I think I've pinpointed what bothers me so much about the other FF7 franchise games and movies that have been developed to expand upon the original game, and it basically amounts to a corruption of several of the important themes and plot points in the game.

( Uh, I guess cut for spoilers for anyone who still hasn't played this game )

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So, I'm sitting here watching Hook on AMC (re-run), and I remember I used to love this movie. Not because it was necessarily all that great, but it was one of the first movies I finally got to watch on returning to America when I was 9, and I loved the settings. That, and I'm a fan of Robin Williams.

I think I used to like it a LOT more, and I can't tell if it's a Steven Spielburg thing, or just this film, but unfortunately now there's a lot that annoys me in it. Mostly because Maggie--the daughter--is clearly seen as a mothering-influence, and set up as a clear contrast to the father-figures (and need for a father) of Peter and Hook, and how they relate to Jack. It's odd, because not once does Maggie really overtly play into the scold-stereotype (except with the line that used to be cute, but isn't any longer of "You need a mommy very badly!"), but I get the impression all the same of the classic female scold.

The idea that women are the 'civilising' and 'responsible' influence, compared to the pirates or the lost boys, without a Mother-figure, and instead searching for father-figures who are vaguely more than little kids themselves.

This can even be seen somewhat with Tinkerbell, who when she needs to remind Peter of his duties, suddenly becomes a LARGE grown-woman, as opposed to tiny-fairy.

*shrug* It's minor, and I'm sure some people will say I'm reading too much into it, but it's struck me this way the last 3 times I've seen this film, and it's annoying me.