Letting Go of Evangelion
Around a week ago now, I watched Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time , or Shin Evangelion , with my father in IMAX. It wasn't the first time I've seen it, and it won't be the last. To prepare for the film, I watched the original classic Neon Genesis Evangelion , as well as End of Evangelion , and the three other "Rebuild" films: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone, 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance, and 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo, in their respective 1.11, 2.22, and 3.33 states, all with my father watching with me. It's the third time I've rewatched the original series, the fifth time I've rewatched End of Eva, and the second time I've rewatched the Rebuilds, minus 3.0+1.0. Every time, I took away something new, something that didn't resonate with me the last time I experienced the work. Like a guitar, playing a new chord caused a string that I haven't heard before to ring in resonance. The string that played this time was the idea of changing the world, and m