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Why something like the End of Evangelion will and may not ever be replicated and Hideki Anno's connections within the film.
An analysis done by Syne.
I apologize in advance for any errors, mistakes, or typos I may make.

Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion is the culmination of everything that has happened up until the very end of the main show. This movie seeks to break boundaries and does so admirably, without further ado I present my love to letter to you on "The End of Evangelion".

End of Evangelion is a movie deeply rooted in Philosophy, Religion, and the Human Condition. This movie sees NERV being attacked by Steele as to the means to start the Third Impact so that all life may be reversed once more. However, Gendo Ikari seeks to start the Third Impact on his own accord so that he may see his Wife Yui Ikari again.

That is the basic premise but this movie is so so so much more, Let me first explain the state of mind Hideki Anno was in whilst making this movie. The main series of Neon Genesis Evangelion has ended and it is not a success. People did not seem to like the ending of the main show. Anno is unhappy, he is receiving death threats from distraught fans, he is in a horrible horrible place mentally and so he decides to create "The End of Evangelion". In order to give fans an actually ending he stooped to the worst he has ever been and starts writing.

I want to now talk about some aspects of the movie that definitely tied in with how Anno Felt.

Shinji at the start of End of Eva is at his absolute lowest point, He's lonely, depressed, He has no one except Asuka left and she in incapacitated in a hospital bed so he can't even talk to he. He even tries waking her up but upon seeing her body, well. The Hospital scene occurs and Shinji officially hits his lowest point in the series, Even being Disgusted by his own actions after the fact. The when Shinji hears that NERV is being attacked and everyone he's known could die he just accepts it. This is VERY Clearly in reference to how Anno felt, Shinji being at his lowest point is likely a self insert for Anno.

and now another aspect that ties in is Anno's anger, Not only was he sad due to how fans were taking the end of the series, but he was also very angry and outraged. Shinji in the 2nd half of Evangelion is especially angry when he chokes and attacks Asuka because she wasn't there for him when he was at his lowest. This is likely a symbolistic example of Asuka representing Anno's self. Ergo, Anno wanted to kill himself with his own self insert character.

Another thing that is a big stand out of this movie is the real life segment that occurs after the third impact. The real life scene presents us with dreams and reality, and at this point, the film ceases to be about Shinji, and starts to be about Anno, and what he's trying to express, so it makes sense that we get glimpses of reality. Anno starts to express all his feelings during this sequence.

and lastly I have one last scene to talk about, The sandbox scene.
in this sequence we see a swing set, swinging back and forth along with 2 polls on either side of the hills, the left one is a loudspeaker and the right one is a street lamp and in the middle we see a sandcastle of the NERV building.

The vivid imagery from this sequence is often considered to be filled with symbolism and metaphors. This is my interpretation of the imagery and events of this sequence, I believe that the sandcastle also serves to show Shinji's personality. He continues building the pyramid because no one told him to stop. And it could be that when he finished, he realized that even though he accomplished something, there is no one around that cares about him to recognize it, so he destroys it in frustration.

There is one more scene I want to talk about actually, I lied. The scene after Shinji talks to Rei and Kaworu and decides that he doesn't care if the boundaries exist within reality, Because it is due to the final episode in the main series that he decides to give humans an opportunity to return in the end, This definitely represents Anno's state by the end of writing the film. By the end he probably feels liberated, he probably feels free after having wrote the true ending to Evangelion. and Shinji allowing everyone to return if they choose to symbolizes his mood. Because In doing so, Anno is finally free mentally, as is Shinji after realizing that those bonds and relationships he had were genuine. The AT fields that exist within our reality return but that's okay. So long as we have one another we will go on even with conflict in the world.

These subtle themes, details, and messages are part of the reason I simply believe this movie may never be replicated, along with the mental state Anno was in at the time contributing massively, This movie is a masterpiece of metaphors, symbolism, and Philosophy. next time I'll do a proper review of this movie and I'll be sure to include everything I missed but for now I just wanted to talk about why this movie likely will not be replicated due to multiple factors

Thank you for reading.

Authors Note: This isn't good or anything and I could do alot better but I kind of just wanted to write just to write.