February 19, 2010 Eric Swain Critical Responses, Recent Posts The Nature of Reading: Interpretation and Auteurism using Final Fantasy VIII and Mulholland Drive Recently on twitter I was pointed to an essay on Final Fantasy VIII that differs from the more generally accepted reading of the game's story. If you have not read it yet, before you proceed with this post, please do. First let me speak on the essay itself. I think it's a beautifully argued and supports its position admirably. The Squall's dead theory hadn't ever occurred to me. Never once did it enter my mind that discs 2-4 were a death dream. | more
