There are two scenarios I want to talk about my understanding. The first is the scene where Ikari strangles Asuka in lcl after the first machine turns into the tree of life. Why did Ikari strangle Asuka? I think the Asuka here is actually Ikari himself, because he needs Asuka's help, and Asuka rejected him, in fact, he himself is rejecting the help of others, so I think this Asuka is Ikari's inner self, precisely because Ikari thought that others would reject him and that he was useless, so the reality became what Ikari imagined. Ikari strangled Asuka to death, that is, strangled the incomplete self in her heart. This is the completion process of Ikari's heart. The second scene, sincere for you at the end, after Ikari and Asuka emerged from lcl and turned into human figures, Ikari had to pinch Asuka again, because he still felt that he had to say goodbye to his incomplete self or accept his incomplete self, but This time, Asuka did not reject him. Here Asuka is touching his face, indicating that he hopes that others will accept him in his heart. This can already be considered that Ikari has completed it.
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