Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Based on the popular video game, Final Fantasy follows Dr. Aki Ross (Ming-Na) in her search for the final two "spirits" that could finally defeat alien invaders named "Phantoms". Helping (and hindering) her are an assortment of characters including Grey (Baldwin), Neil (Buscemi), Ryan (Rhames) and General Hein (Woods). Final Fantasy is the first full length motion picture to use computer generated human beings in the entire film.
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Analysis of Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie Actual chase scenes or violence - 50% Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 40% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- science fiction story
Technology/$$$$/Info hunt
Yes
Stealing/recovering/destroying
- magical artifact
Invasion from human defender POV?
- overt invasion (very visible of monsters/aliens)
War and Invasion
Yes
Major kinds of combat:
- laser battles
If a cartoon...
- animated cartoon
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- doctor
Age:
- 20's-30's
Has special powers?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlng, straight
Body type
- ample chest & buttocks (woman)
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- muscular (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- magical being
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- is very quick
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average Intelligence
Physical condition
- average physique
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
Earth setting:
- near future (later in 21st century)
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
Kinds of F/X
- Things that change shape/morph
- exploding vehicles
- exploding bombs
- exploding spaceships
- exotic spaceships
- exotic aliens
- nasty human transformations
- exotic big cities
- exotic alien landscape
Is this movie based on a
- video game
