The simplest reason should be that the plot of this one is completely original, it is a new work in the true sense, unlike the first two, which basically feels like a remake. In this episode, the plot has developed to the point where it is somewhat out of touch with the original. . . But I think such a bold attempt is much more exciting than fried cold rice.
Another more important reason is that although Q has subverted the plot line and various character shapes of the original work (Sister Ritsuko's shape is really sharp), its theme and style are closer to the TV version and EOE than the previous two works. . In the first two new theaters, the style of the whole story has a tendency to develop in the direction of the hot-blooded robot romantic comedy. But to be honest, EVA is not doing very well in this direction, and it is impossible to surpass other pure-blooded love anime. So the final result is the lack of the characteristics of EVA itself. So much so that when I was watching the new theatrical sequence and breaking, I didn't care about the plot at all, and only paid attention to the picture, like the gorgeous deformation of the polyhedron Thunder Angel sauce. Gradually, I also only regarded EVA as a film that purely saw the picture. That's what I had in mind when watching Q's trailer, which consisted almost entirely of explosions. But when I really watched Q, I was surprised to find that there were not many battle scenes, but a lot of scenes depicting characters. And I still watched these scenes without gorgeous pictures, because the psychological states and contradictions of the characters portrayed in these scenes, the relationship and conflict between them reminded me of the EVA. That is not to win the picture but the EVA that focuses on connotation.
I think the connotation of the EVA story should mainly be the psychological analysis of the protagonist. And Q basically revolves entirely around Shinji's mental state.
Q is an abbreviation for quickening, which is also the Japanese pronunciation of urgency. So this movie unfolded very quickly. At the beginning, without explaining any reason for the fight, Asuka fought with the artificial apostles who looked extremely messy (the artificial apostles are really uglier than the other). Then Shinji woke up, not the imaginary nerv headquarters, but a group of unfamiliar faces and a large number of passers-by, and a spaceship similar to the Matrix. It was only later that he was told that 14 years had passed while Shinji was in a coma. At this time, the audience is in a sense of time travel that is completely at a loss, and they are not clear about the situation. Similarly, Shinji is completely unaware of what happened in the past 14 years, so the audience is the closest to his psychological state, and the world 14 years later also unfolds through his vision. Therefore, I think when watching this film, watching it from Shinji's point of view is the most integrated into the rhythm of the story.
Compared with the fast-forward time, the more obvious change is the change in everyone's attitude towards Shinji. Everyone had a hostile and blaming attitude towards him, and all of a sudden he was accused of being a third shock maker by everyone, which Shinji couldn't understand. The original value of driving EVA has been wiped out. Suddenly it seemed that everything he did was pointless, and instead of being rescued, Ayanami caused a third shock. The people around him also seemed to not know each other, Misato's distrust and Asuka's anger made Shinji fall into deeper despair. The achievements of the first two parts are basically completely overturned here. Such a sudden situation is difficult for anyone to accept. Therefore, the voice of Ayanami and the sudden appearance of Unit 9 at this time were a huge turning point (super-sense), and immediately became the only hope for Shinji in this strange world, so he resolutely jumped on Unit 9, no matter what What kind of end, he is eager to get rid of the wille that everyone doesn't need him, because he can't accept this reality.
Then the dilapidated scene that I saw after coming to the nerv not only failed to lead Shinji to escape the cruel reality, but also proved that what Misato and the others said was the reality. Everything seems familiar, but they are completely different. Originally, the blue sky can be seen on the underground geofront, and Ayanami has become completely different. Although the two seem to be standing on the super central elevator as before, everything is different. All this creates a sense of a huge gap.
Ayanami's complete amnesia for the previous plot and ignorance of the book brought by Shinji was another huge blow to Shinji. The reason why he made the third shock was to save Ayanami, but after encountering Ayanami's indifference and learning the truth that Ayanami was a replicant, Shinji thought that he had not rescued Ayanami, so at this time he even had the last bit of affirmation of himself. Without it, all that remains is despair and regret. (Although Li doesn't appear much in Q, and there are almost no lines, but the shaping of her image is concise and clear, but it is in place. Complicated feelings, I want to imitate her, but I don't know what she is like. In the end, I seem to find my own will and abandon the 9th machine.)
So far, the tone of the whole film has been established, which is about Shinji's fault. Shinji thought he did the right thing, but was blamed by everyone, the meaning of what he did was completely denied, so he didn't know what to do, but on the other hand, he couldn't do nothing, As a driver, he was constantly being forced to make decisions by nerv and others, which caused great psychological stress and conflict. At this moment, the appearance of Nagisa Kaoru, who was playing the piano, brought the only fresh light to Shinji's depressed and gloomy world.
The role of Kaoru Nagisa has only one purpose, and that is for Shinji. Even though the whole world is blaming Shinji, when he ignores Shinji, he is the only one who thinks about Shinji. And Nagisa put the collar on his neck instead of throwing it away (this is a bit tricky), I think it can only be understood that it is to make Shinji completely trust him, and show that he does not even want his life for him, Because at that time, Shinji no longer trusted anyone. (So Nagisa Kaoru is tragic again)
Nagisa Kaoru's appearance made Shinji's mental state gradually improve, and he agreed to drive Eva again. In fact, Shinji himself was willing to drive EVA, because he hoped that he could do something good, and he hoped to prove his worth and make up for his mistakes. . Like he said to Nagisa Kaun when he was playing the piano, I want to play better. Shinji always wanted to do better, which may be the reason why he insisted on drawing a gun later. Because according to Nagisa Kaoru's words, after pulling out two guns, he can correct his previous mistakes, and this is very attractive to Shinji, which also reflects Shinji's strong desire to do the right thing and be recognized by others. The fundamental reason for Shinji driving EVA is to gain the approval of others, or to consider others (in order not to let the injured Rei sit in the EVA, for the approval of his father or Misato, he sits in the EVA), and he is more like Mikibo. Mostly driving an EVA for your own pleasure is completely different. It is precisely because of this that he cannot tolerate the mistakes he has committed, because he is afraid that he is worthless, cannot be recognized by others, or cannot be loved by others.
However, things backfired. The process of Shinji drawing the gun was stopped by Asuka. This had a huge impact on Shinji's psychology, because he tried to draw the gun just to make up for the mistakes that Misato Asuka and others said he had committed. But now Asuka has come to stop him again. If he wants to draw a gun, he must defeat Asuka, but drawing the gun is to forgive himself for Asuka and others. It can be said that the purpose and the method are contradictory. In this case, Shinji is at a loss and is in a dilemma, (because in the The whole story, he always knew the least...how did he know how to cause an impact) In the fierce struggle, he still chose to draw the gun (Shinji's mantra is that he can't escape, in some crisis situations, he In order to prove his worth, he would choose to take risks, because he thought he was worthless and useless was the most terrifying thing, just like when he assassinated the day angel, he would rather not listen to Miri's order and deal with the apostle, but that time he succeeded, And this time he failed.) Many people find it difficult to understand Shinji's behavior of drawing his gun at that time, but imagine that in the chaotic scene at that time, Asuka's frantic attack and Nagisa Kaoru's silence, Shinji has no idea what to do. In response, what should I do if I don't draw the gun at this time, stand still, and then be dismembered by the No. 2 machine? In fact, the sudden attack of Unit 2 also prompted Shinji to draw his gun. Otherwise, if the scene hadn't been so chaotic, Shinji might have waited for Nagisa Kaoru to finish thinking slowly. (Asuka looks very vicious and vicious in Q, but her performance is a lot better than that of breaking, and her feelings for Shinji's arrogance are also just right. She seems angry but actually cares about Shinji, but unfortunately she doesn't have the time or interest to talk to Shinji. Knowing the current situation, Shinji was taken away by nerv, which caused these misunderstandings and made the plot take a turn for the worse).
In the end, Shinji, who tried to make amends, caused the fourth shock and Nagisa's death instead. After taking up the courage to try again, the result was another unforgivable mistake. Shinji's psychology also completely collapsed at this moment. With the changes in Shinji's psychology, Q's story can be said to be finished here. But until the end, Nagisa Xun still told him that it was not his fault. Nagisa Kaoru is a symbol of tolerance and forgiveness for Shinji's own mistakes. Nagisa Kaoru always thinks about Shinji, but Shinji doesn't think about himself, but always to obey everyone's demands. I don't know what will happen to Shinji after losing Kaoru.
The whole Q is really hard to understand if you only talk about the plot. I don’t know how to cause the shock (at present, it seems that the fusion of EVA and the core of the apostle is enough), and almost all the lines in the later period of Zhu Xun are pure settings. == But I don't think the focus is on these settings. . . In fact, it's not just that we don't understand what's going on, Shinji doesn't know what's going on in the whole story, and is always forced to move forward by others, so I don't think this film wants the audience to stand on a higher place. Look, but from the same perspective as Shinji, to experience the psychological state in such an environment.
EVA Q is simply such a story. A person thinks he has done a good thing and wants to be recognized by others, but after doing it, everyone thinks that you have done a bad thing, so he thinks he is useless and has nowhere to go. It seems that many people don't like EVA because they think the protagonist is too useless and useless. But I don't think it's all his fault, because he is always forced by the outside world and others. In order to gain the affirmation of others, he gradually loses himself. Shinji is indeed a weak person, but the world is not only the strong, There will also be weak ones. Not every protagonist of a story is that strong, able to grow and succeed. Whether in movies or in reality.
The last thing to mention is the memory of the old eva in this work. Many scenes in this work will resonate with the lovers of the old work, such as sister Suzuhara finally appearing, and various open-air nerv scenes, the central dogma , and Ode to Joy, etc.
At the end of the story, when the three of Shinji, Asuka, and Rei walked together again, they felt like they were about to cry. After such a big twist and change, after the hostility and enmity, the three of them walked together again, as if back to the original point. , The relationship between the three has also changed back to the original state, Asuka still kept bullying Shinji, and Ayanami still had some kind of emotional feeling for Shinji but couldn't understand it. In this way, the three people who are bound by fate go to the unknown future together, and I look forward to the new EVANGELION theatrical version :| Ah, although I don't know when to wait.
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