| Should I watch the series before the movies? |
rodacFeb 23, 2015 5:56 PM
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| I think watching the movies first would work as far as understanding goes, but it'd probably be a good idea to start with the series. |
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| Watching the series before the movies isn't required. |
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| if you do watch the TV show just know that they were on a budget so the animation isn't the greatest |
| Depends. What are you looking for? A trippy, depressing, psychological series about mecha pilots? (Series) Or an stylish action-packed mecha series? (Movies) |
Chelizzle said: Neon Genesis Evangelion --> End of Eva --> Rebuild of Eva |
Please learn about cel animation and its technical process. Learn how special effects and backlighting were done without computers. |
| watch the movies, skip the series |
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| -Don't watch the rebuild movies. -Go for the 25 eps + EoE. mayukachan said: Depends. What are you looking for? A trippy, depressing, psychological series about mecha pilots? (Series) Or an stylish action-packed mecha series? (Movies) *A interesting, first-timer, action drama mixed series about troubled personalities with a lot of religious symbolism, criticism, deconstructive mecha action and a huge fandom, plus Asuka? *Or an dumb, generic, cliché'd, copypasted, fighting shounen with a standard dumb cast? |
| Don't watch any of it. |
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| You can watch either, the movies are a retelling of the original story with increasingly significant differences. I'd recommend you to watch the series, though. It is more psychological and less action-packed, so it depends on preference, but it fits the content better. |
RedRoseFring said: Don't watch any of it. |
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| how I look at it: Evangelion (TV series + EoE): the psychological side of the coin Evangelion Rebuild (the movies): the action-packed, more attractive version of the show |
| definitely watch the series first then the movies |
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xbobx said: *A interesting, first-timer, action drama mixed series about troubled personalities with a lot of religious symbolism, criticism, deconstructive mecha action and a huge fandom, plus Asuka? *Or an dumb, generic, cliché'd, copypasted, fighting shounen with a standard dumb cast? I found them both okay :3 I know people who actually prefer the movies, btw |
Chelizzle said: Neon Genesis Evangelion --> End of Eva --> Rebuild of Eva ^ jal90 said: You can watch either, the movies are a retelling of the original story with increasingly significant differences. I'd recommend you to watch the series, though. It is more psychological and less action-packed, so it depends on preference, but it fits the content better. No they're not. They're intertwined. Watching the movies before the series would be pointless, if you wanna grasp the meaning of the whole work in itself. |
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Cabron said: Chelizzle said: Neon Genesis Evangelion --> End of Eva --> Rebuild of Eva |
| For me the best way is Original serie 24 episodes --> End of Evangelion --> Last 2 eps of original serie Then the Rebuild series (if you feel like) |
Brynhildr said: jal90 said: You can watch either, the movies are a retelling of the original story with increasingly significant differences. I'd recommend you to watch the series, though. It is more psychological and less action-packed, so it depends on preference, but it fits the content better. No they're not. They're intertwined. Watching the movies before the series would be pointless, if you wanna grasp the meaning of the whole work in itself. Yes they are. They develop through the same basis and try to reach similar plot points. Being a retelling doesn't mean they are a carbon copy, they can diverge and specially as the story grows. I guess it would be fine to talk about them as a remake, though. I don't disagree with your statement there, but that doesn't make the Rebuilds not a retelling. Just a poorly-structured one if anything. |
jal90 said: Brynhildr said: No they're not. They're intertwined. Watching the movies before the series would be pointless, if you wanna grasp the meaning of the whole work in itself. Yes they are. They develop through the same basis and try to reach similar plot points. Being a retelling doesn't mean they are a carbon copy, they can diverge and specially as the story grows. I guess it would be fine to talk about them as a remake, though. I don't disagree with your statement there, but that doesn't make the Rebuilds not a retelling. Just a poorly-structured one if anything. No, they are not. Nobody ever officially announced the rebuilds are remakes, and Anno only refers to them strictly as "rebuild". In fact, there are multiple fans who believe these 3+1 movies are time loops set after the TV series. This argument is sustained by a lot of different evidences both in dialogue and imagery, from 1.11 to 3.33. There are plenty of differences on the script and characters, the time-frame is also extended, which makes this a completely different thing and not a retelling. Someone who only watches the rebuilds will get nothing of the meaning of the story and even less be able to connect the dots when 3+1, eventually, comes out. |
| Fair enough. It seems I need to rewatch the Rebuilds in a proper mood. |
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