Story:
This movie seems to almost discount what happened in the first two movies and the viewer is left completely in the dark as to what's going on. Nothing seems to make sense and it begs for another movie. (Reminds me of the second Pirates of the Caribbean movie, lots of action, no idea what's going on, gotta wait till the next one)
Art:
Amazing (as expected from a big budget and a ridiculous amount of time to make)
Sound:
Amazing (as expected from a big budget and a ridiculous amount of time to make)
Character:
Just like the story, there is no character development. It doesn't explain things, and it begs the question, why are you watching it (other than because you are a fan or you've watched the other two)
Overall:
I honestly cannot say this is a good movie. The character development is terrible, it discounts the first two movies. The story is confusing because it leaves the viewer in the dark making me wonder what their original idea was for this movie was. The "previews" they showed ended up not being in the final cut at all. Overall, the art and music is what saves this movie from being a complete "why do I care about watching it other than it being an eva movie?" If it didn't have it's amazing art, sound, and brand "Evangelion" this movie could be passed on as a B list or C list movie.
Opinion (spoilers, kinda, you've been warned?):
I am hoping the fourth explains a lot. It annoyed me quite a bit that everyone in this movie is an a**hole without explaining anything till about an hour into the movie to a clueless main character that has been in a coma the whole time (honestly can't stress this enough). The character development, there really is none other than the one friendship the main character gains in the movie. If anything, it's more of a character underdevelopment and the main character regressed beyond the first movie (so I guess that's a development?) Sorry if you are a hardcore eva fan and dislike this review, I tried to review this solely as a movie in a quadrilogy instead of as a fan of the Eva series or hater of the Eva series. People should be honest with themselves instead of giving 10 star ratings on series or movies that really don't deserve it.
