The final evangelion movie thrice upon a time. Non spoiler review time. Was it worth the wait?
Is it anime of the year? Does Shinji you ever get into the damn robot? So go ahead and smash
that like just like how Asuka smashes Shinji. And let’s jump into the spoiler section at the end.
So no it's not a dream it actually came out only nine years later. Thankfully they are kind enough
to give you a five minute recap for past events. You got your favorite trio Shinji, Rei,
Asuka traveling across this crimson wasteland. The awesome part is that they actually do answer
what happened in that sudden time skip. First off let's touch on Shinji. Shinji is
well Shinji depressed as always. I mean the guy has every right to be especially after
starting the fourth impact. I will say that this does feel like the best portrayal for Shinji's
character both that is low and high times. The first time watching this i thought it
was Rei and Asuka both helping Shinji to push forward but no it's actually even better. All
three of them helping each other to grow and develop. I freaking love this dynamic.
Talking about Asuka recently re-watching the rebuild films you don't get enough of Asuka in
these. That said it does feel like this movie does the most for her character in terms of
her background, the reveals and the growth of her overall. I could see a certain closure for
Asuka roaming some of you the wrong way. Asuka definitely feels like that aged character being
twice shinji's age mentally but she still retains her spicy true nature when it counts
especially when ask is babysitting Shinji's sorry ass. Oh and ever wonder what the deal
with their eye patch is? That fully gets revealed here. I’ll also mentioned Asuka gets a standout
moment for the film. She gets that precious god tier animation scene. You could count on that
ask a scene being uploaded here on youtube and get like 100 million views eventually.
Switching to the other pilot Rei she is by far the standout in the first half of the
movie. In all her scenes she is extremely cute and adorable. I personally always been
a little bit of whatever about her but she definitely charmed me right here.
I especially love the dynamic that Rei played juxtaposed to the depressed
Shinji. Whether Rei smiles, cries, blushes she commands your full attention. If it says
anything i'm moving my plans out to get a figure for her sooner rather than later.
Getting to someone that's not like the other is Mari definitely let me know your thoughts on her.
She easily gets the most to do in this movie from all the eva movies. I've always wanted to
like her quirky character but at the same time i've always thought that you never got enough
of her. Unfortunately this really highlights that i think Mari is an extra that could easily be
replaced. This final eva movie gives you two cute reveals for her. The first juicy tidbit for Mari
makes sense although i wouldn't argue with you if he claimed there was something given to her
so she just had something. The second reveal however feels out of nowhere. Even the second
time watching i was trying to slowly piece it together but the pieces just don't add up.
For some of you i will feel super shoehorned in for her.
As for Misato we actually have her completing her character arc.
In case the last movie left you completely confused about her you pretty much get to
understand all her driving motivations here. She even has a sweet moment with Shinji.
As for father of the year Gendo this final Evangelion movie helps you fully to understand
his character and motivations at least for the rebuild films. You get a closure to his arc
in case you hated him or just didn't get him before this movie should completely change that.
For a certain best buddy Kaworu another character that gets closure.
You even see him crying. Without getting into the juicy details just know that he does get
more than a few scenes. We’ll get to his major reveals in the spoilers section.
Oh and did someone say Mitsuko? honestly i don't know how many hardcore fans there are.
For any Kaji fans? If so you will be happy that he
does appear briefly. You'll even find out what happened to him over the time skip.
Alright so diving into a few more positives. First off the amazing sometimes breathtaking
backgrounds. A good majority of these in the first hour. Whether it's from the crimson red
wasteland or simply nature you've seen a couple of these in the trailer they're extremely detailed.
I wouldn't be surprised if you spotted some of these in some evangelion art display.
How the actual movie split up feels like it shouldn't work. The movie kicks off with the 12
minute action sequence that's already been posted online. After that you have part one and part two.
Part one is a real slow and steady burn and i mean real slow and steady. At the same time you don't
really feel it due to the weight of events. On a lot of ways this first hour demonstrates
what's been missing from the rebuild films. I wouldn't have minded getting more of this.
For part two it's almost non-stop action or just messing with your mind.
Combine both of these halves and it somehow actually works well.
For something that particularly stood out was the passage of time. The movie does use a few subtle
but clever tricks to show the time flowing really taking the show don't tell approach.
For the actual eva units you know they were coming some upgrades and modifications so you already
know the three main ones coming back. I don't know if i'm old school or just like simplicity some of
the upgraded designs feel like what war machine is to iron man in the marvel movies. At the end
of the day it's best to keep it nice and simple although just like in the marvel movies i know
some of you will enjoy the new toys. Like most of you i've always been a fan of Shinji's mech
toy but Asuka’s Ava may have challenged that here i'll be keeping an eye on that particular model.
Returning for this final installment is Shiro Sagisu turns out he's worked on the kick-ass
music for Bleach so yes the soundtrack was a real treat especially blasting on the big screen.
Likewise huge props to the sound design here. The actual main theme song for this
is one last kiss till the end of time. This song is going to encapsulate the end
of the Eva era and yes that song plus the ending scene made me tear up a bit. This being the last
Eva film surely touched me more. There was even some applause the second time around watching.
Let's talk about something spicy the fan service. This movie gives you a lot
of booty. I counted on the second watch over 20 butt shots and don't get me wrong this is not
a complaint. naturally Evangelion is definitely no stranger to fan service. You should know that
a majority of the eye candy does come from Asuka. She spends half the time only in her
undies. Hell at one point she's completely naked in front of Shinji without a care in the world.
For Rei fans sorry Rei is surprisingly almost completely removed from anything flashy.
She’s only there to get head pats. Talking about fan service this final
movie does include quite the bit of references like some beach scene or a
certain scene involving a neck and some hands. So much to love time to get into some potential
nitpicks or negatives so let's just get it out of the way if you've seen the trailers this has
a lot of CG. There's so much that if you're allergic to CG part 2 will be your
kryptonite. I don't know if i just don't mind it or i've gotten used to it partly
since i do understand the need for it nowadays. That said i do have issues with two spots where
CG was used prominently the first is actually the opening cg animation scene mostly involving
Mari or Eva. At first i thought my issue was this just being a CG fest so i really tried to focus on
my second watch. You actually do have a second battle sequence that is just as CG intensive if
not more yet i didn’t have a problem with it which is why i realized the issue with the first battle.
It's really just how damn close everything is shot. The movie never gives you a far shot to
help you take it all in. On the flip side this is why the second action sequence works tons better.
For the second issue any Eva vs Eva fight it looked like it came straight out of one of
those walmart chinese mobile games. It was so bad my japanese buddy turned over to mean horror when
it came up. It's made even more apparent at the end of the fight when they actually switched to
hand-drawn animation for the Evas. You know the CG titans and attack on Titan season 4
that everyone hates? Those will look amazing in comparison which is why i want to say it almost
feels like it was done badly on purpose. So in all two negatives and actually two positives mixed in.
For a touchy subject potential couples or shipping
let's just say if you're a diehard shipper for Shinji with anyone else
this movie will likely disappoint you. Seeing some of the complaints i've seen it made me realize how
i just didn't care as much or who knows perhaps i lost interest after a decade of waiting but
i guarantee it'll ruin the movie completely for some of you or at minimum bring it down a grade.
For some other fun tidbits some of you will be happy to hear that it does
confirm or add more fuel to the fire for certain and popular fan theories.
Alright so overall thoughts and rating i'll just say that i really enjoyed it
i might have even loved it if there wasn't a decade wait. In a lot of ways this film does
feel like the end of Evangelion film. At the same time it feels like the complete opposite.
For a nice tease take the end of Eva and then mix it with elements from Madoka,
Recreators and even Code Geass. I actually did go into this expecting this to be somewhat confusing
or really out there like the previous two finales to my surprise it actually didn't feel like that
this movie does answer most of your questions and does wrap up dangling plot threads. If you love
Evangelion this is a must watch if you're just a casual fan that's seen the three rebuild films
watch it eventually i've seen it twice already and i will say i will check it out once again
but was it worth the wait? seriously i would say no from what you can see on screen surely it
doesn't look like they needed that extra time. For the fun top 10 anime question of the year
right now i do feel like this film easily gets a spot in that although let's see what happens it's
still early until the year. So let me know does this sound worth it? Do you want to go see it in
theaters? Or are you just going to take your time watching it later? Hopefully whenever netflix gets
it i think this is hitting other places worldwide in the summer. For something fun are you a casual
or hardcore fan? Definitely let me know down below. I will be reading and also liking it.
Next up spoiler section time so everything is fair game if you
do have a question asked below just be sure to finish the video first.
The start of this actually does take place on the same day after the the
third rebuild movie ends. Turns out there's multiple villages in this Eva wasteland.
Part 1 of this movie really just has the Eva trio spending their
time in one of these villages. turns out Toji married hikari and they even got a
kid together. Toji works as a village doctor. For kensuke that guy actually lives with Asuka.
He works as a village handyman and in general is a repair guy for machinery.
For Misato she actually got pregnant with Kaji and get there she actually named the kid Kaji too.
Alright so part two you got Eva one from the previous movies that has
a two spear sticking out from it. The mission now for Asuka
and friends to try to seal it off and hopefully reverse whatever happened.
No surprise Asuka and Mari jump into the frying pan. This is where you see Mari really just
playing support protecting Asuka Asuka's supposed to get this cross sealed to pierce Eva one in the
chest but shocker ever has a at feel preventing any penetration this is where you have Asuka
getting pissed off Asuka takes off her eye patch revealing this pillar seal you essentially have
Asuka going into the super powered beast mode misato even detects her as an angel
but oh no shocker the other one nukes her and then starts to strangle her what a nice reference
turns out this was all part of Gendo’s plan Eva 1 actually drags out and absorbs Asuka's unit to
which gender then takes full control of everyone you actually have this triggering the final impact
this time you get to see a giant CG Rei again so yes if you're allergic to CG this will hurt your
eyes a little bit after you finally have Shinji coming out he wants to face head-on with his papa
this is where he has some tara bad ps2 cg battle inside of this mind area for a good minute you
have Shinji getting his ass kicked a little bit later this is where Shinji finally realizes that
fighting is pointless he instead tries to talk and understand his father finally you get to
see kendo's background back when he was young which ultimately leads to one main realization
Shinji and his father are super similar somewhere in this misato uses a ship to create a new sphere
of humanity and then launches that into the colossal rei for Shinji i do have a feeling some
people will try to oversimplify what Shinji did as a talk no jutsu but at least in the end depending
on how you interpret it it does feel like gender got what he wanted ultimately have Shinji instead
of asking for help being the one that talks and helps others that includes Asuka Rei and Kaworu
in the end you have Shinji piloting Eva 1 just as the guy's about to pierce himself with the new
spear his mother appears in his giant ass angel form she pushes Shinji out you instead now have
you as everyone about to pierce herself this is when Eva splits into two again turns out Gendo
is the other one both of them are together at last piercing each other for some quick character stuff
for misato you actually have her taking a bullet for Shinji she then pulls the star wars episode
8 slamming the ship into the giant yui head for Asuka so she is revealed not only to be an angel
but turns out originally she was also a clone like Rei this is why Asuka was always feeling alone
trying hard for someone to acknowledge her or the time skip seems Kensuke was that figure
that really helped Asuka out which really is feeling the notion that Asuka and kensuke ended
up together a little bit later you do get a Shinji and Asuka scene oh yes a beach scene
Asuka's on the ground was a super ripped plug suit thankfully this time Shinji does not choke her
to which Asuka blushes at that next up Mari it's
actually revealed that she was a researcher and friends with Gendo.
I'm not 100 sure about this but i do believe Mari was involved with the creation of the LCL liquid
which is why she doesn't age so yes she's way older than Shinji.
For Kaworu this is what i got from the movie you also have the familiar beach scene returning
the guy confirms mentioning repeating this countless times always trying to make Shinji
happy Kaworu even cries for Rei you actually see her with super messy hair super long hair.
Turns out she was piloting the Eva one this whole time there's no Evas or no more angels in this
new world in the final scene you actually see this older Shinji and Mari waking up at a train station
it looked like you could see an older Kawaru and Rei close by on another platform you then
have Mari removing the death collar from Shinji's neck and both of them run together holding hands
it then switches to in real life you can see what looks like Shinji and Mari still running from a
bird's eye view so yes getting to the popular shipping question first off you do have Shinji
and Mari holding hands which doesn't 100 confirm that they're dating or married but then again
this is evil you're talking about let's also just say you don't see a girl and guy holding hands on
the street in japan unless they're together besides you did get Shinji calling her cute
you heard my feelings about this i didn't feel too invested but when i saw this i was like huh where
the hell did this come from technically Mari just introduced herself to Shinji in the second half of
this movie it feels like it would have made much more sense to put Mari together with Asuka how
Mari was always hugging on Asuka whenever she got the chance so let me know what you think about
these two getting together potentially getting confirmed were you on team Asuka and Shinji but
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