![]() Its images are not only narrative but discursive. And here’s where Eva, time and again, separates itself from most, if not all, franchises in recent memory. To say nothing of the contrast 3.0+1.0 presents to EoE’s beach scene…īut these are all narrative points that, with some serious talent, could even be conveyed through literary form and film, as we know, its powerful because its an audiovisual medium. This last one might be one of the most heart-wrenching moments in the whole movie, which, it’s worth noting, serves as the wholesome counterpart to EoE’s bitter ending. Shinji doesn’t punish Gendo by devouring him through Unit-01, but instead saves him by getting close to him. Ritsuko shots Gendo, but doesn’t kill him. Asuka gets mangled, not by outside forces, but by her own doing. Particularly in its final act, we see the reversal and echoes of a lot of moments from End of Evangelion. Not only that but it converses with them, presenting nuanced and overt contrasts of key moments. The film itself rehashes images and situations we’ve come to intimately know from its predecessors. I mean, it has its own beginning, middle and end but, really, its message can’t be as impactful without the other entries in its franchise. 3.0+1.0 is a film that can’t work without experiencing all the films and TV episodes before it. ![]()
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