Shinji Ikari is still adrift after losing his will to live, but the place he arrives at teaches him what it means to hope. Finally, the Instrumentality Project is set in motion and he will make one last grueling stand to prevent the Final Impact.... (Full plot summary below)
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Shinji Ikari is still adrift after losing his will to live, but the place he arrives at teaches him what it means to hope. Finally, the Instrumentality Project is set in motion and he will make one last grueling stand to prevent the Final Impact.
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| New York Magazine (Vulture)Eric Vilas-BoasThe cumulative result of all this inventive intercutting is a nostalgic reminder of everything that makes Evangelion not just psychologically complex, but balls-to-the-wall fun. It recognizes that Evangelion is both a cerebral meta-narrative and a mecha action anime. |
| PolygonSiddhant AdlakhaIt’s bold, dazzling, introspective, and occasionally disturbing, which makes it a fitting capper to not only the new film series, but to the Evangelion story as a whole. |
| Paste MagazineMary Beth McAndrewsRarely do anime franchises end on such a pitch perfect note, but Anno shows it is possible with Evangelion 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon a Time. After decades of grappling with what this series means to him and using it as a mechanism to process his own emotional baggage, Anno has finally found closure within his broken world full of angst and hope. |
| IndieWireRafael MotamayorEvangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time brings the long-delayed, highly anticipated tetralogy to a close with a bold, messy, uplifting, audacious, and emotional film that expands, complements, and comments upon what came before, while giving fans a fitting close not only to the movie series, but the entirety of “Evangelion.” |
| IGNKyle McLainThe themes of hope and positivity introduced are a welcome change for the franchise, and help give a sense of closure for the characters we’ve come to know and love. A sometimes inscrutable final act overflowing with extremely busy visuals and a never-ending barrage of new in-universe terms is the only major gripe in an otherwise satisfying and life-affirming finale to this beloved series. |
| The Film StageEli FriedbergEvangelion 3.0 + 1.01: Thrice Upon a Time is so bewilderingly maximalist in its ambitions, so conflicted in its heart, so dense and idiosyncratic from its title on down that it’s hard to know where to even begin gauging one’s own reaction to it except by probing inward. |
| Slant MagazineJake ColeThe film synthesizes the nihilistic tone of The End of Evangelion with the more hopeful terms of the anime’s original intended finale. |
| User ReviewMrSandvichHonestly, I'd give this movie an 8, but after seeing reviews full of ignorant or just false statements (like Shinji supposedly creating a "utopia" in the end", when in reality he only used the same plot device he did in EoE to destroy all Evas from the current world, even at the expense of his own life. No world reset, no new world, no turning back time. All events of the Rebuilds still took place, all human losses haven't been reverted and everyone keeps their memories, etc., etc. ), which ultimately award it with a 0 or something like that, I thought I'd balance things out and just throw my 2 subjective cents in here just like everyone else while I'm at it... Now, the word limit here is simply too low for me to copy - paste the countless thousand - word essays I've written over the months on why not only Evangelion 3.0+1.0 (if anyone is interested however, do get in touch), but the Rebuild tetralogy as a whole is actually great. In short, let's just say that it's a fascinating, massive - scale, unorthodox, a lot of times messy and flawed reimagining of the controversial masterpiece that is the original Evangelion series. An undertaking directed by one of the most fascinating directors living in Japan right now, who has matured both as a person and as a creative alongside the characters of his magnum opus. I'm going to close by saying that, even though the Rebuilds are not NGE and don't try to imitate nor replace it, they're quite similar in many ways - even in terms of the flaws they share. Therefore, if one wants to get into the Rebuild journey, I'd suggest they treat it like the original. That is, they should watch it with their minds (and hearts) open, they should think before they judge and continue trying to unravel the puzzles Eva has always posed even after they've finished watching. Do that, and I can guarantee you'll understand where all the praise from both viewers and critics alike comes from. |
| User ReviewCCCCCCVery much the ying to End of Evangelion's yang. It compliments the original's ending whilst elevating the rebuild series to heights that were not imaginable before this film. A joy from start to finish. |
| User ReviewMinersunUn gran final, para la esta saga que comenzó en el 95. Unos aspectos visuales increíbles y desarrollo de personaje bien organizado, resolviendo detalles de las anteriores 3 películas, sin terminar de contradecir a la serie original y a las películas originales. |
