Review of Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo

The only thing they did absolutely right with this anime is the title: one simply cannot redo Evangelion. This is a shadow of its former self and watching it felt like a chore. If anything, it made me want to rewatch the original. Rei never was a mere submissive caring girlfriend material and Asuka (that paperboy cap with emo/e-girl badges KILLS me although I would still buy it, that's how much of a cashgrab Rebuild series actually are) never was a mere hardcore Tsundere and my pitiful yet beloved Shinji never was an archetypical shonen hero. Hopefuly Mari Makinami's existence will be explained in the nextinstallment as now she is nothing but unnecessary. Most characters were demoted to some trope/meme/plot device or some form of dull fanservice.

The narrative had some substantial construction problems, it did not make much of a sense, nor it was that engaging. It was deconstructed and simplified to become nothing much more than an eyecandy.

Overall it had this fake and forced characteristic which had very minimal positive effect on me.

I can see their intent of making it "cinematic" but the nature is more akin to a video game with a watery plot.