artur-artborg A short transcript of my oral reaction to the opening of the second part of "The End of Evangelion": "Uhm...? Uhm...? Uhm...? Uhm? Uhm!? UHM!? UHM!?!?!?" Er, did... Did Lars von Trier write this? 'cause I feel like Lars von Trier wrote this. Did... Has anyone ever seen Hideaki Anno and von Trier in the same room?"The End of Evangelion" is a messed-up trainwreck of a masterpiece. It makes "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me" and "Sedmikrásky" look like rational slice-of-life dramas. It is utterly insane. But also quite brilliant. This film certainly isn't for everyone, but if you enjoy watching minds unravel in insanity on-screen then boy is this movie for you. I give it 9 [Shinji's Crazed Screaming] out of 10

Patrick Scott 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.

Kong Ho Meng TIPS: watch this together with death and rebirth and episodes 25-26 of the series. By doing so, the best sci-fi experience/ masterpiece ever to achieved is here, and i doubt i will ever come across another experience that is as close to the scale as this one...no words could describe how unforgettable this (and the final moments in the series) managed to pull off so many intricate elements so beautifully. Some of the scenes are painfully breathtaking, epic and memorable. It is as heart-wrenching as it is as mind-wrenching. And these 2 movies with episodes 25-26 of the series really put me into deep thought of many things that we take for granted, while at the same time in awe of how cleverly it was created to relate to many hidden psyshological or philosophical issues. Some people despise anime for their 'ridiculous amount of philosophical thoughts' but it is shows like these that constantly make us think ahead , or looking back, challenging and reminding us of who we are and what values we should continue to uphold...

Jose Cruz I am reviewing here the whole TV series plus this ending. Note: these are the actual final episodes of the TV series that should have been and the quality of the production is lower than those of a typical feature length animated film, such as those put out by Ghibli.So, well, lets see: This series is pretty much the most over the top / pretentious thing ever made. Specially this cinematic ending: It beats the Tree of Life in terms of pretentiousness as ending is pretty much the film the Tree of Life, plus giant robots and psychologically problematic characters. Watch it if you love over the top stuff, this makes other over-the-top stuff such as Akira look like Avatar.Also, Hideaki Anno appears to show his middle finger to the nerds who watched this film in the final 15-20 minutes he indeed says: stop watching TV and go live a little!I note that I gave The Tree of Life a rating of 1/10 while this would have a rating of 9/10. Why the massive difference? Well, for one thing, this film is a million times faster and lots of stuff happen during it, while in the Tree of Life, nothing happens. So it could hold my attention during its whole 82 minutes, where more stuff happens than in most 140 minute films. Highly recommended for the nerd inside you. : )