Two years have passed since the final battle with Sephiroth. Though Midgar, city of mako, city of prosperity, has been reduced to ruins, its people slowly but steadily walk the road to reconstruction. However, a mysterious illness called Geostigma torments them. With no cure in sight, it brings death to the afflicted, one after another, robbing the people of their fledgling hope.
Two years have passed since the final battle with Sephiroth. Though Midgar, city of mako, city of prosperity, has been reduced to ruins, its people slowly but steadily walk the road to reconstruction. However, a mysterious illness called Geostigma torments them. With no cure in sight, it brings death to the afflicted, one after another, robbing the people of their fledgling hope.
The film primarily focuses on universal, apolitical themes of personal trauma, guilt, and the search for hope and redemption through individual heroism and interpersonal bonds, rather than promoting a specific political ideology or solution.
The film features a diverse cast of characters in terms of design, consistent with its Japanese animation origins, without explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally Western roles. Its narrative focuses on universal themes of environmentalism and overcoming trauma, and does not explicitly critique or negatively portray traditional identities.
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children does not feature any explicit LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The film's plot centers on its established cast dealing with new threats and personal struggles, without addressing queer identity in any capacity.
Tifa Lockhart engages in close-quarters physical combat against a male opponent, Loz, but is ultimately defeated. No other female characters are depicted winning physical fights against male opponents in the film.
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children is a direct sequel to the video game Final Fantasy VII. All returning characters from the original game maintain their established canonical genders in the film. No characters who were historically or widely established as one gender are portrayed as a different gender.
The film is a direct CGI sequel to the Final Fantasy VII video game, faithfully reproducing the established appearances and racial characteristics of all returning characters from the source material. No character's race was altered from their original depiction.
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