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| Aerith's Death Scene; Recreated in AC? | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Aug 19 2005, 02:16 PM (1,524 Views) | |
| Anastar | Aug 19 2005, 02:16 PM Post #1 |
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The new picture of Aerith released in a scan this week looks like when she's praying in the Forgotten City before her death:![]() I really don't like the idea of the Death Scene being recreated... but why would SE include it? Could it be that Aerith makes Cloud remember it in order to help him understand that he shouldn't feel guilty about what happened? Or is this just a flashback of it for the very beginning of the movie where they summarize what happened in FFVII? ![]() I don't want the Death Scene to be recreated just so that we can see Cloud's reaction. If they want to show his reaction, then show him walking up the crystal staircase with her body From the underground chamber to the lake after her death. They can easily show his grief there. I really hate the thought of seeing Aerith die again. *shudder*
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| slowerthanaverage | Aug 19 2005, 03:34 PM Post #2 |
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I think it's both. Aerith (probably after the mysterious encounter with her in the flower field) is probably the trigger for Cloud to relive the death scene... it serves as a flashback for the audience to understand why Cloud seeks forgiveness so badly from Aerith, and at the same time, it might serve as a driving force for Cloud to regain his strength to fight the badies i.e. not let Aerith's death be in vain afterall. |
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| Anastar | Aug 19 2005, 03:50 PM Post #3 |
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But how can a re-enactment help people who haven't played FFVII understand Cloud's guilt? To me, Cloud's guilt goes far beyond what happened in the Death Scene. Her death was horrible, but what Aerith meant to Cloud can never be communicated by her death alone. Isn't at least part of his guilt based on their relationship, what they shared together, and Cloud being forced to live without her? How can that be communicated by the Death Scene alone? I think it's way too simplistic to portray a horrible death and expect people to understand from it why Cloud is so guilty. My reaction to learning that they'll recreate the Death Scene is that they're doing it more for the shock value than anything else. <_< |
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| slowerthanaverage | Aug 19 2005, 03:56 PM Post #4 |
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True true, it's too simplistic to convey the relationship between CLoud and Aerith.. ![]() But AC is only 90 mins long, the producers cannot possibly portray every single scene of Cloud and Aerith... the most poignant scene is thus showed - explaining why Cloud is feeling grief and angst, and why Cloud hates Sephy so much. |
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| EnglishRose | Aug 19 2005, 04:00 PM Post #5 |
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Well, for those who haven't played the game, I think its for people to understand what has happened. After all, it is an important part of the game, when Aeris dies. it affects everyone, even people who play it. But in the film, what part it plays... I think it is just a flashback maybe of what Cloud has, because Square maybe want to show how much Cloud has been suffering without her. Poor Cloudy.
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| Tacofoolio | Aug 19 2005, 04:01 PM Post #6 |
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Also the to give us impact, they want to get us feeling emotional, and they know doing that would definately affect us. |
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| Prince Roxas | Aug 19 2005, 06:50 PM Post #7 |
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Aerith's death scene was a legend in its own right outside the game. It could be shown as a reason to Cloud's grief and guilt or it could be used right at the beginning of the movie as a flashback as you said Aly. The beginning may be some scenes of VII to show what happened before AC and Aerith's death would definately have to be in there. I personally would love at the opening credits for when it states "A Square Enix Film" blah blah blah to have Aerith's Theme being played in its orchestra form with maybe Marlene and Aerith herself as a narrator telling a brief tale of what happened in VII. |
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| Anastar | Aug 19 2005, 09:24 PM Post #8 |
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I'm really against it because the scene is legendary and because I don't think it can be truly appreciated out of the context of the game. Of course, most people who watch AC will have played FFVII, but still... there's many people who laughed at Aerith's death and who minimized the importance of her character the first time. I'm afraid that recreating the scene will only do the same thing again. Not all of us understood the significance of Cloud losing the woman he loved. Even if Cloud displays grief in that moment, there's people who will shrug it off as nothing more than shock at the loss of a friend. I would much rather see a scene that conclusively shows Cloud's love for Aerith rather than a recreation of a scene that can be misinterpreted. People will be getting off on seeing Aerith skewered like a barbeque and laughing about it. I think it'll bring more Aerith ridicule than sympathy for her. Those people who didn't understand Cloud's grief the first time they saw it will just shrug off any tears or sadness as shock at the loss of a friend. I don't think it will help the idea that Cloud is still in grief because he lost the woman he loves. I think there's much better ways to do that than recreating the Death Scene. |
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| Kaldea | Aug 19 2005, 09:57 PM Post #9 |
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I can see a couple things happening... The scene being a flashback that Cloud has just to show that his pain is over her death and how he didn't save her. Or Square could add more to it. Like something the FFVII gamers missed. Maybe Aeris whispers something to him right before she dies just to add a little more irony? Or Aeris and Cloud have a little moment where their gazes connect and you can just TELL something is happening there? Square could do so many things with this scene and I am really interested in what they are planning to do with these graphics. I trust them, and if they do decide to recreate the death scene, I am SURE it will be beautifully dramatic. |
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| Anastar | Aug 19 2005, 11:05 PM Post #10 |
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If they were to add something to it, I wouldn't mind it so much. If anything were added to it, I'd love to see Cloud whisper, "I love you" to Aerith before lowering her body into the lake or something like that. I'd rather doubt that SE would do something like that, though. I just hate the thought of seeing her die again. *sigh* |
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| Starlight Night | Aug 20 2005, 12:10 AM Post #11 |
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To tell the truth, I don't really care if it's in there. I'm going to cry anyway. But if seeing Aerith in the flower field triggers it, I might not even look at the screen. |
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| Schala | Aug 20 2005, 01:25 AM Post #12 |
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I don't think they could leave out the most emotional scene in ff7. I'm not really against it, for some reason, watching the death scene doesn't make me cry anymore. I'm worried... One time I even laughed because my brother cracked a stupid joke about it.
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| Nevi | Aug 20 2005, 02:02 AM Post #13 |
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It's sad, but I don't think there's any way to get around her death scene. We should never forget her. |
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| Eternity-Knight | Aug 20 2005, 02:04 AM Post #14 |
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Anastar you took the words right out of my mouth.
My thoughts exactly. Seeing her die in VII's graphics was bad enough but having to watch it in high quality CG would just be unbearable.
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| Sefie | Aug 20 2005, 02:41 AM Post #15 |
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Oooooooooooooooor perhaps they're not gonna re-create it at ALL, and this is just an extra picture of Aeris to put on the disc. The pics of Cloud and Sephiroth aren't from the movie And think about it, this is a VERY typical Aeris image, it makes perfect sense to me |
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