Rebuild of Evangelion

[MFauli]

Spoiler regarding 3.0 ahead!

Watched it. Goddamn!

Clearly, you´re all right, this is a transitional movie, leading into the final part. But the lack of any meaningful character development was kinda disappointing. The only bit we got were Shinji meeting Kaoru and Shinji meeting Fuyutsuki. The former didn´t have as much impact to me as it had in the original anime, and the latter wasn´t really any clever character development, as much more a mere trigger.

It also sucked that Shinji never got a chance from those that hold a grudge against his past actions. Misato, Asuka,they´re all just plain mean to him. And as a result, it lead to no development, either.

Of course, the visuals of this movie are gorgeous, and I´m looking forward to rewatching it in perfect full HD-quality.

Now I have no idea, though, what another movie will be about. No more angels. So will it be about the advent of god himself? For fucks sake, that´s why I don´t like watching anime with such themes ... I´m writing a story with similar themes myself, and I don´t want to be thought as a copycat, ugh. The whole Awakening stuff and all ... Wouldn´t be surprised if movie #4 really introduces the concept of gods, with Shinji becoming/being one of them. (yes, of them", plural. As opposed to the tv-series´ ending, the movies could expand the god-theme. But that´s just my guess)

Oh, but I have to mention this, wondering if I´m the only one that got this like that: The whole beginning with Misato´s ship suddenly being able to fly, the music ... that´s a super-direct homage to Nadia - The Secret of Blue Water. Right?!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgYj-H7AXQE

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Not a spoiler: The Eva 3.0 Bluray release is being fast-tracked (for Japan) and is set to land on April 24th as a late birthday present for me
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Spoiler: The rest of the post after that.

Oh, but I have to mention this, wondering if I´m the only one that got this like that: The whole beginning with Misato´s ship suddenly being able to fly, the music ... that´s a super-direct homage to Nadia - The Secret of Blue Water. Right?!

I've never watched Nadia but most of the main themes from this movie are redone pieces of music from that show, and as Nadia was one of Anno's first works it makes sense that with how meta this show is it would contain a bunch of references to it and some of his other early stuff. I read Kaworu and Shinji copiloting Eva-13 as a nod to the Gunbuster as well.