In 1995, a Japanese anime came out.
Since then, it has been "on fire".
26 episodes of anime TV, becoming an insurmountable Japanese manga classic.
Several theatrical versions have achieved very good box office results.
And just this year, the "divine work" in the hearts of countless people has finally come to a successful end.
The youth of a generation is over.
Evangelion Theater Edition: The End
Evangelion has 6 theatrical versions.
1997's "Dead and New" and "True For You" can be seen as a supplement to the TV animation version.
Since 2007, Hideaki Anno has successively launched a new theatrical version that is different from the old version.
In order, they are "Prologue", "Broken", and "Q".
And the last one is the "End" that thousands of fans have been waiting for for a long time.
Although the new theatrical version has a "magic change", the setting is basically the same.
The story takes place in the year 2000 of the alternate world.
At that time, meteorites fell, temperatures soared, and global disasters continued.
A few years later, a monster called the Apostle invaded Earth, bringing a new crisis to humanity.
In order to fight against the "apostles", humans developed a new type of weapon, referred to as EVA for short.
At first glance, you will think that EVA and Gundam are similar to mechs.
But in reality, it was made from clones of the "apostles" and needed to be manipulated by human will and physical reaction.
As a result, the fit for the driver is extremely demanding.
And this anime revolves around three young boys and girls driving EVA.
Zhen Si.
Introverted and unsociable "frustrated" teenager, can be called the most "waste wood" male protagonist in history.
Since his mother died, he was abandoned by his father.
At the age of 14, he was finally reunited with his father.
Unexpectedly, it was ushered in by his father's cold instructions: to drive the EVA to fight the "Apostles".
No way, Shinji had to force himself to obey orders.
But his heart is very entangled: inferiority, cowardice.
Even often deny their own value.
Asuka.
The hot-tempered Lady Diao is a fierce lady who is flying around on weekdays and has a strong sense of competitiveness.
But in fact, her arrogance in front of people is only to hide her inner vulnerability and uneasiness.
The unfortunate experience of childhood caused her to be extreme in character.
Driving EVA naturally became an important way for her to prove herself to the world.
Ayapolis.
A mysterious cold girl, the character is regarded as the originator of the "Three No Girls".
In fact, her true identity is a clone made from Lilith's somatic cells and the DNA of Her true mother.
At first, she was just a "pawn" for Yuantang to complete the plan.
But after meeting Shinji, she gradually became independent.
In the subsequent plot, I learned about the emotions between people and understood what bondage was.
I found that no, the three protagonists in the anime are completely different from the traditional bloody manga.
Not only does he not have a youthful spirit, but his heart is very closed, as if he is incompatible with the whole world.
Looking further down, the plot becomes more and more obscure.
A large number of philosophical and religious metaphors are introduced in the work.
Adam, Lilith, Linlin, the Dead Sea Papers, the Tree of Life...
Only then did many people realize that EVA was not a simple story of a teenager fighting monsters.
The "human completion plan" behind this bright line is the core theme of the work.
What is the Human Completion Program?
In the EVA setting, the "apostles" are the descendants of Adam,
They have eaten the fruit of life, so they have strong vitality, but they cannot think.
Humans are descendants of Lilith.
They ate the fruit of wisdom and therefore possessed superior wisdom.
But both the flesh and the heart are fragile.
Moreover, it is precisely because of wisdom that an unbreakable "wall of heart" has arisen between people.
In order to get rid of this shackle, the "Human Completion Plan" came into being.
How does it work?
In the anime, it is mainly through a series of rituals that make all human beings become "orange juice".
Then, return to Lilith's mother.
In this way, the human spirit becomes one, and there is no longer any strife or estrangement between them.
However, at the end of the TV version, Shinji single-handedly put the whole plan into vain.
This teenager, who was always running away, finally chose not to escape at the last moment.
He decided to embrace the harsh and heavy reality and remain in this imperfect world.
The story of the theatrical version of "The End" takes place after the "third impact".
As the "culprit", Zhen Si was mentally weak all day and did not think about tea and dinner.
He wanders around the village of No. 3, which was rebuilt after the disaster, where he meets his old classmates Tomoji and Aida.
Compared with the previous game, the overall tone of this version is more bright and optimistic.
It's also more humane.
The display of the daily life of the people in No. 3 Village ranges from transportation and construction.
As small as food, clothing, shelter and transportation, there is no doubt that the infinite warmth of the director is pinned on.
As a clone, Ayabori is injected with more human life experience.
Cat under the train.
Infants in swaddling.
Planting seedlings and soaking in hot springs with the farmer's wife made her feel fresh and interesting.
Asuka, who has an extreme temperament, is still the same.
All day long, he cursed Zhen si.
But wearing a DSS neckband around her neck, she is carrying pain and pressure that ordinary people can't understand.
The battle scenes in the new theatrical version are undoubtedly more gorgeous.
Wille, led by Miri Katsugi, and NERV, led by Tsubasa, have a final showdown.
As a scheming "schemer", Commander Ding was obviously superior.
In order to destroy The 13th Machine, Asuka injects the "Blood of the Apostles" in order to complete the final blow.
But in the moment of death, she suddenly saw her "prototype".
It turned out that Commander Ding had long abandoned humanity.
He decided to initiate deification by sacrificing Asuka and completing the "Human Completion Plan".
At the critical moment, Zhensi stepped forward.
Despite the resistance, Miri Katsuragi is willing to believe in Shinji.
Afterwards, Shinji and his father, Tsubaki, each piloted an EVA duel.
Curiously, the two not only moved the same way.
The pace is exactly the same.
Here, father and son have abstracted into a conflict between two ideas.
The first machine symbolizes hope, and the 13 machine symbolizes despair.
Longinus is the "spear of despair" and Cassius is the "spear of hope".
After some fighting, Shinji punctured the illusion and succeeded in "killing his father".
Father and son, on the other hand, are honest with each other and achieve true spiritual reconciliation.
In the finale, Shinji bids farewell to many important characters one by one.
Facing Asuka, he said the words "I liked you too."
Facing Ayabori, he expressed his wish.
After 26 years, the Japanese comic god work "EVA" came to a perfect end.
The once decadent teenager Zhenhe has finally grown up.
Director Hideaki Anno may not have expected it—
This somewhat "morbid" work has actually accompanied the youth of countless people and left an indelible mark on their hearts.
Although the anime is over, we still have to return to real life outside the screen.
May you and I still have the courage not to escape the world.
Just like the THEME SONG OF THE TV VERSION SING —
"Beautiful angels beckon you in the distance, brave young man, go and do miracles!" ”