A shocking animation

Jaqueline 2022-04-23 07:03:21

When EVA was broadcast in Japan in 1995, the response from the minor crowd was "not good" - nonsense, if I had understood EVA in elementary school, I would have joined Mensa Club long ago. Later, when the viewing scope was expanded to adults, it caused a big discussion in the whole society like a stone stirred up a thousand waves. In fact, it is not appropriate to use cartoons to introduce EVA, or the production methods and thematic connotations of EVA have far exceeded the scope of general cartoons. Long-term camera stagnation, repeated pictures, staggered montages, monologues in the spiritual world, coupled with bloody fights and looming 18X, as well as the inexplicable end of the TV version, EVA is like a crazy neurosis, in the world of animation It seemed so out of place. The world laughs at me for being too crazy, I laugh at others and can't see through it. Facts have proved that from 1995 to the present for nearly 20 years, EVA has almost become the supreme masterpiece in the animation industry, even if it can surpass EVA in script and mecha battles There are many successors, but it can be said that there is no one that can compare with it in terms of the specificity of the expression and the depth of the ideological dimension, because there are many animations that can make people "excited" and "liked", but they can "shock" There are very few people, and EVA is undoubtedly the best among them. EVA has a depressing plot, because everyone in it is more or less separated by ATField because of pain and hesitation. Ikari Shinji's confusion, Ling Bo Rei's empty feelings, Asuka and Ritsuko witnessing their mother's death, Katsuragi's nightmare in the second shock, the memory of blessing Ryoji's sins, and the fate of Ikari Gendo and Fuyuki because of Ikari Yui. There is a scene that left a deep impression on me. Shinji wakes up suddenly after being injured many times in a ward. This empty room is completely disproportionate to the space a patient needs. There is only a solitary bed in the whole room. The next is a lot of unnecessary blank space. This ward is probably the inner world shared by Shinji, Ayanami and Asuka. Except for driving the EVA, there is almost a meaningless blank in the hearts of the three of them. room, this block of AT Field. Ikari Gendo said to Shinji in front of Yui's grave, "It is impossible for people to truly understand each other, and human beings are such a sad animal." However, even if the world is full of barriers, people should Open your heart to warm each other, otherwise this escape for the purpose of self-protection will destroy yourself sooner or later. This is the main idea of ​​EVA. What the human completion plan should be completed is the positive and optimistic attitude of people facing life and the world, rather than destroying the body to elevate human beings to the spiritual level of no desire and no desire, otherwise this is just another form of escape. That's it. Setbacks and difficulties give birth to great works, which is probably the eternal law of creation in the literary and art circles. The reason why EVA is so mysterious has a lot to do with the personal situation of the main creator, Anno Hideaki. Messy curly hair, thick beard, Buddha-like ears and oval glasses, seeing Hideaki Anno's photos, he felt like Ikegendo in his writings. EVA's production company, Gainax, was in a dilemma in terms of profit and loss due to the sales of animation in the 1990s. Anno Hideaki said that those four years were a period of "low tide of his life where he was "unconscious, accomplishing nothing, and escaping all the time". EVA has also become a reflection of A highly personal product conceived by one's own mood. During the production process, due to the shortage of funds and the pressure from all parties, Anno kept accumulating resentment and was on the verge of collapse. Finish the plan. It is said that after the TV version ended, a large number of fans were extremely dissatisfied with this inexplicable ending, and many even sent it to Anno under intimidation. It is hard for me to imagine how a person who was troubled at home and abroad could create such a situation in such an extremely depressing environment. This is a great work. For Anno himself, the ending of breaking the barriers and being honest with each other is probably a nirvana rebirth of his life experience. Otherwise, if the main tone of the ending is always confused, I am afraid that many people will lose their lives. Have faith in the world. Fortunately, we ushered in a profound and beautiful ending. In this ending, the AT in human hearts Field was finally broken, and a true completion was achieved. Although the curse of war, strife, domination, obedience, hunger, cold, pain and suspicion will still linger in the depths of the world, the protagonist has enough confidence to embrace this beautiful and cruel new world with a smile . At the end of the manga, Shinji, who came to the new world, met Asuka who had "haven't seen it before" in the subway. Asuka instantly showed a disgusted expression and said, "It's disgusting, I don't know you at all, shouldn't you? Did you come to chat with me after seeing me!?", I couldn't help laughing. Although this pair of CPs has always made people laugh, but now Ikari Shinji and Asuka no longer have the wrapping and protection of ATField. Compared with the deep heart where demons took root in the past, the undisguised expression of opening their hearts is so pure and flawless. , although not as deep as the ending of the old theatrical version, but another beautiful reunion shown in the comics is equally fascinating. Looking down at the calendar, in 2018, it has been 3 years since the "Apostle Attack" in the setting. When I came into contact with EVA, I was the same age as Shinji, Ayanami, and Asuka. After many years, facing EVA, I can still think of that evening when I faced TV with a bewildered face; when I revisited it, I kept thinking, I was eleven or twelve years old. Looking at what kind of mood EVA has when I look at it, now I am like Shinji Ikari and Asuka who were reborn after a catastrophe. I feel like a world away from myself and the world, because it used to be an age that longed for dreams and fantasies, and EVA. What it brings is not a dream, it is to smash dreams, it tells us viciously with the pain of a world: stop being full of YY all day, and quickly get back to the real world! Field's wrapping and protection, compared to the inner depths of the inner demons that took root in the past, the undisguised expression of opening his heart is so pure and flawless. Although it is not as deep as the ending of the old theatrical version, it is another beautiful show in the comics. The reunion is equally fascinating. Looking down at the calendar, in 2018, it has been 3 years since the "Apostle Attack" in the setting. When I came into contact with EVA, I was the same age as Shinji, Ayanami, and Asuka. After many years, facing EVA, I can still think of that evening when I faced TV with a bewildered face; when I revisited it, I kept thinking, I was eleven or twelve years old. Looking at what kind of mood EVA has when I look at it, now I am like Shinji Ikari and Asuka who were reborn after a catastrophe. I feel like a world away from myself and the world, because it used to be an age that longed for dreams and fantasies, and EVA. What it brings is not a dream, it is to smash dreams, it tells us viciously with the pain of a world: stop being full of YY all day, and quickly get back to the real world! Field's wrapping and protection, compared to the inner depths of the inner demons that took root in the past, the undisguised expression of opening his heart is so pure and flawless. Although it is not as deep as the ending of the old theatrical version, it is another beautiful show in the comics. The reunion is equally fascinating. Looking down at the calendar, in 2018, it has been 3 years since the "Apostle Attack" in the setting. When I came into contact with EVA, I was the same age as Shinji, Ayanami, and Asuka. After many years, facing EVA, I can still think of that evening when I faced TV with a bewildered face; when I revisited it, I kept thinking, I was eleven or twelve years old. Looking at what kind of mood EVA has when I look at it, now I am like Shinji Ikari and Asuka who were reborn after a catastrophe. I feel like a world away from myself and the world, because it used to be an age that longed for dreams and fantasies, and EVA. What it brings is not a dream, it is to smash dreams, it tells us viciously with the pain of a world: stop being full of YY all day, and quickly get back to the real world!

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Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion quotes

  • Asuka Langly Soryu: Damn, they're persistent! Of course, that idiot Shinji is nowhere to be found!

  • Shigeru Aoba: Soon individual entities will be unable to maintain their separate forms!

    Kôzô Fuyutsuki: The chamber of Gauf is open. The door to both the beginning and the end of the world is open at last.