This film is effectively an alternative to the final two episodes of the TV series 'Neon Genesis Evangelion' as such if you haven't watched the series it isn't likely to make much sense as no time is wasted in explaining what went before. Apparently this appeals to a certain segment of the viewing public, but if I had to come up with a single quote from the picture that personifies my attitude toward it, it would be "I don't understand reality all that well". There are even scenes in which the activity resembles that of a hyperkinetic lava lamp. Faced with a line like "Eva series and Geo-front have crossed E layer and are still climbing", it sounds like a foreign language to me. But for me, the imagery, dialog and characters were all lost in an incomprehensible story. Granted, I didn't watch any of the prior Neon Genesis franchise, nor am I inclined to do so. I'm not a fan of anime, but will watch when films rate well among IMDb viewers, and for the record, I gave high marks to "Grave of the Fireflies", "Princess Mononoke", and "Howl's Moving Castle". Right up front, I only watched this because the movie has skirted it's way in and out of the IMDb Top 250 last year and this.
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