Final Fantasy VII Rebirth: Dream Worlds, Dates, and Death (Ending Deep Dive 2)

Aerith's final free moments, possibly ever. A date. Where Dreams and Worlds and meaning become one. Where heroes fight for the right to exist, where deities exert their initial salvos of direct cosmic warfare, where every innocent detail comes alive with intense meaning, and where two people discover something in each other. The next instant they'd have would be when Cloud is vainly trying to stop Sephiroth from killing Aerith.

Answers and questions arise like an army caught awash in the flood of relentless emotion. The best and the worst happens, and from it Cloud, Aerith, and Zack are forever changed. As is Biggs and every other beloved entangled to these three direly entrenched heroes.

It is humbly recommended to have already watched the previous episode of the Ending Deep dive, for better contextual awareness of some of the ideas presented:

Part 1, Temple of the Ancients and a New Midgar
   • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth: The Dark G...  


Enjoy!


Relative Timeline of Events:

0:00 Flower Resolution Opening
1:11 Recap of What’s Occurred So Far
3:32 Zack the tragic Scion, The immortal Hero
5:06 The Dream Date
6:21 Where Dream and World unite
8:35 Endangered innocence and Cosmic Forces
9:38 The One Winged Angel’s Plan
10:55 Zack, the Brave Leaf caught in Cosmic Winds
14:21 The Abuse of Power, and a Ray of Hope
15:33 Murder and a Sacred Moment worth Dying for
17:43 Light, Dark, Law and the unbroken Fourth Team


Music in order of appearance:

Aerith’s Theme, Nobuo Uematsu (1)
(Remake Version) Masashi Hamauzu, Mitsuto Suzuki
Listen to the Cries of the Planet, Nobuo Uematsu (1)
(Rebirth Version) Masashi Hamauzu, Mitsuto Suzuki
Under the Apple Tree, Nobuo Uematsu (1)
(Rebirth Version) Masashi Hamauzu, Mitsuto Suzuki
Flowers Blooming in the Church, Nobuo Uematsu (1)
(Remake Version) Masashi Hamauzu, Mitsuto Suzuki
You Can Hear the Cry of the Planet, Nobuo Uematsu (1)
The Price of Freedom, Takeharu Ishimoto (1)
I’m Waiting Cloud, Nobuo Uematsu (1)
(Remake Version) Masashi Hamauzu, Mitsuto Suzuki
FFVII Opening Theme, Nobuo Uematsu (1)
Hollow Instrumental, Nobuo Uematsu (1)
No Promises to Keep, Nobuo Uematsu (1)
(Rebirth Version) Masashi Hamauzu, Mitsuto Suzuki
(Piano Version) Pablo Enver (2)
Her Final Prayer, Nobuo Uematsu (1)
(Rebirth Version) Masashi Hamauzu, Mitsuto Suzuki


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Remake, Rebirth and Ever Crisis footage:

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“Any moment might be our last. Everything is more beautiful because we're doomed. You will never be lovelier than you are now. We will never be here again.”

― Homer, The Iliad