“We should cherish these normal days."
And normal days there are, the first half of the movie is full of standard anime stuff and Ship Tease. I was hoping this film would be a little more subtle about the fanservice, but my wake up call came in the form of a tsundere (going for the world record of 'baka'-usage) storming out of the bathroom naked and kicking the protagonist. Much of the first half helps you get some idea of the characters, but it feels like it's based on a Dating Sim and very eager to please male otaku that know the other show.
Since none of that applies to me, foreshadowing and hints of Hidden Depths feel like a nice break. I actually went "yay, politics!" when they were talking about treaties and other countries' robots, and got annoyed when that was immediately compensated by another chick slamming her boobs into Shinji's face. If you think I'm overemphasising on the fanservice, I recommend you grab some booze and take a shot every time the movie does it. You will die.
But then, in the second half, the Holy Shit Quotient goes through the roof. The battle against the tenth angel is positively horrifying, with EVA-01 ripping it apart like a hound, making you wonder who the real monsters are, and ironic music to make it even worse (by which I mean better). The animations are smooth, the imagery is strong and the last scenes are all in all very engaging and great to see. It is much easier to care about characters in situations like this. Okay, I'm not sure if what's happening is making any sense at all, but it's atmosphere is sublime and I'm curious to see where things will go.
2.0 You can (not) Advance
“We should cherish these normal days." And normal days there are, the first half of the movie is full of standard anime stuff and Ship Tease. I was hoping this film would be a little more subtle about the fanservice, but my wake up call came in the form of a tsundere (going for the world record of 'baka'-usage) storming out of the bathroom naked and kicking the protagonist. Much of the first half helps you get some idea of the characters, but it feels like it's based on a Dating Sim and very eager to please male otaku that know the other show.
Since none of that applies to me, foreshadowing and hints of Hidden Depths feel like a nice break. I actually went "yay, politics!" when they were talking about treaties and other countries' robots, and got annoyed when that was immediately compensated by another chick slamming her boobs into Shinji's face. If you think I'm overemphasising on the fanservice, I recommend you grab some booze and take a shot every time the movie does it. You will die.
But then, in the second half, the Holy Shit Quotient goes through the roof. The battle against the tenth angel is positively horrifying, with EVA-01 ripping it apart like a hound, making you wonder who the real monsters are, and ironic music to make it even worse (by which I mean better). The animations are smooth, the imagery is strong and the last scenes are all in all very engaging and great to see. It is much easier to care about characters in situations like this. Okay, I'm not sure if what's happening is making any sense at all, but it's atmosphere is sublime and I'm curious to see where things will go.