| ~ spoilers for Neon Genesis Evangelion and End of Evangelion ~ Neon Genesis Evangelion is one of my favorite shows of all time. It has extremely interesting/relatable characters, lots of interesting ideas about human connection, and it gets real trippy. It is definitely a must watch if you can connect with kids with social issues or you find stories about that kind of stuff interesting. However what I'm focusing on in this post is a common criticism of the show, that being the show's plot is confusing and/or not enough things are explained. Basically my point in this post, and for this series of these "confusion" posts, is that you don't always need to understand. Sometimes you're not supposed to, or you're supposed to be focusing on something else. |
Mr_Chr1sJul 9, 2020 5:08 PM
Mr_Chr1s said: It is definitely a must watch if you can connect with kids with social issues or you find stories about that kind of stuff interesting. I second this, I have fond memories of Eva marathon parties consisting primarily of socially-awkward people. There's a really interesting quote from Kazuya Tsurumaki, part of Eva's staff, where he says "There is no actual Christian meaning to the show, we just thought the visual symbols of Christianity look cool." Not to say that if you found meaning in the symbolism it's not there, but that the show is designed to be a functioning story with significant parts of it having no intended explanation at all. No other examples come to mind currently, but I definitely agree that there's often no need to explain something. It can be much better to leave things up to the viewer's imagination. (If you've ever disliked a prequel, those are often examples of explaining or giving detail about something that is better left unexplained) |
| I haven't gotten to Evangelion just yet, but I plan to in the near future. Hopefully, I'll get to the show soon. Side note: I recommend that you place your spoilers hidden using the BBCode. This helps so that people who haven't watched the show can read your post without worrying about getting spoiled. Thanks! |
| Enjoy! |
| I think is a great analysis of what Evangelion is at its core. In the end, you aren’t really watching for the out-of-this-world backstory (which is a lot more complicated than the show seems to like to admit). Rather, you’re watching for Shinji, Asuka, Rei, Misato, etc... and how their true problems aren’t really with the Angels, but with themselves. Also, even if you don’t understand End of Evangelion, you’ve gotta admit it’s still a worthwhile watch just for the last 10-20 minutes hahaha. |
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