By Joan Ong
INQUIRER.net
I GET a chill down my spine every time I see the word “children” in a movie title. (Blame it on the 1984 Hollywood movie, “Children of the Corn.”)
“Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children” was no exception. But this time, the chill wasn’t brought about by the sight of angst-ridden zombie children carving out the insides of adults. Instead, it was a pleasant kind of chill.
Enter the computer-animated world of “Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children” — the movie sequel to Final Fantasy VII, the PlayStation and PC role-playing game — where the visuals are absolutely breathtaking and would definitely send chills down your spine right from the opening credits. The images are beautifully crafted to the tiniest pixel and the action scenes make all the laws of physics jump out the window.
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