Review of Neon Genesis Evangelion
WHY THIS ANIME IS SO OVERRATED, AND IS A EXAMPLE FOR THE HOW TO MAKE AN AWESOME ANIME???? JUST WHY? CONTAIN SPOILERS Evangelion is a anime about Eva x Angel, where Angel doesn't have any explanation, and Eva is some thing like a Adam son. YES, JUST IT. That anime has a lot of fails in the plot, and doesn't shows what really happening... After a lot of time doing search , I can understand some things. Story - the history is very complex, there are various references about religion, as: Judaism, Christianity and Buddhism, the history revolves around Ikari Shinji, a 14 years old boy, who wascalled for be the new Eva 01 pilot, who after would be his mother. Much of the history is impliedly placed, or worst, IT IS NOT IN THE ANIME, and how can it doesn't be rated as fail script? Idk, a lot of people say that Mirai Nikki and Tokyo Ghoul are bad (indeed), for having a lot of fails in the script, but Evangelion, who have absurd fails in the temporal question, and Revelation of mysteries, Is not classified as such
Doubts who were answered, but doesn't have in the anime: Why the Shinji's father said "Yui" for Eva 01? Who's the SELEE? What's the great day? Who is Kaworu and what he was wanted? What is the big secret that Kaji knows, and why he is an spy (for who and for what?)?
Doubts that I still having: Why Shinji is the easiest to pilot Eva's? Why Shinji's father is an asshole? Who are the angels? What is the reason for the accident of the two "Shell" were downed in the Earth? Why Ritsuko killed the another Rei's, and still out of it?
Ofc have another wrong at the plot or doubts, but these are the most important.
The anime forces you to create theories, and more doubts and discussion, doesn't turn him good, just exposes his fails who have in the anime, and because he's not concise
Art - Dude, Ok, that anime was made 20 years ago, but couldn't be better? had very very repetitive scenes, really, or scenes who had staying ONE MINUTE JUST WITH THE SAME IMAGE (Elevator scene and a lot of hospital scenes), out that, the personages are good drawed, and the fight scenes are kinda good tho.
Sound - One of his strong points. What was that opening? of 26 episodes, at least 18 I did listened the whole opening, I very liked. And the fight scenes or thriller scenes, though very limited, They created a kind of tension and exciment in watch what happening, and that scene when started to play classic music? WHAT WERE THAT, Gave me a impression of something tragic was happening (what of course was), in other words (darling kiss me), combined as well with the scene.
Personages - This was the 2nd biggest strong point. All personages are relevant for the serie, and have a "portion" of blame in all facts who happened, the psychological treatment who each other have, and psychological horror inserted at them is just great.
Shinji - I'm definitely of "against", I guess. Because I really liked him, really, he's like Natsuki Subaru from Re:Zero, but without the determination of the same. Although he have fear, he always is in there, fighting, don't because he want to, but because he have to make it, because he tried to ran away twice times, but in the twice times, he perceives who anybody else could resolve the problems that the humanity battles. the psychological trauma that he have...it's simply magnific, the hate that he have of his father, it's quite understandable, since he was dropped of in the Childhood by the same.
Asuka - PROBABLY, SHE'S THE BIGGEST ANNOYING CHARACTER THAT I'VE EVER MET, she's envious, always make troubles, discussion and conspiracy, is inane, always want to appears herself, maybe she has all of worst, there is a reason to she is like it? BELIEVE IN ME, DOESN'T HAVE! She suffered big traumas in childhood, but nothing justify why she's so arrogant and futile as she is.
Rei - I already said I love Kuudere characters? characters like her, are simply adorable, they doesn't feel fear, doesn't feel love, doesn't feel anything, and isolate themselves, and when isolating themselves, feel loneliness, and then create a psychological horror with themselves, this is just awesome!!! There is a reason to she is like a "robot", she's like this because she's like a Android, or any other name for a lab test, so, she can't feel something, after all, she was made with an objective already, and all we know that Humans seek their own objectives
Katsuragi - Another character type that I love, she's like a "big mother", always willing to help, for some lack reasons maybe, or empty existential, but she always is in there to help, and support the Asuka & Shinji pain. She doesn't have objectives to be achieved (As all Evangelion characters, who addresses the theme of the meaning of life), she's just in there, doing what have to do, because hate the Angels.
Shinji's Father - THIS GUY IS AN ASSHOLE, really, he's despicable, disgusting, makes me feel desire to punch his face. Why he's the general? precisely for being like this, cold and calculist, who is willing to abandonate the own son or descard the chosen children to achieve to your goal. the his objectives are implicit, and maybe he is so desesperate to achieve your goal, That he will eventually fail.
Enjoyment: DEFINITELY THE WORST THING. The anime have 26 episodes, but can have at least 15 episodes totally useless, how can a anime what just excites in the episode 15-17 be good? Idk
The anime have action scenes COMPLETELY cliche and obvious, that you already know what is gonna happen, sometimes for pure protagonism (Shinji entering in Berserk mode) or for pure Action Yield (Asuka x Angel in the lava).
Repetitive scenes as the fight of 17 angels, really? couldn't decreases the quantity? or compress 2 fights in one episode or something, and just focus the other episode in the history, who didn't nothing developed?
Some good thing to emphasize of his anime is the tension created in each episode, And that holds you till the end of the same, when they shows a doubt in the beginning of the episode, and just does answer in the final.
The 1-15 episodes gonna make you say "Why that anime is so overrated?", the 21-24 episodes gonna make you say "WHAT A GENIAL ANIME", and the 25-26 episodes gonna make you say "Ok, but what happened?", that psychological attack making he accept herself, for in the final he receives a lot of congratulations, was completely despicable and laughable.
Conclusion: I still without understand why this anime is a reference in script and plot, when they does precisely the opposite of how to make a good work. A anime who needs of a movie and theories for affirm the things, can't called as something good, this is my opinion. But watch it, for shows to the others how much this anime is terrible ;)