Explanation for the ending of Final Fantasy 8

[champagne supernova]

The idea is that the last camcorder FMV only contained visible images of Selphie, Quistis, Irvine, Cid, Matron, Zell, Aneglo and Rinoa which all were used a lot in the story. Squall too but he, being the main character, wasn't visible in the FMV as he's supposed to be behind the ceiling. I think that Squall should have been in that FMV more often ...

The guy is a loner. He doesn't like parties. So, no, it's not that strange.

If he actually didn`t like parties, then he wouldn`t be in the party FMV in the beginning of the game. Also, he was clearly visible in most of the FMVs prior to this one. Which is strange.

As far as I'm aware, in Liberi Fatali, there is no party. If you mean the SeeD graduation ball - it is the SeeD graduation ball. He is obliged to go there. And, if you recall, after the dancing FMV with Rinoa, he goes and stands outside at the same balcony. Oh wait, I mention it in the point you quote next - pity you chose not to address it then.

EDIT: At the first ball, where he meets Rinoa, he is found by Quistis at the exact same balcony. So, it really is unsurprising.
Story-wise, it shows how much Squall had transformed. Before he knew Rinoa, he sat at that balcony by himself, being most depressed. At the end, he was at that balcony, happy, and with the girl that he loves. How romantic...

Rinoa using the device to express the memory of Squall is romantic either.

No, not romantic. Sick and disturbed more likely.

Firstly, that would be creepy & strange & weird. Who does that?

SquareSoft, duh.

Secondly, when she kisses Squall, she leans into him - hence he must be solid to support her.

You can tell that just by looking at pixel? No, that`s impossible unless you're a designer of the FF8`s team. If they made FF8 more exicting in terms of hard core plot, chances are that they have made things more subtle.

I just watched the final video now. And in it, Squall clearly pulls Rinoa by the hand to kiss her. So, if Rinoa is being pulled, that means some force is being applied on her hand. And this means that it can not be a hologram.

Basically, the clearest sign that Squall is definitely there is in how the video ends.

No, it`s to show you that the story is getting repeated when you start over again.

Seeing that this was part of a larger point of mine (continued below), I will address this there.

Why would Selphie be creeping up to that balcony to record something if she didn't think Squall was there and that something was going to happen?

Actually, no. Selphie saw Angelo running down to the balcony in the first place, and then she saw Rinoa. That`s when she started recording. Why wouldn`t you record when your friend`s dog was going to greet him in a public place?

I think, if one reads the last sentence clearly, this is a disproof of your own argument. But anyway, I just watched the final video. Before the video cuts, Selphie is gesticulating wildly at the camera-holder (presumably Irvine) to go and shoot what's happening on the balcony. So, unless Selphie wants the entire world to know about Rinoa's strange holographic fantasies (and seeing that she's a friend of Rinoa's, one should discount this possibility), one has to conclude that Squall is on the balcony with her, and Selphie wants to get them kissing on video.