this anime was pointless, i understood everything and it sucked ass, all i like about it is the opening theme song
this anime was pointless, i understood everything and it sucked ass, all i like about it is the opening theme song
actually the Rei is Lilith's soul inhabiting the teenaged clone of shinji's mom (Yui).To understand it fully: Humanity committed a great sin when they tried to create God by experimenting on Adam, thus the Second Impact occured. Human souls were no longer in great supply after mankind sinned so greatly. So, in a way, humanity had to restart itself, which is the human instrumentality project. The goal is to combine all of humanity into one body, just like the Angels. This body is Rei for those who didn't figure her role out. Seele wishes to combine all of humanity for absolute happiness, and Shinji is the only one who actually seems to be able to do it, because only he can pilot Unit-01. All that fucked up shit with the Eva series happens, and Unit-01 is crucified and Shinji becomes a temporary God. Shinji decides, after finally gaining enough balls to make a decision by himself, that humanity should not be one. Thus, All humanity is liquified except him and Asuka, in essence becoming a new Adam and Eve.
if you watch the series carefully, Shinji didnt actually become a god. It is implied that the soul in control of Unit-01 at the time of third impact was Yui not Shinjii (who was probably reabsorbed into LCL anyway)
and the goal of the human instrumentality project was not to restart humanity but more of a forced evolution of the species.
heh actually my take on that little moment was that when Lillith posed the same choice to the rest of humanity only Asuka took her up on it and the rest of the world was happy in their gestalt existence. She was disgusted because in the end the only person who thought like her was Shinji.It is interesting to note that Asuka now has brown eyes instead of her typical blue, I've heard theories that she is now Asuka, Rei, and Misato all in one, which is why she is so digusted in herself.
no shit sherlock?this anime was pointless, i understood everything and it sucked ass, all i like about it is the opening theme song
considering the strong underlying nihilistic message I dont think anyone should have been surprised by that.
End of Evangelion is so messed up that basically everyone who sees it can come up with their own take on it.
As for the Shinji becoming a God part, they say it in the movie, so that's where I'm getting it from. The Human Instrumentality Project's original goal (not Gendo's) was to make a man-made god: Evangelions being the tool to achieve that goal with the angels all destroyed.
Again, this is just my take on it based on the dialogue in End of Evangelion. It's impossible to be right or wrong about this series and what it means.
Neon Genesis is a great series, I like the whole show, even the really weird eps 25 and 26. Actually, I'd love to hear anyone else's theories on what they think is going on.
I love Evangelion, especially Death & Rebirth and End of. If I had to watch one film before I die/end of the world, it would have to be End of, to get me in the mood or something [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]. When I first watched it, End of blew me away, both physcially and emotionally. It's by far one of the most powerful films I've ever seen (definately the most powerful, but not thought-provoking, anime ever - the thought-provking award goes to GitS and SAC). Seriously, I felt like puking after watching End of, simply due to what it does to you while you watch it, not because it's crap.
I understood most of what was going on in Eva. That's what 5 years of dead-easy Religion Education studies does to you (dropped it after GCSE). Failing that, listen to the commentaries on the DVDs - they explain a lot. But if you really want to do in-depth research and understand everything, you've really got to read a Bible and several other religious texts. On the other hand, everyone will have their own take on the proceedings of the film. There's nothing wrong with that, and can add to the enjoyment. Each to their own [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img].
Still, it's mint regardless. I stand by that. Oh, and eps 25 & 26 are crap, but what do you expect them to do when they've spent the rest of the budget on the first 24?
Last but not least, End of has quite possibly one of the best lines in a film. To quote Aoba - "Idiot! You kill or you die!" [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]
actually it says Unit-01 has become a god, not shinjiOriginally posted by: Ryllharu
End of Evangelion is so messed up that basically everyone who sees it can come up with their own take on it.
As for the Shinji becoming a God part, they say it in the movie, so that's where I'm getting it from. The Human Instrumentality Project's original goal (not Gendo's) was to make a man-made god: Evangelions being the tool to achieve that goal with the angels all destroyed.
Again, this is just my take on it based on the dialogue in End of Evangelion. It's impossible to be right or wrong about this series and what it means.
Neon Genesis is a great series, I like the whole show, even the really weird eps 25 and 26. Actually, I'd love to hear anyone else's theories on what they think is going on.
the goal of the human instrumentality project was to create a being who has both eaten from the fruit of the tree of knowledge (possesssing a soul) and the fruit of the tree of life (the S2 organ) thus becoming like God and his angels.
they succeeded with unit-01 but as i said earlier the soul inhabiting the eva is not shinji.
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