Impossible to judge this on its own merits, as it's not an actual film but two extended episodes of the TV series put together, and fundamentally cannot be experienced without 600+ minutes of preparation. The first part is far stronger than the second, which dives headlong into surrealism and preaches its ideas over what ultimately becomes little more than a screensaver of ham-fisted symbolism before it just stops. I'm not sure this was entirely necessary, although I do appreciate the…
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Neon Genesis Evangelion 1995
As problematic as it is enjoyable. The structure of the story is baffling – starts incredibly fast, then drags for ages, then presses fast-forward and speed runs through the finish before jumping into a different lane entirely. Character development is virtually non-existent, world-building stops after a few episodes and then radically shifts in the latter episodes. There is far too much repetition in regards to both character psychology and the mech fights. Almost all feelings and emotions are delivered through…
