The films try to compress the long, complicated process of Character Development as was seen in the original to the point that the pacing is pretty much ruined. Asuka, who originally had a Freudian Excuse that could make her abusive character somewhat excusable, became downright intolerable when it was exchanged for a poor handling of Lonely at the Top that came off as Wangst. Kaworu’s re-design makes him look uglier than the original, and his characterisation makes him come off almost as a caricature. There are some plot holes left in due to the changes made to the original plot. And 3.33... Oh Kot, the worst case of Idiot Plot I’ve seen in a film in a long while now. At least À quatre mains was beautiful to listen to.
What I do like about these films is that it feels as though Anno got over his depression after getting married and can’t tap into it anymore to produce the masterpieces he’s made before. At least, I really want to think so. But yeah, IMHO as a rab... er... avid fan of NGE, these films (at least the three that have been released) are mostly a waste of your time. (Well, except maybe 2.22.)
If you want to relive the magic of Neon Genesis Evangelion...
...watch the beginning
of Kare Kano instead.
The films try to compress the long, complicated process of Character Development as was seen in the original to the point that the pacing is pretty much ruined. Asuka, who originally had a Freudian Excuse that could make her abusive character somewhat excusable, became downright intolerable when it was exchanged for a poor handling of Lonely at the Top that came off as Wangst. Kaworu’s re-design makes him look uglier than the original, and his characterisation makes him come off almost as a caricature. There are some plot holes left in due to the changes made to the original plot. And 3.33... Oh Kot, the worst case of Idiot Plot I’ve seen in a film in a long while now. At least À quatre mains was beautiful to listen to.
What I do like about these films is that it feels as though Anno got over his depression after getting married and can’t tap into it anymore to produce the masterpieces he’s made before. At least, I really want to think so. But yeah, IMHO as a rab... er... avid fan of NGE
, these films (at least the three that have been released) are mostly a waste of your time. (Well, except maybe 2.22.)