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So why the movies? Basically, they're there to provide an alternate high-budget ending for dissatisfied fans.

The argument for watching the movie as a opposed to the television ending is that the plot is addressed more clearly and literally, which it is for about its first half. It clearly elucidates upon the circumstances leading up to the fates of some characters shown in scenes of the final two episodes of the series.

However, after that the movie must again resort to abstraction - it's the only way to convey the message that director Hideaki Anno means to express. However, rather than the thoughtful introspection of the series finale, it is more disjointed and includes far more Judeo-Christian elements, which were used by a Japanese director with the intent of mystifying a Japanese audience. They weren't intended to make sense to someone from an Asian background, and as a result they make no sense to anyone from a Western background, either.

There's some interesting metaphysical ground that you could cover with some of the ideas presented, even the disjointed religious iconography. However, most of them are better conveyed in the television ending, in my opinion.

The movie is still very technically solid - the animation is beautiful, if somewhat disturbing at points, the English voice-over dubs are top-notch, and the design work is just as incredible as in the series. It boils down to personal preference, I suppose. Just keep in mind that the ending of Evangelion is essentially the same regardless of the incarnation (the exact same events are portrayed in both endings), save for the final resolution, which actually makes more sense in the TV version.

If you were unhappy with the final two episodes of the series, you can try the movie for a different presentation of essentially the same thing. If you liked the television ending, the movie is a needless re-hashing of the same events with a less satisfying ending.

"The cycle of hollow joy and vicious self-hatred..."
Although this film is the most hotly debated item in the Evangelion universe, fans all tend to agree on one thing about it, regardless of their opinions on many aspects. End of Evangelion is resoundingly beautiful and deeply upsetting. No one really denies that as every eva fan watches the flashes of grotesque imagery, hears the frequent swearing that couldn't really be found in the tv series and tries to comprehend the violent and epic conclusion, that reaction of overwhelming horror and wonder is universal for all.

You'll need to watch it multiple times to understand it-and as anyone who's watched it will tell you, that's not a condescending statement; it is astoundingly convoluted. Infamous scenes such as Shinji by Asuka's hospital bed, the Misato-Shinji confrontation by the lift and the bloody siege of NERV are monuments to the film's controversy and tracks like 'Komm Suesser Todd' and 'Honey Moon with Anxiety' heighten them further.
Beautiful, disconcerting and confusing, this is the true ending. If you've seen all of the tv series then you owe it to yourself to watch this for real closure. It may take some time to accept it, but, ultimately, you won't be disappointed.

Great movie but...
This is a complete mind screw, (...) "I mustn't run away, I mustn't run away..." pansy...any who, if you watch this your mind will explode, implode, create new dimensions to explode and implode in and realize that it wastes its energy and what just happened in the movie is in fact just a movie. The blood that escapes from your nose and ears is just temporary.