Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo

Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo.
File:Evangelion 3.0 You Can Not Redo Poster.jpg Japanese film poster
Directed by	Hideaki Anno (chief) Kazuya Tsurumaki Masayuki Mahiro Maeda
Written by	Hideaki Anno
Produced by	Hideaki Anno Toshimichi Ohtsuki
Starring	Megumi Ogata Megumi Hayashibara Yuko Miyamura Maaya Sakamoto Akira Ishida
Cinematography	Toru Fukushi
Edited by	Young Mi Lee
Music by	Shiro Sagisu
Production company	Studio Khara
Distributed by	T-Joy & Khara
Release date	November 17, 2012 (2012-11-17)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Box office	$59,891,241

Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo. (ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版：Q, Evangerion Shin Gekijōban: Kyū, "Evangelion: The New Movie: Q", where the "Q" stands for "Quickening") is a Japanese animated film directed by Hideaki Anno and the third of four films released in the Rebuild of Evangelion tetralogy, a remake of the original anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. It was produced and co-distributed by Anno's Studio Khara and released in Japanese theaters on November 17, 2012.

Plot

Asuka Langley Shikinami (in Evangelion Unit-02) and Mari Illustrious Makinami (in Unit-08) are sent into Earth orbit to retrieve an object shaped like an unfolded tesseract, in which Unit-01 and Shinji Ikari are sealed. After Asuka grabs the object, it releases one of SEELE's artificial Angels. Mari is unable to provide support due to her rapid reentry, leaving Asuka to battle the Angel alone. She cries for Shinji to do something, after which Unit-01 awakens and destroys the Angel, before deactivating and descending back to Earth, along with Asuka. Below them, Kaworu Nagisa watches and says he has been waiting for Shinji.

Shinji is salvaged from Unit-01 and fitted with an explosive choker by WILLE, an organization formed to destroy NERV and its Evangelions. He is given a physical exam, but otherwise treated coldly by everyone else, including Misato Katsuragi, the leader of WILLE. Shinji demands an explanation, but before he gets it, Angels attack. WILLE manages to launch the flying battleship Wunder and destroy the Angels.

After the battle, Shinji is told that Unit-01 is now the energy source of the Wunder and he is forbidden from piloting an Evangelion ever again, lest they detonate the choker. Ritsuko Akagi tells him that his fellow occupant of Unit-01, Rei Ayanami, was not found inside it. Asuka also reveals that he has been sealed away for the last fourteen years, with all EVA pilots "cursed" to never age during that time. Evangelion Mark.09, seemingly piloted by Rei, then breaks into Wunder and retrieves Shinji. Ritsuko urges Misato to detonate the choker, as Shinji can still cause an EVA's awakening and thus another Impact, but Misato hesitates until they are out of range.

Rei brings Shinji to NERV headquarters, where his father Gendo informs him that he is to pilot a new Evangelion, Unit-13, with Kaworu. While at NERV, Shinji bonds with Kaworu as they practice piano duets together, though he finds that Rei has no memories from before and only follows orders. When Shinji asks Kaworu what happened to people he knew, Kaworu takes him to the ruins of the Geofront and Tokyo-3, explaining that Shinji's awakening of Unit-01 caused Third Impact and brought the world further destruction. He also reveals the aim of the ongoing Human Instrumentality Project, to Shinji's horror: to kill all life on Earth, allowing for the creation of beings that bear the "Fruit of Life".

Fuyutsuki invites Shinji to play shogi with him and reveals that Shinji's mother, Yui Ayanami, is inside Unit-01 as the control system and Rei belongs to a series of her clones, with the current Rei only being another clone without the memories or personality of the Rei from the first two movies. The revelation causes Shinji to have a mental breakdown. On the day of the operation, Shinji is unsure whether to follow Gendo's orders or Misato's plea to not pilot an Evangelion again, so Kaworu takes the choker off Shinji and wears it as a sign of trust.

Shinji and Kaworu pilot Unit-13 into Terminal Dogma on their mission to use the Spears of Cassius and Longinus to undo Third Impact. Rei follows in Mark.09. Asuka and Mari arrive in their EVAs to stop them. When Unit-13 reaches Lilith's corpse, Kaworu realizes that something is amiss—both spears are Longinus type. Despite Kaworu's and Asuka's pleas, Shinji removes the spears, causing Lilith to explode into LCL. Mark.09 decapitates Mark.06 to release the Twelfth Angel, which is absorbed by Unit-13. As Fuyutsuki deactivates the SEELE monoliths, Gendo says he will complete Instrumentality, and SEELE 01 approves of Gendo's plan. Unit-13 rises into the sky, starting Fourth Impact. Mari points out that Unit-13 is an Adam. Kaworu reveals he is the First Angel, now "cast down" to the Thirteenth. The choker detects Unit-13's awakening and activates. Rei loses control of Mark.09, which boards Wunder on its own in an attempt to take control of the ship. Asuka self-destructs Unit-02 to destroy Mark.09 after Rei ejects. To halt Fourth Impact, Kaworu allows the choker to kill him before Shinji's eyes. Mari then ejects Shinji's cockpit from Unit-13. WILLE recovers Unit-02 and Unit-08, then retreats. Gendo remarks that the outcome will do for now. Asuka recovers an unresponsive Shinji and drags him through a desert, with Rei following.

Marketing

The film's initial teaser trailer, shown after the end credits of Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance in the style of the "next episode" previews in the original TV series, described Shinji and Rei still remaining frozen within Unit-01, Tokyo-3 and the Geofront being abandoned, "NERV personnel [being] held in confinement," "Eva Mark-06 descend[ing] on Dogma," "the quickening Eva Unit-08 and its pilot," and the assembling of "the children chosen by fate." Scenes shown included the impaled Unit-01, Kaworu meeting with four shadowy figures, Gendo and Fuyutsuki in mountain climbing gear, Kaji yelling while pointing a pistol at someone, Mari confronting four Rei clones, a private conference between Mari and an unknown person, and a restored Asuka wearing an eyepatch (despite none of them appearing in the final film).

On August 26, 2011, a 15-second teaser trailer was shown after the Evangelion 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance television broadcast, featuring footage of Asuka piloting Unit-02 in space and a tentative release date in the fall of 2012. On January 1, 2012, the official website was updated to reveal the official English title, You Can (Not) Redo, and a tentative release date for the fourth and final film in 2013. The "EVA-EXTRA 08" live screening in Shinjuku revealed that the film would be released in Japan on November 17, 2012.

A 30-second trailer streamed on Nico Nico Douga on October 17, 2012, showing Shinji, Rei, Kaworu, Mari, and Asuka. A full trailer, the fifth promotional video for the film, was released on November 1, 2012, containing both footage from the August 26 Nico Nico Douga trailer as well as previously unseen footage. It also featured a new song by music composer Shirō Sagisu, titled "The Wrath of God, in All Its Fury". On November 16, 2012, the first six minutes and thirty-eight seconds of the film were aired on Nippon Television to promote the film's release at midnight on November 17. An additional 17-second trailer was released on November 18, showing EVA Units 02 and 13, the airship Wunder, and the main cast of Evangelion thus far. On November 26, a one-minute 48-second trailer was released with footage from the November 17 trailer and more new shots from the film. It features Hikaru Utada's new song, "Sakura Nagashi".

A new three-minute trailer was released on April 17 as the promotional video for the 3.0 video release, renamed Evangelion: 3.33 You Can (Not) Redo.

Music

The theme song for the film, "Sakura Nagashi" (桜流し, lit. "Flowing Cherry Blossoms"), was provided by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada, who also wrote the themes for the previous two films. Utada, though currently on hiatus, agreed to a standalone release. The song was created with help from English songwriter Paul Carter. A soundtrack album with the film's score by Shirō Sagisu was released on November 28, 2012.

Release

The film was released in Japan on November 17, 2012. It earned Japan's second highest weekend box office of 2012 with 1,131,004,600 yen (US$13,913,200). In Australia, Madman Entertainment will release 3.0 sometime in 2013, with nationwide cinema screenings in late 2013. The film is slated to be released on Korean theaters in April. The Blu-ray and DVD was released on 24 April 2013.

Sequel

The fourth and the final film, Evangelion: Final, was previewed in a post-credits trailer. It shows EVA Unit 8+2, an apparent fusion of Unit-02 and Unit-08, seemingly fighting dark green copies of Mark.06. Misato's narration of the trailer suggests a Shinji who "still lack[s] the will to live" finding a "place that teaches him hope", the implementation of the Human Instrumentality Project, and a final stand by WILLE and the Wunder (with the customary promise of fan service, "up to the end").

External links

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