Review of Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo

I thought I'd review this sucker since I am fairly new to the series and do not have any nostalgia glasses on. So I'm pretty unbiased. I have completed watching the entire original anime, end of the evangelion and first two rebuilds. Hope you did too. After being used to the entire set up of all of the previous works, this movie was kind of like a cold fish thrown at my face. It is a very different environment, ambiance and mood. Change isn't always bad but in this case, it made this film much weaker than the first two rebuilds. STORY: Let me just saythat I am a blessed one to not have waited years for this movie to be released because it was a large let down story wise. Weak explanations for things that are extremely essential and plot holes left and right... and a new futuristic setting... just not feeling it. Rated: 4

ART: I rated this one a 7 because although the art is good, it is a tad bit inconsistent to the other rebuilds (this is most likely on purpose but I'd prefer them to be a uniform looking set) and to be honest the eyes look a little too far apart than for my personal liking.

SOUND: 10. The music is beautiful, it always is, not much else to say about that.

CHARACTER: I was extremely pleasantly surprised by the asuka and mari duo. Kaworu, even with a whole movie instead of a single episode, still struggles to stir up any emotion in me. Rei, why develop a character so richly and then skip back to square one towards the end of a series? And the characters that now work for misato... I could care less for. Rated: 6

ENJOYMENT: The famous Kaworu and Shinji pairing would make this a gold mine movie for those who enjoy the two together so if you're into that, then this one will definitely please you. I personally am pretty indifferent towards it and seeing as that was prominent part of the film I rate this a 7. Plus some of the plot points are just torturous and not the least enjoyable. Like wHAT is going on? Couldn't tell you.

Overall: I give this a 7. It was good. It wasn't bad. It just wasn't nearly as good as the anime, EOE and other rebuilds.