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The End Of Evangelion | MOCKINGBIRD cINEMA, GIBB STREET, DIGBETH, B9 4AA | 15 | FRIDAY 27th SEptember | 20:00

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THE END OF EVANGELION

“How pathetic.”

Join us for a true anime masterpiece from the late 1990s – Hideaki Anno’s The End Of Evangelion, the re-interpretation of the controversial final two episodes to the epic animated television series. Anno brings his watershed epic to its devastating conclusion in this dazzling finale.

Seele orders an all-out attack on NERV, aiming to destroy the Evas before Gendo can trigger Third Impact and Instrumentality under his control.

 

 

Why should you watch The End of Evangelion?

Words: Mat Lovell

© 1997 khara/Project EVA.

It’s so much more than giant, fighting robots

“The End of Evangelion” serves as a cinematic alternative ending to the original anime who’s final two episodes drew significant controversy from fans and critics alike for being too abstract and confusing.

Neon Genesis, in all its guises, deconstructs the mecha genre and pushes boundaries in media through its exploration of complex themes and narratives rarely seen at the time. It brims with religious, cosmic and mystical ideas and symbolism while exploring the depths of human psychology, experience and consciousness – presenting humankind at its most vulnerable and yet most brilliant.

“The End of Evangelion” is no different.

Hideaki Anno presents a film which is still one of the most mind-bending, shocking and beautiful films that has ever graced our screens. Expect mech action, visual spectacle and epic set pieces, but you will be drawn in by the characters, the raw emotions and the phenomenal story telling (not to mention the plentiful WTF moments).

© 1997 khara/Project EVA.

An emotional swan song

It’s an emotional swan song to the series which changed anime and Japanese popular culture forever

Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995) is a 26-episode mecha anime. It’s set in the futuristic fortified city of Tokyo-3, 15 years after a cataclysmic world event killed more than 2 billion people. Teenager Shinji is recruited to pilot an Evangelion, a giant biomechanical mecha, to fight monstrous beings known as Angels hell bent on destroying humanity. 

Evangelion has had a profound cultural impact since its debut. It popularised many character archetypes in anime and revitalised the mech genre with new depths. It redefined Japanese culture and has influenced much in the way of modern media, being one of the most  enduring franchises of all time, permeating popular culture in a variety of mediums to this very day.

 

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