Neon Genesis Evangelion

Originally Posted by tidus1222

Evangelion is beautifull until you watch the two last episodes without seeing the movies.

Yeah, because I hate things that make me think.

I don't understand people's distaste towards the final episodes. It's not an esoteric thing - it's just a matter of paying attention to it. Too many people want to be catered to and have shit spelled out for them and laid at their feet. Why is it so hard to leave the story with a self-interpreting ending? Thats much more satisfactory than being utterly literal after having throw-away pesudo-christian symbolism and dramatic machina events that are there for nothing more than directorial shock value.

It's not like Eva took a major chance in being a little more obtuse than most stories - for every dumbass who hates the end, theres two dumbasses who say "No one understands the series like I do".

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by aku

There is no one answer to the end, it is a door to open up your mind to a new way of thinking. This is what they go on about for like 10 mins in the final episode.

I think the thing thats so great about the last two episodes is that they take the characters out of context of the series and place them in a "fourth wall stage" enviroment. It's the fact that the characters become self-aware that they're actors and thusly are more than the plot that makes it so gratifying.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

While I like the majority of EOE, it's silly that people seem to like that more because it has more slambang action at the start and an even more obtuse ending.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by aku

and the fact that Anno himself said they where the same, kinda makes my point valid

Work on your spelling.

And "similar" does not mean "same".

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