The movie Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, a computer-animated science fiction film, was released to the public.
Production began on Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, which would become one of the first photorealistic CGI films.
A massive meteorite crashes into Earth, bringing with it alien microscopic lifeforms called Phantoms that begin infecting and killing everything on the planet.
Scientists, including Dr. Aki Ross's mother, begin studying the Phantoms to understand their origin and how to combat them.
Advancements are made in detecting and combating Phantoms, including the development of Phantom extraction techniques and containment.
Aki Ross becomes a leading scientist focused on the study and eradication of the Phantoms.
The Phantoms spread widely, causing widespread devastation and loss of life; humanity struggles to survive against the invisible menace.
Dr. Aki Ross and her team hypothesize the existence of the Earth’s collective life force, Gaia, which may hold the key to stopping the Phantoms.
Aki and her team embark on a mission to extract Earth's spirit energy fragments necessary to create a solution to neutralize the Phantoms.
Based on the Gaia concept and collected spirit fragments, scientists develop a device capable of neutralizing the Phantoms.
Aki and soldiers confront the Phantoms in a critical battle to deploy the neutralizer and save humanity from extinction.
The Phantom threat is finally neutralized, allowing Earth’s environment to begin recovering and humans to hope for the future.
