Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within is a 2001 Japanese-American
computer animated science fiction film directed by
Hironobu Sakaguchi, creator of the
Final Fantasy series of
role-playing games. It was the first
photorealistic computer animated feature film. It features the voices of
Ming-Na,
Alec Baldwin,
Donald Sutherland,
James Woods,
Ving Rhames,
Peri Gilpin and
Steve Buscemi.
The Spirits Within follows scientists
Aki Ross and Doctor Sid in their efforts to free a post-apocalyptic Earth from a mysterious and deadly alien race known as the Phantoms, which has driven the remnants of humanity into "barrier cities". They must compete against General Hein, who wishes to use more violent means to end the conflict.
Final Fantasy VII Advent Children
Final Fantasy VII Advent Children (ファイナルファンタジーVII アドベントチルドレン,
Fainaru Fantajī Sebun Adobento Chirudoren?) is a 2005
CGI film directed by
Tetsuya Nomura and
Takeshi Nozue and produced by
Yoshinori Kitase and
Shinji Hashimoto. It was written by
Kazushige Nojima and the music was composed by
Nobuo Uematsu.
Advent Children was the first announced title in the
Compilation of Final Fantasy VII series.
The film is based on the highly successful 1997
console role-playing game Final Fantasy VII. It is set two years after the events of the game, and follows
Cloud Strife as he unravels the cause of a mysterious plague called "Geostigma" that has beset the population.
Advent Children received mixed reviews from critics, attaining an approval rating of 33% on the review aggregator
Rotten Tomatoes from a total of 6 reviews
[1]. In 2005, the film received the "Maria Award" at the
Festival Internacional de Cinema de Catalunya, and at the 2007
American Anime Awards it was awarded "best anime feature". As of 2006, the DVD and UMD releases of
Advent Children have sold over 10.5 million copies worldwide.