Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

This was almost torture. How can one possibly watch 26 episodes of the main character doing the same thing over and over again, being in the same situation over and over again and then in the "extended cut, bonus ending/finale whatever" have him again be placed in the same exact situation only this time he has no impact on the story or outcome whatsoever. SEEL invade NERV to execute the EVA pilots and trigger the Third Impact to merge everyone in soup, or if you want to be as pretentious as the show then I guess you could say, merge every individual in a one whole being thus reaching the final evolutionary stage of mankind. So anyway, what does NERV do? They try to stop the invasion, they try to keep the pilots alive. Shinji is again the last line of defense in his EVA but as soon as he appears he is captured and does nothing of note. Some boring stuff happens and finally the SEEL have archived their endgoal, everyone is a soup, oh I mean primordial soup. So SEEL achieve their goal despite the pilot still being alive and the other 2 NERV EVAS being destroyed? What is the purpose of Shinji in this? There is none, had he died in the initial assault the result would have been the same, everyone is soup.

The End of Evangelion, an alternate ending to the anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion may come across as pretentious, but it perfectly captures realistic emotions with symbolic ambiguity and philosophical themes. This anime is a deconstruction of the mecha genre. That is, tropes and clichés of that genre are taken apart. In the case of End of Evangelion or Neon Genesis Evangelion, unlike a typical protagonist in a mecha series, who is brave and willing to fight in any situation, Shinji, the protagonist of Neon Genesis Evangelion is wimpy and apathetic to his task, which is a realistic reaction of most teenagers faced with a similar situation. While some dislike the emotional realism and are just looking for a feel-good story, I enjoy it because it gives a better understanding of the genre as a whole. Most of the key scenes are purposely ambiguous and littered with symbolisms or hints that point to possible answers. Honestly, I'm not good at catching symbols and analyzing, but the part of the fun in watching Neon Genesis Evangelion is trying to reach a conclusion or researching what other viewers have concluded. The infamous last line of the movie can be interpreted as "I feel sick" or "how disgusting" because of the ambiguous nature of the language, and I have yet to see a logical conclusion or reach a conclusion myself. The philosophical themes add to the psychological nature of the story, which is quite open for interpretation. I see the series as an argument against hedonism, which is the philosophy that the goal in life is to maximize pleasure and minimize pain. However, we see that Shiji chooses a world where there are both happiness and suffering instead of a world with everlasting happiness. The question that this film answers is: "would we perceive a world where there are only endless 'ups' as real and fulfilling?" Perhaps this film reveals what true happiness is. The End of Evangelion may seem like a dime-a-dozen, action mecha anime at first, but that is just a facade. This series requires heavy thinking and the pursuit of truth, whatever that may be, if it exists at all.

The directors of 'End of Evangalion' not only invents a unique and rare conclusion to the evangalian series, but subtly depicts existentialism and the misunderstood juxtaposition of dream and reality, what is real and fake. It also deals with the perks and folly's of humanity whilst handling the extreme dramatization of romance, and tackles the strange entities and characters that dwindle through the imagination of the show. The director of the series has focused more on his interpretation of life and his experiences, rather than ending the series on a satisfactory note for viewers. In my opinion this film is more riveting than what fans of the show would have preferred. However, there is indubitable confusion through this film, you as the viewer watch in pure awe and absorb the unmistakably inspiring and slightly deranged messages contained within the story. The film cleverly sidetracks to tell the story of evangalians and approaches and accesses the issues of the human being.

WARNING!!! I am going to discuss the ending of the series as I feel it is crucial to providing context to the events of the film. Although I will not spoil the film itself.The final instalment of the now notorious Evangelion saga goes way to overboard...Firstly I just wanted to make this clear, I loved the series and quite controversially it's original ending. I loved the slight ambiguity of it though not so much it's build up of 3 episodes breaking down each characters Psyche in order to explore there place in the world and the reasons for their behaviour-that grated a bit on my patience. but that final overcoming of Shinji's depression was a truly mesmerising and heartwarming scene seeing everybody cheering and congratulating his decision, even his Father. The film takes the events of those 3 episodes and accounts the ending literally instead of in Shinji's psyche and it still manages to be five times as pretentious. It's like a 1st year film student has gone mad with symbolism and imagery. With crosses, Halos, angels and foetuses flying into your face unashamedly throughout the entire course of the film. It's silly and childish even in comparison to the series, and that had a scene where Shinji Shows his genitals to a penguin. Saying that, Anno's heavy use of visual metaphors does create an incredible spectacle. I am tempted to recommend this film just for the visuals alone. The use of vibrant colour and the top quality animation make this some of the most gorgeous eye candy. But that's the problem, this film creates so much style and substance that it ends conveying barely anything to the spectator, the substance ends up so convoluted and in your face that it cannot be taken seriously.And don't get me started on Shinji in this film. In the series he was a self proclaimed coward but crucially had good reason for being angsty due to the massive amount of pressure put on him and the amount of loss and betrayal he had suffered. And I was sympathetic towards his character. Those of you who thought Shinji in the series was an annoying, whiny little girl (I know there are plenty of you out there) you will definitely want to give this a miss. Shinji literally huddles in a corner and cries for half his screen time... That is not even an overstatement... He has to be physically dragged to his EVA and even then just sits in it and cries. I know he has suffered an unbearable amount yet there are better ways of showing a characters descent into depression Anno. In summary, this film is like a whining baby wearing Polka dots and glitter waving glow sticks. But a good whining baby wearing Polka dots and glitter waving glow sticks. If you find the film to pretentious just disengage your brain and admire the gorgeous production. That is what I did. It fails what it intends to achieve but still remains entertaining enough to sit through.Positive: Inspired use of sound/soundtrack, Jaw dropping visuals, oh I forgot to mention well executed and downright awesome EVA battles, Basically every bit of productionNegative: Pseudo psychological and religious symbolism delivered far too heavy handedly, Unlikable protagonist, Fails to convey anything of substance even though that's what the film sets out to achieve, The film itself is pointless the ending of the series was sufficient enoughP.S. How does Tokyo get rebuilt so quickly after every single EVA/Angel battle???