Love is destructive

Leonie 2022-04-24 07:01:16

The ending gives a strange feeling. The phrase "really disgusting" also feels inexplicable.
The title is really for you, but in the end, why did Shinji grab Asuka's neck again? I have seen this scene before (should be considered Shinji's subconscious).
At that time, Shinji said to Asuka, "I want to do something for you, I want to be with you forever." But Asuka said, "Then don't do anything, don't come near me. You will only hurt me." Shinji's subconscious Ri thinks Asuka hates him and hurts him at the same time. Hatred arises from this. But doesn't hate come from love?

The following paragraph is quoted from Freud's "Introduction to Psychoanalysis", which I think has some connection with the ending. The text is as follows "At this time, the impulse to love had to pretend to be an impulse to abuse. He always had a compulsive thought like 'I want to kill you' in his heart, but it actually meant 'Let me enjoy your love'"
So, when Asuka When he gently stroked Shinji's face, he felt it and shed tears.

As for the phrase "really disgusting" (some translated as feeling very bad), maybe it was just Asuka expressing the uncomfortable feeling after being pinched.

Remember what Nietzsche said: deep down I love only life - and, really, I love it the most when I hate it.

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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.