HOLY FREAKING MOTHER OF GOD!!!! I just watched a movie I enjoyed so well, I actually got a tear in my eye. Final Fantasy Advent Children was released in Japan yesterday. This is movie is a first of its kind. It’s the first time a video game’s sequel wasn’t a game but instead was a movie. Advent Children is based off of Final Fantasy VII, a game so good some argue it was the best to ever come out of the Playstation one. Some of you may be wondering how I got a hold of this movie if it was only released in Japan, well honestly I got me a pirated copy of it, with some fan made subtitles. I would almost feel bad stealing something I loved so much, but I guarantee you the second this movie comes out in the states, I will own whatever special, ultra rare, you sell a small percentage of your soul to own copy available.
First the graphics in this movie were astounding. It was completely done with computers, aka Shrek, but often times I forgot the character weren’t real people but were animated. They sometimes seemed more real, than reality itself The fight sequences were blindingly fast and not only bended, but destroyed all rules of physics(Matrix on Speed). It was orgasmic on many different levels. Often times I caught myself holding my breath at some of these death defying displays. The movie also has some sort of plot in it, though I was far to distracted by the amazing visuals to pick it up. The music of the movie was also magnificent, every note played felt like it belonged. Each score was able to stir the appropriate emotion at just the right time. I could go on and on about the amazingness I just experienced, but I won’t. Instead I encourage all of you, especially those who played the videogame to go and watch it. Though if you never played the game, talk to someone who has first, just so you have some idea of what’s going on.