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Koustubh said: Easiest way I can explain it is that Asuka doesn’t actually “survive” the third impact. She gets turned to Fanta Goop just like everyone else. She just rejects instrumentality like Shinji and that’s why she ends up on the beach with him at the end.From what I understood, Third Impact did happen, humanity was destroyed, and the only survivors left were Shinji and Asuka. For Shinji, I can understand that he survived, but I don't understand how did Asuka survive. That's the only part that's confusing me, but other than that the main storyline is clear. Yes, there were different confusing Avant Garde elements, but I would say that they were kind of side (yet beautiful) stuff. Overall, it's been amazing ride. Now, time to watch the rebuild movies! 9.45/10 for EoE. What specifically that means kind of necessitates a super long winded answer so click below if you dare. |
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NorthmostIsle said: Koustubh said: Easiest way I can explain it is that Asuka doesn’t actually “survive” the third impact. She gets turned to Fanta Goop just like everyone else. She just rejects instrumentality like Shinji and that’s why she ends up on the beach with him at the end.From what I understood, Third Impact did happen, humanity was destroyed, and the only survivors left were Shinji and Asuka. For Shinji, I can understand that he survived, but I don't understand how did Asuka survive. That's the only part that's confusing me, but other than that the main storyline is clear. Yes, there were different confusing Avant Garde elements, but I would say that they were kind of side (yet beautiful) stuff. Overall, it's been amazing ride. Now, time to watch the rebuild movies! 9.45/10 for EoE. What specifically that means kind of necessitates a super long winded answer so click below if you dare. Bruh, I feel that my braincells got activated after hearing your answer. It actually makes more sense now. Thanks for the clarification. I think I'll bump up the rating to 9.5 now (rounded to 10). From what you described, it was amazing! I hope the alternate ending of the rebuild movies is also able to give such a satisfying conclusion :) |
| well, that was something....? i did not understand all of it but it was an amazing movie none the less |
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| Evangelion is a visionary work of art. The catalyst that opened anime's third eye. Stunning imagery, deep mysteries, probing questions of life and the human condition. The anime Book of Revelation. I think it's pretty good. |
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| The culmination of the NGE series with even more concentrated gore, sexual innuendos, psychology and religious imagery. All combined just for the sake of it in a plot that is even more convoluted than the ending of the original series that reachs new levels of absurdity in anime, 2/10. |
| Well... at least, it was better than the original series. All the pseudo philosophical talk was entertaining at times, plus I always like psychedelic visuals and there were some good ones in this movie. Also, I felt no emotional connection to any of the characters in the series but this movie did provoke some emotional response from me: I hardly ever say that I hate a certain show or character, but damn, Shinji is such a disgusting person. I feel like I despise him with all my heart after watching this movie lol. |
| i just finished watching. im flabbergasted, shaking a little |
| Very interesting to say the least. But I still don't know what the flying f*ck is going on This reminds of the Platinum End ending, but dialled up to eleven Gonna leave it without a rating for now. I feel like it deserves a score beyond 10, but at the same time below a 1. It's truly a transcendent work of art Anyway, probably gonna go look for one of those "explained" analysis videos; which will probably end up being five times longer than the actual movie   Will be watching the rebuild movies sometime soon. My expectations are sky high with the legendary standards that EoE has set. |
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| I enjoyed this move a lot. This ending is a way better than the one in NGE. |
| so i just finished evangelion |
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Nishi_23 said: Well... at first I was like "damn this is actually pretty good, might give this an 8 or a 9", then the usual pretentious edgy mindrape bullshit happened and it plummeted to a 7. Then the ending happened and it was a 6. I do have to admit though, it's still better than the tv series. The blood and gore were really cool and the part where Asuka snapped was really great. (Although MPC-HC fucked up really badly and made almost the whole scene glitchy and killed it a bit, I'll move to mpv, thank you) Whoever made this and the first NGE, please get medical attention. Thank you. Bro, I actually like your comment because you basically summarized perfectly how I feel about this movie |
| I loved this film. I would have given a 7/10 to the series if this film didn't exist because the final episodes (25 and 26),despite I liked them, didn't feel like a real ending. I think it complements those episodes perfectly with great action scenes (the Asuka one gave me goosebumps) and philosophical and psychological topics. What I also like is that it leaves a lot of unanswered questions which give rise to some theories; I will dedicate these days to watch some YouTube videos and read this forum to know what others think about the ending and to see if it helps me understand some stuff I didn't get at all. I'm so glad I started watching this series, love everything about it. I will give a 9/10 or 10/10. Now let's see the rebuilds ^^ |
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| Alternate ending of the anime and I love it! Truly a masterpiece. |
| 2023 rewatch. Probably the best thing thing anime as a medium has to offer. This movie have everything: - constant action/story development - amazing visuals (asuka vs mpe, instrumentality/third impact sequence) - top tier soundtrack (expansion of blockade, thanatos, komm, susser tod + fitting usage of classical music) - really good voice acting (especially asuka screams) Its open ending is kinda controvertional, but i like it. You can wonder what happens next yourself. Rebuilds ending may be easier to understand/feels more like finale to this almost 30 yo franchise, but quality/art wise this is a peak. |
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| I don't understand at all......... |
| what the fuck. I'm so confused damn. |
Chipsy543Feb 9, 2023 1:20 PM
nopsik499 said: Eva fanboys always defending it because this insanity has a "darker meaning" even though all there is is random stuff and just random moments. A movie should atleast be understandable even if it has bad plot. Well the end of evangelion couldnt even do that. The funniest thing is when you see NGE fans writing essays on pretty much random elements (ignoring obvious connections leads me to think that somebody treats each element separately, and thus places it in random order inside the movie itself), building up their own theories over what might've been their meaning. I mean, I don't deny inspiration by Kabbalah in terms of symbols, same with using tropes known for Freudian psychoanalysis, or Biblical themes. But technically speaking, they have been included in such vague way that doing any "objective" interpretation of EoE in these aspects is pointless. One can do it for fun, it's fun to spot these elements and discuss them. The problem, however, starts when you encounter snobs blinded by overthinking done by others or by themselves; insecure enough to derail any form of fair counterarguments with buzzphrases like "you are too dumb to understand it", "educate yourself, return to primary school first", "you don't know this or that". Another irony is that such expressive movie like EoE allows multiple interpretations, including "it doesn't mean much aside from imagery effect" (surprise - imagery effect might also be like that, even if it's a detailed one). Too bad "anime elites" can't understand how civilized debate on works of art works like. Welp. I'm glad I saw this movie, even if its second half felt underwhelming to me. It was quite an original experience, even though I treated it just as a curio that I don't plan to return to for a re-watch. Action scenes, voice acting and music were great. Direction was also good in the first half. Second half was quite experimental, and that "live-action moment" felt out of place. Personally, I preferred the ending from TV series. Sure, it felt bizarre, but also was consistent to the pivotal theme of the whole series, so technically it was not that bad. It's shocking to see people admiring NGE for involving psychology, but at the same time hating the original ending with passion. It can't be helped, I guess. We are all entitled to have our own opinion, after all. Mine is that the TV series' ending was better. |
| I was told I should watch this because the TV ending lacks catharsis, but the movie isn't any more cathartic. |
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| It was actually better than I remembered. |
Cyberminator said: It also isn't even remotely the theme of the movie, or the series. Where did you get that from?"Humanity is bad" cliche isn't my cup of tea |
| Too bizarre, didn't like. I only liked the scattered fan service |
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| bro is this dude trolling? |
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