yumeirochaser
@yumeirochaser

okay so!!! this is a really good film!! i enjoyed it a lot, and it really got the assignment stylistically and thematically. but i do feel this is more on higuchi over anno. i really like the cast, but this movie feels oddly clinical on the human parts? like i really like the cast, they are GREAT, asami's a pretty good protag and i adore lipiah a lot, but i wish we got more of them like, developing dynamics and relationships, bc it doesn't really focus on the emotional part there. it kinda left me wanting more there

the aliens are really well done too! lipiah is such a good and pure ultra that i wish we got more of him bc i really loved him, zoffy's a good spin on how vague M78 was at the start, and mephilas and zarab are absolutely fun and compelling villains to watch on the screen

the aesthetics, sounds and feel are a good combination of retro and modern, i kinda wish higuchi got more credit from fans for this film bc i feel he sold the emotional and stylistic stuff really well, esp since the script is utilitarian at times. he was what made this film really work. i think anno's script mostly nails the themes, i like the criticism of the world governments and militarism in it, but it does get kinda muddy at the end bc he changes the way they beat zetton. i remember he hated tiga having normal people help tiga beat the bad guy so like lol. i do think he had to add that theme at the end bc it's a fundamental part of ultra, that humans can grow by themselves, but it def felt like he had to have the ultra more involved with clenched teeth lol. but that's just the end. i feel most of the film Got The Assignment

i adored asami and lipiah and i wish we actually got to see their bond actually develop on screen. they are just really good characters. also wow asami is very prominent in this film. trigger got lapped by ANNO with girl rep even with the pervy scenes added that's so fucking sad. i do think the visual of lipiah constantly looking at shinji's dead body to remind himself what he's fighting for and what he's protecting is so haunting and good. i really love him...i need more of him. also them dividing ide into a funny girl and an otaku was fun. i liked that

i think act 2 is way stronger than act 1. i feel that them introducing so much stuff at the start didn't leave space for the human core, which did kinda hurt the ending. but if the sequel is more focused and straightforward and gets to show more of the cast, it could improve this

but yeah, the lack of a strong human heart and a lil lack of polish is kind of my only big thing with this movie. everything else is really good!!! i really enjoyed my time with it, and it left me wanting more. lipiah pls marry me. looking forward to this and rising's sequels!!!

also wow this and rising being leagues better than UGF is so good. who could think having actual writing and a budget could make a movie good???


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