This is a fantastic video, I love final fantasy XVI a lot. the ending gave me a lot of questions on if clive is alive, since I think in my opinion it could only be his left hand being petrified after all of the mother crystals have disappeared.
What a phenomenal video. I loved watching your trails videos (especially as someone who loves that series so much lmao), and this one is no different. Keep it up!
Great video! Loved the analysis of one of the game's core themes. While the comparison to slavery and racism is an "obvious" one, your video also helped me reflect on the more subtle instances of othering and dehumanization that - sadly - are still a thing even today, especially in daily life. It does really seem to be a flaw in the way humans think, that we so easily categorize and group people together for superficial or completely false but stereotypical reasons. Be it painting migrants/homeless people/people of different ethnicities as criminals or looking down upon people who require welfare/financial aid. I would think it provides people with a feeling of control and superiority, which probably feeds into the need of maintaining the status quo. If things are decent for one group, any form of change would challenge their status and security, so naturally they would fear it. Since it appears to be a human instinct of self-preservation, it's even more important to educate others on this very subliminal way of thinking, so that one may catch oneself the next time these ideas arise in one's mind. Spoiler territory: Also, your interpretation of the ending was interesting to me. I think Clive at some point mentions that "not even the phoenix" can resurrect people, so I understood his use of the phoenix' power on Joshua's body to be merely an act of repairing the damage that Ultima had caused. Not an act of (successful) resurrection. I think it's more likely than not, that Clive survived in the end since the curse had only taken hold in his left hand (starting in his fingertips and then spreading to his hand after his attempt at using a spell) and then went on to write the book using Joshua's name to honor him.
Your talk about dehumanization is spot on. It's whats being done to people of European heritage across the west and north America. I've written at length about this. It's being pushed by the large corporations, politicians, and education system. All those things have one driving factor being the lies and hatred. Which is small hats and noses... If you're interested in the African slave trade. Specifically the western slave trade (everyone ignores the eastern slave trade, which continues to this day, because it's politically inconvenient), read Professor Tony Martin. He was branded a heretic by the higher education system because he brought to light facts people aren't supposed to know. However, his books are enlightening. Ignore the wiki articles written to slander the man after death and you will find his work the most thoroughly researched on the topic.
@@BLACKDISC His books about Marcus Garvey are good, but the one dealing with the constant attacks in academia is titled "the J onslaught" (can't write it in full because of YT censorship). If you search (try the oddsea) there are some speeches floating around. He gave some amazing presentations on the topic. Truly enlightening with information I had never heard before. It took me down a LONG rabbit hole of research. It led me to research and follow the roots of the major Caribbean ports. Who owned them and why they were named as such. How they were used for the western slave trade. It's really wild stuff that isn't ever taught.
@@BLACKDISC His books about Marcus Garvey are good, but the one dealing with the constant attacks in academia is titled "the "blank" onslaught" (can't write it in full because of YT censorship). If you search (try the oddsea) there are some speeches floating around. He gave some amazing presentations on the topic. Truly enlightening with information I had never heard before. It took me down a LONG rabbit hole of research. It led me to research and follow the roots of the major Caribbean ports. Who owned them and why they were named as such. How they were used for the western slave trade. It's really wild stuff that isn't ever taught.
@@BLACKDISC His books about Garvey are good, but the one dealing with the constant dis info campaigns and the heretical nature of acedemia is titled "the "blank" onslaught" (can't write it in full because of YT censorship). If you search (try the oddsea) there are some speeches floating around. He gave some amazing presentations on the topic. Truly enlightening with information I had never heard before. It took me down a LONG rabbit hole of research. It led me to research and follow the roots of the major Caribbean ports. Who owned them and why they were named as such. How they were used for the western slave trade. It's really wild stuff that isn't ever taught.
@@BLACKDISC The one dealing with the constant campaigns against him and his research is amazing. It is titled "the "blank" onslaught". If you look at his books you should be able to figure it out. If you search (try the odd sea) there are some speeches floating around. He gave some amazing presentations on the topic. Truly enlightening with information I had never heard before. It took me down a LONG rabbit hole of research. It led me to research and follow the roots of the major Caribbean ports. Who owned them and why they were named as such. How they were used for the western slave trade. It's really wild stuff that isn't ever taught.
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This is a fantastic video, I love final fantasy XVI a lot. the ending gave me a lot of questions on if clive is alive, since I think in my opinion it could only be his left hand being petrified after all of the mother crystals have disappeared.
What a phenomenal video. I loved watching your trails videos (especially as someone who loves that series so much lmao), and this one is no different. Keep it up!
Thanks for watching! :)
Great video! Loved the analysis of one of the game's core themes. While the comparison to slavery and racism is an "obvious" one, your video also helped me reflect on the more subtle instances of othering and dehumanization that - sadly - are still a thing even today, especially in daily life. It does really seem to be a flaw in the way humans think, that we so easily categorize and group people together for superficial or completely false but stereotypical reasons.
Be it painting migrants/homeless people/people of different ethnicities as criminals or looking down upon people who require welfare/financial aid. I would think it provides people with a feeling of control and superiority, which probably feeds into the need of maintaining the status quo. If things are decent for one group, any form of change would challenge their status and security, so naturally they would fear it. Since it appears to be a human instinct of self-preservation, it's even more important to educate others on this very subliminal way of thinking, so that one may catch oneself the next time these ideas arise in one's mind.
Spoiler territory:
Also, your interpretation of the ending was interesting to me. I think Clive at some point mentions that "not even the phoenix" can resurrect people, so I understood his use of the phoenix' power on Joshua's body to be merely an act of repairing the damage that Ultima had caused. Not an act of (successful) resurrection.
I think it's more likely than not, that Clive survived in the end since the curse had only taken hold in his left hand (starting in his fingertips and then spreading to his hand after his attempt at using a spell) and then went on to write the book using Joshua's name to honor him.
From what I've seen, most people are leaning more towards your interpretation of the ending in general and a part of me agrees. Thanks for watching!
Your talk about dehumanization is spot on. It's whats being done to people of European heritage across the west and north America. I've written at length about this. It's being pushed by the large corporations, politicians, and education system. All those things have one driving factor being the lies and hatred. Which is small hats and noses... If you're interested in the African slave trade. Specifically the western slave trade (everyone ignores the eastern slave trade, which continues to this day, because it's politically inconvenient), read Professor Tony Martin. He was branded a heretic by the higher education system because he brought to light facts people aren't supposed to know. However, his books are enlightening. Ignore the wiki articles written to slander the man after death and you will find his work the most thoroughly researched on the topic.
Do you have any specific reading recommendations from Tony Martin? (Thanks for watching)!
@@BLACKDISC His books about Marcus Garvey are good, but the one dealing with the constant attacks in academia is titled "the J onslaught" (can't write it in full because of YT censorship). If you search (try the oddsea) there are some speeches floating around. He gave some amazing presentations on the topic. Truly enlightening with information I had never heard before. It took me down a LONG rabbit hole of research. It led me to research and follow the roots of the major Caribbean ports. Who owned them and why they were named as such. How they were used for the western slave trade. It's really wild stuff that isn't ever taught.
@@BLACKDISC His books about Marcus Garvey are good, but the one dealing with the constant attacks in academia is titled "the "blank" onslaught" (can't write it in full because of YT censorship). If you search (try the oddsea) there are some speeches floating around. He gave some amazing presentations on the topic. Truly enlightening with information I had never heard before. It took me down a LONG rabbit hole of research. It led me to research and follow the roots of the major Caribbean ports. Who owned them and why they were named as such. How they were used for the western slave trade. It's really wild stuff that isn't ever taught.
@@BLACKDISC His books about Garvey are good, but the one dealing with the constant dis info campaigns and the heretical nature of acedemia is titled "the "blank" onslaught" (can't write it in full because of YT censorship). If you search (try the oddsea) there are some speeches floating around. He gave some amazing presentations on the topic. Truly enlightening with information I had never heard before. It took me down a LONG rabbit hole of research. It led me to research and follow the roots of the major Caribbean ports. Who owned them and why they were named as such. How they were used for the western slave trade. It's really wild stuff that isn't ever taught.
@@BLACKDISC The one dealing with the constant campaigns against him and his research is amazing. It is titled "the "blank" onslaught". If you look at his books you should be able to figure it out. If you search (try the odd sea) there are some speeches floating around. He gave some amazing presentations on the topic. Truly enlightening with information I had never heard before. It took me down a LONG rabbit hole of research. It led me to research and follow the roots of the major Caribbean ports. Who owned them and why they were named as such. How they were used for the western slave trade. It's really wild stuff that isn't ever taught.
Great video 👍👍👍