Evangelion Megathread

[Y]

Originally posted by: Lefty
If you watch the directors cut of the last six eps it changes the entire series plus the last two eps make a bit more sense but not much. Still I thoug hthey were good but yeah didn't really end the sereis. But then we got the movies so all is good.

Unless I am sorely mistaken there is nothing added to the final two episodes at all in the "director's cut" (which is really just the Japanese DVDs, since there was never a DVD release of the original TV cut in Japan), and the scene in episode 24 could be extrapolated anyway.

EDIT:

Also, the TV ending makes the series a much better and more original work than the movie ending does, even though they both basically cover the same material.

[Lefty]

Originally posted by: Y

Originally posted by: Lefty
If you watch the directors cut of the last six eps it changes the entire series plus the last two eps make a bit more sense but not much. Still I thoug hthey were good but yeah didn't really end the sereis. But then we got the movies so all is good.

Unless I am sorely mistaken there is nothing added to the final two episodes at all in the "director's cut" (which is really just the Japanese DVDs, since there was never a DVD release of the original TV cut in Japan), and the scene in episode 24 could be extrapolated anyway.

EDIT:

Also, the TV ending makes the series a much better and more original work than the movie ending does, even though they both basically cover the same material.

Yes the last two director cut eps are diffrent form the originals, not like ten minutes longer but some stuff was added that didn't air in the original broadcast. It made more sense to me.

[Y]

Originally posted by: Lefty
Yes the last two director cut eps are diffrent form the originals, not like ten minutes longer but some stuff was added that didn't air in the original broadcast. It made more sense to me.

Name the scenes. Really, I don't think there's any differences.

[MrTicTac]

didnt they only add like extra flashback scenes

[basey44]

thats what i thought

i like the movie ending better though, also the 2 endings are totally different to eachother in what happens. i wont spoil here so ill keep this pretty vague, but in the tv ending he makes a choice and in the movie ending he takes the alternative to his choice. if i remember right, its been a while since i saw the tv ending

[Kenzaburo]

Evangelion is pretty much one of the weirdest shows I've ever seen. Nowadays I got the feeling, that they really didn't know what kind of show they wanted to make.
Back then, when I watched it ('bout 7 years ago, I guess) I used to like it. I loved the mysteries and religion related stuff combined with a mecha theme. But the whole show just got more and more depressing to watch. Instead of the characters slowly getting a hold of themselves they turned into some really frightening lunatics. The last two episodes than really screwed it up for me just because it seemed like the creators decided that they wanted to do a show about the psyche of insane people. And even if this counts as spoiling: This show does NOT answer one single question that came up before. NOT ONE!
It was only after the end of the TV series that I read about the movies and them offering a different ending. So my hopes went up again. Man, was I wrong...the movies turned out to be sicker than the show itself. Seriously, it was so depressing to me, that I got into a really bad mood...felt like I just wanted to kill myself. After seeing that I really started to think of the Tv ending as being somehwat lighthearted.
All I can say is, that this show might have been great if the ending had been a lot different...like giving a real ending. Finally concluding the Angel storyline, the whole stuff about "Seele" and whatnot.

Sorry for the rant...but it shows, how disappointed I still am with that series.

[MrTicTac]

Hideaki Anno was either a weird guy or a genius i guess o_o

but he does have talent in animation, especially at that time

[Board of Command]

Originally posted by: basey44
thats what i thought

i like the movie ending better though, also the 2 endings are totally different to eachother in what happens. i wont spoil here so ill keep this pretty vague, but in the tv ending he makes a choice and in the movie ending he takes the alternative to his choice. if i remember right, its been a while since i saw the tv ending

Yes, the movie ending and the TV ending are quite different. The movie ending was easier to understand because it actually uses images instead of flashing words.

[XanBcoo]

It's a pretty popular view that the last two episodes take place during the part in the movie when Shinji's inside the giant Rei. The end of episode 26 is when he bursts out of the eye. At least, that's what I've heard. I'll buy it for now.

C'mon Y, let's have an episode 3 synopsis. Who doesn't love seeing someone beating the crap outta shinji?