I thought it was okay. I liked some of the characters, I liked the action, the plot was interesting for a bit, but it felt like it all collapsed towards the end and ran out of budget to do an actual good job wrapping everything up. End of Evangelion was just... weird, and didn't make a whole lot of sense, but it had some good action moments.
Originally, I was going to make this whole review incredibly mixed, because I had mixed feelings on the show... then I read the other ones. And apparently, this show is like some kinda goddamn religion to some people. And honestly? That's fine.
I don't know what the hell was going on in Anno's head when he made this, or what kind of insane cat drugs he was on, but apparently, a lot of people can identify it and something about it resonates inside them. It connects to them in ways that other people cannot possibly comprehend.
If you have the time: watch this show. Maybe you're in the crowed who "gets it." Maybe it'll do something for you that the rest of us can't possibly comprehend, and I think it's great that something can do that. Anime, as a creative medium, gets a lot of crap from non-fans for being for geeks and weeaboos, and the fact that something within it can connect with people in such an intimate way really serves to legitimize the industry to those not in the know, especially considering how widespread its popularity is.
And if you aren't in the group that "gets it?" If you're an average joe likes me who just wants a decent show to watch, not really anything insane and requiring tons of symbolic interpretation?
Eh, watch it anyway. It's still got a lot of fun bits for the normal consumer. It's not gonna bite your head off.
I literally don't know what the hell to say
I thought it was okay. I liked some of the characters, I liked the action, the plot was interesting for a bit, but it felt like it all collapsed towards the end and ran out of budget to do an actual good job wrapping everything up. End of Evangelion was just... weird, and didn't make a whole lot of sense, but it had some good action moments.
Originally, I was going to make this whole review incredibly mixed, because I had mixed feelings on the show... then I read the other ones. And apparently, this show is like some kinda goddamn religion to some people. And honestly? That's fine.
I don't know what the hell was going on in Anno's head when he made this, or what kind of insane cat drugs he was on, but apparently, a lot of people can identify it and something about it resonates inside them. It connects to them in ways that other people cannot possibly comprehend.
If you have the time: watch this show. Maybe you're in the crowed who "gets it." Maybe it'll do something for you that the rest of us can't possibly comprehend, and I think it's great that something can do that. Anime, as a creative medium, gets a lot of crap from non-fans for being for geeks and weeaboos, and the fact that something within it can connect with people in such an intimate way really serves to legitimize the industry to those not in the know, especially considering how widespread its popularity is.
And if you aren't in the group that "gets it?" If you're an average joe likes me who just wants a decent show to watch, not really anything insane and requiring tons of symbolic interpretation?
Eh, watch it anyway. It's still got a lot of fun bits for the normal consumer. It's not gonna bite your head off.