Explanation for the ending of Final Fantasy 8

[Serapy]

Just because you don't see Squall in the homemade video does not mean he is not at the party.

Which is an assumption but the fact still remains that he was invisible in the whole camcorder scene, except Rinoa.

Seeing that the battery cut and the timer on the video, it would seem that they had been filming for a while. So, this theory is basically based on what is 2 minutes of video footage

The thing is that the battery flat indicator exactly appeared when Rinoa is casting her finger sign symbolism. I`ve re-checked the frames to make sure.
I was thinking about it today, so I`ve concluded that it`s to emphasise the symbolism that Rinoa was using ...

Anyway
The camcorder scene was part of the semi-final FMV.
The entire FMV is 7 minutes and 52 seconds long.
The camcorder scene is 2 minutes and 49 seconds long.

It would be kind of unnecessary for SquareSoft to extend the camcorder scene anyway.

Therefore, everything disclosed in that FMV is important to acknowledge because, obviously, the ending of any story is usually crucial. That, of course, applies in this case.

completely ignoring what happens throughout the game.

Enlighten me. As far as I know, it`s impossible to tell what actually happened to Squall after the 'Rinoa approaching unconscious Squall on the flower side' scene. Afterward, we get to view the Seifer scene.

Obviously, you would assume that he got revived and that he being the real Squall to publicly meet Rinoa at the end. However, you have to consider why SquareSoft didn`t inform us about what actually happened to Squall after that 'flower field' scene.

And it also appears to defy the laws of physics. A holographic device does not have mass and therefore cannot apply force on another object.

The laws of physics used Final Fantasy VIII is quite different when compared to our reality, though. The differences are obviously time influences, magic, etc.

In your first walkthrough at the car park, you probably thought that image was the actual Cid, until when some student came and said that it was just a clone device. Yes? SquareSoft initially wanted you to believe that it was really him in the first place. So, it`s possible that SquareSoft used the same scenario with Squall at the end... due to that excuse and most of all, not enough information wasn`t given --

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HAPPY FACE

So, I doubt she'd suddenly have happy face if he was dead, would she?

Hmm, I`m pretty sure that the face you posted doesn`t look like a happy face at all, more like a curious/semi-sad face. Still, her expression is not strong enough to show that he`s alive. Who wouldn`t look at the face of a dead person after it has passed away in a second?

The desert island where Squall was standing on. He collapsed and he`s still on that island ... So when Rinoa came over, a few second later; he died, the island disappeared and everything went back to normal.
Why? If he`s dead, there`s no reason for him to be still on the desert island. The whole desert island was just an illusion.

Ironically, Squall dying scene is in the same FMV as Laguna visiting the grave of Raine. Same date and fmv? That`s strange.

Before Ultimecia`s fight, Laguna told the party to think of each other strongly (friendship, memories, love, etc) when dealing with certain situations. I'm assuming that you have to be conscious to think like that in order to keep 100% conscious and not become lost. Well, unfortunately, it was kinda too late for Squall. Because, if you become unconscious, I don`t think you will have enough energy to think of friendship, memories and love strongly.
So ... he became unconscious, for god`s know how long.
I blame Ellone for that part. If she didn`t leave Squall in the first place, then maybe Squall would have became different.

Anyway, one thing I just found out today:

At the end of the camcorder FMV, where Rinoa was using her figner sign symbolism and then she used that symbolism again in the next FMV. I gave it a thought today... At first I thought it was the exact same motion (1st finger and 2nd finger) and that the 2nd finger was meant to be repeated for the purpose of showing Squall, but after finding out today, it apparently wasn`t.



Both shots took place when she casts the symbolism *I`ve made sure that the frames are accurate to match*
Both shots are from different angles but look carefully.
I'll give you one answer: in Shot 1, you can clearly see her teeth and in Shot 2, her teeth isn`t displayed and even in the whole final FMV (not that camcorder one.)

Any explanation on this one? I think I have one but I probably will update it later, so here goes:

During the development process of FF8, the developers set the camcorder FMV as the very final FMV as accorded to the script. However, after undergoing testing to make sure everything is working as intended, they have realised something missing... so then they have decided to add the game a better ending, making Squall appear... to satisfy players more. Because they didn`t want the same thing to happen to FF8 from FF7 (Aerith dying). They add the image of Squall in a new FMV and polish the motion of Rinoa. Polish Rinoa? Why not? They have polished the look of Squall in the final release, I guess because the look of Squall in Trial wasn`t appealing.

I don`t know, there could be many possibilities e.g. time paradox ... such as influence from time compression.