Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children - Opening Intro Story [HD] [English]

[@dante340]

"You couldn't possibly summarize the deep and complex story of Final Fantasy VII in less than 3 minutes! It's impossible!" Marlene: "Hold my flowers."

[@Kiddo_williams]

She sorta did but she didn’t really tap into who zack or Aerith are to the universe of ff7. So anyone watching this and never played the games would be so confused.

[@codybender5332]

The way she describes Sephiroth from a child’s perspective is .... really sad, this whole opening makes me tear up lol

[@noorabbas706]

ikr

[@akiinmoonlight79]

every damn time

[@mitzysmith8850]

I think everyone sometimes ,gets so frustrated with life ,there is a little Sethiroth in everyone ,and it's not easy to suppress these feelings of hatered,but ya it makes me sad

[@pikabiga]

Same he was a hero, so normal T-T

[@godemperorpepe]

@@mitzysmith8850 I think this is such a profoundly accurate statement. I listened to this video twice on the walk I just took and thought that exact same sentiment. We all have moments in our lives that make us suffer. It’s up to us as individuals to suppress the evil that lies dormant within all of our hearts. I always felt that the battles between Cloud and Sephiroth were depictions/representations of our own inner battles that we all fight. Sephiroth is the perfect representation for the manifested demons we all face. Especially knowing he can show up anywhere at anytime; yet most of the time only Cloud can see him. (Referring to Remake)

[@arwinado]

The choir singing "Is it necessary to sacrifice a soul?" with a clip of Aerith being put to rest is just so 😭

[@Odysseus7799]

"Someone I love went back to the Lifestream too". This quote really resonates when you see the scene between Aerith and Marlene in FFVII Remake

[@Stormkrow280]

Odysseus7799 in Advent Children she has the same hair style as Aerith

[@brianwishon7322]

kamenriderreaper same ribbon too

[@tiaaaron3278]

Can someone give me the context here?

[@velvetbutterfly]

Brian Wishon to be fair the entire group wears a ribbon for her

[@dreamydonno]

@@velvetbutterfly I always saw the red ribbon as a symbol of Avalanche, not Aerith. But either way, Marlene's hair ribbon is a different kind of ribbon and identical to that of Aerith's own. It also promotes the theory that Marlene is an Ancient as well, among the other things. :)

[@mikoswhackgameandstuffvids480]

Ff7 is not just a game, its an experience.

[@dreamydonno]

It's trauma.

[@superheroprotagonist]

@@dreamydonno a traumatic experience am willing to experience in the remake again

[@pierre0227]

Final fantasy 8 is better

[@JamaicaZ160R1793010A]

It was a personal experience with a person fighting against a toxic role model that he could have very well ended up as.

[@LocalPersona5Person]

@@superheroprotagonist and post traumatic sephiroth dispear

[@sortet151]

"There Was One Soldier Who Was Better Than The Rest....But When He Found Out About The Terrible Experiments That Made Him He Began To Hate Shinra....And Then....Over Time.......He Began To Hate Everything #BestLine

[@EvelynL.1112]

Sorter Prescott Poor Sephiroth ;_;

[@ConstantChanger1000]

"Shinra, and the people against them...Sephiroth, who hated the planet so much, he wanted to make it go away...and the people who tried to stop him...there were a lot of battles" ...Second best line?

[@ikigai_is_the_way]

Poor sephiroth, he was so sad for real

[@ZSleepingDragonZ]

Whiny momma's boy.

[@akiinmoonlight79]

iconic

[@ryanbeaty4893]

This movie was a visual symphony. Maybe difficult for non-fans to follow, but I imagine it would still be fun to try.

[@blankface911]

Ryan Beaty just about every person as show this movie to fucking loves it. Even though I have to explain a little, I don't think I've showed it to a single person who didn't love it by the end.

[@coreylucas5346]

My mom ADORES this movie.

[@LuisSierra42]

I never played the game but became obsessed with the movie back then

[@GeneralBulldog54]

I never had the chance to play the game. I eventually got around owning it but never did get that time to delve into it. In essence, the game was my Firefly and Advent Children was my Serenity (I did get to watch the show many years later, but it was through the movie I got into the show, much like Cowboy Bebop and Knocking on Heaven’s Door).

[@cangri1788]

@@blankface911 Hmm non fans don't love this movie at all, go to RT and you'll see.

[@blankface911]

The choir in the background of this intro is so freaking beautiful. I can't get enough of it. I wish it was on the OST because I probably wouldn't stop listening to it

[@NathanWerewuff]

Blankface91 It is. it's called the promised land.

[@hawk0187ify]

Promise day

[@fssxxa4440]

@@NathanWerewuff Спасибо

[@Dravanaar]

It is it's called The Promised Land

[@kidkytes6233]

The version of this song on remake is called "The Promised Land -Cycle of Souls-"

[@LordofEvilUnicron]

I just realized that in the final boss of FF7 Remake, specifically the Harbinger of Fate boss, the flashes of the future use a couple of scenes directly from this intro.

[@mellemadswoestenburg1296]

Yeah i saw that too! It used 1:40 and 1:56

[@DaRkLoRd-rc5yu]

These scenes themselves are the from the ending of ff7 ps1. Remade obviously. But the black screen with cloud Vs sephiroth that's in this and the remake is from the ending where cloud goes into the livestream to finish of sephiroth using omnislash. It's why alot of fans were freaking out when they saw that scene as it was like they're doing this scene already in part 1? Then what are they going to do in part 3 when it gets to the actual ending?

[@AlphonseBodom]

Boy oh boy...The price of freedom is steep. Embrace your dreams and whatever happens.. protect your honor..AS SOLDIER!! COME AND GET IT!!!

[@aizentaicho82]

"Sadness was the price to see it end." Perfect summation of the FFVII story. No one was really wrong. Did terrible things yes. However everyone's motivations were actually very understandable. Which put them all at odds. There was simply no way for there to be a happy ending. Great story.

[@noorabbas706]

omg crying

[@Redcritxx]

except for shinra

[@ThEuNdYiNg1]

Yeah I don't think shinra dropping a plate on all those people is forgivable

[@aizentaicho82]

@@ThEuNdYiNg1 who said it was?

[@M0M0117]

ThEuNdYiNg1 it isn’t and the person responsible for that is dead, so he paid the price. Doesn’t mean everyone who has ever worked for Shinra is responsible for the plate falling.

[@StanDiggs]

This hits different after Rebirth. 😭

[@librashooter]

There are one big different from rebirth. In here Sephiroth said he hated the planet so much, where in Rebirth Aerith explain that he truly love the planet and want to save her.

[@viisovari4544]

@@librashooterRebirth timeline is not the OG 7 timeline

[@Vagrant7z]

​@@librashooter I guess Marlene's interpretation of Sephiroth's motives weren't accurate.

[@Vagrant7z]

​@@viisovari4544Squeenix said that the Remake trilogy will still line up with Advent Children.

[@WanderingNerd21]

​@librashooter When did Aerith say that? I feel like I might've missed something

[@IzzyChannel1]

"Someone I love went back to the lifestream too." Aerith says this when rescuing Marlene in the new FF VII Remake. Now we know why Marlene says it here.

[@slicer1419]

she does? when???

[@dreamydonno]

Thanks for making me cry while watching that scene again, but no. Aerith does not tell her this in Remake.

[@MariusBoss11458]

@@slicer1419 I have no idea what they meant. All I'm thinking of right now is Elmyra. "A man you really really love just died. His heart came a long way to say goodbye. But he couldn't stay because he had to return to the planet"

[@daistellae]

Am i the only one that gets emotional when they're fighting?

[@fourm897]

No you are not 😉 It makes me think about fighting for our planet too...

[@MeansofIntrigue]

That's definitely the highlight of the sequence. After something of a crescendo the choir retreats to a sombre yet piercing groan, and when THAT accompanies the imagery of a remarkably heterogenous group of characters battling for the cause of planetary survival: it successfully pulls on the heart strings.

[@theshadowhunter9278]

Watching that scene where Cloud puts Aerith in the water, and after spending so much time with her in the remake, has only made me realize how really hard that scene is gonna hit when it inevitably happens in the second game. I'm so not ready for it...

[@marc9242]

It's bound to happen theshadowhunter and we all know it.... because that, that one scene is what makes final fantasy 7 one of those games that left painful scars but also left lovable characters and a memorable story of life, death, adventure, sadness and happiness.

[@subbaro8602]

@@marc9242 I disagree, it doesn´t have to happen. If that scene does not happen, because Cloud gets to save Aerith, it will still have the same impact 100%. The impact might be even greater if you think about it. All the pain, the scars, the sadness is finally healed. Aeriths death will never go unnoticed in any scenario, because how can one be saved, if they´re future wasn´t certain death. How can wounds be healed if there never were any. This is a scenario only possible because the original FF7 exists!

[@andresnoguez4497]

no @@subbaro8602

[@victormatavercosa]

​@@subbaro8602Sadly (or not) FFVII is all about the cycle of life and death is a part of that cycle. Aerith and Sephiroth are the 2 sides of this same coin, aren't they? They even share some character design elements... She represents life, nature, light and hope. He's the total opposite. They need each other. When Sephiroth plunges from the sky like the old calamity that almost wiped the Cetra, he enacts his role as a deathbringer. Aerith becomes one with life itself, being "buried in water" by Cloud. She's a seed of hope to the Planet and her sacrifice means that Holy and the Lifestream itself will prevail against the final calamity from the sky that is the Meteor.

[@subbaro8602]

@@victormatavercosa Yes, I totally agree with you. But this has already happened. Sephiroth knows every fact you just named, thats why he will not kill her, why would he again after everything she has done through the lifestream? He knows shes the reason why Cloud is so strong, that she is always the last one to push him on that final step. Sephiroths endgame is definetly different, his plan to completely weaken Cloud will work better with her being alive.

[@MoonlightBrillance]

“Someone I love went back to the lifestream too” 😭

[@TheRoseLiesDead]

I mean come on...to think that this level of profoundness came from a video game..really puts into perspective how powerful games can be.

[@alinktothememes]

Final Fantasy VII. This game changed my life. This game taught me very important life lessons and how to be the best self I can be. But strangely enough, Sephiroth is the one who I learned from and cherished from the story of Final Fantasy VII. He taught me that you need to control your emotions and have your own mind. His mistakes that made him become evil helped me to not follow in the same path such as not letting my emotions get out of hand or letting other people control me (like JENOVA did to Sephiroth in Nibelhiem).

[@alinktothememes]

I’ve also learned a lot from other characters like Cloud, Tifa, Barret, and Aerith like to always treat those with kindness, look out for your family and to always be a loyal and caring friend, to over come your fears, accept everyone, be proud of yourself, always do what’s right, protect other’s well being and lives, fucking recycle, and to never take shit from anyone

[@alinktothememes]

Honestly this is one of the greatest stories ever told with some of the greatest characters of all time. I’ve become a better person from learning from Cloud, Tifa, Aerith, Barret, and even Sephiroth. I will always love. Final Fantasy VII

[@starrieyedGirl]

Fun fact. If you go into the bar at Cozmo Canyon In Final Fantasy 7 rebirth and listen to the group of people They actually perform this hymn.

[@matvarghese4]

I will go check it out

[@schollytv2336]

Yessssss i cried when i heard it

[@starrieyedGirl]

@@schollytv2336 I cry every time I hear it. It always makes me feel so hopeless and defeated.

[@clementrenaud4260]

*In the inn.

[@stviz87]

The song in the game reminded me of the opening and I came here and watched it again

[@vagabon5130]

the thing i loved most abt this film was that cloud was the brooding hero. his self-imposed depression resonated with me and i found that comforting - that it was ok morn for something u lost and cost u so much.

[@illegalmodsquad]

This intro chokes me up so bad. FFVII is not just some ordinary rpg game. It is one of the few video games that feels much more than a game, it really is a journey, that one undertakes either by themselves or with friends and these characters grow so close to the viewers you become more than sympathetic to their plight, you become part of their world. Their fights and disagreements and opinions and quirks entangled with your own. I've played this game all the way through three times, each time a few years apart. This last time, last year, I made it a point to read every single line of text and dialogue and not just skim it but read it like a book, pausing when I needed to comprehend or digest something. This is reading it alongside another player/viewer as well, my girlfriend. The game made me realize what a beautifully crafted journey and struggle it is more than any other time. It is like a very well written book that one can experience with others all at once, if they're just as willing to experience it with you. After playing through the entirety of the game and then watching the movie, this intro; it really, really, really tugs at your heart strings. Most evident to me in the slow-motion showing of the group's final confrontation with Sephiroth. It evokes well the weight of that struggle and what that battle was like to them, on the ground. Something that I admit is not fleshed out to its maximum effect during the game due to in game graphics and the fact you are engaged in menus, strategy and tension while playing. The movie complements the game in this way that few if any video game supplementary materials do. There is nothing wrong AT ALL with the in game graphics, in fact, it actually adds a bit to the story and creates an extremely unique aesthetic. Such as when a very serious and emotional novel would be illustrated in a cute way or from a child's point of view for effect. That said, the movie taking a more realistic perspective shows in a very human way the effects of their struggles and (in the intro) the war on the ground and recounting (Marlene's testimony) in a more relatable real-world way. Simply one of the best and most well crafted games and narratives ever. I didn't even touch upon the joy and depth of the actual gameplay either. Which itself is an entire other thesis on why the game excels and is so great as a "game". Put that together with the way the narrative was written and performed... Anyone who says FFVII isn't a masterpiece and one of the crowning achievements in showing how games are an art form and can transcend the sum of their parts, is just ignorant. I love almost all the entirety of the Final Fantasy series, I've played every one but III. VII is just on a whole 'nother level.

[@TerraNovaXV]

I was teary eyes when i saw this vid... People don't understand how deep this game truly was

[@abrahammartinez3603]

I aint gonna read all that. Even though I know your feelings about the game so yeah. There goes another like for your comment.

[@JDGMTRAKO]

dude calm down, it just was a game

[@hmnanda]

ff7 is relatable to real life. we live comfortable lives at the expense of the life of our planet.

[@devilmostdie]

Juan Diego Gomez maybe it was just a game to you, but for me personally, it sparked my entire love for art today and i’ll be forever grateful for its existence.

I always loved this intro

[@dajuiceman8870]

this is still such an amazing intro over like 15 years later

[@frankenstein6677]

Wait, you or the game?

[@shortpotter]

Someone I love also returned to the lifestream. My dad. I hated for a long portion of my childhood. Then his last 2 months... he opened up and we were best friends during that time. Then the chosen day came... :( I don't hold any quams about it.. at least he was allowed to return to the lifestream.

[@raymondbautista1410]

You will see him again one day, and the two of you will never be parted.

[@rosestrife1498]

My Mother 💗

[@rosestrife1498]

it chokes me up when she says "someone I loved went back into the lifestream."

[@devonwright8790]

Sephiroth is one of my top feared enemies. And although the lore called him evil, he actually went crazy

[@AdrianMartinez-en1nb]

Because of his bastard of a father did this to him and used him for his ultimate plan

[@AdrianMartinez-en1nb]

Not to mention his dad is the one who should be one of the top feared and dangerous enemies because he's the real villain of the compilation of ff7

[@LordMalice6d9]

@@AdrianMartinez-en1nb Almost everything bad that happens in FF7 was because of Hojo.

[@reasonablekinda2269]

@@LordMalice6d9 I’d say it’s cause Jenova landed on Gaia, I wonder how she/it chooses what place it’s gonna invade after destroying a planet, imagine it’s just some randomness that caused all of this pain, also I wonder if there are other beings like Jenova out in the FF7 universe.

[@LordMalice6d9]

​@@reasonablekinda2269I'm pretty sure Gaia wasn't the first planet in the FF7 universe that Jenova had sucked the lifestream out of and used as a vessel to crashland on another planet to destroy. Jenova was a cosmic being of indeterminant age.

[@hmnanda]

loved that they used the music in this scene in remake.

[@Rihcterwilker]

Say what you will, but i legit think the compilation enhances the greatness of the original game.

[@hmnanda]

disagreed, the compilation turned ff7 into a cheesy anime and ruined the mystery of the OG. thankfully, ff7 remake is trying to move away from that and make it a little more realistically and emotionally grounded.

[@gozogo1233]

Unfortunately, remake is going to pull from the compilation, it already has in multiple subtle/in front of you ways@@hmnanda

[@RogueSeraph]

This intro...just perfect. Brings back old memories

[@SarahB1863]

Weirdly, my copy has a different English version of the opening narration. It's still a little girl, but it's a different actress. I like this one better.

[@RicardoCon94]

@@SarahB1863 there are two versions of the movie. The DVD is the original and the Blu-ray is the director's extended cut. The voice actors who voiced the kids in the dvd version sounded too old for the characters they were playing by the time they were recording additional lines for the director's cut that they replaced them for new actors. They did the same for the Japanese audio.

[@Kiddo_williams]

I always saw Sephiroth as a representation of every human being. We all have a part of us that we would call the bad and evil side that keep locked away because all we really want is peace and good for everyone. But, others when faced with so much trauma become so broken that they lose all their humanity and hope for the world because no one was there to help them cope and deal with their inner demons.

[@Brittanyknuckles1427]

The fact I’m going to be able to see this movie in theaters next month even though this was released 20 years ago makes me so happy lol

[@19ChrisRedfield83]

There were a lot of battles, for every battle there was more sadness. Someone i loved went back to the lifestream too. :( :( :(

[@20PINKluvr]

Sad that aerith had to die to save the world

[@LordHayabusa357]

Anybody looking back at this after Final Fantasy VII Remake trailers? Man what a time to be alive to be able to replay it like how the movies would look.

[@robinanwaldt]

I actually think playing the remake diminishes this opening somewhat. Part of what made it so special was seeing the things we knew with outstanding visuals compared to the PS1 game. The remake looks almost as good as this film during gameplay. So there is no awe anymore...

[@vijaz5559]

@@robinanwaldt i love the remakes but the ending and those mumbo jumbo about fate and time travel ruined it for me. because then this Sequel Movie will not be relevant anymore. it will be just another timeline

[@samuelmercier2737]

@@vijaz5559 Actually in an interview the creators explained that the story will not be too different from the original so it's not like AC is completely irrelevant

[@vijaz5559]

@@samuelmercier2737 well after that ending, nobody knows. it may be possible that the creators would diverge more than they should and not keeping their promises

[@Xalocin]

The remake looks better than this imo

[@princessoscar3089]

Well, I guess I'm back...from FF7 REBIRTH!!! DID NOT EXPECT THIS FULL ASS SONG TO START PLAYING IN THAT LOCATION...

[@WanderingNerd21]

FOR REAL!!!

[@nah1610]

Always gets me when she talks about Sephiroth in such a simple way.

[@fearlesscheshirecat1411]

1:52-2:07 this hurts so bad…. And I’ve never even played the original game, but I absolutely love Remake.

[@SuperHaoken]

This intro makes tears in my eyes everytime : Sephirot’s story, the team fighting, Aerith’s image...

[@WanderingNerd21]

Who's here after reaching THAT PLACE in Rebirth?

[@SS3Jake.]

I'm losing my mind this second 😂❤

[@deadlord9529]

me2 😂

[@akiinmoonlight79]

tears everytime ... FF7 isn't a game , its a legendary life changing expierince ♥️ no lie i wont exaggerate but it's like a religion for me (and many others !)

[@amyfair3649]

"We were able to live very comfortable lives... but wasn't that because we're taking away from the planet's life?" Take notes, humans.

[@AF-ti7nb]

Stop using your phone then. Lol

[@mitromney]

Hypocrite. What are you doing using your phone or a laptop to type these comments? Do you have any idea what toll is your tech on the environment? I swear. The hippies are the worst humans alive. First to preach, last to stay true to their own standards and words. Not to mention, Final Fantasy VII is probably the WORST possible example for any green preaching. In FFVII, planet is actually a living organism, not a piece of rock in space like ours. It has actual blood and consciousness, ours only has minerals and lava under it's crust. It is actually a HOME or heaven of sorts - for those who died. People actually remain their memories and character when they die and join the planet. There is a reason to protect all that as hard as characters from FFVII are. Our planet is simply our home, nothing more. It doesn't bleed, it has no mind or heart, it's not our home after we die, it's only our home now, that we're alive. It's apples and oranges. You wanna preach about the environment, use actual Earth, it's problems and solutions to do it. Not a fictional living planet in a fictional, magical world that's completely unlike ours. Get a brain.

[@amyfair3649]

@@mitromney 1.) What does Hippies even have to do with this topic? 2.) I never said our planet is a living, breathing planet. I merely quoted a sentence that expresses the ignorance, we as humans, have done to gain convenience for our selfish lives. For easier access to resources, we tore down more than half of the planet's wild forest for farmlands-- to mass produce. This IS harmful to the planet, your so-called "home only when you're alive". 3.) You are thinking too deep, to assume that I can't separate reality from a fictitious, fantasy game. But you're also too simple, to even grasp why this sentence can be used to describe the state of our world today. 4.) At the very least, be respectful to this "piece of rock in space" that houses all aspects of life. Even after your death, your body's corpse isn't enough fertility to replace the resources you've consumed on Earth, but thank you in advance. 5.) Your entire preach is not relative to my main comment.

[@mitromney]

@@amyfair3649 1. Hippies are the original green preachers. Lazy, unemployed furry stoners are the founders of the entire green agenda. Serious working people are too busy living their lives responsibly to put up with this bullshit. 2. And I never said you said it. But you used a quote that has to do with magical living planet to tell us, real life humans, to take notes on our planet, which is absolutely insane because our planets and problems are NOTHING alike. Tore down forests.... bad? Do you have any idea how plants even work kid? Forests do not consume CO2, they PRODUCE IT. They also do not fertilize the soil, they DRAIN IT from minerals. Many trees like the evergreens actually poison the soil beneath them.Trees are parasites just like we are. It's US, HUMANS who invented a way to reduce CO2 using trees. Trees only produce more oxygen when they grow. So we cut down old forests and seed entire fields of new trees which produce oxygen and drain CO2 - then we cut them again. It's US. WE DID IT. We learned about plants that drain elements from the air and fertilize the soil so we plant them on our fields to re-fertilize it after old forrests. Humanity shpuld never take notes from disrespectful, ignorant kids like you. YOU should take notes 3. I'm not too simple, I know what you mean and you are wrong. In FFVII universe, Shinra is literally sucking out the souls of their dead friends, parents and ancestors to than turn on the TV and watch news. In FFVII you microwave run on the chewed up soul of your dead grandma. Tell me again how in the f*cking universe is that comparable to our RL problems. 4. There is not a single human being who wants to live on a lifeless planet filled with trash. There is no reason to tell anyone to be freakin respectful, it's obvious that everybody with two brain cells is or at least tries to be. But there is a difference between respect and turning eco agenda into a cult. High recycling standards, pollution regulations and long term energy convertion plans are all great ideas. Shutting down f*cking airlines, scaring people with absurd evo apocalypse warnings, drinking from paper straws, and closing coal mines is insanity that generates more poverty, deficit and death than any possible natural consequences of our current state. 5. Oh it is boy. Maybe you're "too simple" tho

[@zereon]

@@mitromney whoa calm your tits

[@Magnus1718]

If this music is in the actual remake, I'm going to cry 😭

[@xamunas]

It is in the remake. Its called cycle of souls in the ost

[@MariusBoss11458]

@@xamunas It took me a while to realize that it actually was there.

[@matvarghese4]

It’s also in the 2nd installment when you get to the final chapter!

[@not6bucks338]

One of the greatest stories of all time.

[@francesr.4550]

I memorized the whole intro 12-13 years ago and I can’t believe until now I do. I love this movie so much, it brings back memories 🥺

[@TTCyger]

1:43 thats a cool wallpaper ;)

[@inyalgaico1563]

Underated one too

[@shin_a]

My fave scene bro

[@BeruBeruIce]

The movie is so awesome, they even added some scenes from it on the Remake. Hands down, a masterpiece.

[@ameliakakai3020]

Just keep scrolling for more cheesy and wholesome comments. This is just for myself for whenever I see this again. Note what you are feeling. Today it's been 3 years since I last time checked this song. It just keeps bringing me back. Right now I have math class, no idea why this came to mind tbh. I feel decently happy and this brings me peace.

[@solaire773]

I figured I'd comment so you can come back to the video

[@Callsign_Neuro]

Damn. A child being able to comprehend existential threats and the loss of friends and loved ones hits differently.

[@hectorplangesis7664]

A good opening for a movie.

[@MormonSwag66]

I'm playing FF7 for the first time and I gotta say, this is starting to make a lot more sense than when I watched it without having played the game

[@ngking3796]

There is something about this intro that speaks to me on a deeper level 💯 this movie is an under rated gem 💎

[@ForeverRed3000]

Had to come back to this after beating FFVII Remake and hearing this music at the beginning of the game while you walk through Midgar as everyone is crying and screaming from the explosion. I really hope that further down the line Advent Children has the potential to be fully realized as a game. There's a lot of flaws within the film that's barely 2 hours (Complete edition) that you could 100% flesh out in a 30+ hour experience like FFVIIR.

[@bestoftheworldwideweb]

and here I'm still waiting for an Anime adaptation to this amazing game.

[@seshvswrld]

aren't there already a few existing episodes?

[@bestoftheworldwideweb]

@@seshvswrld there's just 2 or 3 OVA episodes not a complete adaptation

[@masterxl97]

"Someone I love went back to the Lifestream, too..." Just a reminder that Marlene met Aerith ONCE, for a few minutes, when they walked from Tifa's Bar to Aerith's mom's house.

[@jonathan4554]

She must be talking about her parents.

[@masterxl97]

The ones she never knew and would have no actual reason to love?

[@jonathan4554]

@@masterxl97 Didn't Barret knew her parents? I find it hard that Barret wouldn't share stories of her real parents to her.

[@masterxl97]

Would that make her love them? But whatever, even aside from all that, Marlene is saying this literally over the shot of Cloud lowering Aerith's dead body into the lake. She's pretty undeniably talking about her, even if it doesn't really make much sense.

[@jonathan4554]

@@masterxl97 Hmm... I guess you're right. It's pretty strange for her to "love" Aerith so I assumed it was about her parents.

[@mrten5602]

The music from this intro is playing in chapter 2 at sector 8 in FF7 Remake!!

[@wolfeusmc2011]

That's what brought me here

[@TheKira708]

Mr Ten really. What part

[@RenTelomere]

TheKira708 this plays in Chapter 2 right after cloud first sees Sephiroth and visions of Nibelheim

[@TheKira708]

Malthael Wow I didn’t even notice that

[@lordmegatron8533]

Background music: The Promised Land

[@MTTT19]

“And then….. over time….. he began to hate EVERYTHING!” Goosebumps every time.

[@theunknowed3249]

My older brother showed me this years ago when I was but a toddler and till this day I’m grateful that I have those moments/memories with my brother before he had his own kids.😊💙🥺

[@zeldededeab9966]

1:30 gave me goosebumps

[@hmoobdaj]

This theme played after escaping the reactor in the 1st bombing mission in the Remake. Holy shit, it was so good.

[@marvinhamilton6637]

Every time I see this opening, I cant but feel sad. It goes to show how great the movie is.

[@leonardcanon3041]

Still gives me goosebumps till this day,amazing movie and also the games

[@sadhanatheprince7542]

I’ve finished the remake Part 1. After watching this, I realized near the end of the game, footage from this intro was used. I will not say where at the end due to spoilers.

[@camachoreloaded5496]

I love that Remake had this music, right after the bombing mission.

[@n1belheim]

it’s in rebirth omg

[@Noble267]

Yeah!!! I just found it at cosmos canyon 😊

[@NathanPRF]

" Sadness was the price to see the end", damn It hits so hard...

[@ShadowVincent3]

I wonder what it must've been like to be an og FF7 Fan, only knowing the blocky polygons and fmvs, to then see this film and all the characters with such gorgeous models

[@aizentaicho82]

But when he found out about the terrible experiments that made him, he began to hate shinra. Then. Over time. He began to hate everything.

[@Kaiju-Kiki]

God I tear up every time I watch this. The story to Final Fantasy VII is beautiful and tragic.

[@jolo15asianboi]

Just came back here to get ready for the remake in 4k with that new trailer recently

[@Hakuru15]

I love the party of the intro where they show off the rest of the party trying to fight Sephiroth

[@TheKrensada]

This movie's opening is absolutely brilliant.

[@Elysian-III]

Who went to go watch this in theaters??? Shit got me tearing up when this came up

[@ardenskylark6235]

'A calamity that fell from the sky and tried to destroy the planet.' '....o.o I -' 'AnYwaY - tHiS SolDieR"

[@khaelthas293]

I really love the choir background so happy to finally found it.

[@alekki327]

I remember repeatedly watching this movie when I was younger

[@DefMM123]

Always come back to this intro it's so good!

[@0Fate8Bound0]

It's insane that we now have a ff7 game coming out with better graphics than advent children

[@ProDuxer_Dubz]

The feels always makes me cry

[@philwolf1147]

I love sephiroth soo hard

[@shadowxiii3537]

This movie was WAY ahead of its time....the graphics are insane

[@shin_a]

1:43 I love this scene to death

[@joshrabatin]

"The chosen day"

[@grieverzer0416]

19 years old! Think about that for a minute

[@christiancloud7945]

Can I just say no matter how much time passes this movie is just beautiful

[@synceredagenius6084]

Damn.. who cutting onions in here..

[@wolfeusmc2011]

When i was younger i thought Sephiroth was nothing but evil. After going on deployment and growing up and hardened Update from 2012 original commen...now in 2024 more as an adult.. I really feel bad for him and pity how much pain he really was in...all he wanted was a family and losing Angeal and Genesis didn't help at all..i know that feeling all too well when you lose friends whom were the closest thing to family you ever had....

[@berserkguts6212]

Just IMAGINE ONE DAY WE CAN FULLY EXPLORE MIDGAR 😵

[@Cloud.Strife]

"Someone I love went back to the lifestream too" FUCKING SAME!

[@hectorplangesis7664]

This is spectacular .😁

[@gibbs615]

Marlene was pretty good recapping the whole FF7 story here😏

[@krazychino6400]

“Sephiroth who hated the planet so much , he wanted to make it go away”

[@skywalkerwindtalker]

Thank you for giving me goosebumps again

[@BruceWillis57]

I wish we could get more Final Fantasy movies. Both FF7 Advent Children & FF15 Kingsglaive are phenomenal. I would love one for ff10 and ff13

[@-Poka-]

a Ff10 movie would be such a good happy lighthearted Final Fantasy movie. I'd love to watch it. It's like a fairytale with hopeness after lots of conflicts.

[@abdurrahmanf.a.5624]

This classical music plays while the narrator explain sounds like an evangelion type of opening.

[@MeepMeep193]

Seeing this for the time in a while kinda knocked the wind out of me. The way she describes everything from her point of view. I think it was the way I saw it too when I was little. I didn’t know why Sephiroth was evil. I just knew he was. And he had to be stopped.

[@kyledonnelly8069]

They could've stopped at the intro. The fact that there is a film after this is heartbreaking. I take the film for what it is and still enjoy it, but that intro was handled so much better than the entire film itself. The soul of the game is that intro.

[@Keehful]

This will probably never happen, but I feel like AC should get a "Remake" treatment aswell. It has a lot of writing and pacing problems, but the overall concept is promising enough to be revisited, since Nojima is a much better writer now than then. And this intro is just beyond perfection.

[@sailorriley1]

Marlene is adorable

[@obithon7352]

There was good times We had bad times We mades friends an lost ones on the way All purity an honesty We give back to the earth Return to earth This is what will keep the planet going. Heal the sick Grow stonger Alone we are weak but as a team as one we will win

[@athaancaellus]

This movie feels very timely for what we are going through with Corona being our own Geostigma. We treated the planet like crap, and now this is our punishment.

[@Daniel-kx3zz]

Still a lot of people alive... Not only good people

[@LordMalice6d9]

Covid was man made.

[@floydhelms488]

Is there just the music without the words to this