The End of Evangelion

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The End of Evangelion

Released Jul 19, 1997

1h 27m

Fantasy

Anime

Action

Drama

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This final movie version was created as an alternative ending to the NEON GENESIS EVANGELION TV series, remaking the final two episodes from the series. SEELE plans an attack on NERV after failing to create a man-made Third Impact. After reaffirming both her own and her mother's existence in a state of despair, Asuka returns and begins the counterattack. However, new enemies descend from the heavens. Meanwhile, Shinji witnesses the horrifying wreckage of Asuka's EVA-02 while piloting EVA-01. Mass production models surround EVA-01 and perform a solemn ceremony. What does it mean to complete a human heart?

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David Jenkins

Little White Lies

Simply incredible to look at, with bold splashes of colour in every frame, with nuanced movements from the humans and humanoid robots alike, with weight and detail in both its action and its quieter moments of drama.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 10, 2021

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Timothy Lee

Geeks of Color

The End of Evangelion isn’t just a film. It isn’t just the conclusion to an incredibly popular mecha anime series. It manages to be more than that, pushing the limits of what an anime film can be.

Mar 25, 2024

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Charles Solomon

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

It's quite spectacular and one of the weirdest films you will ever see... The only thing I can compare it to is animated schizophrenia.

Mar 23, 2024

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Tom Cassidy

Common Sense Media

Profound, disturbing and beautiful, this is an anime masterpiece, albeit with one big caveat. Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion relies on you having seen the original TV series.

Rated: 5/5

Aug 2, 2022

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Dan Schindel

Hyperallergic

If the show documents the process by which these characters are worn down to nothing, then this is what happens when they're reduced to exposed nerves... It's a Lynchian picture of the tormented mind, depression's figurative end of the world made literal.

Feb 26, 2020

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John G. Nettles

PopMatters

This may be, if not the greatest, certainly one of the most harrowing anime experiences ever made.

Jun 19, 2019

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Eric

Genuinely the best film I've ever seen.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/18/25

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Loring

terrible theater I was very uncomfortable but the peakness of this movie saved me

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/20/24

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Eli

Masterpiece in ever way

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/10/25

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Jonathon

Best movie I’ve ever seen

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/31/24

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Denver

Required cinema for anybody alive

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/24/24

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Kayla

Admittedly this is a rewatch for me. Only watch if youve seen the anime! Its a direct continuation of the story and if you havent seen it you will not understand a thing. Ive seen this 3 times before, but the big screen was a nice experience.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/22/24

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Synopsis

This final movie version was created as an alternative ending to the NEON GENESIS EVANGELION TV series, remaking the final two episodes from the series. SEELE plans an attack on NERV after failing to create a man-made Third Impact. After reaffirming both her own and her mother's existence in a state of despair, Asuka returns and begins the counterattack. However, new enemies descend from the heavens. Meanwhile, Shinji witnesses the horrifying wreckage of Asuka's EVA-02 while piloting EVA-01. Mass production models surround EVA-01 and perform a solemn ceremony. What does it mean to complete a human heart?

Director: Hideaki Anno, Kazuya Tsurumaki
Producer: Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, Miyuki Nanri
Screenwriter: Hideaki Anno, Shinji Higuchi, Kazuya Tsurumaki
Distributor: Manga Entertainment
Production Co: Gainex, Production IP, TV Tokyo
Genre: Fantasy, Anime, Action, Drama
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 19, 1997, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Mar 17, 2024
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 21, 2019
Runtime: 1h 27m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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