Final Fantasy 7 Is (Not) About The Environment

Final Fantasy VII is about a lot of different things. Does it all feel meaningful? Yes. Does it all feel coherent? Eh, less so. Come with me as we dive through Final Fantasy VII is uncover what messages it does and doesn't hold, what it could mean to you, the many things it means to me, and learn how to save The Planet!

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Final Fantasy 7 Is (Not) About Environmentalism
Reconstructed # 9

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Climate Change Evidence (worth reading both NASA's compilation and, if you're still skeptical, the primary sources: https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/

Script help from ‪@iamerror‬

All music from the Final Fantasy VII OST, or Epidemic Sound.
Tracks from Epidemic Sound:
23:31 - The Forest Grand by Trevor Kowalski
36:46 - Afternoon in Hammock by Franz Gordon
48:22 - Hank's Acid Trip by Daniell Fridell, Sven Lindvall
1:14:40 - Before Chill by Yomoti
1:26:22 - Skate Park Challenge by Colors of Illusion
1:52:11 - The Long Walk by Jamie Norwood
2:11:28 - Urban Conspiracy by Jules Gaia
2:29:48 - Dissolving by Hannah Lindgren
2:40:57 - In Her Orbit by Ennio Máno

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Final Fantasy 7 and the Postmodernism of Bad Graphics by ‪@misteryourdad‬    • Final Fantasy 7 and the Postmodernism...  
Defying Fate | The Meta Subversion of Final Fantasy VII Remake by ‪@Transparencyboo‬    • The Meta Subversion of Final Fantasy ...  
The Impact of Final Fantasy 7: The Game That Changed Everything by ‪@supereyepatchwolf3007‬    • The Impact of Final Fantasy 7: The Ga...  
Final Fantasy VII - A Literary Analysis by ‪@GameProf‬    • Final Fantasy VII - A Literary Analysis  
Cloud and the Curse of Patriarchy by ‪@InfernalRamblings‬    • How FF7 Reconstructs Masculinity  

00:00 - Intro
04:04 - Part 1: Below Midgar
23:19 - Part 2: Above Midgar
36:30 - Part 3: Enter Sephiroth
48:07 - Part 4: Across the Planet
1:14:26 - Part 5: Red XII/Nanaki
1:26:10 - Part 6: What About My Pain?
1:51:54 - Part 7: Lifestream
2:11:13 - Part 8: One-Winged Angel
2:25:20 - Part 9: Those Who Fight
2:42:23 - Outro

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