If you don't explore those details, just from the TV plot, this drama tells the story of how a weak boy overcomes his inner fear and saves the world.
But he will still have a lot of controversial parts.
Including this view of some people: when Shinji is weak, he talks about the spicy chicken male protagonist, and when Shinji gathers the courage to take responsibility, he talks about the second animation.
This has to say about the background of the male protagonist. Because he witnessed the death of his mother with his own eyes, coupled with the indifference and ruthlessness of his father, he became a self-isolating teenager who was introverted, had a negative attitude towards things, and tried to avoid everything.
As the hero of this film, Shinji can really be said to have set a precedent in Japanese manga.
A male protagonist who does not like to talk, is self-closed, negative and introverted, and is not good at expressing himself. It gives a very peculiar feeling to comic fans who are used to seeing handsome protagonists, however, this feeling immediately rises to a kind of identification.
That's where the real success of Shinji's character characterization lies, and what it means.
The setting of the plot - fighting to gain the approval of others is not a precedent, there are many works, but this is particularly obvious, or the performance is particularly explicit.
An up master said in his evaluation of eva: This work gave the dead house a slap in the face, the more you hate this protagonist, the more you are like him, the more you run away like him, like him Don't dare to face the past, lonely like him.
Ikari Shinji has the shadow of every audience, and the childishness, willfulness, and eccentricity that everyone experiences are all reflected in him.
Some say the Shinji are indifferent, but they are not really heartless, cruel, and lacking in empathy.
There is a word called emotional expression inertia . There is a clear distinction between emotional expression disorder and emotionally indolent expression.
Emotional expression disorder often has no lack of motivation to express, but emotional expression inertia has often formed a self-circulating mechanism, which makes it begin to suppress this instinct when the motivation to express is generated.
For example, when someone asks you a question, you want to respond, but when you think that someone else will not respond, or if the response does not make you like it, you stop responding to others from the beginning.
After this repetition, it becomes a habit (a vicious circle).
It seems that each of us will always expect to have a person around us who can respond positively to us. This person can make us improve and grow. This person can spur himself when he is lazy, and can push you when you are difficult. .
But in fact, reality is different from the script. The reality is more rational, more ruthless, and simpler; there are not so many extremes and sufferings in reality, and at the same time, there must be no one who can "save you".
Therefore, in the first half of the plot, the author made a lot of negative foreshadowing of Shinji's character, which also hinted at the same weak audience to a certain extent. For example, there is such a dialogue in the plot-
Shinji: I want to be able to help you with something. I hope to be with you forever. Asuka: Then, don't do anything, don't come near me, you will only hurt me. Shinji: Asuka, save me. Hey, only Asuka you can save me Asuka: Lie... Anyone can! Because I was afraid of Misato and the No. 1 qualified person, I was afraid of my father and mother, and I just escaped to me. Because it's the easiest way to do it without hurting! Shinji: Hey! save me! Asuka: You've never liked anyone else, you only have yourself in your heart, and you haven't even liked yourself! ...... Really sad Shinji: Save me, don't leave me alone, don't abandon me, don't kill me! Asuka: No
He has denied his past self to some extent, but he has not established a new direction, so he can only ask the people around him for help, hoping to be recognized, understood, and loved, that is, "asking".
This kind of behavior is very common, but it is magnified in the anime, so we will feel that the male protagonist is very weak, but ask ourselves, have we ever had such a weak moment?
There is a question on Zhihu - who does Shinji love?
Some people say that he loves his father and wants to be recognized by his father; others say that what Shinji loves is Rei Ayanami who can smile, Asuka who doesn't flinch, Misato Katsuragi who kisses him, and Ikari Gendo who encourages him. Some say he loves himself.
In my opinion, he loves no one, because he doesn't even love himself.
Taking Ayanami Li as an example, his feelings for Li began as a protective desire inspired by male hormones, and later developed into a "mother-like" feeling. In fact, these are the feelings of lack caused by lack of self-knowledge and lack of love. .
Even so, in my opinion, the protagonist is still a very brave person, because the most terrible thing is not being alone, but losing courage.
In "Broken", I saw a sentence that has made my blood boil so far:
"It doesn't matter what I become, at least let Lingbo (Li) be rescued!"
The first time I watched it, I was stunned. To be honest, it was hard for me to imagine why a person who lost his enthusiasm for life would say such high-energy words, until I saw his behavior behind, and I suddenly understood again .
Even when Li expressed that she was "unsaved", he still rushed up and tried to break the "wall" (also called the wall of the heart), where his eyes, body, and face were all red, but he Still disregarding these, there is only one thought in his heart, that is to save her.
So until the moment when Li was rescued, I suddenly understood.
What I understand is that there is an absolute in life, and this absolute is a longing for love, a confession of self, a redemption of the past.
What I understand is that he has discovered his hidden self, and I have discovered that he is responsible for this "seeing", responsible for himself, and trying to make himself who he is.
Because "seeing" is like a beam of light, Li sees him, the bond between him and his father, his perseverance, and his inner world. Only then will he think that life is meaningful and that someone is care about yourself.
That's what drives him into that behavior, and even with the third shock at the end, I still think it's one of his few highlights.
In front of a person who closes himself and keeps escaping, it is actually more difficult for him to be brave again than to ascend to the sky. The reason why they have no courage is that they lack a link about love in their hearts, which is why Shinji is - in the center of the world Call the beast of love.
Film and television works, including animation, are actually a portrayal of our inner world. More often, it is also for us to see ourselves better. A paragraph is written like this:
People always create a dream for themselves unconsciously, and usually maintain this dream through art works such as film and television works, animation, novels, etc., or directly create a "daydream" for themselves. escape the pain of real life. All people have this state, but the expression is different. Some are in the form of "dream", and some are in other forms. This varies from person to person. In life, we will more or less avoid some things that cause us pain. It's natural, people need this kind of consolation, but people can't just immerse themselves in this dream. We can't just avoid pain. When you avoid pain, there is actually no happiness. Happiness and pain are always opposites. When you realize this, then congratulations, you can go back to reality, where you will be better off than before.
Because we are incomplete, we hope to be "completed", because each of us has pain in our hearts, so we hope to have love to take care of ourselves, it is because we have expectations that we have all kinds of works , forming our sustenance for ourselves.
Finally rising to the real world, Shinji's emotions can also become a portrayal of our minds. I've been wondering what the meaning of life is.
Until now, I finally have an answer, that is to find myself, whether it is wanting to be recognized, or wanting to be understood and loved, it is actually to be myself. So there are the following conclusions:
In fact, when choosing a mate, men most want a person who is profound and emotional, while women most want a person who is intelligent, clear-headed and brilliant, which makes us clearly see that men are looking for ideals The idealized man and woman are looking for the idealized woman, therefore, we are not looking for supplements, but the completion of our own advantages.
In fact, in my heart, "eva" is not a masterpiece, but Shinji has a great influence on me, especially when I was at a low point.
For this work, I always have a feeling of seeing each other late. Its impact is not only an opening to the cowardice of the heart, but also a kind of redemption for the soul.
What it taught me is that no matter how dark and painful the world is, if we are willing to admit, accept our dark side, be able to see our imperfections, and accept them, then we too can be who we are.
At the same time, whether we can live in peace with our negative emotions is also an important factor in determining our happiness index.
Although love is so elusive, it will never come until you become yourself.
Love is not a relief from a lack of security, nor a sudden release from suffocation. Because love is the icing on the cake, not the help.
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