Columbia Pictures has just released the 15 minute Final Fantasy movie trailer, and it looks very promising...

Well, the new 15 minute Final Fantasy movie trailer is out, and it shows that even though Square has gone over its originally intended budget of 75 million dollars by almost two times over, it is worth it.

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within has awesome graphics. The whole movie is made from CGI (Computer Generated Images), but the quality is so great, so intense, that almost everything looks real. It is not until you get up close and see the smoothness of everything (skin, etc.) that you realize it was computer generated. Everything else actually looks real, from movement, to the slight breeze blowing the main character's hair around.

The main character in FF: The Spirits Within, is Dr. Aki Ross, a researcher of a barren place in the future called the Wastelands. The story depicts Earth, but not as we know it. This Earth is wrecked, and damaged. The world is futuristic, and bleak, and when it comes to mind, it reminds you of a space scene, with its darkness all around. Dr. Aki Ross is searching for any signs of life at all in the Wastelands. After searching a while, she meets soldiers sent to rescue her out of this Wasteland area, which is off-limits. They arouse the spirits, and have to fight to get out. They escape, and while in the shuttle, Aki sees the squad leader take off his helmet, and immediatly recognizes him, but she cannot place it, and he seems very familiar...

The whole story seems dark and bleak, much like 2300A.D in Chrono Trigger. It is very intriguing, and looks like it contains an awesome storyline/plot. The Spirits Within feels in everyway like a Final Fantasy game, but with all the essential elements of a sci-fi movie, and then some.

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, will come to theaters this summer, and will be the first successful CGI movie ever made by Square. FF: The Spirits Within is for everyone, whether you're a diehard RPG fan, or an avid movie-goer, this one is sure to be a hit.