This is not the EVA I know

Elisha 2022-10-18 05:41:44

The first time I watched EVA, I was playing Jiajia's kindergarten age. It was also called New Century Eagle Warrior, and it played the theme song covered in Chinese. The only picture I remember is that Shinji Ikari said to Ling Boli: At this time, just smile.

When I watched EVA for the second time, I was already at the youthful age of junior high school. I read a weird interpretation of EVA, saying that EVA Anno Hideaki is to express the theme of "death to all otakus!". Thus began the EVA retrospective program. The biggest sigh at that time was: Nima, this animation is too depressing. Whether it is the conspiracy uncovered step by step, or the constant self-reflection of Ikari Shinji.

The third time I watched EVA, the theatrical version, I thought the new theatrical version was just another round of money for ginnax. It's just re-frying the leftovers from the past. Anyway, they do a lot of work, such as selling movie films. But it turns out...I was wrong.

Forgive me for skipping the beginning, I just read it directly, because it has been almost 8 years since I last watched the EVA TV version, I don't remember much of the plot. So I happily watched the EVA break in the cinema all the way. Asuka and Ling Bo Li practice cooking, Ling Bo Li organizes a party in order to ease the relationship between Commander Ikari and Shinji Ikari, Asuka is contaminated, and the new glasses girl appears inexplicably. . Shinji finally rescued Ling Boli and hugged them together. Nima, all kinds of burning! All kinds of crying and moving!

Wait, how do I remember that after the first plane went berserk, it bit the apostle so bloody, and Shinji didn't rescue Ling Bo Li and then approached God beautifully? But a huge conspiracy slowly surfaced? So I was bored to find the EVA TV version saved in the mobile hard disk and reviewed it.

Nima, Anno Hideaki, are you swollen! ! ! ! Have you changed your path of sensationalism? Ling Bo Li, the queen of the three no-goes, is gone, that... Is Ling Bo Li, who brought the father and son together, familiar! ! What's the matter with Shinji and Lingbo hugging each other! ! What's wrong with that EVA's pure emotional closeness to God at the last climax! !

This is not the EVA I know! The EVA that I can't see despair and smell conspiracy. But not too annoying.

Kaoru said at the end of the film, "Shinji Ikari, at least this time, I must make you happy!" Just like Anno Hideaki's own wish, in the theatrical version, let everyone be happy all the way, moved all the way, and chase happiness all the way!

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Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance quotes

  • Ryoji Kaji: [Shows up behind Ritsuko] You lost a little weight, huh, Ritsu?

    Ritsuko Akagi: Nice try, but I gained more than I'd like to admit.

    Ryoji Kaji: Maybe you're just wearing too many clothes.

    Ritsuko Akagi: I'd show you, but this room's being monitored.

    Ryoji Kaji: Was monitored. I replaced the main feed with a loop.

    Ritsuko Akagi: Thoroughly prepared as always, huh?

    Ryoji Kaji: Hey, when I play, I play to win.

    Ritsuko Akagi: But you've lost.

    [an angry Misato watches from the window]

    Ritsuko Akagi: You should've covered the windows too.

  • Unit-01 Dummy Plug System: [during start-up, in reverse] Freedom is an illusion. All you will lose is the emotion of pride. To be dominated by me is not as bad for human pride as to be dominated by others of your species.