Zhoro

The **** adjacent incel edgelords who felt the ending of this movie was "too pandering" completely miss out the point that these films are a reflection of their creator's, Hideaki Anno, mental state and depression. The original was him trying to deal with his crippling depression and toxic mental state-the rebuild films are him finally finding a way to emotionally mature and overcome it. Having him regress and go for the same bleak/depressing sense of nihilism would undermine and cheapen the journey he's gone through. Being dark and nihilistic for the sake of being dark and nihilistic doesn't make something have more inherent artistic value. The only ones that think that way are emotionally stunted 14 year old edgelords, which this film is trying to admonish and move on from that kind of thinking. OG EVA puritans will probably dislike this film but for those that are ready for this series to move and finally come to a close, it's a welcome breath of fresh air.

There's either some kind of brigade of trolls spamming 0s or someone who's made a bunch of sock puppet accounts just to bring down the user score. Either way, there's no accounting for **** taste when it comes to brain dead Neanderthal, Metacritic user reviewers. This is absolutely one of Marty's most underrated masterpieces. A darkly nihilistic and unforgettable journey of a man being pushed to the brink of mental exhaustion and madness from his intense and harrowing job. I understand why some people might be put off by this film. This is easily Scorsese's darkest film. The glitz and glamour of Goodfellas and Casino is completely absent. Yet despite the heavy subject matter, the film is bursting with a vibrant sense of style and energy. It's one unforgettable scene that leads to another. Every single actor brings their A game to this. Nicolas Cage gives a career defining performance. Ving Rhames should've been nominated for best supporting actor. Pretty much every late nineties, early 2000s era television actor shows up in this. There are so many beautifully haunting and unforgettable scenes in this, even when stacked up against the rest of Scorsese's filmography. Ignore the mixed user score. This is an undisputed, criminally underrated masterpiece and one that you owe yourself to give it a shot, even if the tone and subject matter might be too depressing for you