Review of Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021) by Zhoro — 20 Aug 2021
The **** adjacent incel edgelords who felt the ending of this movie was "too pandering" completely miss out the point that these films are a reflection of their creator's, Hideaki Anno, mental state and depression.
The original was him trying to deal with his crippling depression and toxic mental state-the rebuild films are him finally finding a way to emotionally mature and overcome it. Having him regress and go for the same bleak/depressing sense of nihilism would undermine and cheapen the journey he's gone through.
Being dark and nihilistic for the sake of being dark and nihilistic doesn't make something have more inherent artistic value. The only ones that think that way are emotionally stunted 14 year old edgelords, which this film is trying to admonish and move on from that kind of thinking.
OG EVA puritans will probably dislike this film but for those that are ready for this series to move and finally come to a close, it's a welcome breath of fresh air.
This review of Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021) was written by Zhoro on 20 Aug 2021.
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time has generally received very positive reviews.
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