Final Fantasy VIII/Heartwarming: Difference between revisions

* The dance scene from [[Final Fantasy VIII]]: Random, cute girl comes up to guy and pulls him onto the dance floor despite (feeble) attempts to resist; guy stumbles around making a complete idiot of himself for the better part of the song; and finally, guy gets over his nervousness to finish the dance perfectly, just in time for the lights to dim romantically and fireworks to go off!

** It also plays as very bittersweet, because you can see Squall sort of smirking near the end, and then she just runs off, which changes to a sort-of disappointed half-frown. Squall's facial expressions here are pitch-perfect. The game only gives us those few movements to work with, but we know how utterly crushed he is on the inside. It's also a sort of mini-downer ending, because considering future reveals in the game, those moments play ''perfectly'' into Squall's nihilistic philosophy. All of this, of course, sets up more heartwarming later on though.