Review of Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo

This is not the NGE of the 90s. That is the singular most difficult thing for people to comprehend for whatever reason. NGE is 24 years old, things change and evolve. Stop comparing them. With 3.0, Anno and co go in a completely different direction including a timeskip. Personally for me, I enjoyed this film a lot. It is quite different and gives off a Mass Effect vibe, but I appreciate that they tried something different with it. The art, animation, sound and overall vibe of the film is great. The timeskip adds drama and conflict to the plot and I enjoy that. Seeing how muchAsuka has grown while also staying the same is great. Misato has also grown a lot, but also remained the same. Going back to the old adage, the more things, the more they stay the same.

My dislikes include the following: The timeskip, while I used this as a pro at the beginning, it also has negative side effects, such as the fact we don't see anything of what happened in the prior 14 years. How did Shinji become incapacitated, how did they stop the third impact? What caused the rift between NERV and WILLE? What happened to SEELE? What happened to humanity? Idk if this was to give us the same feeling that Shinji has or what.

I also dislike how Shinji's efforts to save Rei were in vain and he loses the girl he clearly loves. There's some sign that old Rei could potentially come back or at least her memories, but for now, it is disheartening. Despite popular opinion, I prefer the rebuilds to the OG series and love the fights, action and new take on a classic series. Like Star Wars, there will be old purists who can't stand it, but I for one am pumped for 3.0+1.0 next year.