[EVA] 1.01 DVD has movie script as extra

[RJN]

Ramiel was very impressive in regards to animation, I'm in total agreement 
there.

The Toji & Kensuke (as other too-quick scenes) was too short.  I felt that 
if I had not been familiiar, or only slightly, with the TV story, I would 
have missed certain bits if I blinked such as when they got into the plug 
with Shinji.  Because those scenes were over so quickly, their emotional 
impact was lost and the scenes became just tokens.
Not following the Japanese much, did Toji punch Shinji because of his 
sister, because Shinji was an Eva pilot?

I did enjoy the Misato-Ritsuko chats.  It was more what two former college 
friends, both working together might have been like.  But Misato's manner & 
speech are bordering on irritating, instead of the softer more sympathetic 
Misato from Eva TV & manga.  I've not watched the TV yet to compare, but I'm 
looking forward see "my" Eva again!  Rei smile III is the best so far IMO!

Operation Yashima's planning & the meeting was an interesting scene.  It 
lacked being Misato's show with Gendou's approval so much.  I prefer the 
inspiration from desperation of episode 6, & Misato requisitioning the gun 
from R & D. But that was too light for 1.01.

For new viewers, Rebuild may become the 1 & only Evangelion, as EoE has 
become for the story's ending.  For Eva vets, I hope it doesn't.  Its good, 
but its not a replacement - same as the Z Gundam movies are not for that 
show's TV series.  Rebuild 1.01 is shallower than the 1st 6 TV episodes 
atmospherically, emotionally - & is more on Nadia's level.  Perhaps 1.01 is 
more live-action style & (voice) acting made into animation (was the LA 
movie scripting an influence possibly?), rather than purer 
anime/manga/novel.

The script on the DVD...I wonder if/how much they will be used for 
subtitling.
RJN

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> The film is very well done from a technical standpoint. Whereas CG is 
> often used in anime to do things more cheaply instead of more creatively, 
> Gainax put imagination into their re-invisioning of the Angel Ramiel. It's 
> almost as if its original geometric form inspired the idea that Ramiel's 
> true form is four-dimensional, and its rapid shifts and folds during 
> attack underscores the notion the Angels are truly things outside normal 
> human experience. This, I feel, is an important artistic quality the 
> Angels should have--something beyond being "giant monsters," but beings 
> that inspire fear and awe because of their unearthliness.
>
> I see what RJN is getting at with the comparison of You Are (Not) Alone to 
> Patlabor 2 and XIII vs. the first film and TV/OAVs, but I'd say the gap in 
> feeling is even greater, in that story developments designed for the 
> period (and pacing) of six TV episodes are now told in one movie. In 
> theory, there's not too much difference between those running times, 
> but...I actually noticed the change most with Shinji, rather than Misato. 
> You feel he's made a little progress towards opening up by the end of #6 
> in the TV series, and I think the change in part is due to the different 
> way the scenes with Toji and Kensuke are handled in the movie (who after 
> all, are Shinji's best chance at making "normal" friends).
>
> --C.
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: RJN <rjn at beeb.net>
>>Sent: May 27, 2008 11:36 AM
>>To: The english-language evangelion mailing list 
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>>Subject: [EVA] 1.01 DVD has movie script as extra
>>
>>Been delving more into the extras on my LE set, so far disc 01.  It has 2
>>Japanese audio tracks 2/2.0 & 3/2.1 - the latter comes across louder on 2
>>speakers!
>>
>>Nice menu, even has separate entry points for each company logo at the
>>start, & there are quite a few chapter selections.
>>
>>But the main extra feature is that the Japanese script is on the DVD. You 
>>go
>>forward or back in single pages by pressing the right or left button
>>respectively. Like a slide show.
>>
>>No angles or subtitles unfortunately...
>>
>>On 3rd watching, I still feel the warmth of the characters has mainly 
>>gone.
>>Misato is snappier & more senior - like how she comes across in EoE. 
>>Shinji
>>is voiced very well by Megami Ogata - bit more boyish sounding.  Ritsuko &
>>Kaworu sound the same.  Hikari sounds younger! - is her seiyuu still Iwao
>>Junko?  Maya sounds a bit older too.
>>
>>At the beginning the sea & harbour around Tokyo 3 (maybe all Japan is red,
>>as only the Antarctic is in Eva TV).  There is also a white body outline
>>"painted" on the surface.  Is that where Rei in 00 fell, or a previous
>>angel?  If the latter, it might explain the renumbering.
>>
>>1.01 is a well polished, fascinating work.  But like Patlabor 2 & 3 to
>>Patlabor TV/OVA/movie 1 fans, its cold.  I hope 1.02 with Asuka will warm
>>things up a lot - never thought I'd miss the egotistical brat so much! :)
>>RJN
>>
>>
>>
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