Guest Blogger: Yeng 2

The movie I chose is Final Fantasy 7 Advert Children released in 2006, in the English version and produced by Yoshinori Kitase, Ichiro Hazama and Shinji Hashimoto. The movie was directed by Isao Nakajima and Tetsuya Nomura. The background music is produced by Nobuo Uematsu. The movie is an animated film. The plot for this movie takes place, where three young men arrive in the city of Edge and try to find Jenova’s remains in order to revive Sephiroth. Jenova is an extraterrestrial life-form. Steven Burton is the voice actor for Cloud Strife. The voice matches the character’s personality and how he is always so calm. Cloud Strife is very loyal and true to those he cares about and he is driven to protect them. He is able to carry a massive sword named Buster Sword. Cloud Strife and his comrades protect the world from destruction. The theme for the movie is overcoming with evil with good. The main character is courageous and he never gives up. The audience learns how to overcome tough situations. I agree with the critics and what they say about the animation of the movie. The critics give an A for art, animation, and music. According to Carlo Santos, “Advent Children is still a stunning work of animation.” On the other hand, I disagree with Carlo Santos that it is not good as the original. Santos states, “Underneath that glossy exterior, however, is a superficial quest that barely lives up to the original.” I feel that the movie is as good as the original. My overall opinion is this is movie has great animation and music. This movie is worth watching because it is entertaining and I highly recommend the movie for all ages. The movie is in the internet and free for all viewers.