Jack Lehtonen
22Jan13
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mithono
23Feb13
I find the film a bit chaotic because it suffers from trying to tie up too many loose ends which the series kind of demands but its apocalyptic nature is almost unrivalled both aesthetically and emotively as the inevitable end draws closer. As others have mentioned the film's iconography isn't really a factor. There's a lot of reference to the essence of humanism even if you have to accept it as somewhat metaphorical
Jack Lehtonen
22Jan13
Detractors bandy about words such as "pretentious" and "superficial" in their critique of the series' and film's admittedly heavy handed use of symbolism. This, however, is completely missing what makes the collected experience such a vital and powerful work. Forget the Christian imagery, instead watch an artist bare is soul with near-unwatchable honesty and emotion. His skill at characterization pays off in spades when the story's fictional world begins to crumble. An immediate, humbling experience.
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Coheed 2.5
25Jan13
Wasn't a fan of the series viewing it last year, but this film managed to take that series' major flaws and make probably one of the most bravely experimental and disturbing films to be made for mainstream viewing. I won't be forgetting The End of Evangelion for a long time.
Gondo
22Jan13
One of the most important films in my life. Shaped my personality quite a lot when I first saw it. Thank you for that Anno!
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Pure Fault
4Nov12
I think I finally started to really feel Anno Hideaki's pain while watching this again... he completely ripped these characters apart, and I think out of disgust of his overbearing fans, he was tearing apart bits and pieces of his own personality in a way that shows us all the fallacy of humanity. Everything comes full circle in this conclusion to one of the most provocative anime series of all time.
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slaepwerigne
26Sep12
all anno's works are saturated with his desperate personal need for a mothering woman to love him unconditionally, but that doesn't stop him from making masterpiece after masterpiece.
Coheed 2.5
30Aug12
It is all the worst aspects of the series tenfold but separated from them. it becomes a horrifying yet beauty work of ravished animation. Its flaws become its greatest virtues.
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Coheed 2.5
30Aug12
Also, after they so poorly wrote her character in the series, the creators redeemed themselves by making Asuka Shinj's equal, his anima/Eve to his animus/Adam. For all her suffering through the film, she becomes his internal conscience, has the only moment of glory in combat, and has the last words that sum the whole film fully. It's a better film when viewed through her eyes.
Zac Zellers
8Jul12
The second part of this [ONE MORE FINAL: I need you], to my surprise, gets really avant-garde, with a lot of frame splicing, strange light effects, multi-exposure things, and some really experimental live-action sequences with voice-over. Asuka's last line, "how disgusting," and the translation confusion surrounding it, is reminiscent of Michel's final line ("Makes me want to puke.") in Godard's "À bout de souffle."
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Zac Zellers
8Jul12
and, worth checking out is this live-action sequence that anno wrote and directed, but ultimately decided to leave out of the film. this is apparently a sequence showing 'a life without shinji': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuVi3wD1Hrg
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Seth Farmer
5Oct11
Goes a long way to say very little. The original episodes 25 and 26 were enough, but I'm willing to let this "complementary" feature film slide for all the weird and cool visuals it contains. Honestly, though, I can't see this being of value to anyone with average interpersonal skills.
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Mysterious F.
6Nov11
I agree with this. The last two episodes already said all of this and said it better.
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Dav I.D.
17Nov11
The End of Evangelion is an alternative ending, a rather different conclusion. The last 2 episodes did not already entail "all of this this," because they portrayed something completely different than this film. I prefer this to the series' original conclusion, but I suppose- for others- it strongly depends on what manner of emotional/psychological conclusion you connect to or desire.
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Seth Farmer
24Dec11
Shinji stops being a little shithead and makes nice with the people in his life. What's the difference? I suppose The End of Evangelion can be viewed as a sort of realization of Shinji's fetishes; he's afraid of being alone and so everyone in the world literally becomes one, and we get a giant, naked, Oedipus inducing Rei Ayanami to "take care" of us. Sorry, maybe you can, but I can't fap to this shit.
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Pure Fault
9Feb12
Wasn't the world becoming one the original intention of Shinji's father? The whole "instrumentality" and returning humanity into one single being... and then, the final decision on humanity's fate rested in Shinji's hands. I always thought of the two endings going together... like the original two final episodes were an extension of what's going on in Shinji's head during instrumentality in The End of Evangelion. Plus, Anno got a lot of death threats after the original ending, and I've heard that's one thing that sparked the creation of the movies. In addition, it was awesome to see Asuka finally truly get to go all out with her Eva and to see Instrumentality actually happening. I think there are great things about both endings.
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Pure Fault
1Jul12
I think it would be awesome if they edited the original ending episodes into End Of Eva. It would be incredibly long... but as soon as EOE went into the scenes in Shinji's head, that's where the main parts of the original last episodes could be spliced in. And what the person above me said about this being the ending they originally wanted, it's no surprising they weren't able to afford it at first... the last half of the series almost didn't happen; the team was running out of funds, going over budget, and missing deadlines. It's crazy how this series almost didn't even make it...
cinepheel
18Aug11
The fact that this is so inaccessible to everyone who is not familiar with the series makes me love it even more. It's been years, but I will never forget watching this for the first time. One of the most intense movie experiences I've ever had.
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Berjuan
9Jun11
Totally blown away. I grew up watching Mazinger Z as a kid. What Evangelion does with the Mecha/Big Robot genre is genius. Can't wait to watch it again.
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Erik Villasenor
23Apr11
one of the most intense visual experiences I have had the joy to witness. This is a must see for anybody who enjoys animation or symbolism.
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PaperSoap
20May10
Watching this movie and it's television series during my youth cemented my fascination into what could be done science fiction as a median, not to mention change the face of Japanese animation during the 1990’s. Absolutely brilliant, the shear fact that people are still discussing the show’s content after 15 year of broadcast is a testament to that. Can wait to finish watching the movie remakes in 2012. I could only hope a live action version will never be made.
EDDIE I
10May10
Neon Genesis Evangelion the series and 2 films (Death & Rebirth / End of Evangelion) are simply genius
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