Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

Where in the world do I begin with this train wreck of a movie?

The plot is the essentially a clone of other Final Fantasy movies and has more or less the same story arc we've all seen a thousand times before in sci-fi and anime. What makes all those other countless identical films superior to this one is exposition. Flashbacks, memories, narrative storytelling, correlated events - all of these are what give a tale depth and interest. Sadly, none of that is seen here, just a series of events given in one block of time. The closest we ever come to any dimension added ... to the characters are the little tidbits they happen to drop in conversation with others. However, without compelling imagery, the words are just as flat as the script on which they were written.

The one saving grace is the CG artwork, which was crisp, defined, and of good enough quality. Again, though, the "phantoms" practically had generic written all over them. Less-than-material creatures that glow a lot and eat spirits - anyone else getting a little déjà-vu yet?

So, once again, the amazing video game franchise is slightly cheapened with another badly made movie. It would have been just another mediocre bit for the masses, but unfortunately, every other film-maker did it first, and every other film-maker did it better.

People say the movie is good, some say the movie is bad, it all kind of depends on ones opinion, the movie had its good points as well as the bad points. As far as the story went, it was a decent storyline , it wasnt a great one, but it wasnt a horrible one either. The CGI is absolutely stunning, if you enjoyed the CGI in FF:AC , you will definiately enjoy the CGI in Spirits Within. To be perfectly honest, the characters to me were quite forgettable, i dont recall thier names. As far as enjoyment goes theres one factor you need to ... consider, if you are a scifi kind of person, then you will love this movie, if you seek action, you may be bored to tears, the movie does have some action, but the movie kind of drags for action fans, but if you are a scifi fan then the movie will seem intresting and keep you hooked. Overall, Final Fantasy Spirits Within is one of those love it or hate it movies, but it is worth checking out