The Rebuild of Evangelion Movies

Scantron · 09-07-2006, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Altercron

Definately would like for the animation to be increased. But as far as goes psychobabble...that's what made the show interesting in the first place.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not suggesting they get rid of the psychobabble completely, but the original was far too indulgent with letting characters ramble and babble (a problem that got worse when the animation budget declined and they still had to fill 22 minutes an episode). There are a number of speeches/monologues in the original that could have been half as long (at least) and a number of speeches/monologues that would have been better replaced with fully animated flashback sequences to give the show a faster pace. The weird psychobabble was definitely part of Evangelion's charm, but the original took it too far, IMO.

Cypherdrive S7 · 09-07-2006, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Scantron

Don't get me wrong, I'm not suggesting they get rid of the psychobabble completely, but the original was far too indulgent with letting characters ramble and babble (a problem that got worse when the animation budget declined and they still had to fill 22 minutes an episode). There are a number of speeches/monologues in the original that could have been half as long (at least) and a number of speeches/monologues that would have been better replaced with fully animated flashback sequences to give the show a faster pace. The weird psychobabble was definitely part of Evangelion's charm, but the original took it too far, IMO.

You've got a good point. Though it was interesting to listen to and understand how each character changed as the story went. Towards the end, it just got to be too much. Half the time, the show wasn't keeping my attention enough to understand what they were going on about, so at the end of the eppisode, I sat and went "wtf just happened?"

But, then again, I was mostly in it for the giant robot-things they like to call the EVAs...and my personal favorite part of the series was the movie The End of Evangelion....Just 'coz...XD

Frognal · 09-08-2006, 01:18 AM

So Emovangelion is back, huh.

flamepanther · 09-08-2006, 01:35 AM

Here's what Anime News Network says about it:

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Originally Posted by A.N.N.

According to the October issue of Newtype (Japan) (On sale September 10), four new Evangelion movies are in the works. The four movies will include a prequel, a mid-series movie, a sequel and a "final" movie. The prequel movie is due out early summer 2007.

While the new story will be set during the same time frame as the original TV series, Newtype states that it will be an entirely new project, not be a remake or improvement of any sort. Newtype also mentions that viewers will not need to have already seen previous Evangelion material in order to understand and enjoy the new movies.

Hideaki Anno will write the scenario for the first movie and will be the general director and manager for the entire project. Kazuya Tsurumaki will direct the movies while Yoshiyuki Sadamoto will provide character designs and Ikuto Yamashita will provide mechanical designs. Shinji Higuchi will provide storyboards for the first movie.

Khara, a new studio that shares office space with Gainax, was recently set up and is seeking production staff to work on Anno's new project.

Assuming this is correct, that means we get what may be four stand-alone stories set before, during, and after the original anime series, not an entirely new timeline from scratch. It could be cool, but if that's correct it will be weird for End of Evangelion to not actually be the end of Evangelion.

CripNite · 09-08-2006, 03:00 AM

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Originally Posted by flamepanther

Here's what Anime News Network says about it:Assuming this is correct, that means we get what may be four stand-alone stories set before, during, and after the original anime series, not an entirely new timeline from scratch. It could be cool, but if that's correct it will be weird for End of Evangelion to not actually be the end of Evangelion.

That's a good concept. I'm really looking forward to this.

JD · 09-08-2006, 03:39 AM

I too hope there's less wtf psycho crap. The sh*t in the end episodes/movies pretty much ruined it for me.

tikgnat · 09-08-2006, 04:32 AM

I liked the psycho crap... at the beginning of the show. Toward the end it got too much, and couple that with the massively cut back animation and we have a recipe for disaster.

Having said that the new release of the original series is supposed to be fixing that (Evangelion: platinum). When the box set out for this comes out at the end of this year I'll be getting a set... I've got the series on VHS. (VHS? Whats that?)

Could be good. Could be tasty. Tasty like EVA-Unit 2s insides. Mmm.

flamepanther · 09-08-2006, 05:07 AM

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Originally Posted by tikgnat

I liked the psycho crap... at the beginning of the show. Toward the end it got too much, and couple that with the massively cut back animation and we have a recipe for disaster.

I liked it even at the end. It gave the series character and it delivered a message that a lot of anime fans and other geeks need to hear... if only more of them understood it. It's my hope that this new Evangelion movie series tries to communicate with clarity what the original tried to say but mostly confused people. It would be a shame to drop that element completely. That would be like the body of Evangelion without a soul.

QuantumShock · 09-08-2006, 06:15 AM

It's good to see the anime again, but I always get the chill everytime I think how I tried to understand the show by watching them all 5 times. :S

mekboy-john · 09-08-2006, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Scantron

Don't get me wrong, I'm not suggesting they get rid of the psychobabble completely, but the original was far too indulgent with letting characters ramble and babble (a problem that got worse when the animation budget declined and they still had to fill 22 minutes an episode). There are a number of speeches/monologues in the original that could have been half as long (at least) and a number of speeches/monologues that would have been better replaced with fully animated flashback sequences to give the show a faster pace. The weird psychobabble was definitely part of Evangelion's charm, but the original took it too far, IMO.

Psychobabble? Isn't that the fish you put in your ear so you can understand everything?