Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance

Original title: Evangelion Shin Gekijôban: Ha

2009
TV-14
1h 52m

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7.9/10

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Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009)

Under constant attack by Angels, NERV introduces two new pilots: the mysterious Makinami Mari Illustrous and the intense Asuka Langley Shikinami. Parallel to the incursion, Gendo Ikari and SEELE proceed the secret project that involves both Rei and Shinji.

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In the face of increasingly bizarre and powerful Angel attacks, Shinji Ikari and his partner Rei Ayanami are assisted by two new pilots: the fiery Asuka Langley Shikinami and the mysterious ... Read allIn the face of increasingly bizarre and powerful Angel attacks, Shinji Ikari and his partner Rei Ayanami are assisted by two new pilots: the fiery Asuka Langley Shikinami and the mysterious Mari Illustrious Makinami.In the face of increasingly bizarre and powerful Angel attacks, Shinji Ikari and his partner Rei Ayanami are assisted by two new pilots: the fiery Asuka Langley Shikinami and the mysterious Mari Illustrious Makinami.

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IMDb RATING

7.9/10

26K

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See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations total

Rei Ayanami
(voice)
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Yûko Miyamura

Asuka Langley Shikinami
(voice)

Fumihiko Tachiki

Gendo Ikari
(voice)

Yuriko Yamaguchi

Ritsuko Akagi
(voice)

Maaya Sakamoto

Mari Illustrious Makinami
(voice)

Miki Nagasawa

Maya Ibuki
(voice)

Kôichi Yamadera

Ryoji Kaji
(voice)

Motomu Kiyokawa

Kouzou Fuyutsuki
(voice)

Hiro Yûki

Makoto Hyuga
(voice)

Takehito Koyasu

Shigeru Aoba
(voice)

Tetsuya Iwanaga

Kensuke Aida
(voice)

Tomokazu Seki

Toji Suzuhara
(voice)

Mugihito

Kiel Lorenz
(voice)

Junko Iwao

Hikari Horaki
(voice)

Akira Ishida

Kaworu Nagisa
(voice)

Maeghan Albach

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Storyline

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Trivia
In the many changes that the original plot had, the most dramatic changes are: In the anime, when the girls are in an elevator, Asuka slaps Rei for their passivity, while in this film, she tries to slap her and Rei stops the slap with her hand. In the series, Shinji only threatens to destroy the Geo-front, in the film, he does manage to meet this threat and he is seen destroying part of the Geo-front. Toji's younger sister is seen fully recovered in the film, but in the series, the fate of her is never know. In the film, Asuka is much more open with Shinji. For example, the scene of the series in which she lies beside him, she falls asleep and Shinji moves away, but the film she stays in bed and they counted each other's fears, with greater harmony between them that at other times. In the series, when the EVA-01 match against Zeruel, EVA-01 goes into Berserk mode alone, while in the film, Shinji does so at their own will. In the the series the EVA-01 also rebuilds the lost arm with a piece of Zeruel's ripped body, while in the film, the EVA 01 creates a sort of "condensed energy arm" which is also used as "cannon momentum" against Zeruel.

Goofs
Mari is supposed to be British, but in the scene where she speaks in English, the accent is American.

Quotes
Unit-01 Dummy Plug System: [during start-up, in reverse] Freedom is an illusion. All you will lose is the emotion of pride. To be dominated by me is not as bad for human pride as to be dominated by others of your species.

Crazy credits
At the end of the credits, there is a scene where EVA-01 is pierced with the LLance of Longinus, thrown by Kaworu Nagisa piloting the Evangelion Mark.06, who says that he will show Shinji "true happiness."

Connections
Followed by Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (2012)

Soundtracks
Beautiful World -PLANiTb Acoustica Mix
Performed by Hikaru Utada

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Review

Featured review

8/10

Anno has truly changed Evangelion for the better

The first Rebuild Of Evangelion gave audiences and fans just about the first 6 episodes of the original series with some small differences but showed promise and pointed to the fact that Anno might be heading to a different direction with the Rebuild series than his original Anime show.

You Can (Not) Advance does take the series into a completely new direction and actually changes situations that fans of the original series are familiar with for the better and actually drops the angsty over-philosophical dribble that hurt his original engaging creation. Characters develop new relationships and interact differently from the show. The three EVA pilots from the original series get some great development here and differ a lot from NGE in a very good way. New characters are introduced, stakes are raised and the film has a lot of build up which boils down to one hell of a climax.

The film has a more intense tone this time around and is very fast paced. The action is incredibly engaging and the film is the first in a while that has gotten my heart beating like crazy during the intense action on-screen. The film does give you breathing space with lighthearted interactions between characters and humor and thus makes it less heavy overall than NGE and EOE even though it certainly is more gruesome and still has it's moments of pure nightmare fuel.

The Score of Evangelion is at it's best in this film and truly delivers. It varies from beautifully orchestrated racing score to sweet and engaging J-pop and Anno sure makes the out-of-place songs fit as well as he did in the show and EOE. The entire experience watching this addition to the series is unforgettable and gives me much hope for even more improvement in the next two installments.

Overall the film is a vast improvement for the series and hints at better things to come with it's significant changes and has raised the stakes for the Evangelion universe. Anno seems to have gotten over his depression completely and bloomed into a true crafter of worlds and emotionally charged storytelling.