Evangelion 1.11 is basically a recap of the first 6 episodes of Neon Genesis Evangelion, and, if you compare it to those initial six episodes, you'll probably find that it's terrible. It rushes through just about everything in an attempt to cram well over 2 hours of content into far less than that, and the pacing, character development, and general exposition suffer horribly as a result.
However, that is assuming that you have not already seen the original series. If one has seen the original series, 1.11 takes some of the best action scenes of the original series, which suffered due to a lack of time and money on the animation front, and reimagines them in an awe inspiring manner. Basically, what little goodness remains of the original is improved so much that this film is one of the most enjoyable films I have seen in a long time, but I had a clue what was going on.
Most people wont. Most people haven't seen Neon Genesis Evangelion. Evangelion 1.11 blindly assumes that the viewer has seen Neon Genesis Evangelion, and as a result generally does a terrible job of explaining what the hell is actually going on. Even if you saw the original series and hated it, I implore you to watch this film, but be warned, this is not a good introduction to Evangelion.
Evangelion 1.11: Only for those who have seen Neon Genesis Evangelion already
Evangelion 1.11 is basically a recap of the first 6 episodes of Neon Genesis Evangelion, and, if you compare it to those initial six episodes, you'll probably find that it's terrible. It rushes through just about everything in an attempt to cram well over 2 hours of content into far less than that, and the pacing, character development, and general exposition suffer horribly as a result.
However, that is assuming that you have not already seen the original series. If one has seen the original series, 1.11 takes some of the best action scenes of the original series, which suffered due to a lack of time and money on the animation front, and reimagines them in an awe inspiring manner. Basically, what little goodness remains of the original is improved so much that this film is one of the most enjoyable films I have seen in a long time, but I had a clue what was going on.
Most people wont. Most people haven't seen Neon Genesis Evangelion. Evangelion 1.11 blindly assumes that the viewer has seen Neon Genesis Evangelion, and as a result generally does a terrible job of explaining what the hell is actually going on. Even if you saw the original series and hated it, I implore you to watch this film, but be warned, this is not a good introduction to Evangelion.