Is Evangelion really a work of art in what it rendered?

Drobot said:
Asuka best girl 100%. Didn't really like any of the other characters tho

alexw1020 said:

That sure is a funny way of spelling "Rei"

Exspectens said:

You mean 'Kaworu'?

Natsu_20_ said:
If you watched this as a *show* then you f'd up from the start. It is not meant to be seen as just an anime, it's more like a philosophical and psychological depiction of how a human feels into an anime. Some episodes are meant to feel weird from a normal person's perspective for example episode 20 or 15 but if you watch those episodes while picking up the hints then you'll get to see how big of a masterpiece Evangelion is. That's why I loved all the Eva endings because they had their own message.

Exspectens said:

You mean 'Kaworu'?

Akuya said:

Come on, we all know Pen Pen is the best.

To answer the original question though, I think Eva is a work of art, though one that is entirely subjective like no other.

Someone could absolutely love this series and think it’s a masterpiece, and I would completely understand why they think that.
Yet someone could absolutely hate it and think it’s a terribly written piece of garbage. And I would also completely understand that as well.

It’s very unique in that way. And every single person will tell you a very different opinion they have and what kind of an impact it left on them.
It’s a work of art, though certainly not one everyone will enjoy, and that’s ok.

rei2chiquita said:

kaworu the boyfriend of every one, the think that is sad abaut kaworu is the fact that only exist to find the happinest off shinji, that is my point of view

Exspectens said:

Exactly, to relieve him in his dark time, but also to push him further into it as Shinji has to kill him, it's really tragic.

rei2chiquita said:

in the first adaptacion, shinji kill her but in the review, the tink that I love thats movies shinji and kaworu pass more time and pass the same kaworu died but in the two parts try to beyond shinji fellings , kaworu is one of my favorite caracters

Exspectens said:

Same, I loved how the movies gave Shinji and Kaworu more moments together, I'll personally always love the OG Eva as there is a certain vibe to it that I love, also the fact that I got introduced to Kaworu during my own process of figuring out my sexualiy

rei2chiquita said:

finding sexuality ¿? In personal was my first clos up abaut sexuality, I like that all the time was that strain abaut the fellings lovings, in personal I will like if kaworu it will stay with shiji but it was not that,😔

Exspectens said:

Same, but I have my headcanon for that lol

Exspectens said:

Same, I loved how the movies gave Shinji and Kaworu more moments together, I'll personally always love the OG Eva as there is a certain vibe to it that I love, also the fact that I got introduced to Kaworu during my own process of figuring out my sexualiy

quitobarajas said:
It’s one of those rare piece that you can draw numerous interpretations from and be right because the whole of the show, especially the movie, draws on both the most primordial and existentially subconscious parts of our brain.

I’ve given an international graduate speech in anime in San Diego on Evangelion, and it’s role in a larger topic on its contribution to anime as a whole which I believed was on the brink of taking over the America. This was back in 2015 and 2019.

When Covid popped off you can bet your sweet butt that I was right. Manga sales have quadrupled since 2019. Anime is only growing more popular.

This is all to say you’ve now seen Evangelion. Congrats! Hope you enjoyed it as much as you could. Keep sitting on it and thinking about it occasionally. You’ll come to love it more.

Dislexic_Potato said:
Personally I think as a piece of entertainment, it fails in almost every way.

The underlying messaging might be thought provoking but I found the movie to be terrible.

vacavito said:
Once you see through the Asuka vs Rei, Misato is a pdf file, it's sexist, etc. accusations and actually focus on what the anime truly is, you'll realize it's not your typical shonen, and it's way beyond that. The amount of detail is insane, the meaning behind every single scene and how everything is built very carefully, the depth and purpose that every single character has and the overall fantastic concept is what makes it a perfect show for me. Yes, it's disturbing and weird, but not in a perverted way like many people see it, more as in a provocative way, trying to express discomfort, exhaustion, pain. It's an anime made purely with heart, as you can see in the way it wasn't even taken seriously by the production who gave it nothing but crumbs to develop, yet it still managed to be one of the most iconic animes in history.