Evangelion 3.0 + 1.0, is the loop theory true or false? The revelation in the last film

Scenes from a distant past, those of the original series, destroyed places that seem to belong to battles in a story that has already been told. But in Evangelion 3.0 + 1.0 All of this finally finds an answer: is the loop theory confirmed or categorically denied?

One basic premise needs to be clear from the start in order to clarify the content of the answer to the above question: The Rebuilding of Evangelion and The End of Evangelion are different, two works that have nothing in common except the name of the different signs. And sometimes not even that, because with “Asuka Shikinami Langley“ Hideaki year he immediately anticipated the difference between the two titles.

The quotes about EoE and the scene on the beach between Asuka and Shinji are nothing more than homages to the historical series, to that masterpiece that has made the director a pillar of Japanese animation. And those are just quotes, as well as all the other details the director added here and there in previous tetralogy films, from the behavior of the characters to the various settings. All of this is explained by Anno’s great intentions to quote his previous masterpiece and to impress the audience with the moment of unpredictability, an all-round successful undertaking.

Anyway, during the movie Kaworu reveals that he is the origin of a kind of “personal loop” as his name, and his only one, was originally written in the Book of Life, and for this reason he is constantly being reborn from the coffins on the moon. Nagisa later explains that she also put Shinji’s name in the book of life so that the two of them can meet again. In addition, Rei categorically denies the so-called loop theory by stating that it It is impossible to rewind time and space, you can only go on. And that’s why every Kaworu rebirth coincides with a reality that is always different from the previous one, with characters that have nothing to do with those they met before.

Instead, what do you think of the world with which Hideaki Anno played with the concept of the time warp? Let us know what you think about this with a comment below.