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Nice hair, bad movie., 27 March 2002

Author: timothy teoh (tzehoong@christianemail.com) from Penang, Malaysia

Final Fantasy is another popular-video-game-title-made-into-a-movie that just doesn't cut it as a movie. It had undeniably incredible graphics, but that alone doesn't make a good movie.

But Aki Ross's hair was awesome.

The story is as bland as it gets. Aliens have taken control of the Earth and it's up to the heroine to get rid of them. Naturally, there is a supporting hero who has a romantic past with her, and a crew of soldiers who fulfill the Sidekick Formula in every way : a wisecracker, a hunk, a tomboy - and of course a sage-like professor in the background.

But Aki Ross's hair was awesome.

What is it with futuristic shows that computers have to be displayed in the cooolest, most unusual way possible? And that the setting is almost always dark and moody? Aren't there EVER going to be happy futures? Are all aliens out to get us?

But Aki Ross's hair was awesome.

The main draw of this film is of course the graphics, especially Aki Ross's hair. It is intricately rendered and so impressive that it is almost worth the ticket price. However, the developers did not appear to have paid much attention to the crowning glory of the other characters in the film. Men are invariably crew-cut, and the only prominent female is conveniently a tomboy (so she gets to have very short hair). Still, the animation is seamless and realistic, and the rendering of eyes and minute facial features all point to hard work and talent.

Too bad they didn't get better scriptwriters.

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