Neon Genesis Evangelion - Hope & Despair

Sadly, you're yet another content creator to mischaracterize EoE and the circumstances surrounding its creation. The widely held belief within the fandom that the film is Anno's revenge simply is erroneous and ill-informed.

"A YouTube video might be able to explain what Evangelion means; but it will never be able to tell you what Evangelion will mean to you...." This hit me on a spiritual level, just live Evangelion did

"It's 2015 and god wants us dead" They were off by 5 years.

Wow, that intro tho. Tokyo-3 and the title EVANGELION sinking it no the ground. I need that for my eva wallpaper collection

I loved the original evas ending actually; eva is always praised for having all the fucked up and broken characters, a big huge fight climax simply wouldnt fit with the series. Actually going into the characters minds and letting them come to terms with their mental problems is the best ending the series could've had, and as you said in the video, end of eva perfectly complements the series

Rebuild is meant to make the audience realize they didn't listen to the original intended message. They just wanted to stay in a world where nothing changes, so rebuild says ok, here's that world that never changes. It's boring now, and the characters are miserable because you won't let them grow up. You won't let them move on.

I feel like one of the few people that finds End of Evangelion hopeful. I feel like the message at the end is choosing to live is the right thing to do, because despite the world being a crazy, horrifying place, you still have the chance to be happy within it. Also, while you say Anno was satisfied with the original ending, old scripts for Episode 25 and 26 have surfaced showing that the End of Evangelion was basically how the show was supposed to end. There was definitely some executive meddling, and while Anno may have been content with the original ending, that was by no means his original vision. End Of Evangelion wasn't a middle finger to the audience, hell most of the "death threats" shown in End of Evangelion are actually messages of praise for the series. Personally? I'm happy we got both. Both endings hold a special place in my heart and I don't think I'd enjoy Evangelion as much if the show didn't have both endings, even if I consider End of Evangelion as the "final" ending.

"It's 2015, and God wants us dead." I have felt that way over the last few years to be fair.

“Spoiler! This guy does NOT make it.” Cinematic revolution

I've always had a very close connection with NGE. Dealing with depression most of my life and discovering Eva in my teen when my depression was probably at its worst it helped change my life seeing other battle their inner demons and finally overcome them. To this day now in my mid 30s I still watch Eva and leave with a more positive outlook on life then when I started. Thank you, Joe for making this video.

BG can get fly me to the moon, but netflix cant. Just how much power does BG wield

"Are you okay?" Brilliant. I was probably too young the first time I watched Evangelion and I was definitely too young the first time I watched the End. It was way too much for me and I was definitely not okay after. Absolutely searing.

I've actually re watched Eva more than any other anime.

Best twist ever: final movie is just the two last episodes of the show again, not even redrawn, the straight up 4:3 video and dub from 1995. :-)

"The rebuilds on their own can leave you wanting" while showing Mari on the screen. I can see your a man of culture

This video definitely triggered some latent emotional trauma I developed after watching everything through End of Evangelion in one sitting.

The original Evangelion always was and still is to this day my most favourite anime of all time. It carried me away for the first time I saw it and still does to this day every single time I watch it. And there truly won't be anything like this again.

Welp, you managed to make me cry. You reminded me of how simply great of a piece of media Eva is and how, in my opinion, it will take years for its depth and awe to be replicated in anything else. I cried while watching EoE for the fifth time some months ago and I’m crying now. Thank you.

This is like the 7000th thinkpiece on Eva I've watched and you still managed to find a way to make this work. Really well done. Huh. I never thought of the Angels as Gods Cleanup crew before. That brings a whole new perspective to the series for me.

Damn, seeing Hideaki Anno saying "I'm not crazy about myself" really hit home man. I get the feeling.