Theory on the Wutai War

[mimi_sardinia]

I just got thinking about the ShinRa xs. Wutai war and Yuffie's opinion of what Wutai had become afterwards and considering the symbolism of that.

It occured to me that the Wutai War may be symbolic of World War 2.

After all, Wutai is very classically asian in design, it faced up against a huge capitalist giant (Japan vs. America and allies) and the result is a country that seems to be pandering to it's conquerors (somehow I get the idea Japan has done that to a degree since WW2).

So if that is the symbolism inherit in the Wutai War that means ShinRa/Midgar = America.

Not a symbolic representation that I have all that much problem with, given how much of an ass Dubya is.

Comments

[encodedfate.livejournal.com]

If you REALLY wanna play it, Current President = Rufus Shinra, George Bush sr. = President Shinra. Also, notice that half the people under Rufus are kind of against what he does but too afraid to do anything. The rest of the population is either in SOLDIER or hates his rotten guts.Cloud symbolizes... me. That's right, it's me. I'm going to kill the president, get a group to follow me everywhere, fuck an asian who likes magic balls, and get reamed by a big black guy who acts like Mr. T. Oh, and some chic with massive breasts is going to rape me with a strap on. Why? Because I'm Cloud.

~hyper~

[blueshinra.livejournal.com]

If you REALLY wanna play it, Current President = Rufus Shinra, George Bush sr. = President Shinra.

If Patrick Fitzgerald = Reeve, I will die of squeeing.

[mimi-sardinia.livejournal.com]

*Snerk* At least you have the hair colour for it but you're going to need plenty of hair gel.