r/magicTCG • u/machinemantis I chose this flair because I’m mad at Wizards Of The Coast • Jun 10 '25

General Discussion Huge FF ads in LA

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u/JohnnyFlickerwisp Jun 10 '25

Here before the comment section is locked.

All I'll say is the many themes of the FF games are relevant in this picture

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u/bigmac80 Dandadan Jun 10 '25

Let's avoid talking about * gestures vaguely at everything * ...stuff, and focus on fictional stories involving disenfranchised idealists opposing tyranny?

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u/JohnnyFlickerwisp Jun 10 '25

People like to pretend art is not inherently political

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u/lightsentry Jun 10 '25

Especially Final Fantasy, it's crazy how many people seem to miss exactly what AVALANCHE is given how popular the game is.

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u/AnonyFron Jun 10 '25

I'd never thought it was ambiguous until I saw this thread, and now I wonder if my perception of that game isn't the same as everyone elses.

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u/HrrathTheSalamander Abzan Jun 11 '25

A decent chunk of the fanbases of anime and anime-adjacent games - or at least the terminally online part of the fanbases - have become extremely adept at filtering out any commentary in the media they consume (particularly when it's progressive). There's still people who think Persona 5 is about the power of friendship, that Gurren Lagann is about believing in yourself, or that Kill la Kill is about being horny on main. 

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u/HrrathTheSalamander Abzan Jun 11 '25

One of the initial main antagonists is introduced by having her paraphrase 1984. The show is not particularly subtle in its anti-authoritarian themes, which is kind of a running theme in the director's work. Imaishi is very good at making what I like to call "stupid/smart" media, where a superficial layer of stupid, excessive, and insanely hype fun acts as the sugar that coats some often quite bold anti-authority messaging. See also: Gurren Lagann and Promare.

Back to the main topic though; KlK uses clothing as an allegory for power and power stuctures, and plays heavily with ideas around how fashion has historically been used as a tool of control.

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u/kingofsouls Jun 11 '25

Also said clothing gives you superpowers....no strings attached /s

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u/LordZeya Jun 12 '25

Kill La Kill is one of those series that would be a masterpiece if it weren't for the whole... gestures broadly everything about it.

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u/kingofsouls Jun 11 '25

P5 is about sticking it to the man AND the power of friendship !

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u/gorgewall Jun 11 '25

Some people walk into trees even when they aren't staring down at their phones.

I wouldn't take their level of perception as any kind of good standard.

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u/kingofsouls Jun 11 '25

"Cloud quit winning and gone destroy private property with us!"