Where Evangelion 1.0 was mostly the same in terms of the story compared to what NGE did, Evangelion 2.0 goes into a different direction with the story and characters. It is still interesting to see what they are doing. However there is still way to many unanswered questions from the previous movie and this one adds more to it.
We're seeing a new original character (Mari) but the writers aren't providing a lot to work with regarding this character. She's rarely seen throughout the movie her personality can basically be narrowed down to: she likes to sniff people ("I like your smell") and she's even more of a crazy combat freak than Asuka is. But that is it. There is not much else there to work with in terms of the character. Oh and she's physically attractive. I guess it's bonus points for a nice pair of breasts...
Evangelion 2.0 changes the way Asuka is introduced into the story. It's okay the way it is handled but her personality is just as much of a pain as it was in the original series.
Certain annoying parts from the series have been cut down like Shinji's brooding phase is much shorter. In addition the time frame has been sped up considerably in terms of the events happening. Certain angels from the show have been cut or replaced with something completely different that is also more combat oriented.
The movie then ends with a "what the hell" moment that creates more questions while we still do not really have answers to questions from the first movie. One can sure hope Evangelion 3.0 will provide more context, right? RIGHT?
We're seeing a new original character (Mari) but the writers aren't providing a lot to work with regarding this character. She's rarely seen throughout the movie her personality can basically be narrowed down to: she likes to sniff people ("I like your smell") and she's even more of a crazy combat freak than Asuka is. But that is it. There is not much else there to work with in terms of the character. Oh and she's physically attractive. I guess it's bonus points for a nice pair of breasts...
Evangelion 2.0 changes the way Asuka is introduced into the story. It's okay the way it is handled but her personality is just as much of a pain as it was in the original series.
Certain annoying parts from the series have been cut down like Shinji's brooding phase is much shorter. In addition the time frame has been sped up considerably in terms of the events happening. Certain angels from the show have been cut or replaced with something completely different that is also more combat oriented.
The movie then ends with a "what the hell" moment that creates more questions while we still do not really have answers to questions from the first movie. One can sure hope Evangelion 3.0 will provide more context, right? RIGHT?