Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children was great at the time of its release. It can be thanked for many things, even getting the remake off the ground. First and foremost though, it gave fans what they wanted, more stories with the game’s characters. It expanded upon a lot of the things the original touched on. Now, going full circle, the movie has even inspired some design choices and plot points for the remake. 

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For those who have not watched Advent Children in a while, now is as good a time as any to revisit the movie. Some of the inclusions are pretty surprising and are almost direct comparisons. Conversely, others can be loosely interpreted. Whether these ideas were good or not, this article is going to spoil events that happen both in the film and remake, so please get ready.  

10 Took: Turk Quirks

There are a few characteristics of the Turks taken from the film version. Rude replacing his glasses is a good first example. At one point, they get smashed only for him to reach into his coat to get another.

Both versions are also reliant on using helicopters as weapons. Finally, while Reno did enter the church in the original game, he didn’t actually fight. He didn’t as well in the film but Tifa did fight Loz; therefore, in a way, the remake’s boss fight is sort of homage to that. 

9 Skipped: The Bumbling Turks

The one thing the remake didn’t take about Reno or Rude is their incompetence. In Advent Children, they were the slapstick comedic foil in every scene. While they still screw up and have plenty of charisma in the remake, they are at least shown to have more resolve. As they should be.

8 Took: Motorcycle Fu

The original game had the motorcycle chase mini-game but the action was pretty basic. This film cranked up the motorcycle antics to eleven, making use of some fun action choreography in the process.

Somehow, the remake turned the dial-up even more. Roche, a new character and SOLDIER candidate, is the epitome of crazy stuntmen. On top of the cutscenes involving bikes, the actual mini-game is more frantic as well. 

7 Skipped: The Voices

At the time of the film’s release, the voice cast was praised. This was the first time a lot of the Final Fantasy 7 characters were given voices. Cloud, Yuffie, and Aerith did have voices in Kingdom Hearts, but that was a spin-off removed from the universe of Final Fantasy.

Comparing the film’s cast to the new one is like night and day. In comparison, Cloud and Tifa sound half asleep in the movie. There was no charisma there, which might have not been the fault of the actors because the script was pretty sophomoric overall. 

6 Took: Cloud’s Goku Strength

Cloud is the strongest fighter in the original game, which should come as no surprise as the protagonist. In the film, that power was enhanced to godlike proportions.

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Cloud can seemingly fly and cut through buildings like Goku from Dragon Ball Z. In the remake, in the final battle, Cloud is also given the power of slicing through buildings like they were butter. It looks cool even if it is a little OP. 

5 Skipped: Barret Redesign

Most of the costumes and overall character redesigns look good in the film, with Tifa’s less risqué composure being among the best. Barret is the big exception.

Whoever gave Barret cornrows and a mesh shirt should take a long hard look at themselves. He looks ridiculous. Thankfully, the remake did not take inspiration from Advent Children for this area.

4 Took: Sephiroth’s Plan

Sephiroth’s motives in the original game were a bit unclear. He wanted to release Jenova and become godlike, or something. In the film, he tells Cloud he wants to use the planet as a vessel to sail around the galaxy like his mother before him.

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Sephiroth makes a similar comment to Cloud in the remake. Also of note are the black wisps that can be seen during their final confrontation in the film, which may have been inspired the remake’s Whispers. 

3 Skipped: Sephiroth Triplets

The Reunion clones still made it into the remake’s narrative but thankfully they aren’t given personalities. That is to say that they are not obnoxious Sephiroth wannabes like Kadaj, Yazoo, and Loz. That was another design choice that didn’t sit well with most film viewers. 

2 Took: Orphans

The orphans are a huge plot element in the film. This is considered one of the things that dragged it down as their inclusion slowed the pace. Thankfully, that is not the case in the remake, as their inclusion is just homage to that idea. Aerith occasionally takes care of some nearby orphans in Sector Six. They are even useful, like in the case of Moggie. 

1 Skipped: Dilly Dally Shilly Shally

There are a lot of bad lines in the film, but the one that takes the cake is Tifa’s infamous “Dilly dally, shilly shally.” It has a groan-worthy delivery and was seemingly added in the hopes that it would catch on.

Well, it didn’t. The remake doesn’t even try to be cute by referencing this line at all. 

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