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by baldur
Mon Sep 13, 2021 12:33 pm
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: How do you feel about NTE? + Rank the movies!
Replies: 329
Views: 88280

Re: I reviewed 3+1

After a lot of deliberation and fiddling, my article on 3+1 just went up! Just finished reading this and I'm super impressed. This is first proper review of 3+1 that I've really connected with, managing to put into words my own conflicted feelings on the film better than I ever could. So many great...
by baldur
Mon Sep 06, 2021 1:57 pm
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: MariShin discussion general
Replies: 123
Views: 32569

Re: MariShin discussion general

It is never explained to us how much Hideaki participated in these rewritings is to think IIRC, Satsukawa wrote the first draft on his own, while the second draft was written after discussing with Anno. The version that ended up in the episode was, of course, further edited by Anno. Interviewer: Di...
by baldur
Mon Sep 06, 2021 1:30 pm
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: MariShin discussion general
Replies: 123
Views: 32569

Re: Why Shinji and Mari DID NOT end up as a couple: Explained

June is also the source of the draft versions of episode 24 that are even more overtly homoerotic. If the staff is responsible for canon, doesn't that include the afforementioned scriptwriter? Didn't Anno also defer to him? If so, why is there no mention of the scriptwriter at all in the theory art...
by baldur
Sat Sep 04, 2021 11:48 am
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: MariShin discussion general
Replies: 123
Views: 32569

Re: Why Shinji and Mari DID NOT end up as a couple: Explained

I don't really think this is worth getting into, so all I'll say is that I think the homoeroticism is near impossible to deny, especially now after 3.0+1.0 where Kaworu flat out states that he was attracted to Shinji and their relationship is directly paralleled with Gendo and Yui's. Very hard indee...
by baldur
Tue Aug 31, 2021 1:08 pm
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: MariShin discussion general
Replies: 123
Views: 32569

Re: Why Shinji and Mari DID NOT end up as a couple: Explained

It's certainly a lot more open to interpretation than many people seem to realize. What her VA said about her "just really liking people" makes sense to me, I've known people like that in real life. I won't deny that my initial interpretation was them two being in a relationship, but I've ...
by baldur
Wed Aug 25, 2021 7:09 am
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: How do you feel about NTE? + Rank the movies!
Replies: 329
Views: 88280

Re: How do you feel about NTE? + Rank the movies!

#3 is the most tonally stable and narratively focused of the films, which it accomplishes by not fucking explaining anything to simply laser-focus on Shinji’s character arc, a whole lot of awe-inspiring psychedelic imagery, and an atmosphere of eerie desolation - and I’m A-okay with that, because t...
by baldur
Sat Aug 21, 2021 8:49 pm
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: 3.0 + 1.0 Reactions
Replies: 224
Views: 34833

Re: 3.0 + 1.0 Reactions

Axx°N N.#929903 wrote:You are not alone.

(not)
by baldur
Sat Aug 21, 2021 9:21 am
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: How do you feel about NTE? + Rank the movies!
Replies: 329
Views: 88280

Re: How do you feel about NTE? + Rank the movies!

Too much action. Can't say I disagree. The stuff in the village was great, and should have taken up way more of the movie. To be fair, it took up an hour of the film. Not that I would have minded more of it. What makes me give this such low marks is the insulting ending where Shinji escapes from th...
by baldur
Fri Aug 20, 2021 8:43 pm
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: The Last Train Station Scene
Replies: 209
Views: 48224

Re: The Last Train Station Scene

Okay, I think I’ve reached my final interpretation of the ending. [...] I was going to attempt to write a little about my interpretation of the final scene, but it seems you've already done my job for me. Very well explained, I think you completely hit the nail on the head. As Shinji returns back t...
by baldur
Fri Aug 20, 2021 8:08 pm
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: NTE as a clear message plus embellishment
Replies: 23
Views: 3625

Re: NTE as a clear message plus embellishment

After thinking on several plot details over and over again, trying to make a sense of it *all*, it's getting clear to me that NTE (as NGE, EOE before it) is a clear message ("go out, connect, expect pain, get over it"), and all else (images, wording, mythos) is just cool stuff that just d...
by baldur
Fri Aug 20, 2021 7:58 pm
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: 3.0 + 1.0 Reactions
Replies: 224
Views: 34833

Re: 3.0 + 1.0 Reactions

Re: Shinji's actions in the final act - Rebuild as a whole is a lot more focused on metanarrative than NGE ever was, and 3.0+1.0 is the clearest example of this yet. It's one of those things I'm conflicted on, because the meta subtext of the finale is very good but it's taken to such a point where i...
by baldur
Thu Aug 19, 2021 10:10 pm
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: How do you feel about NTE? + Rank the movies!
Replies: 329
Views: 88280

Re: How do you feel about NTE? + Rank the movies!

For the life of me, I will never understand people that view the timeskip as Rebuild's biggest mistake and not its most vital and redeeming feature.
by baldur
Thu Aug 19, 2021 9:59 pm
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: 3.0 + 1.0 Reactions
Replies: 224
Views: 34833

Re: 3.0 + 1.0 Reactions

I...liked it very much and think it was great, but there's a few things I'm not quite certain about and I feel like I need to think about it some more, maybe even rewatch it to get a better understanding of it. [...] Very well articulated (as usual), I agree with pretty much all of what you said. T...
by baldur
Wed Aug 18, 2021 4:39 pm
Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
Topic: Is no one bothered by the sexualization of the characters in EVA?
Replies: 248
Views: 56029

Re: Is no one bothered by the sexualization of the characters in EVA?

pwhodges#929347 wrote:The only sexualization in that shot is the way some people look at it.

Let's not kid ourselves here lol
by baldur
Tue Aug 17, 2021 12:38 pm
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: How do you feel about NTE? + Rank the movies!
Replies: 329
Views: 88280

Re: How do you feel about NTE? + Rank the movies!

xtr00kvltcorex#929054 wrote:Despite it's chaos, and it being two disjointed halves, I love NTE for what they are, and they are certainly still peak Eva.

1. 3.33
2. 3.0+1.0
3. 2.22
4. 1.11

For now, I think this is also my ranking. 3.0+1.0 might have higher highs but it has much lower lows for me as well.
by baldur
Mon Aug 16, 2021 3:11 pm
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: 3.0 + 1.0 Reactions
Replies: 224
Views: 34833

Re: 3.0 + 1.0 Reactions

Not sure how to feel about the clunky 3D animation. I like the audacity of hyperrealistic Lilith, but the rest of it I wasn't the biggest fan of.
by baldur
Mon Aug 16, 2021 8:58 am
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: 3.0 + 1.0 Reactions
Replies: 224
Views: 34833

Re: 3.0 + 1.0 Reactions

Biggest winners by far are Shinji and Gendo. Like, yeah sure that stuff was implied in NGE/EoE, but let's be real Gendo's "redemption"/atonement in EoE is really kind of lacking. While Gendo and Shinji's relationship is pretty much THE reason anything even happens the way it does, it real...
by baldur
Sun Aug 15, 2021 9:02 pm
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: 3.0 + 1.0 Reactions
Replies: 224
Views: 34833

Re: 3.0 + 1.0 Reactions

Can't stop thinking about TuaT since the premiere. You and me both. I've gone back and forth multiple times now on how I feel about it, and it's also sparked a reevaluation of the entire Rebuild series for me. I still can't decide how I feel, and if anything I've only grown less sure with time. It'...
by baldur
Sun Aug 15, 2021 8:38 am
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: How do you feel about NTE? + Rank the movies!
Replies: 329
Views: 88280

Re: How do you feel about NTE? + Rank the movies!

aboose#928607 wrote:This will be annoying, but for me it's pointless to rank them. They don't stand alone individually, the narrative is continuous. For example, 2.0 is atrocious if viewed standalone, but contextualized with 3.0 and the final film, it becomes meaningful.

Definitely agree with this.
by baldur
Sun Aug 15, 2021 12:02 am
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: 3.0 + 1.0 Reactions
Replies: 224
Views: 34833

Re: 3.0 + 1.0 Reactions

Too overwhelmed to articulate my thoughts on this film, but wow. That was something.

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