Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Wouldn't Work Without Its Quiet, Contemplative Opening

Evangelion 3.0+1.0's heady attempt to bid farewell not just to the series of 'Rebuild' movies of the seminal mecha anime, but the ideas of the series at large, has a lot to deal with across its meaty runtime. But its choice to slam the brakes on the forward momentum and ask its characters to sit with the prospect of...