When Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children debuted in 2005, it received a lot of negative feedback from both reviewers and fans. But an odd thing has been happening recently: an increasing number of millennials are beginning to look back on the movie in a more favorable light.
When the film debuted, a good number of fans of Final Fantasy VII praised it for its action sequences, breathtaking graphics, and faithfulness to the original game, while nongamers criticized it for its convoluted story, pacing, and one-note characters.
In recent years, the film has gotten more positive reviews from fans, with many praising its emotional depth and treatment of topics such as loss, grief, and redemption. The film's popularity has also been increased by its release on Blu-ray and streaming services, which has made it more accessible to a wider audience.
You can count The Marvels Nia DaCost among Advent Children's newfound supporters. Speaking to IGN, she revealed that she actually referenced the CG animated video game film in her pitch meeting to Marvel Studios.
"One of my references when I was pitching for [The Marvels] was from Advent Children. A couple of scenes from that because it's just an amazing, amazing movie, and has really great fight scenes and has a really great ending sequence with the main character being thrown into the sky by all the other characters," explained the Nora Ephron Prize-winning director.
She went on to add, "I actually didn't want [The Marvels] to look like a video game in the sense of what you think of when you think of video game, it's more linear, but obviously they're so cinematic as well. Think about The Last of Us cutscenes, or Horizon Zero Daen cutscenes but it's a very different style. So for me, it was from the best kinds of games, the best kinds of stories you get, that's what inspires me to play and inspires people to watch movies like this."
It seems DaCosta is a big gamer as she went on to share that she loves Skyrim and most recently finished playing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Who knew the director of a big-budget MCU film would be such a huge gamer?!
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