Evangelion : Death (True)²

A classic “previously in…” from the 1990s. Only it's not a minute or two, but endless dozens of minutes, because there's an attempt to fit eleven hours of footage into a feature-length form. It just doesn't have a coherent form. And so there's some recapitulation of characters, some battles, some main themes, jumping from episode to episode, from theme to theme, text interludes... No sense, no concept. (21.12.2023)

When the film was on its way as a conclusion to the series more than a year after the series had ended, it became necessary to somehow remind the viewers of those twenty-six episodes. And since exclusive options like Netflix marathons did not exist in the nineties, there were occasionally memorial or compilation programs and films. However, in the case of Evangelion, it is a disservice in every sense. There is no exposition, nor introduction to the characters, and by the end a new viewer has no idea which side wins or had a chance at winning. On the other hand, a knowledgeable viewer will be annoyed that some strong moments are not given attention in the film while other scenes are prioritized that can't have even a fraction of the original impact without a proper foundation of character development. A mistake, albeit probably an inevitable one. (31.12.2019)