Original (Including EoE) VS Rebuild: Which Is Creepier?
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Original (Including EoE) VS Rebuild: Which Is Creepier?
One of the defining features of NGE has always been how monumentally creepy it is. We have the truth about the Evangelions, the horrific mental assault Asuka suffers in episode 22 (which has stopped me from ever listening to Hallelujah again), the squicky anti-fanservice, Reiquarium, the horrific events of episode 23 ("It hurts, Shinji"...URGH!), End of Evangelion with the "thumbing off" scene, Asuka's death, the grotesque scene in which Gendo merges Rei with Adam, the Mass Production Evangelion Series, the scene where Asuka utterly breaks Shinji, who finally snaps and tries to strangle her, the SCREAMING, and many others.
However, Rebuild of Evangelion has it's own set of nightmare fuel. We have the scene with Unit 03, which is now a billion times creepier, Shinji being boiled alive and feeling every second of it, the redesigned and utterly terrifying Sahaquiel, Ramiel's screeching, Unit 02 going berserk, Shinji completely losing it, the deformed Rei face (which is even creepier than before), Rei getting omnomnomed by Zeruel, etc...
The question is: which was creepier, the original series+End of Evangelion, or the Rebuild series?
My personal vote goes to the original series, mainly thanks to episodes 22, 23 and EoE.
But what do you think?
However, Rebuild of Evangelion has it's own set of nightmare fuel. We have the scene with Unit 03, which is now a billion times creepier, Shinji being boiled alive and feeling every second of it, the redesigned and utterly terrifying Sahaquiel, Ramiel's screeching, Unit 02 going berserk, Shinji completely losing it, the deformed Rei face (which is even creepier than before), Rei getting omnomnomed by Zeruel, etc...
The question is: which was creepier, the original series+End of Evangelion, or the Rebuild series?
My personal vote goes to the original series, mainly thanks to episodes 22, 23 and EoE.
But what do you think?
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NGE, without a question. While RoE certainly looks a lot sharper and cleaner than the original series and EoE did, the TV series and EoE still win in the creepiness category.
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I don't know if creepy is the right word but NGE definitely had an unsettling quality to it. This feeling isn't really present in Rebuild which has focused a lot more on bombast while toning down the mystery. An example of that are the Evas, which feel much more like your run-to-the-mill mecha now that the mother's soul element seems to have been largely done away with along with berserkers.
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I'll refrain from spoiling anything, but You can (NOT) Redo is a borderline horror IMO.
Depends on the point of view, I guess, but I'd say NGE still wins the prize as it's creepy from start to the beginning, while real creepiness in Rebuild ( The feeling of dread, mostly ) starts with the third movie.
Depends on the point of view, I guess, but I'd say NGE still wins the prize as it's creepy from start to the beginning, while real creepiness in Rebuild ( The feeling of dread, mostly ) starts with the third movie.
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Saichi, this haunted me for several months. I finally got rid of the mental images, and then you come back to torment me. Mean.
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Apophenia. Noun. The tendency to perceive a connection or meaningful pattern between unrelated or random things.
They called me the Quentin Tarantino of hentai.
The difference between a blow-up doll and a dakimakura.
Apophenia. Noun. The tendency to perceive a connection or meaningful pattern between unrelated or random things.
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The difference between a blow-up doll and a dakimakura.
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Amen.
Shin Evangelion brought me back, five long years later.
Apophenia. Noun. The tendency to perceive a connection or meaningful pattern between unrelated or random things.
They called me the Quentin Tarantino of hentai.
The difference between a blow-up doll and a dakimakura.
Apophenia. Noun. The tendency to perceive a connection or meaningful pattern between unrelated or random things.
They called me the Quentin Tarantino of hentai.
The difference between a blow-up doll and a dakimakura.
I've never viewed Evangelion as particularly creepy, sometimes it's surreal but creepy denotes a particular type of fright when watching, Evangelion never frightened me but it did make me think and ponder.
That being said, I do think Rebuild has thus far cut out a lot of the surreal like and mystic elements in the main anime series and replaced it with more fighting and violence, hopefully things will change in the future two films.
That being said, I do think Rebuild has thus far cut out a lot of the surreal like and mystic elements in the main anime series and replaced it with more fighting and violence, hopefully things will change in the future two films.
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