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Ghibliotheque Hosts Introduce End of Evangelion London Screening on April 4
posted on by Andrew Osmond
Tickets are The End of Evangelion on Tuesday April 4 at 8.30 p.m., introduced by Michael Leader and Jake Cunningham, the presenters of the Ghibliotheque podcast. The venue is the Prince Charles Cinema in Leicester Square.
The End of Evangelion film provided a new ending to the story from the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series in 1997. From the cinema's website:
"With its distinctive mixture of religious mysticism, psychoanalytic theory and awkward teenagers piloting giant robots, the anime TV series Neon Genesis Evangelion was a cultural sensation on its initial broadcast in 1995. However, the original series ending caused a rupture within its ionate fanbase. Two years later, creator Hideaki Anno returned to retell the ‘true’, definitive ending on the big screen.
"The result was The End of Evangelion, a bold, challenging and confrontational feature that delivered cinematic spectacle while also digging deeper than ever before into the series' psychological and emotional bedrock...
"A word to the wise: this feature is essentially a retelling of the final two episodes of a 26-episode anime series. While it has many qualities that can be experienced out of context, it is not recommended as a starting point if you haven't yet seen the original run of Neon Genesis Evangelion."
The episodes of the Ghibliotheque podcast are available Cartoon Saloon, and the stop-motion animation of Henry Selick.
