As with 1.11, this is the Blu-Ray enhanced edition of Evangelion 2.0.
This review contains minor spoilers.
Plot
Rebuild 2 continues where the first left off. We begin by being introduced to two new pilots, the American Mari Illustrious Makinami, (yes, that is her real name) and the German Asuka Langley Shikinami, who returns from the original series with a different surname.
Although it starts off slow and light, the film very quickly descends into horror territory as all manner of things start going wrong.
Characters
Since there's a lot of action to pack into this episode, there's no backstory for some of the characters, Ritsuko and Asuka suffering the most. You don't really feel attached to Asuka like in the anime, because she's really not there that often.
However, the lack of characterisation for some of the characters makes you more attached to Shinji, which is actually quite good since you really feel what he's going through, especially in the latter half of the movie when everything falls apart at the seams.
The Angels in this film are much more psychologically frightening than in the last episode, which overall makes for a stronger film.
Visuals and Cinematography
This film takes everything that Rebuild 1 did and makes it better. The Angels and architecture are even more incredible, and the CGI flows seamlessly with the traditional animation.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack of Rebuild 2 is incredible and much more memorable than that of the first film. It contains ominous English chanting, lots of orchestral stuff and a few tracks which seem odd but work well in the film.
Blu-Ray features
The Blu-Ray edition fixes some minor errors and remasters the entire film.
Overall
An amazing film, much better than the first.
10/10
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