Toy Story 3
2010USA★ 7.83 pt match
What ties these together is grief and longing. They share the same lens on family wounds passed down. The feel is the same: melancholic, haunting, and escalating.
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版:Q
2012JapanLanguage: jaDirected by Hideaki Anno★ 7.2
Available in English: subtitled
Fourteen years after Third Impact, Shinji Ikari awakens to a world he does not remember. He hasn't aged. Much of Earth is laid in ruins, NERV has been dismantled, and people who he once protected have turned against him. Befriending the enigmatic Kaworu Nagisa, Shinji continues the fight against the angels and realizes the fighting is far from over, even when it could be against his former allies. The characters' struggles continue amidst the battles against the angels and each other, spiraling down to what could inevitably be the end of the world.
Themes and style
Tone
bleakhauntingmelancholicsurrealcold and detached
Pacing
erraticslow burnescalating
Story
survivalunravelingwarescape
Emotion
figuring out who you aregriefguiltfeeling powerlesslongingparanoia
Themes
corrupt institutionsfamily wounds passed downlife under oppression
Feel
exhaustingquietly hauntingdiscussion starteremotionally wreckingcerebral
Violence
moderateWhere to watch
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