I love this moment, okay? And hereās why:
Sora does change. In all of the ways that count and hurt, he changes over the course of this journey.
Theyāre sitting on that pier, looking at this beautiful sunset, and Kairiās a little uncertain but sheās mostly excitedāsheās readyāsheās going to go on an adventure, and she canāt wait. Itās not scary, becauseĀ āI know I can always come back here, right?ā Rikuās desire to see the outside world has wormed its way into her heart.Ā
But Soraāheās actually the one of the three who doesnāt care so much about the quest. He loves his friends and heās excited for the trip because itās going to be a great adventure with his two best buds, but thatās the only reason heās leaving. He doesnāt care about the outside worlds; in that sunset talk they had on the paopu tree, he offered that nonchalantĀ āI dunnoā, sat back, and disconnected from the conversation about the outside world until there was a lull and he had the opportunity to ask Kairi a question. He even rolled his eyes at one point. He doesnāt understand Rikuās wanderlust; he loves their island with all of his heart.
Then the world falls to darkness, and everything changes.Ā
No friends. No island. Sora is alone in the outside world that he didnāt even care that much aboutāwhatās the point of exploring if heās not with his friends? If he can never, ever go back to the island that he loves? And this despair affects himāheās not at all as carefree or go-with-the-flow as he was on the island. He holds onto his determination and drive, but he gets angry easily, he glares and he snaps at everyone and he and Donald canāt have a civil conversation to save their lives. And when he canāt muster enough anger to cover his hurt, heās just so sad. Yeah, the smile he offers Donald and Goofy in exchange for going with them is a funny momentābut considering that he was ninety percent smiles before this all happened, the fact that he can only muster a garish mockery of a grin is a little heartbreaking.
He changes, in all of the ways that Kairi doesnāt want him to change.Ā
The story, for his character development, is about that change being reversed, Itās about healing that hurt, getting him excited about all of the travelling heās doing and the friends heās making, putting hope back in his heart that the loss will be reversed. You can bet that KHII Sora wouldāve been able to fly in Neverland on his first try, but KHI Sora? Happy thoughts and faith are just so hardĀ for him, even that far into the story.Ā
By the time he gets to Kairi again, he has learned and grown and healedĀ so much that, for all intents and purposes, he hasnāt changed. Heās the carefree boy she grew up with and loves. But heās infinitely stronger than that boy, because he had to lose and find himself again.
So this moment, where theyāre both happy and content, Kairiās profound foresight makes me so happy. Sora doesnāt understand, but Kairi knows him well enough that, even if she doesnāt know whatās coming, she understands that the most important thing for him is staying strong and not losing himself.Ā
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