Steer clear of here if you hate spoilers.
"The End of Eva" has a gigantic impact on characters and the world they live in, similar to other Gainax anime endings such as Gunbuster and Honneimise. It is this sort of major impact on the whole world that probably makes these animes so great.
Now my review of the story. Well, um, no one will truly be happy with it, at least initially, I believe. It's... frustrating and difficult to understand. Some background in Kabbalism and Christianity might help make the actions in the movie more understandable. (Update 9-20 No it won't. It is Evangelion Christianity we are talking about.)
If you have any difficulty understanding it, then read my story outline which can be accessed above or below. (Update 9-20 My story outline is now incomplete, because I now have the script. E-mail me if you want it. {Remember the script doesn't describe actions, so it might be more confusing than my story.)
Up: July 25, 1998
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