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They totally underused materia, you'd think for something that came across as common as it was in FFVII that there would be some spells used here and there aside from the Bahumet summon, of course, but almost nothing. Not really a complaint, just struck me as very wierd.Yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zerohero
I guess I was really into the movie and didn't expect him at that point.Quote:
Originally Posted by MechDeus
The Materia factor didn't bother me much. The did at least show Cloud using it in his sword which was neat. Omini Slash at the end was very nice
I'm buying it!
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Originally Posted by OmniGear
The wolf seems to be an important symbol for Cloud though as not only does he sport images of it on his clothing and armour but also his bike is named Fenrir, the name of a legendary wolf of mythology where the gods tried to manipulate him and his freedom.
I watched it (with an english sub I downloaded). I have never actually played FF7, so the story is absolute foreign to me, but the action was still great.
Or you could look at it this way....
For the Geostigma, I think it has less to do with the Lifestream going through people as it already flows through the people naturally. When Jenova/Sephiroth's cell infected the Lifestream and its base, it was passed on to others through that means. I believe Vincent says it but the cause of the Geostigma is an after effect of the lifestream trying to purify the body of foreign bodies like the immune system does. In this case, the foriegn body is the Jenova Cells. As a result of this, the body has distortions in the skin like you see on Denzel's head and Cloud's left arm.
As for Kadaj, I think they literally meant that he and the other 2 were like Sephiroth (as in from the same experiment/clone batch) and born from directly from Jenova. Getting that infusion of cells from Jenova just pushed his body to the limit and pushed him to become an incarnation of Sephiroth. So yeah, it kind of pushes the whole idea of Sephiroth being the epitome of corruption through the roof.
The entire fight between Cloud and Sephiroth was a repetition of the end of FF7. Rufus talks about it. The Lifestream works in cycles and that repetition is fated to occur. The same mistakes are bound to occur. In a way, Cloud faced the same thing. He lost that understanding he gained towards the end of FF7 (Tifa explains it towards the beginning of final fight between Kadaj and Cloud), the ability to move on with his life. The events of AC act as way of reminding Cloud of what he learned and that as long as he continues to hold on to the memories of his past, the same things will occur again.
As for the wolf, I wouldn't say it's the reincarnation of Zack but a symbolic creature that represents Cloud. There's that saying that wolves are loners and in the film, it's used to symbolize the emotional distance that Cloud has put himself and Tifa and the others. When he finally realizes at the end that he has a lot to live for and that he wasn't alone in his journey, the wolf disappeared next to him.
of course, that's just me rambling so pay no need unless it really makes sense ;p.
just got done watching it a few minutes ago.
only way to describe it...BAD ASS.
thats it.
a perfect example of a good video game movie done right, but thats easy to say cause its not live action.
yeah, the remixed tracks playing playing throughout the movie were too f'ing sweet.
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My computer sucks. I just bought that shit off of eBay for 5.00. Heh.
EMULATION IS PIRACY! YA HURRD?
Got it overnight, and will be watching it either tonight or tomorrow. Right in time for my birthday :p