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The Rebuild of Evangelion film series is both a retelling and reimagining of the original Neon Genesis Evangelion animated series. It is spanned over 14 years from the first film released in Japan of 2007, to the final one just a few days ago here in North America. It was created to provide an alternative ending to, as well as be overall more accessible to newcomers of the series. Myself, having only ever seen the original series, finally viewed all four films in succession to have a complete, fresh take on the updated version of the series. I decided to break down each film with my thoughts and provide an overall opinion at the end; here are my thoughts on The Rebuild of Evangelion. The first film in the series is almost a full one-to-one retelling of the first half of the animated series. It does a fantastic job of explaining the world setting, characters, and overall mood of the series. While taking obvious liberties cutting numerous scenes, it's amazing how it is still able to ...

This isn't going to be fun, but it is going to be honest. As my hands shake while typing this, I want to preface what you're about to read: some of it are my thoughts on the world, humanity, and relationships, most of it, though is just my personal story. One important thing to say is, I wouldn't have come to the point of being able to write this if it wasn't for Bo Burnham's "INSIDE." If you want a visual representation for much of what I'm trying to say, please go watch it. For many people, the year 2020 was a terrible year. For some, even the worst year of their lives. For me, it was... life changing. Some people know the stories. Others have heard, but they don't understand. Like many, I often put on a façade and pretended all was well, even if it wasn't. This is my coming out; my soul to bear for all to hear. I'm tired of keeping this inside. In 2020, I lost my job, I was evicted, and I gained weight. Each of those greatly affected me,...