The End of Evangelion

The End of Evangelion is a 1997 anime film directed by Hideaki Anno. It is the theatrical film adaptation of the popular anime series mh:besttvshows:Neon Genesis Evangelion, serving as the uncut ending to the series.

Why It Ends

 * 1) The entire film as a whole basically serves as the uncut ending to the series by showing what actually happened during Shinji's mind trip in the final two episodes. It also does a great job in answering that question as well as any when it comes to wrapping up any other loose ends that the series left off on.
 * 2) Like the anime series, it combines organic-like mechas fighting aliens with Judeo-Christian themes in a very good way.
 * 3) It gives us more info about Third Impact, and how the EVAs and Angels were created.
 * 4) Emotional scenes, such as the death of Misato and the scene where Shinji and Asuka are together on the LCL beach. There's also the scenes where Shinji is sobbing silently in the elevator after discovering he has Misato's blood on him, Shinji rejecting humanity due to him suffering from rejection too much in End, resulting in everyone on Earth to melt into LCL and die, and Asuka's death.
 * 5) Just like in the series, the animation and visuals still look beautiful to this day.
 * 6) The fighting scenes are awesome, such as the battle between Unit-02 and the Mass Production EVAs.
 * 7) It shows many psychological elements, such as why Shinji and Asuka are suffering from mental pain.
 * 8) Awesome soundtrack, especially "Komm, süsser Tod" ("Come, Sweet Death"), which plays during the beginning of Third Impact.
 * 9) The ending, while incredibly dark, is also very emotional and actually a happy ending when you think about it: The remaining Nerv staff are visited by Rei, before dissolving into an orange liquid called LCL. Gendo sees Yui and states he avoided Shinji because he would only bring his son pain, and has his head bitten off by Unit 01. After several dreamlike contemplations, including an argument with Asuka begging for her affection, Shinji decides that he is alone and everyone else should die. In response, Rei, as Lilith, begins the process of Human Instrumentality and dissolves humanity back into a sea of LCL forming a conscious primordial soup, reforming the souls of humanity into a single consciousness. Once he realizes that his wish for this limitless existence where all are one comes at the cost of losing individuality and his friends, Shinji rejects Instrumentality, acknowledging that life is about experiencing pain as well as joy. Unit 01, seemingly moving on its own, breaks free of the Tree of Life, wielding the re-materialized Lance of Longinus to end Third Impact. Lilith's body begins dissolving, crashing to the surface of the Earth. Yui tells Shinji anyone can return if they have the will to, and he bids her farewell. Sometime later, on a shoreline littered with the wreckage of Mass Production Units and the body of Lilith, Shinji is startled by the second human to return, Asuka. Shinji begins to strangle Asuka, but when she caresses his face, he stops and breaks down in tears.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Some scenes can be very disturbing, such as the infamous hospital scene, the army's attack on NERV and Unit-02's demise. Not to mention the ending, which, as emotional as it is, it's still incredibly hard to see how it could ever come off as a happy ending (even though it ultimately does).
 * 2) Like in the series, Shinji can be pretty unlikable at times, especially given how a good chunk of the chaos that happens in the film is basically the result of him moping over what he did during the the hospital scene mentioned in BQ#1.

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