Anno is not an anti-social person, but an anti-mainstream person, even an anti-fan person. In the 1990s, the TV version made Ling Boli popular, and the image of the goddess was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. So Anno mercilessly split Ling Bo Li's face in half in the theatrical version. Some people say that this is because he doesn't want everyone to focus too much on Ling, but should pay more attention to other characters and story skills. I am more disgusted with this kind of rhetoric that has become a bridge. What I prefer to believe is that Anno was holding a cigarette and crossing his legs and said: It's nothing, brother did this to make you uncomfortable. What you love, brother will destroy.
Anno is a wise man. Fifteen years ago, the overwhelming amount of banknotes brought by a cartoon and even religious worship groups (religious groups that worship EVA, this really exists) have sprung up, so that he is still a fledgling little ruffian. What is it? business operation. He must have been thinking about leaving a way out for himself since then. This animation is definitely a golden job. As long as he acts according to his own temperament, no matter when he shoots a prequel sequel, he can eat for another 15 years. So maybe 15 years ago, he had already begun to conceive the current "Preface", "Broken" and "Urgent".
From the above two points, it can be concluded that there was absolutely no negotiation on Ling Boli's return in the new theatrical version. What is a money printing machine? Ling Bo Li is the money printing machine. If it was purely youthful impulse to split Ling Bo Li's face a few years ago, the large number of scenes of Ling Bo Li in the new theatrical version is the performance of An Ye's old-fashioned success. "That's right, as long as she appears, the idiots will pay." Anno lit a cigarette again and thought to himself.
But Anno always regards himself as an artist. Although he makes a lot of money as an artist, he is still practicing his animation concept no matter what. The new theatrical version is just under the guise of Ling Bo Li, to express the question that Anno has been thinking about for so many years: why are we alive?
In other words, do we need to complete it? Or, why should we complete it? Or, if completion is inevitable, how should we face it? This is a philosophical question and will not be discussed here. First, I can't, and second, it's too long to write, it's already 2:30 in the morning.
In "Broken", Anno tries to find the answer to this question. And such an ultimate question, when alluded to our three 14-year-old dolls, became this question: Why do I drive an EVA?
From beginning to end, the three pilot protagonists are looking for the answer to this question. The first is Shinji, from the initial hesitation (to meet the biggest apostle), to self-affirmation (received his father's appreciation), to doubt (dummy incident), and finally to awakening (actively requesting to drive the first machine, and finally perverted) . Shinji completed his search for the problem in a series of events.
Then there is Asuka, from the beginning of conceit (thinking that EVA only has the second machine), then to being hit (fighting the biggest apostle, and finding that he can't handle it with his own strength), then to the elevator incident, and then to the final test drive Machine 3. Asuka has also completed her own quest. In fact, the sincere dialogue between her and Katsuragi on the way to Unit 3, which is really a failure of the whole article, clearly expresses her understanding of this issue. Since this paragraph is too straightforward, it is obviously a flaw in Anno's overall planning. He was so eager to express this idea that he arranged such a blunt, somewhat Hollywood-style bridge.
Finally, the goddess Ling Bo Li. From indifferent obedience (to meet the biggest apostle), to the first love (for a dinner event), and finally to the death with the apostle, the goddess has also completed the pursuit of this problem. And the final method is also quite explicit: say it clearly in the cab: for the real cure. Alas~~~ It's too explicit, this is not Ling Bo Li, this is Madonna...
Anno played a trick here and arranged for a slightly older girl to compare with the three. Compared to the three confused bastards, this spectacled girl is a sensible person. She knows why she is driving EVA, she can sacrifice No. 4 machine for her own purpose, and at the same time she can take No. 2 machine to meet the apostles without worry. She should be a model for those three people. The glasses girl has already found the most complete answer to what she needs and what to do.
Now that the three people have completed the pursuit of the so-called ultimate problem, the implementation of the human completion plan will be a matter of course. (Why do we need to complete the problem after completing the problem? I said this is a philosophical problem, but I skipped it here) So what is Anno's plan for the human completion plan?
Let's take a look at the theatrical version "Sincerely for the sake of human beings" 10 years ago. You", describes the process of human completion throughout. It was a bird, a man, clapping and singing, and the soul was flying all over the sky, but it was an official dance ceremony. From "Broken", it can be seen that Anno began to shift his focus to discussing the issue of "why do we have to complete it". Whether that's the case or not, we won't know until the release of "Urgent", but how did he awaken the three protagonists in "Broken"? I would say that the main thread is love.
The love in "Broken" is nothing more than a love triangle between the three protagonists. Of course, if you say that Yan Yuandu has to be counted as a share... It must be on these three characters who are really living treasures. To create a spark of love similar to Korean dramas and Japanese dramas, it is necessary to overhaul their personalities.
The first is Shinji. Compared with the old version, he has changed too much~ How autistic and 250 he used to be~ He doesn't communicate with people, he is taciturn, and even a little dark. But in the new version, he is almost reborn. He is kind to others, has a wide range of friends, is ingenious, cares about others, and also cooks good dishes, which is quite popular with everyone. Such a boy is warm and single-minded. Compared with the elite who can't pick out problems like Blessing, Shinji is more friendly to girls. Therefore, it is not surprising that the two 14-year-old girls who were in love with each other fell in love with him at the same time.
Asuka's change is the biggest, and contrary to Shinji, her change is in the negative direction. The old version of Asuka was a beautiful, conceited and extremely passionate person. As soon as I entered the school, I became the school flower, and I was short with the female monitor all day long, and received boxes of love letters every day. Definitely the top of the crowd. However, in "Broken", although the conceited character has not changed, it has moved to the other extreme: not fond of socializing with people, and withdrawn. Of course, this is also a foreshadowing of love. A withdrawn girl is more eager to communicate with people to some extent. This is because she has been unconsciously suppressing her desire. And Shinji's pure concern for her began to melt her defense line, and everything came naturally.
Ling Boli's change was the smallest, but her confession to Shinji was also surprising. It is more or less open than before. In the old version, what she saw before she blew herself up was not Shinji's face. In "Broken", he actually shouted the name of Shinji and went to justice... But Anno still sullen everyone. At the dining table, Yuandu still saw Yu's face. To a certain extent, this is an echo of the old version of Ling Bo Li who saw Yuan Du's face before her self-destruction, and it may also imply the complexity and uncertainty of Ling Bo Li's feelings for Shinji.
In Shinji's treatment of these two feelings, I personally think that it is actually half-to-half. Anno did not let Shinji go to either side. In fact, in the arrangement of the plot and the interaction between people, Asuka and Ling Boli are comparable.
First of all, to say the most straightforward expression of love, there is nothing more intense in the whole EVA than the scene where Shinji and Asuka share the same bed. It is also in order to balance the relationship between Asuka, Shinji and Ling Bo Li, this section was cruelly processed into a chicken rib (hate!). Indeed, if you put this paragraph intact, then Asuka will definitely have a big lead in this battle for Shinji. After all, in contrast, although there are quite a few love scenes between Ling Boli and Shinji, they are far less popular than this one.
Furthermore, both Asuka and Ling Boli are in a state of autism. And both of them were rescued by Shinji. The spring outing incident and the cooking incident, both of them gradually developed a favorable impression of Shinji in these incidents. In terms of emotional experience, the two are also tied.
In the end, looking at Shinji's attitude towards the two, it is actually half a catty to eight taels. Can you say that Shinji didn't do his best for Unit 3? He even threatened to destroy NERV and didn't care if he died. Therefore, I think that the last episode of Shinji's rescue of Ling Bo Li can be rendered because of the needs of the film, and the importance of the plot is no more than the plot of Shinji to Unit 3.
Don't say it, I'm too tired. I love EVA, I love "Broken". In another 15 years, Anno will make a prequel to the story of Dongyue's childhood, and I will watch it too!
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