Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children

One of the most well known and loved games, made in 1997, Final Fantasy 7 has spawned into a sequel movie that takes place two years after the game. Being CG it makes it well worth viewing. Fans and non-fans that don’t know about the game will love its action and well written plot. Midgar has fallen, as we know from the game, and has made a new city Midgul. Children across the city have a sickness called Geostigma and is blamed on Shinra for polluting the life stream by using it for energy. Denzel also has this sickness. He is an orphan that has lost his parents in the destruction of Midgar was found by Cloud and lives with him, Tifa, and Marlene who is also staying at the 7th Heaven bar. Cloud is yet again called to take his sword and save the world. Tifa gets a call from Reno and asking her for Cloud’s help with an important matter. She calls him and tells him that they want help with the very guys he encountered after the call. It is not his sanity he has to fight this time but three brothers, Kadaj, Loz, and Yazoo that keep calling him “Big Brother”; for the Jenova cells that linked them together. They keep asking where “Mother” is, they find that he does not have her and split. Cloud responds to the voicemail left by Tifa. He arrives at the location to find out that Rufus Shinra is still alive and has the sickness as well. Rufus wants Cloud to take out the three brothers. He refuses and walks out. After he leaves, Kadaj comes in and again asks where “Mother” is. Rufus says ‘ Oh we dropped it out of the ‘copter when we were getting away’. Rufus reveals that “Mother” is actually the remains of Jenova. Kadaj starts telling him his plans about the Geostigma. It’s a invitation for a reunion and when everyone gets together it will clog up the life stream. It then goes to a scene in Aerith’s church where Cloud has been staying. Tifa and Marlene are looking for Cloud there. And finds that he has been staying there, blankets are on the floor and a box of Materia. Loz shows up and asks them where “Mother” is. Obviously they don’t know what he is talking about. Tifa ends up fighting him and at first wins, then they hear a phone ring. Loz answers it to get orders to take the girl and says ‘Yeah I know and I am not crying’. He takes the girl and box of Materia after she beams him with one. Kadaj starts rounding up the kids that have the sickness including Denzel. And takes everyone to the Forgotten City. Cloud attempts to rescue them but fails and is rescued by Vincent Valentine. They get in a safe spot and Vincent tells Cloud what they are up to and it’s all because of Sephiroth. I am not going to give away the end you’ll have to find out what happens by watching the movie. There is a lot of twists and turns at the end that you don’t want to miss.

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