Dark Glasses (2022): Is it Dario Argento's return to form? Well, a formidable attempt at least, and it must be commended for trying to imbue the giallo formula with actual emotional resonance beyond just thrills. Small details across the film reveal how it's definitely the work of a spry octogenari...

Episode 25 cont'd: 004: It’s easy to ask, how could have Anno been happy with an end result as rushed and messy as this? Here we once again must step outside of the in-universe narrative and look at what Anno was hoping to achieve with Evangelion. Going back to Krystian Woznicki's interview with Hi...

Spotted in One Crazy Summer (1986). Not related to any gag, the pyramid just sits there, unexplained. https://i.imgur.com/cM3Zg9i.jpg Being the kaiju otaku that he is, Anno might have actually watched this film, considering one of its most famous standout scenes is an extended Godzilla sequence .

Now that I finally have some time for myself and Ursus has said things are not closed, I'll try to push out my comments for the final two episodes in a pellet-pooping fashion. Episode 25: 003: Now that the series has finally gone full art-house, we should briefly tackle the big production side quest...

Episode 24: 014B: Notice the scene transition trick here, with the sound effect (slap) from the next scene overwriting the expected audio (door slamming shut). This same slap transition was later used in Death to overwrite the gunshot in Kaji's death scene, which left the English-language dubbing t...

Thank you for fixing those issues. And I like what you did with cut 334, since I was wondering where might be a good place to slip in that bit about Murakami. Obviously the most noticeable overt reference is the character names, and that's mentioned early on in episode 7 commentary, but focusing on ...

Episode 23 for realz this time: 046: For all the power and influence they wield, Seele seems to be completely in the dark about what might be motivating Gendo, or Yui for that matter. 060: This scene exemplifies why Evangelion is sometimes said to belong in the mecha subgenre of "hybrid robot&...

Tried posting some actually worthwhile comments about production lore:

https://wiki.evageeks.org/FGC:Episode_15_Cut_018
https://wiki.evageeks.org/FGC:Episode_21_Cut_019 (expanded commentary part)

Ursus, is the cult you mention here supposed to be Aum Shinrikyo as well?

Episode 23: 309: Dolls are the central motif of this episode, and Asuka's hatred of doll-like behavior triggers a famous interaction that ultimately contributes to bringing down both Seele and Gendo's plans. 005: The last lines here hint towards Asuka's dad and the lady doctor having an affair. A b...

Thank you, looking good. A lot of this is really speculative by necessity, but I think it should be apparent from the comments. I'd like to add the following who-knows-what expansion to my comment in cut 181: Now, Gendo is a smart guy, and he figures out what Yui is planning to do by letting herself...

Episode 21: If my character motivation analysis goes off the rails anywhere, do point it out so that I don't end up looking stupid. 305: So, here is the dedicated backstory / lore dump episode. Obviously, with Evangelion the real meat is in the psychologically introspective character work and gener...

(Late addition) Episode 09 Cut 323: Notice the small cultural detail: Shinji uses chopsticks, but Asuka, having lived in Germany, eats with a fork. ****** Episode 20: 013: There's a little bit of missed visual storytelling potential here. Maya may complain about the chairs, but in practical terms t...

The comments here are in the wrong order, aren't they? As in Mr. Tines should come after Pluto. ****** Episode 19: 010: This is such a big threat coming from Shinji that it feels like it's from a script draft wherein Toji died. And how long was Shinji stewing in the cockpit and planning this little ...

Was the existing comment edited? I think it would be interesting possibilities that the core are stuffed when required. Your comment was not edited at all, and the relevant part of Arisugawa's comment only had its paragrapgh order reshuffled. ****** Episode 18: 021: Uh, who's driving? [Note: I have...

The Bullet Train (1975): Despite what the constant comparisons to Speed might lead you to believe, this is not a Sonny Chiba actioner but rather a methodical crime procedural in the vein of Black Sunday and The Day of the Jackal ; your enjoyment will depend entirely on whether you like the genre as...

Here's my slightly edited suggestion for the episode 17 cut 038, since both Arisugawa and dzzthink raise good points. Is this acceptable to you guys? Dr. Nick (existing comment): There's a bit of a missed horror opportunity that we're never shown Nerv's core warehouse of fridged mommies. Ritsuko's l...

Episode 17: 001: "The Angels are beginning to attain intelligence" part at the end is very odd, and I wouldn't be surprised if it was a dangling relic from a previous version of the script. Misato's line about the seeming lack of organization among the Angels is a bit puzzling too - sure,...

Really? Okay, then this must be a case of two variant romanizations existing. This confusion wouldn't exist otherwise. If Kiel's the correct version these days, so be it. Certainly there is the port city and the Kiel Canal, so it's just a different nautical reference then.

Episode 16: 033: In a Gundam setting this would be Oldtype angst. 040: [Not a comment, but WTH is "Bashar"?] 087 (replying to Ursus): All mecha shows of course have some super robot DNA in them, but the term "hybrid robot" has been coined as the third subgenre to house all the w...

Zusuchan, thank you for entering my previous batch of comments to the Commentary proper. As you've noticed, I post my comments here for a period of public scrutiny with the hope that if I say something absolutely stupid, someone might catch it and spare me from making slightly embarrassing edits lat...