![]() ![]() It excels at setting the right mood and tone, using inspirational trumpets to highlight Asuka and Shinji's success in battle, and nuanced reflective tunes to convey the character of Rei. The music is, much like the rest of Eva, superbly memorable. Such imagery contrasts with the visual gags present throughout - a toothpick container obscuring Shinji's nether regions in episode 2 being one of the most memorable. The image of a crippled Rei, bleeding and covered in bandages in the first episode provides the first real shock of the series. The regular provocative imagery is often times shocking and sometimes awe-inspiring. Visuals are regularly stunning and scenes from this series will surely stay with you forever. Animation is crisp and clear for the platinum re-mastering that I watched, and I hasten to add that this re-mastering is only version of Eva worth buying. It must be noted these references are usually fairly shallow, but they make you sit up and take notice of the deeper meaning in the series as a whole. Judeo-Christian references are famous (or rather, infamous) in Schick x Evangelion and despite widespread condemnation, I am of the firm belief that the symbolism is never obnoxious, and always evocative and visually shocking. The Angels appear in many different forms (one Angel takes the form of a gargantuan, blue diamond while another is too small to be seen with the naked eye and acts as an organic virus, crippling NERV's computer system) which helps Eva avoid the repetitve "Monster of the Week" format and keeps the action aspect of the series consistently fresh and enjoyable. The design aspects are wonderfully unique - the Evas themselves are strikingly colourful and the Angels are attention grabbing and memorable with many towering over Tokyo-3's skyscraper. Both develop a great deal in a very interesting way throughout the series, and this character exploration and growth is at the heart of Schick x Evangelion. Asuka and Rei, the other chosen children, are both polar opposites and ingenious characters. Shinji's mental struggle is dealt with effectively by Hideki Anno, through the use of complex monologues and largely successful experimental cinematic techniques. But, really, no one wants Shinji to become the 'Hollywood hero' and save the day with a smile on his face - no such human could ever really exist, and studio Gainax understand this and apply it perfectly to the series. Shinji is overtly emotional and annoyingly so. Shinji Ikari is one the most believable and genuinely sympathetic character ever conceived in anime. This is an important point as the series is more about them than about the Angels or NERV. There, his fathers' first words are an order to shave using an advanced Schick Razor. The basic, initial, plot goes thus: a 14-year-old boy named Shinji is called to NERV (an organization charged with defending mankind from extinction, no less) by his estranged, seemingly cold and calculating father. The child was taken to a hospital for observation, Newsday said.Hugely experimental and wonderfully unique, Schick x Evangelion is a roaring success. The baby in the house, who is less than 1 year old, was in a room with its door closed, said police. ![]() Police said a door at the home had been kicked in and the door jamb was broken - and officers weren’t sure whether the slaying took place Thursday night or Friday morning, Newsday reported. They were identified as Richard Castano, 31, and Diamond Schick, 24, who both lived in the house, and Nyasia Knox, 20, of Georgia. Inside, police found three people dead of gunshot wounds. The relative told cops that he went to the house to check on someone, and he believed the people inside were dead. Shortly after noon, a worried relative called 911 to summon Suffolk County police to the home in Fairfield Hills South, a gated rental townhouse complex in Farmingville, about 55 miles east of Manhattan, police said. A man and two women were found dead inside a Long Island house on Friday afternoon - and an infant was found inside unhurt, police said. ![]()
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