The subtitle You Can (Not) Advance is a cruel joke. Shinji believes he is advancing by piloting Unit-01 to save Rei, triggering Near-Third Impact. The BDrip’s technical perfection ironically underscores this failure.
The home video release. It features over a thousand subtle animation fixes, enhanced digital effects, and several minutes of brand-new scenes that were not shown in theaters. Evangelion- 2.22 You Can -Not- Advance - BDrip....
Hideaki Anno famously titled this film You Can (Not) Advance —a double-edged prophecy about the futility of repeating the past. But as a collector, you can advance. You advance by rejecting compromised streams and seeking the truth of the image: the sweat on Asuka’s brow, the cel-shaded destruction of Tokyo-3, the raw, uncompromised audio of Shiro Sagisu’s choir. The subtitle You Can (Not) Advance is a cruel joke