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Leopold_Bloom · Visitor / Lurker Joined: 14 Jan 2002 Posts: 1

I think AN has an aprioristic prejudice against a problematic series like Evangelion. It was disturbing, ironic (didn't you see that?) and it made fun of the WHOLE world of anime and manga, the worst "artistic" domain in the modern culture. It's no easy to digest, but it's so...
AN, if you are disturbed by the "frozen times", I can understand why you like "Citizen Kane" (great film, anyway), but I give you an advice: don't see "Andrej Roublev" by Tarkovsky or any films by Antonioni...

badandy · Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2002 7:36 pm Post subject:

evangelion is a great series. but i do respect your oppinion. but com'on it wasnt that disturbng. did you just watch the show or the show AND the movie?

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mokona · Frequent Poster Joined: 06 May 2002 Posts: 48

NGE is just weird... i thought it was a little disturbing...

AKIRA · Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2002 3:24 am Post subject:

it was only disturbing when the people were suffering but otherwise it had great plot and great art
i thought its really good
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MiwaSatoshi · Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2002 3:10 am Post subject:

I don't think a work needs to be pretentious to be good. Or does the average anime viewer *have* to watch a million and one art films to be able to appreciate a truly good film? I think it would be folly to assume so - and while the Russian masters of film do have their deserved place in cinematic history, I'm not sure it is quite apropos to mention them in the same sentence as EVANGELION. (Though Anno would certainly enjoy that, I imagine.)

When writing a review, you sometimes have to look at a title not just from a critical perspective, but also from the perspective of a fan. The twin questions, therefore, should be these:

Is it good?
and
Am I enjoying this?

Even the masters of painting (Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Rembrandt van Rijn) created art because others enjoyed it - and because it earned them food on their tables and a roof over their heads.

Art is subjective ... but do not deny that art itself is also entertainment. And a form of entertainment that does not entertain will be problematic.

So do not denigrate those who do not consider EVANGELION to be the greatest anime ever made ... because they are just as right in their opinions as those who revere it. It is not so much a lack of understanding ... but simply a different conclusion from a different point of view.
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wolverine33 · Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2003 7:11 pm Post subject: review of nge

there are many that will like or dislike nge it's not that the series was bad it's just the ending REALLY SUCKED!!!!! the ending left you like you missed something thinking THIS IS IT???????? otherwise it was good but not the best anime ever

rosalyn · Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2003 8:36 am Post subject:

If you disagree with a review, feel free to add you own.
There is a review in this forum somewhere. Search for it, and add your own comments on the end. We'd love to hear it.

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Blood Soaked Ronin · Cafe Ninja (BSR) Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 12451

Rigor Mortis · Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2003 4:11 am Post subject: Re: review of nge