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<blockquote data-quote="Stiff" data-source="post: 15927" data-attributes="member: 297">What is what it's about? What are you referring to? You haven't actually said anything about Evangelion other than that it's a &quot;[cool, sleek, edgy science fiction mystery] composite that is [authentically existential and human]&quot;. WHY?You fixated on one remark I made about the religious veneer and then glazed a bunch of things that aren't Evangelion. Maybe your experiences with Anno's work, and with other Japanese existentialist works, contextualize Eva in a way I'm not privy to. Why not describe how SPECIFICALLY instead of just listing media?For example, I explained why I think Shinji's character arc goes nowhere, despite being presented as a commendable character transformation. I think this is an example of Anno missing the mark. I think a lot of people feel this way about the original ending of the TV series, even if they haven't put it in to words. Do you disagree?Also, I skimmed your replies in case I missed you actually analyzing the show at all, and this:is crazy. Angels/Apostles (Shito), the Tree of Life, Adam, Lilith, the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Lance of Longinus, the literal title &quot;New Century Gospel&quot;... &quot;the occasional cross&quot; btw. Have you even seen the show? Am I getting epic trolled? Just say you've never actually watched it and I'll kneel <img src="/forum/data/assets/smilies/3440155135.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":bowdown:" title="bowdown&nbsp; &nbsp; :bowdown:" data-shortname=":bowdown:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Stiff, post: 15927, member: 297"] [I]What [/I]is what it's about? What are you referring to? You haven't actually said anything about Evangelion other than that it's a "[cool, sleek, edgy science fiction mystery] composite that is [authentically existential and human]". WHY? You fixated on one remark I made about the religious veneer and then glazed a bunch of things that aren't Evangelion. Maybe your experiences with Anno's work, and with other Japanese existentialist works, contextualize Eva in a way I'm not privy to. Why not describe how SPECIFICALLY instead of just listing media? For example, I explained why I think Shinji's character arc goes nowhere, despite being presented as a commendable character transformation. I think this is an example of Anno missing the mark. I think a lot of people feel this way about the original ending of the TV series, even if they haven't put it in to words. Do you disagree? Also, I skimmed your replies in case I missed you actually analyzing the show at all, and this: is crazy. Angels/Apostles (Shito), the Tree of Life, Adam, Lilith, the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Lance of Longinus, the literal title "New Century Gospel"... "the occasional cross" btw. Have you even seen the show? Am I getting epic trolled? Just say you've never actually watched it and I'll kneel :bowdown: [/QUOTE]

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