goes over the heads of most viewers completely. Runion is social commentary about how familial bonds are weakening in the 21st century, and that we as a society should strengthen our relationships with family members before we end up getting into petty fights over things such as inheritance
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Zodd3224
04/30/20 10:46:22 AM
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Its the Japanese Citizen Kane

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DeadBankerDream
04/30/20 10:46:37 AM
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Advent Children was a piece of shit, though.
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Gen5_AppleJack
04/30/20 10:47:30 AM
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I loved that movie, was quite fun to watch.

Theres a handful of cool music videos from it as well.

The evil characters were kinda dumb though...

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OmegaShinkai
04/30/20 10:54:12 AM
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Remember when Reno killed hundreds, if not thousands of people by personally being the one to drop the Sector 7 plate? Then suddenly Cloud and the others are perfectly willing to work with him.
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IShall_Run_Amok
04/30/20 10:55:54 AM
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It might be the worst movie I've ever seen. It makes the Star Wars prequels look like spherical objects so perfect in their construction that time itself warps around them, and the songs of angels reverberate in the air from miles around them.

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cymbaline
04/30/20 10:56:56 AM
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Movies Advent Children is better than:

The Godfather
The Godfather Part 2
Citizen Kane
Casablanca

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AlisLandale
04/30/20 10:59:54 AM
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As it stands, its a 5/10. Not enough Yuffie.

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KiwiTerraRizing
04/30/20 11:03:20 AM
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I have less problem with the remake making an alternate timeline then I do with crisis core and all the sequels. I hate how games and movies need to hammer us with origin stories and other bullshit.

Leave some shit ambiguous.

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tennisdude818
04/30/20 11:10:04 AM
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Reno and Rude were fun characters in AC, but...

Their tone seems off considering Reno was a mass murderer who killed countless innocent people in an act of false flag terrorism in FF7. It's impossible to redeem yourself from that and I don't know why he is supposed to suddenly be likable a few years later.

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Tyranthraxus
04/30/20 11:13:51 AM
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I don't get the hate for Spirits within. It wasn't a bad movie it was just a generic sci fi action flick like Valerian or John Carter

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andri_g
04/30/20 12:30:07 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
I don't get the hate for Spirits within.
Self-sacrifice movie-endings resonate more with western audiences when they are personal, not enviromental.

Movie: ... thanks to that act, the forest was saved...
Audience: Meh! ]x
Movie: ... and the little girl's kitties survived.
Audience: Dawr! <3

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Reis
04/30/20 6:55:19 PM
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Let's talk about another deep theme present in Advent Children - stigmatization

In the movie, many people who are afflicted with geostigma feel hopeless, including Cloud who's personality went from goofy after his development in ff7 to distant and brooding once again. This is clearly an allegory to represent how people in real life with STDs feel stigmatized and how they can't turn to anyone for help, and that we should all come together in times like this to offer both aid and acceptance

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Lairen
04/30/20 6:58:06 PM
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DeadBankerDream posted...
Advent Children was a piece of shit, though.



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Zodd3224
04/30/20 7:01:11 PM
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Reis posted...
Let's talk about another deep theme present in Advent Children - stigmatization

In the movie, many people who are afflicted with geostigma feel hopeless, including Cloud who's personality went from goofy after his development in ff7 to distant and brooding once again. This is clearly an allegory to represent how people in real life with STDs feel stigmatized and how they can't turn to anyone for help, and that we should all come together in times like this to offer both aid and acceptance

Shit's so deep and thought provoking... it's no exaggeration to say Advent Children is the single most important movie released since Chinatown.

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trappedunderice
04/30/20 7:05:46 PM
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DeadBankerDream posted...
Advent Children was a piece of shit, though.
Silly sally dilly dally. Yep, the movie was some cringe anime shit.
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thanosibe
04/30/20 11:43:36 PM
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Zodd3224 posted...
Shit's so deep and thought provoking... it's no exaggeration to say Advent Children is the single most important movie released since Chinatown.
Not sure if .....

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Stagmar
05/01/20 12:02:59 AM
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I know I watched it, but I cant remember a single thing from it.

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ThePieReborn
05/01/20 12:07:28 AM
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As stated earlier, Advent One Winged Angel is legit.

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Blue_Inigo
05/01/20 12:09:12 AM
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DIlly Dally Shilly Shally is really the peak of cinema tbh. I can't think of a set of words that has resonated in the hearts of humanity like those.

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ApherosyLove
05/01/20 12:26:01 AM
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Remember folks, there's a "Complete" version of Advent Children that makes the plot slightly more coherent and changes some of the music and effects! Watch it if you haven't!

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closetjpopfan
05/01/20 1:03:54 AM
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Pointing out something is overrated is not the same as hating it.
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DeadBankerDream
05/01/20 3:47:23 PM
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ApherosyLove posted...
Remember folks, there's a "Complete" version of Advent Children that makes the plot slightly more coherent and changes some of the music and effects! Watch it if you haven't!

Locally the complete edition release only has dubtitles, while the original version has subtitles, so I'd still prefer the original.

Both are bad, though.
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garan
05/01/20 3:59:10 PM
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DeadBankerDream posted...
Advent Children was a piece of shit, though.


This /topic.
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Blue_Inigo
05/01/20 8:57:48 PM
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https://youtu.be/t5co2LofaQY

Why'd they make Reno and Rude so incompetent

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