Whatever you may have expected "Final Fantasy" to look like: You were right. Apart from being the most-realistic looking animation movie ever made, it also creates a visual style so fast, energetic, creative and in its detail nothing short of perfect that you leave the theater completely dazzled, closing your eyes for the next couple of hours to keep the pictures from slipping out of your memory. Combining a well-tailored action story in best Hollywood style (greatest apocalyptical scifi since "Aliens", by the way) with all the trademarks of Japanese Anime genius, "Final Fantasy" is the perfect synergy of two cinematic cultures, combining philosophy and entertainment until they become one. One is not often given the chance to witness something like this. You had "The Matrix", now you have "Final Fantasy". The next cinematic revolution. Period.
Review of Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
