clowd
Pro Adventurer
Its always bothered me how "safe" the voices of Cloud, Sephiroth, Barret, Rufus and others feel in Advent Children
What I mean by safe is how Square seemed to go out of their way to find the voice actor/actress that would least offend or upset fans so they choose a voice that plays it so safe.
For example's Sephiroth's voice which I think is the worst example of playing it safe.
His voice sounds several steps below a B movie villain because of it's lack of range or feeling. It's just so safe.
All great villains have a unique and rememberable voice. Darth Vader. Hans Gruber in Die Hard. General Zod in Superman II. I never watched any of the Harry Potter movies but I even think it's villain has a unique voice.
In recent years Square has repeated the trend (Lightning's voice in FF XIII) or over compensated (Vanille FF XIII).
So how should they fix the problem? Start hiring A list actors to do the voice acting. A good example would be Christopher Walken as Sephiroth. Sephiroth is a villain that always keeps his cool and this would be perfect for Walken.
Heres a possible list of voice actors I would choose.
Cloud - Edward Norton
Barret: Denzel Washington
Sephiroth - Christopher Walken
Rufus - Edward Burns
Cid - Robert Downing Jr.
What I mean by safe is how Square seemed to go out of their way to find the voice actor/actress that would least offend or upset fans so they choose a voice that plays it so safe.
For example's Sephiroth's voice which I think is the worst example of playing it safe.
His voice sounds several steps below a B movie villain because of it's lack of range or feeling. It's just so safe.
All great villains have a unique and rememberable voice. Darth Vader. Hans Gruber in Die Hard. General Zod in Superman II. I never watched any of the Harry Potter movies but I even think it's villain has a unique voice.
In recent years Square has repeated the trend (Lightning's voice in FF XIII) or over compensated (Vanille FF XIII).
So how should they fix the problem? Start hiring A list actors to do the voice acting. A good example would be Christopher Walken as Sephiroth. Sephiroth is a villain that always keeps his cool and this would be perfect for Walken.
Heres a possible list of voice actors I would choose.
Cloud - Edward Norton
Barret: Denzel Washington
Sephiroth - Christopher Walken
Rufus - Edward Burns
Cid - Robert Downing Jr.