She has been holding onto this curse for over 14 years at this point because Shinji was a coward, and refused to end it for her back then. Everything about Asuka from 3.33 finally begins to make sense in this moment. A memento from her attempt to pilot Evangelion Unit-03, and Shinji’s inability to rescue her. Unleash the Angel that she has been suppressing within her eye. She realizes that Unit-02 will not let her, leaving Asuka left with only one last ditch option. When Asuka finally lands on Nerv HQ, she is left alone with a chance to end it all by striking Unit-13’s core. Its the second half of the battle that captures my attention. This just goes on for too long until the two finally fall far enough to land on Nerv HQ. The scene devolves into Asuka screaming at dummy Evangelion while Mari throws guns and weapons down to her. They seem to be falling infinitely into the abyss at the former South Pole. It lacks so much context for how the fight is unfolding. Fighting in the Infinite Abyss of EvasĪsuka and Mari’s next fight against a sea of Evangelion, is in my opinion, one of the worst parts of the movie. Overall the action that Mari takes against the does look like a CGI-fest, but it isn’t an ugly battle unlike a few of the later action scenes. An immensely powerful sniper firing upon a makeshift shield protecting our protagonists with little to no time left feels just like the original scene. It is a heavy callback to the battle against the 5th/6th Angel from NGE/1.11 respectively. The first big opening set piece in Paris is my favorite battle of the movie. Fortunately there are still a couple of highlights among the action scenes. Asuka fighting countless hordes of Evangelion to reach Nerv HQ comes to mind first. There are plenty of sequences during Thrice Upon a Time that leave me satisfied, but more than a few times I found myself either bored or uninterested in the chaos unfolding on screen. The Action of Evangelion 3.0+1.0Īction in Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 is arguably its weakest point. I am happy to say that not only has Thrice Upon a Time delivered on the promise of bringing all of Evangelion to a succinct close, but it has also raised up everything that has come before.Įverything from here on out contains spoilers. After watching it all way back in 2013, I felt closer to how I felt watching Episode 25 & 26 than how I felt watching End of Evangelion. It arguably asked more questions than it answered at the time. The movie was so radically different from the first two in the Rebuild series. Many of us were let down by the release of 3.33. Can Hideaki Anno deliver on his promise of ending the series? Yes, in fact, he has done just that. As fans, we understand that this is going to be the final part in an epic 25+ year long journey. I came into watching Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time with great excitement, hesitation, anticipation, and abject terror. Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Review Thrice Upon a Time
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