Damn 2.0 was good.
Couples of weeks back then, Cathay Cineplex brought Evangelion 2.0 : You (cannot) Advance, which is quite a blessing to me and all Evangelion fan in Malaysia. Linkinstreet manage to book one cinema to be filled with self-proclaim elite malaysian otaku(including me of course). Though something went wrong and he’s on hiatus since then.
Me and Evangelion goes way back to my high-school years in 2001, though by that time i’m still watching vcd quality anime. Gotta admit that I fell in love with Rei at that time… who wouldn’t anyway? There was as also the time where I was too hardcore about Evangelion and listen to the OP everytime after I got back from midnight tuition. What do you expect from a kiddo? Well, time passes and I’ve become a batman now and all is right with the world.
Anyway, the movie was stunning. Unlike 1.0 which is like keikaku doori, there’s a slight deviation from the original storyline. Among all, everyone who watched it surely impressed with the music used. Thinking that everyone download/bought it after watching the movie. I had them in the first place but hearing it during the movie is really different, with the stunning scene and all. You can see complex mechanical design implemented on Tokyo-3 while ’2EM09_YAMASHITA’ was playing in the background. Most of the other BGM is something from the past with added guitar solo etc2. To be noted, 2 special song for the series ‘今日の日はさようなら’ and ‘翼をください -Tribute to “Sound of Music”‘ was played during crucial moment of the movie, greatly increase the dramatic effect of the scenes. My conclusion, the movie is about Rei Ayanami and her ‘ポカポカ’ scene.
So… watching once wasn’t enough, so I watched twice with Czero, Yafex and Dark Steno. This time I’m paying attention to the story and fighting scene. Though basically an angel defies all odds so watching how a 14 years old boy beat them is somewhat enjoyable in a sense, not that I’m a sadist and enjoy looking them grieving in pain or anything. And certainly, I don’t like watching that baby-faced Rei mourns in pain when she was fighting an angel. Dunno if the sales are good, but from my optimistic view I hope they will continue to bring such movie here in Malaysia.