guess i can watch the rebuilds now

im equally excited to hear what black magic Shiro Sagisu has conjured up this time

Images ripped from the reel:

what in the fuck
how is the evangelion aesthetic so good

For reference, the series started back in October of 1995, 1.0 aired in September 2007, 3.0 in November of 2012 and this will release eight years later and 13 years after 1.0 came out.

soo is "2.0" not a thing?

im not familar with evangelion but i know theres like a billion different side stories, or whatever they are

Quote from: Aria on July 20, 2019, 07:08:37 PM

It will be interesting to see how Rebuild finishes given how it's already diverged from the TV series.

Spoiler

I want to know more about Mari

honestly for a supposed merch bait character she turned out to be pretty interesting

I'm calling the fucking cops.

So I just watched Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone, and it was decent.

Given that it's essentially just a retread of the first six episodes (which I already knew about going in), it's gonna be kinda hard for me to find anything to say about it. I enjoyed the first six episodes of Eva; two of them (4 and 6) are some of my favorite episodes in the series, and for the MOST part, I feel as though they were all done justice with this fresh new coat of paint.

Almost everything I have to say that's positive, however, would also apply to the original series even more, which pretty much leaves only the negatives to discuss.

Here's the thing—first and foremost, Evangelion is a TV show. All of its episodes are written, directed, and paced in a very distinct way that I think only works in a serial format.

For example, in the original series, there's a handful of these slower episodes with really long and drawn-out scenes that show very little while saying a lot. Episode 4 (Hedgehog's Dilemma) is rife with these introspective moments, all of which are very important, because they provide some crucial insight into the headspace of both Shinji and Misato—yet, out of all the episodes that were crammed into this movie, this is the one that got cut down the most.

I get that this probably had something to do with time constraints, but this is kinda what I'm talking about. In a TV show, you can afford to have each episode paced a little bit differently, because that's the nature of the medium. Every episode is a self-contained segment, giving them some wiggle room to play by their own rules for 20 minutes. Films, on the other hand, are designed to be watched in one sitting, so in order for the narrative to feel cohesive, the pacing has to remain consistent throughout. I get all that, and that's what they were trying to adjust for here. However, not only does this make the end-result feel a little bit stilted and rushed, it also comes at the expense of the episodes' deeper emotional qualities. There's just something intimate about the original series that feels kinda lost here.

TV show episodes also allow for more cliffhangers, which I get nobody likes anyway, but I'd say the show always used them fairly intelligently. The first episode ends in a cliffhanger—just before the very first fight. When the second episode begins, we don't actually get to see how the fight played out until the end. Naturally, this is different in the film, where we actually get to see the fight play out in real time, but in my opinion, this is a far less interesting way to convey this part of the story. It feels too linear, and it puts more emphasis on the action, which has literally never been the primary appeal of Eva. Not to me, anyway.

The few changes made to the story so far have been pretty intriguing. Not only does Misato already know about Lilith (for some reason), she also reveals her to Shinji almost right away. That was weird. She doesn't even think she's Adam, so I guess that plot is gonna lead to something completely different now. Gendo's plans appear to be going in different directions as well. I'm also moderately excited that Kaworu is going to get more time in the spotlight, because his sudden presence in the show and subsequent lack of development has always been one of my least favorite things about it.

The new art, naturally, was very pretty to look at, though I'm not that big on the abundance of obvious CG used for the most mundane things, like the reels on Shinji's Walkman thing. It's not a big deal, but it tends to clash with everything that's not CG.

CG isn't automatically bad, though. It was used appropriately for the Angel special effects, which helped make them seem a lot more formidable—especially Ramiel, my favorite, who definitely had the coolest animations.

Wasn't really a fan of what they did to the soundtrack, either. Any time they used a song from the original show, I was happy, but every time some newer arrangement started playing, not once did I ever feel like it was an improvement. In particular, the dramatic choir vocals that play over a couple of familiar tracks were completely out of place, in my opinion.

Overall, while getting to revisit the early parts of Eva's story with modern visuals is inherently appealing, I do have to say that I'd much rather watch the original six episodes. This was fun, but I think too many aspects of the show don't translate very well to a movie format, because I feel like several important facets that made the series unique and special in the first place have been casually defenestrated in favor of more dumb action, making it feel watered down and ultimately not as good.

I remember watching these early episodes for the first time, and thinking to myself, "Hmm, okay, there's definitely something more to this show than just giant robots." But if I watched 1.0 first, that thought probably wouldn't have crossed my mind at all. Instead, as somebody who's already seen the entire show, I'm naturally more interested in seeing where the seeds of divergence planted here will take us in the next three films (which I'm sure was the whole point).

6/10, will watch 2.0 later.

Remember to pay attention to the next time previews after the credits, they're actually very important.

Just like Halo 5's ad campaign

So I just watched Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance, and I have... very mixed feelings about it.

I'm actually considering holding my tongue on it, and watching it for a second time, just because I don't know if that was the messiest film I've ever seen, or if I just didn't get it. In any case, I'm feeling a tentative 5/10 on it, and I'll give more detailed thoughts when I can formulate something concrete. I just want to be sure I understand the metanarrative.

Some things to note:

- As I said earlier, the Next Time Previews are important. here's 2.0's NTP again just for good measure.



- Anno has stated that this is an Evangelion series for another generation/more watered down but telling the same story.
- I agree with the pacing issues of 2.0, it was pretty insanely fast, luckily though 3.0 is sloooooooooooowwwwwwwwww.
- The SoL bits in 2.0 are supposed to be reminiscent of episodes like Magma Diver & Dance Like You Want To Win.

so i just watched the third fucking movie, and


more on that later

Well I certainly wasn't expecting that reaction.

so i just watched the third fucking movie, and

Spoiler

1/10

more on that later

I'm sure he has more important things to do than post reviews of anime he rates poorly but I really would like to see Verb's full opinion on 3.0/Q seeing how it's not only one of my favorite anime movies but also one of my favorite movies in general.

Plus I gotta plenty of info-bombs I can dump in regards to 3.0.