Review of Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo

I'll be honest here, the first time i watched NGE a month ago, I bought the concept of 'Neon Genesis' of the world brought through Evangelion units and thought it was pretty damn cool, but after plowing through the whole series, End of Evangelion, and then THIS, It left a pretty bad taste in my mouth. First, the story is haphazardly paced, but i think that was obvious from the way they handled the final fight in 2.0 - so go figure. The movie makes VERY little attempt to bridge the gap between the abrupt ending where Shinji gets speared with the Longinus by Kaworuand the events leading up to the situation in 3.0 - to the disdain of many rebuild fans.

How about the trend of Anno being incredibly cryptic with his stories ?You will find that his realization is still going on strong here - the climax sequence of the film was pretty much End Of Evangelion 0.5. Let me tell you, there is nothing wrong with being cryptic in a narrative, but one should do it a manner that complements the story - obviously Evangelion has never done its storytelling in a satisfying fashion so it's a big minus. The rule of thumb is: it's entertainment, and you ( the producers ) are supposed to narrate the story - by using any means - in a fashion that is deemed comprehensible and entertaining by the END of the story. By saying this, No , i do not believe audiences have to be spoonfed with information every single time they are seated - a good story is where elements and plot points are revealed in tandem with the pace of the story. That's all that is asked for out a story, to be honest.

I could go on but this just 3.0. so many things may be answered by the final so again, here's to me hoping things will clear up.

This is a major problem, among many in the movie and here's to me hoping that the revelation in the final will be substantial and conclusive.

Props go to the characterization of Kaworu Nagisa and his interaction between Shinji, as he was probably the only person who was not harassing Shinji [for being a wimp]. In the original, this Child always had the feel of being tacked on to the final stretch of the show and simply felt too rushed as a character to fit in the story. In this rebuild however he did his role nicely as an 'apologist got Shinji' -- whom is always afraid and is need of guidance through his life. Kaworu was the only person Shinji could lean on and have no doubts about - a refreshing break from all the angst and emotion from the first half of the movie. It was a good feat of characterization altogether , though there seems to be no other way to make him a more realized character.

I always loved the design of the EVA units and the way they did the 3D renders of the fight sequences, albeit very draggy at times. They rarely felt out of place and fit nicely into the visuals of Evangelion overall.

The original Evangelion had the best OST and it's not wrong of them to just remix and rehash them for the purpose of the movie; the pieces sounded fitting and had its own trademark tunes to itself.

Overall, I thought Rebuild would've been a more coherent alternate to the original, but awesome visuals and animation alone can(not) save this movie.

Cheers