Jan 6, 2009
OK, well, I have never played the game, still I don't know whether the game or the anime was first, but hell, I didn't get anything... No, let's start from the beginning.
Soo, the art was amazing, still, I am not into 3D computer graphics very much, you know, so that is why I give it 9, not 10. ;) I think Kadaj and Tifa approached real human beings the most, but Cloud had his "real" moments as well. :P
The story - well, man, actually, I really didn't get the idea... I couldn't understand the story from the beginning till the end. Either I'm stupid, or
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just almost nothing gets clear from the film (ok, if it is after a game, just fine, I guess who has played it, understood everything, but how could the others who hasn't, understand something, damn?)... In the sense that I had my own theory what is happening through the whole movie, you know, for example I didn't get what the "Mother" is till the half of the movie or why were they looking about her in Cloud's home?! Anyway, there were moments you didn't even know what is happening like when the children were uhh poisoned or something and they were standing like zombies and then monster came and everybody started to fight and... shit, did I miss something or I don't get anything were my thoughts like, ya know.
And then, the fighting scenes. What? There were such? I've missed that part too. I guess I was so confused by the fact I didn't understand what the point of the film is, that I couldn't enjoy the fighting enough. And at one time, it became my only hope for the whole anime. I was waiting for a good, goood fight, so that I could say after that "Hell, if not anything else, at least the action was on a good level!", but then it came the next disappointment - personally I didn't like the fighing scenes at all. Yeah, there were some good moments, like for example the pursuit scenes (with the motors) and the best part of the whole movie - if it wasn't that part, I would have an even worse opinion about the anime - certainly the best part of the film was the fighting part between Tifa and Loz. ;))) And finally, I hope nobody who hasn't watched the anime, reads this, and if you haven't, that is spoiler, so don't watch. :P How the hell Cloud fought with Kadaj for so long, and with Sephiroth so short?! It just wasn't right. Hm.
Sound - fair. I haven't noticed the music, I haven't noticed the sounds of fighting and etc either. So I guess it is not the best soundtrack they could have put on the movie, so 6, but I really wondered whether to put 6 or 7..
Characters - their portraits were interesting, but they weren't developed(I hate when others say like this but this time there is no other way) and you know, they were, well, too supportive, you see, TOO supportive. Most of the times person enjoys someone of the characters in a movie and of course, logically, wants to watch him more and hear his voice more often. Well, the movie didn't give you that chance... Even the most most most main person, Cloud, was so loosely showen that I really wonder how could anybody like that anime so much... You know, for example, I liked Loz and Yazo, but I heard them speak maybe 2 times (Yazo not at all, he was just showing here and there somewhere beside Kadaj) and saw them only like puppets who had to do the black job. ;/
So-o-o 4, sorry, the characters were really pleasant, but they just didn't have the chance to show us they are fascinating as well..
Enjoyment??? Wow, only in the beginning, I guess, and it was just a few minutes... In the half, I laughed my head off at every scene (I often do that at stupid movies), and in the end I was thinking "Damn, won't it end for god's sake?". It was really boring, huh.. :O
Overall, I really can't understand why almost everybody is sooo crazy about this movie. And I can't get as well what the idea was and exactly where had Cloud mistaken in his past life that he had these visions or whatever and, huh, who was Tifa, why did she live with him, who were those children, why Tifa knew them and other stuff that you just don't know and I guess, you shouldn't ask for...
So, mediocre as here is written :D, I just don't want to be too rude, otherwise I have to give an even lower mark... Sorry, that is my opinion and I don't obligate anyone to share it. ;)
Peace.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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