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Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo has finally been released! Have you seen it yet?
In our opinion, we would recommend watching the movie twice. The first time would be good for just sitting in awe and confusion. In order to avoid spoilers, don't ask anyone about the story or what they thought of the movie. Do not read any flyers or articles either. The best way to enjoy this movie is to go in without knowing anything. The second time you watch it, all the loose puzzle pieces will fall into place, and, in a "eureka!" moment, everything will make sense.
There has been hot debate online with tons of different explanations for the storyline of the movie, such as the "Old Version Loop Theory" and the "Parallel Storyline from Unselected Option Theory".
By the way, do you know the piano music that plays in the background of the trailer for Evangelion: 3.0? The music further adds to the mystery surrounding the movie. The teaser movie itself was interesting. The piano image at the bottom of the page made us wonder sarcastically, "Why would you put so much effort into confusing us?" We don't get it at all.
"What's this?! Well, it's Evangelion..." We tried to piece everything together with our only clue: the piano. If you remember the piano music and the picture, you won’t be able to help but chuckle during the movie. The title of the song is "Quatre Mains (bande-annonce)", which literally means "four hands" in French. This refers to piano four hands, a technique in which two people perform on a single piano together. If you have seen the movie, you will know what this is all about.
One might think for a moment, "Isn't it much easier if two people play the piano instead of playing it alone?" This is definitely not true. Both pianists have to play the main melody and their wrists cross as they reach for the notes. It also gets difficult as their parts on the keyboard become closer to each other. In the world of Evangelion, it's just like two people synchronizing.
Once you realize that the trailer music is a four hands piano piece, a lot of puzzling things about the movie will begin to fall into place. By the way, the piano used in the recording is the "Yamaha Grand Piano CFIII#4831800", which costs 4,980,000 yen. Talk about expensive!
Evangelion: 3.0 also has a lot of information embedded in the words the characters use and their expressions, as well as various items used throughout the movie. One of the clues to the mysteries of the movie lies in its music. On top of the piano music, Shinji's cassette recorder is also worth paying attention to. The Evangelion series is still building toward its ultimate climax by dropping clues about it through "sound" along the way.
This article contains translated excerpts from:
http://www.excite.co.jp/News/reviewmov/20121122/E1353517452872.html (Japanese)
