Product Description
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The landmark anime Evangelion evolves, reaching new heights of
intensity in the feature film: Evangelion 2.22. In this explosive
new story, brutal action and primal emotion clash as a group of
young pilots maneuver their towering cyborg Eva Units into combat
against a deadly and disturbing enemy. In the battle to prevent
the apocalyptic Third Impact, Shinji and Rei were forced to carry
humanity's hopes on their shoulders. Now, as the onslaught of the
bizarre, monstrous Angels escalates, they find their burden
shared by two new Eva pilots, the fiery Asuka and the mysterious
Mari. In this thrilling experience for fans of giant robot
destruction, the young pilots fight desperately to save mankind -
and struggle to save themselves. In You Can (Not) Advance, the
second installment in his four-feature retelling of Neon Genesis
Evangelion, Hideaki Anno diverges further from the original
storyline--and pushes the visual boundaries of his epic. Shinji
and Rei share a more amicable relationship, but Shinji's fragile
calm is shattered by the arrival of pilot Asuka Langley
Shikinami. She single-handedly destroys the Seventh Angel, a
fantastic creature that suggests a tarantula designed by Gustave
Eiffel. This version of Asuka is even more abrasive than the
original, and complains more bitterly about being ordered to
share quarters with Shinji. When the experimental Eva Asuka is
testing mutates, Commander Ikari forces Shinji to attack it, even
though it may cause her death. Horrified at his brutality, Shinji
quits--until a new, more powerful Angel strikes at NERV
headquarters. Seeing Rei absorbed by the Angel, Shinji charges
back to rescue her. The power supply to his Eva fails, but Shinji
forces it to continue fighting through sheer will power. It
mutates into what Ritsuko calls "a divine being" that may cause
the Third Impact. While the storyline of the films is tighter
than the TV program, it's no less convoluted: Kaji brings
Commander Ikari "the Key of Nebuchadnezzar;" the SEELE cabal
continues their plotting to bring about the Human Instrumentality
Project, which is somehow linked to the Dead Sea Scrolls. Anno
adds some new characters, notably pilot Mari Makinami
Illustrious. The larger budget of the feature films is clearly
evident: the backgrounds are more carefully rendered, the
cinematography more imaginative, the animation more polished and
special effects more special. The scenes of the three Evas
running in a coordinated attack have unprecedented weight and
power. The prismatic colors, thunderous explosions and eerie
lighting in the final battle show that like the original TV
series, Anno's new vision will be influencing artists on both
sides of the Pacific for years to come. The Neon Genesis
Evangelion Movies are must-haves for any otaku or student of
animation, and fans can only wait impatiently until the third
film appears. (Rated PG-13: violence, nudity, alcohol and
use)--Charles Solomon.
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In You Can (Not) Advance, the second installment in his
four-feature retelling of Neon Genesis Evangelion, Hideaki Anno
diverges further from the original storyline--and pushes the
visual boundaries of his epic. Shinji and Rei share a more
amicable relationship, but Shinji's fragile calm is shattered by
the arrival of pilot Asuka Langley Shikinami. She single-handedly
destroys the Seventh Angel, a fantastic creature that suggests a
tarantula designed by Gustave Eiffel. This version of Asuka is
even more abrasive than the original, and complains more bitterly
about being ordered to share quarters with Shinji. When the
experimental Eva Asuka is testing mutates, Commander Ikari forces
Shinji to attack it, even though it may cause her death.
Horrified at his brutality, Shinji quits--until a new, more
powerful Angel strikes at NERV headquarters. Seeing Rei absorbed
by the Angel, Shinji charges back to rescue her. The power supply
to his Eva fails, but Shinji forces it to continue fighting
through sheer will power. It mutates into what Ritsuko calls "a
divine being" that may cause the Third Impact. While the
storyline of the films is tighter than the TV program, it's no
less convoluted: Kaji brings Commander Ikari "the Key of
Nebuchadnezzar;" the SEELE cabal continues their plotting to
bring about the Human Instrumentality Project, which is somehow
linked to the Dead Sea Scrolls. Anno adds some new characters,
notably pilot Mari Makinami Illustrious. The larger budget of the
feature films is clearly evident: the backgrounds are more
carefully rendered, the cinematography more imaginative, the
animation more polished and special effects more special. The
scenes of the three Evas running in a coordinated attack have
unprecedented weight and power. The prismatic colors, thunderous
explosions and eerie lighting in the final battle show that like
the original TV series, Anno's new vision will be influencing
artists on both sides of the Pacific for years to come. The Neon
Genesis Evangelion Movies are must-haves for any otaku or student
of animation, and fans can only wait impatiently until the third
film appears. (Rated PG-13: violence, nudity, alcohol and
use)--Charles Solomon