flowergirlssoldier
Flower Girl
I'm sure this type of thread has maybe already been done (but it was probably a long time ago), so I decided I put in my own two cents and point out the symbolism (or symbolism I think is there more like) that I've noticed in FF7.
Anyway, I was rewatching Advent Children and you know that wolf that pops up every so often? Well, I always took that, for some reason, to be the image of Zack. Like we see Aerith as herself throughout the movie, but we never see Zack until the ending in the church and I don't know where I came up with the idea that Zack is the wolf, but I feel like that could be true? I don't know why, but I do.
Also, I've recently realized just how many parallels there are between Aerith and Saints/prophets/messiahs. She dies praying (and is seen praying a lot and often throughout the original game and the compilations) and seems to sacrifice herself for the greater good and she seems to know she's going to die. Not to mention, she carries around flowers, which could potentially be symbolism for stigmata (more info on that here), since it's said that when you have stigmata, the wounds smell like gardens (called Purity of Essence).
This could, again, just be me coming up with random stuff, but maybe it holds at least a little bit of weight? What do you guys think?
Anyway, I was rewatching Advent Children and you know that wolf that pops up every so often? Well, I always took that, for some reason, to be the image of Zack. Like we see Aerith as herself throughout the movie, but we never see Zack until the ending in the church and I don't know where I came up with the idea that Zack is the wolf, but I feel like that could be true? I don't know why, but I do.
Also, I've recently realized just how many parallels there are between Aerith and Saints/prophets/messiahs. She dies praying (and is seen praying a lot and often throughout the original game and the compilations) and seems to sacrifice herself for the greater good and she seems to know she's going to die. Not to mention, she carries around flowers, which could potentially be symbolism for stigmata (more info on that here), since it's said that when you have stigmata, the wounds smell like gardens (called Purity of Essence).
This could, again, just be me coming up with random stuff, but maybe it holds at least a little bit of weight? What do you guys think?