Its impact is unprecedented and now looks likely to be unrivaled. Abandoning the high-level images of the previous animation protagonists, and comprehensively shaping their inner world, brave, firm, cowardly, jealous, and filthy; in the processing of the screen, various stream-of-consciousness techniques are used to express fantasy and thinking, and it becomes a visual effect in the battle screen. A model of shock, etc.; even the voice actors of "EVA", including Megumi Hayashihara, Kono Miishi, Akira Ishida, etc., have become insurmountable milestones. But in our various textbooks, among the names of Hayao Miyazaki, Mamoru Oshii, and Keyo Otomo, Hideaki Anno has never appeared, just because "EVA" is a TV animation.
In fact, we have long been accustomed to the various "new century money grabbing plans" of An Ye ruffian, and it is not surprising to launch a new theatrical series. The core of the story is still within the scope of the TV version, thinking that Anno Hideaki will continue to walk on such a noble avenue and give his peak a new shell. But when it comes to "Broken", the unprepared like me will be completely frightened. The new body and new characters will completely overturn the original plot structure in the second half. It seems that the ruffian is not content to enjoy himself in his old nest, and it is also the case from the rising box office of "Broken".
In fact, the most feared problem of turning the TV version into a theatrical version is that only the things that were originally told in several episodes are bluntly combined, and then the whole movie becomes a layer-by-layer biscuit structure. Especially in mecha animations like "EVA", the enemies appear one by one, and the TV version can be set as one episode or several episodes to defeat one, and a small burst point can be set at the end of each episode to raise the audience's appetite. If it is only combined in this way, the whole film will not conform to the narrative structure in the traditional sense, and will lose the foreshadowing and climax. "Broken" does a great job in this regard. All five battles are evenly distributed over the entire timeline of the film. The first two are clean, the third is grand and gorgeous, the fourth is bloody and poignant, and the third is The five games against the Angels were the longest and had ups and downs, just at the climax. From this point of view, it is not without reason that "Broken" reluctantly abandoned several classic battles after the arrival of the original Asuka. The character life scenes interspersed in each battle also balance the rhythm of the film well, while deconstructing a new world view.
In terms of sensory creation, "Broken" is more like a poison, and it will become addictive after watching it. The storytelling of the battle scene is impeccable, especially the part where the No. 2 machine and the angel of force are fighting, the close-up of the driver, the body, the apostle, and the application of panoramic shots appear alternately, and the timing is just right, the editing speed is not as fast as 0.5 seconds like the MV A shot, but the audience still can't grasp all the information at once, can only play it backwards again and again, and enjoy it very much. The paragraphs of daily life pay more attention to the expression of camera language. Anno Hideaki is also the kind of director who especially likes to express the relationship between characters through composition. In terms of soundtrack, Shiro Luchao has brought his personal style to the extreme with this film. In addition to the original drum and wind music, strings and chorus are also widely used, such as
No matter how the new theatrical series changes, it is still based on the original worldview. The Dead Sea documents, the second shock, and the human completion plan are still full of fresh elements. However, like the previous iconic stream of consciousness images, large psychological monologues, and long shots that are frozen to one minute, they have been greatly compressed. I personally think that in addition to the consideration of the length of the film, there is also an intention to absorb more ordinary audiences. inside. From this, arguably the most uncomfortable change for me came. Shinji became more candid and positive, Ling Bo Li became more talkative, and Asuka's sense of self appeared for a moment and then completely disappeared. To be clear, the characters of the protagonists began to become very flat, and their darkest sides were buried to the greatest extent. As for the relationship between the characters, the description of the TV version has always been very obscure and elusive, which is a very clever point, because human feelings are ambiguous. But in the new theatrical version, it was completely revealed. Ling Boli and Asuka, two people who were completely unable to communicate, were able to dig their hearts and lungs in the elevator, almost becoming a youth harem drama, thus losing the most interesting thing about the original work. s things. Based on the above analysis, Anno Hideaki is actually taking the road of turning animation into Hollywood.
The most beautiful image that people fantasize about the person they like is never naked, and things that are too bright will always destroy that beautiful feeling. The success of the TV version of "EVA" is due to the proper grasp of this oriental aesthetics and the exploration of the darkest areas of the human mind. The new theatrical version, on the other hand, showed the audience all the strong muscles and key parts that should have been covered up in a tough stance. After getting the pleasure of the senses, in fact, what we got was better than nothing.
In fact, we treat "EVA" so harshly because it has never been different from instant films such as "Avatar", which is only born to stimulate the senses. Animations such as "Spirited Away" and "Ghost in the Shell" are widely praised because of the moving and thinking they bring. Now the new theatrical version of "EVA" has only come to the second part. I hope Hideaki Anno can return to the exploration of deeper things while constantly bringing us surprises, and put on the costumes for the "EVA" series.
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