Shinseiki Evangelion Movie: Air/Magokoro wo, Kimi ni

Shinji Ikari is left emotionally comatose after the death of a dear friend. With his son mentally unable to pilot the humanoid robot Evangelion Unit-01, Gendou Ikari's NERV races against the shadow organization SEELE to see who can enact their ultimate plan first. SEELE desires to create a godlike being by fusing their own souls into an Evangelion unit, while Gendou wishes to revert all of humanity into one primordial being so that he can be reunited with Yui, his deceased wife.

SEELE unleashes its military forces in a lethal invasion of NERV headquarters. As SEELE's forces cut down NERV's scientists and security personnel, Asuka Langley Souryuu pilots Evangelion Unit-02 in a desperate last stand against SEELE's heaviest weaponry.

The battle rages on, and a depressed Shinji hides deep within NERV's headquarters. With the fate of the world resting in Shinji's hands, Captain Misato Katsuragi hunts for the teenage boy as society crumbles around them.

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Souryuu, Asuka Langley Main

Miyamura, Yuko Japanese

Ayanami, Rei Main

Hayashibara, Megumi Japanese

Ikari, Shinji Main

Ogata, Megumi Japanese

Katsuragi, Misato Main

Mitsuishi, Kotono Japanese

Nagisa, Kaworu Supporting

Ishida, Akira Japanese

Pen Pen Supporting

Hayashibara, Megumi Japanese

Ikari, Gendou Supporting

Tachiki, Fumihiko Japanese

Kaji, Ryouji Supporting

Yamadera, Kouichi Japanese

Akagi, Ritsuko Supporting

Yamaguchi, Yuriko Japanese

Ibuki, Maya Supporting

Nagasawa, Miki Japanese

Ishikawa, Mitsuhisa Producer

Anno, Hideaki Director, Episode Director, Storyboard, Setting, Screenplay, Planning, Key Animation, Original Creator, Animation Director, Mechanical Design

Tsurumaki, Kazuya Director

Tanaka, Hideyuki Sound Director

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Dec 19, 2024

TomboyBreeder55

Recommended

Hideko Anno is a genius who made this absolutely perfect ending to an anime which was already a masterpiece on its own. This film is the most beautiful, touching and remarkable pieces of fiction I’ve ever seen, and is most definitely one of my top 3 favorite films of all time. This and the anime before it is an absolute must watch, at least as some point in one’s life. I truly couldn’t recommend it more.

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(Adding some more info down below to allow this to be posted.)

The visuals are nothing but the best, completely astounding especially for it’s time. I especially liked the ... visuals at around the last 15 minutes of the film, and the music choice for the end of the world was absolutely perfect, and if the world ever ends that might just be the song I’ll listen to on the way out.
The film kept me on the edge of my seat. I barely muttered a single word throughout the film, I practically had my eyes glued to it. That should say something.

Shinji’s relationship with the other characters (especially Asuka) were deepened very well. The very last moment of the film of Shinji nearly choking the life out of Asuka will never not be powerful. The characterization brought by the deeply talented voice actors added so, so much personality and heart to the characters and ultimately to the film as a whole. Hats off to them!

I dare say that this film is perfect, as I really don’t have any gripes with it. I loved each and every moment of it and will definitely give it a rewatch when the time is right.
As said earlier, I recommend this film (after watching the anime of course) to the utmost, and I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again: Hideko Anno is a genius, and the art department of this film are absolute troopers for bringing such great visuals to the big screen. I practically had goosebumps the whole way through.

Visuals: 10/10 (I wish I could rate it higher though)
Sound: 10/10
Characters: 10/10
Story: 10/10

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Nov 9, 2024

Agathusian

Mixed Feelings

It's a production and series that could be described either very long or very briefly. I prefer the 2nd.
Respect to the dear director, who made it complicated and carefully "incomprehensible" when a much simpler narrative with plenty of messages could have been made.
Despite everything, I can say that it is a series and its finale that feels very different and must be watched.

Ya çok uzun, ya da çok kısa bir açıklama yapılabilecekk bir yapım ve seri. Ben 2.'yi tercih ediyorum;
Bol bol mesajlı, çok daha basit bir anlatım yapılabilecekken karmakarışık ve itinayla "anlaşılmaz" yapan sevgili yönetmene saygılar.
Her şeye rağmen çok farklı hissettiren ... ve izlenmesi gereken bir seri ve onun finali diyebilirim.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Mar 11, 2024

OhsnapitsDavid

Not Recommended

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ABSOLUTE WASTE OF TIME. If you watch this movie for its "deep plot" you will be disappointed. The Neon movie gets a 10 by a lot of people mostly because it just looks like a classic movie poster, but don't get it twisted. This movie does NOTHING amazing except for having a higher budget in its animation with smoother fights, darker tones, and more gore and nudity than a TV show.

Main problem:
It attempts to be complex, but ends up being inconsistent, riddled with plot holes, villains with god-like power, absurd characters....

Many people argue that "no bro you just didn't understand the symbology." No. I got ... it. It's pretty clear if you ever watched the TV series or this movie what the message goal was of spirituality, free will, and confronting reality is. It's so dang simple, I get it. The problem IS that this message gets stretched out harder than a college student racing to finish an essay 15 minutes before its due. The essay becomes one long filler just to explain why water is wet. That's why this movie's plot fails as well. It takes almost 40mins of flashy scenes just to repeat the message of having a choice, i.e. what is Shinji's choice that he makes.

Shinji is a problem in itself as addressed in my Neon TV review, but in terms of what "Shinji resolves" it doesn't matter because Shinji does not undergo any learning curve. What does he learn in the TV show? Nothing. What does he learn in the movie? To accept reality....then choking Asuka because JK Shinji is still the same angry wimp with self issues.

The only ACTUAL learning curve that Shinji ever showcased was in the TV series, and that was just a filler episode that by now doesn't even count in the main plot (the scene when everyone is congratulating Shinji).

No. Because Shinji DOES NOT have any character growth means that the plot for this movie was wasted. All that absurd fiction. All those absurd drawings and animation. All those absurd moments of flashy edgy attempts of attempting to depict a theme or message, were all wasted the moment Shinji chokes Asuka. WHY? Because how does that scene DIFFER from Shinji in Neon episode 1? Answer: it doesn't. That's it. No character growth. Plot wasted. Message wasted. Consistency wasted. ALL IS WASTED. Shinji is meant to be the character that the author chooses to be a figure for its plot, but SHINJI turns out to be the same wimp, the same inconsistent motives of whos side is he on, the same empty pervert, the same bland character. Shinji does not exist. The sooner people can accept that, the easier it would be to watch Neon.

Once you accept that Shinji doesn't matter, you start loving Neon because Neon's "deep plot" doesn't matter. Why? Because Neon's "deep plot" has so many plot holes, fails to be consistent, and fails to be a good story because the main plot just does whatever it wants, no ifs ands or buts. If the world turned yellow. Don't worry guys its "a deep plot." If everyone turned out to live,Don't worry guys its "a deep plot." If a giant monster appeared, and the universe caved around it, Don't worry guys its "a deep plot."

This is why I say that Neon's attempt of having a message becomes TOO edgy, too convoluted, too poison, too absurd, too complex falling into itself, to SIMPLY just gloss over and say "yeah, I liked what Neon's message was." Because there is no 1 message. There are SERIES of messages that all fall into each other. Like slapping a bunch of paint and calling it art. Like pasting a bunch of symbolism and calling it deep. Like drawing a lot of animation and calling the movie good.

I can't rate the manga, but I CAN say that both the anime and the movie were gorgeous to watch, but as a whole completely butchered it's own lore through inconsistencies, shadow secrets people never learn, pacing direction that is just all over the place, bland characters, and a horrible main character.

If you really cared about the Neon series, you would recognize these flaws. In a future recreation you would want the story to be clear, the characters to be alive, and the plot to be decisive. No reason why doing this you can't also be a little artsy. But it seems Neon TV and movie went the other direction with being too artsy first, and everything else second...... 6/10 for pity.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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