Block Busters 5: Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Added 2021-06-28 18:20:57 +0000 UTCNOTE: two of the images we reference in this podcast are linked in the Patreon post, sorry for making you click into a website but it was the easiest way
We're here to talk about Square's ultimate act of hubris, which is mostly interesting in context because the movie is ... fine? It's fine. But we talk about 90s action cinema, the Disney machine, and the actual massive legacy of this film, which you won't find in the cinema. Thanks everyone for your support!
NEXT TIME: TRUE LIES
References:
Batman Forever theme
Aki Ross in The Matrix
Comments
Just gonna repeat what I posted on Giantbomb forum here: "Final Fantasy Spirits Within. 5 out of 5! Not because it's a good movie. In fact it deserves to be the laughing stick it it. But seeing it again in 2021 makes me realize that how many game developers still steal from it. There are bits and pieces in Mass Effect. There are Shades in NieR Replicant, who are basically Phantoms that bleed. There is the motherfucking Death Stranding, Hideo 'DID NOT INVENT NOTHING' Kojima left so much from the movie that almost tanked Sakaguchi's career. This god damned movie is so influential." Thanks for the suggestion.
Robert
2021-06-30 14:32:24 +0000 UTC
