marto_motoko wrote:As for evangelion, I bought it, watched it, and was left with one remark at the movie's Evangelion finalle- The end of evangelion:
".....So...what was the big fuss about?..what's so special?"
While indeed, seeming very deep, in my opinion there's only one phylosophy behind it - Shinji needs a therapist because whacking off on top of an unconcious friend is never a yes, Asuka needed a slap of reality due to her expanded personality, and Rei....needs to get the vagina off of her forehead (For those who've seen the End of Evangelion, you'd know what I'm talking about)
Series was much better than the movies, but that's simply my opinion, even though I have every evangelion disk, wether it be director's cut, or movies.
( Evangelion fans will have my neck for this, I bet)
I thought that the End of Evangelion was really cool, it's my favorite part of the Evangelion saga. Death & Rebirth is another story. Its basically just a rehash of the series followed by the first fifteen minutes of the End of Evangelion. It does help to make sense of some aspects of the series and it has some background information on the second impact, but that's about all.
What I think about Evangelion as a whole is that its not about all those pseudo relegious images, they are just the trappings. What it is really about is being true to one's self, becoming an adult, our relationships with those around us, and, most importantly, free will. Ultimatly, in the End of Evangelion, Shinji defies the predetermined events of Seele and the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the agenda of his father, and chooses to allow those who wish to exist as individuals to do so.