BadRoad
a thousand miles
Like a clone isn't also her own person?
Advice and Trust [NGE]
Turing Decidable
𝕘𝕒𝕣𝕗
- Location
- Belgium
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Didn't mean to imply that, I simply meant to say that would come as a bit of a shock to him.
Dirtnap
Kanmusu Affecionado
While Mari's introduction was something that probably didn't help the movies, I actually liked her character. Walking fetish advertisement or not, she's fun.
I still want to know what happens in between 2 and 3 goddammit. Fucking tease with the ending of 2.22. But yes, they should have but really I think it's just Anno trying to finally kill the franchise that just will not die. *shrug*
I still want to know what happens in between 2 and 3 goddammit. Fucking tease with the ending of 2.22. But yes, they should have but really I think it's just Anno trying to finally kill the franchise that just will not die. *shrug*
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Iuvenal
Desperanda tibi salua concordia socru
- Location
- Terrace IV
- Location
- Somewhere near L1... I think
They made a third one? No, they didn't. It's still stuck in development hell last I heard. Something about re-writing the script so that the previous two movies aren't completely invalidated. Obvious sarcasm should be obvious.
Schpoonman
They call me the Bord of Lays
- Location
- United States
Strange. That joke stopped being funny in 2013 but people keep saying it. Maybe they're doing the Dane Cook strat?
BTW, you didn't save her at all. She's still stuck in your mecha, which you no longer have access to.
Hexokinase
contrarian for the sake of being contrarian
- Location
- Urban Labyrinth
It's almost as if Anno was like "y'know, Eva is confusing af. Rebuild will get rid of all the plotholes and reinforce what we want the audience to think... Not this esoteric bullshit". Then some guy at Gainax went, "but sir, being a mindfuck series is what made Eva sell so well!", to which Anno replied, "Oh, I didn't say we're making it more straightforward."
- Location
- Somewhere near L1... I think
The first two were good. The first movie was everything I wanted: a version of NGE with animation that didn't make my eyes bleed. The second was still good but I didn't really care for Mari since she didn't really add anything only took away from what other characters could have and should have done. But hey, it looked like they were going somewhere with her character, so maybe that wasn't so bad.
Then Anno decided to nuke the franchise.
So yes Lord of Bays, I still maintain that the real third movie hasn't been made yet because what we got was not the third movie. What we got was a movie meant to drive NGE into the ground so Anno would never have to work on NGE again. Take a look at were the franchise has gone in recent years. It's become the very thing it was originally deconstructing. A franchise built on lazy by-the-numbers writing with faux-philosophical mumbo-jumbo thrown in to make it seem profound, style over substance, and let's not even talk about the thing that is ANIMA. If you want something mentally stimulating from Gainax employees (albeit former) that came out recently, go watch Kill La Kill (more understandable NGE with the numbers filed off) or Little Witch Academia (Harry Potter with the numbers filed off), because Evangelion is the goose that Gainax barely has to put effort into making it lay the golden egg even when they try to kill it.
The Englanderish
Schrödinger's Kuudere Kitty Caliph(a)
- Location
- Califat de Chats
Is it just me, or does this music video seem like a Rei spinoff?
Cae Lumis
Chief Director of Shinra Archaeology Department
- Location
- Southern New Jersey
Allow me to recite a old story as told by Alan Moore when asked about how he felt about Hollywood ruining his comic books with their film adaptations,
"Apparently, someone asked Raymond Chandler once what he thought of Hollywood ruining all his books. And he took them into his study and pointed up to the shelf where they all were, and he said, 'Look, they're there. They're fine. They're okay.' That's the attitude I have to take. The film hasn't ruined my book".
-Alan Moore, who then proceeded to drink the blood of a newborn Giraffe and flew out the window, breathing fire out his anus. Not really... but 10 points and a hug to the person who got the shout out.
Point is, just because 3.0 exists doesn't mean the first two movies and the classic TV Series is ruined. The Franchise isn't dead... maybe conked on the head badly thanks to a bad direction (frack, if you thought 3.0 is bad... I got a name and three words for you: Anima, and lolicon cat girl), but other than the unmentionable story, I personally think Evangelion is still alive and well, as testament to all of us being here reading Strypgia's fine work.
Now J.J. Abram's direction on Star Trek AND Star Wars.... that's an entirely different issue, and to prevent derailment, I'll leave it at that.
"Apparently, someone asked Raymond Chandler once what he thought of Hollywood ruining all his books. And he took them into his study and pointed up to the shelf where they all were, and he said, 'Look, they're there. They're fine. They're okay.' That's the attitude I have to take. The film hasn't ruined my book".
-Alan Moore, who then proceeded to drink the blood of a newborn Giraffe and flew out the window, breathing fire out his anus. Not really... but 10 points and a hug to the person who got the shout out.
Point is, just because 3.0 exists doesn't mean the first two movies and the classic TV Series is ruined. The Franchise isn't dead... maybe conked on the head badly thanks to a bad direction (frack, if you thought 3.0 is bad... I got a name and three words for you: Anima, and lolicon cat girl), but other than the unmentionable story, I personally think Evangelion is still alive and well, as testament to all of us being here reading Strypgia's fine work.
Now J.J. Abram's direction on Star Trek AND Star Wars.... that's an entirely different issue, and to prevent derailment, I'll leave it at that.
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- Location
- Somewhere near L1... I think
It was the best one sentence summation of KLK I could think of after being awake 24 hours so sue me.
That the original is still good was never in question. That the community is still alive never was either. That what we got was actually what the story was supposed to be and not just Anno deciding people will buy anything with NGE's name on it was the issue for me at least.
Repeat after me: Modern day update of Cutie Honey.
It's not clear how much control he has -or had -over the merch.
Also, Anno reportedly got depression while making the movie. I imagine he just threw up his hands at some point and just decided he would get it done, even if it was bad.
DB_Explorer
Purveyor of alternate realities.
- Location
- San Diego, California
- Pronouns
- He/Him
... explain 'stereotypically British'
since my brain just keeps making her into James Bond.
That's more or less what I meant. The Old Men would have disagreed that Coulson makes things more pleasant for everyone if they had still existed in any way or form for more than a few days after Coulson got the job. Coulson (and May, and maybe their one-eyed former boss) would have made things (briefly) less than pleasant for them.
DB_Explorer
Purveyor of alternate realities.
- Location
- San Diego, California
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Lord Sovereign
The Emperor of shitty fanfic
- Location
- England
MARI'S BRITISH!?
But...her accent...it can't be...it just can't. There is not a single person on this godforsaken wind swept rock who speaks like her!
I mean bugger, I'd bloody love a British pilot to be part of the main cast. But Mari...she does not strike me as a fellow subject of Her Majesty the Queen...also we do not know what happened to Britain. WHY DOES NO ONE EVER TALK ABOUT BRITAIN!?
But...her accent...it can't be...it just can't. There is not a single person on this godforsaken wind swept rock who speaks like her!
I mean bugger, I'd bloody love a British pilot to be part of the main cast. But Mari...she does not strike me as a fellow subject of Her Majesty the Queen...also we do not know what happened to Britain. WHY DOES NO ONE EVER TALK ABOUT BRITAIN!?
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Turing Decidable
𝕘𝕒𝕣𝕗
- Location
- Belgium
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Doubtlessly, Argentina finally got revenge for the Falklands War
Number6
Unrepentant Like Addict
- Location
- The Village, Scotland
By complete coincidence, the city of London-3 is under attack by eldritch creatures called Kami, and only the LYMPH organization and their mysterious director stand in their path. The people at the UN get very annoyed if you ask about the similarities.
- Location
- National Capital Region, USA
Arg. Still trying to get settled in at Camp Arifjan. Kuwait sucks. I haven't been able to do any writing, though I think I've worked out a satisfying way to structure the next few scenes. I hope I will get a chance to write tonight. (in about 6-8 hours)
Cae Lumis
Chief Director of Shinra Archaeology Department
- Location
- Southern New Jersey
Ah, just felt that quote was relevant to the topic at hand lol...
Originally, her Plugsuit was green because it was meant to suggest British Racing Green, even her later Pink Plug Suit was originally meant to be green as well, with Orange highlights.
Now if only she spoke the Queen's English as well... at least she drinks tea in 3.0... not much of a consolation admittedly, but still.
Wouldn't that be Spectrum's Job? or Shado's? or UNIT and the Doctor? Huh... eldritch abominations seem attracted to islands... and Britain fending them off is just as common as it is for Japan.
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Number6
Unrepentant Like Addict
- Location
- The Village, Scotland
The main difference is that our approach to planetary defence involves fewer lovingly hand-drawn giant robots and more running down poorly-lit corridors on videotape. Budget cuts, you see. I blame the Tories.
On a more serious note, Mr Anno seems to have been a big UFO fan- you see subtle references to it everywhere from the main titles to the character design. So your SHADO comment isn't too far off the mark.