Everything is obviously long gone, but I shed tears that I have never had before. Thank you, boys driving the EVA

Dee 2022-10-20 15:58:32

(Recently, I am sorting out some of the film reviews I wrote in the past and published in other places. This article was written in June 10)

I cried. It was the first time I was drunk since the last time

I really shed tears without knowing it .

That night, I, who shouted and shouted with the strength of the wine, also tried my best to distill the endless sadness in my heart into a few pitiful tears and squeezed them out of my eyes.

When I saw Shinji shouting, "Give Ayanami back to me!", I just shuddered like an electric shock. Watching a movie, because of the overall motivation, it will definitely not be the first time to have this feeling. At the time, I was guessing, would I be like what they said, and I couldn't help but shout out the words "Go! Shinji! Go!"? When I listened to the song "Give me a pair of wings", which I felt very hard to hear before, the emotion quickly spread throughout my body. But I know I won't cry. I have had this experience countless times, and every cell is already telling me that I should cry at this time. I just can't open the last valve.

But when I saw Shinji, whose whole body was burnt to blood red, finally pulled Ayanami out, I cried.

I actually, really, after so many years, I cried from the heart.

Maybe, this is the memory The power of love, this is the power of love, this is the power called EVA,

I will no longer complain about why Shinji is less and less weak, why Ayanami is less and less cold, and why Asuka is less and less domineering. Because, this time, they have really grown up, just like the same twisted child who watched this group of twisted children create miracles, this time, they have really grown up.

So, when Shinji finally understood what he wanted to do, when this young man finally understood what he needed to protect, I was in tears watching such a clear and vulgar passage that could no longer be vulgar.

When Asuka and Miri spoke for the last time, I suddenly understood why I liked this animation back then. Because these children are all alone, just like me. And only EVA is our common habitat. Shinji hates this place, Ayanami needs this place, and Asuka depends on this place. But in the end, it was also EVA, which allowed them to maintain their relationship with the world and let them find the meaning of survival. However, the difference from the past ten years is that this time they have truly returned to the world, with their own goals and their own positions. So, they have become more and more ordinary, what's wrong with that?

Thank you, EVA, I have regained the feeling of being moved, thank you, EVA, I have regained the feeling of tears. Boys driving EVA, this time, please be happy!

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Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance quotes

  • Ryoji Kaji: [Shows up behind Ritsuko] You lost a little weight, huh, Ritsu?

    Ritsuko Akagi: Nice try, but I gained more than I'd like to admit.

    Ryoji Kaji: Maybe you're just wearing too many clothes.

    Ritsuko Akagi: I'd show you, but this room's being monitored.

    Ryoji Kaji: Was monitored. I replaced the main feed with a loop.

    Ritsuko Akagi: Thoroughly prepared as always, huh?

    Ryoji Kaji: Hey, when I play, I play to win.

    Ritsuko Akagi: But you've lost.

    [an angry Misato watches from the window]

    Ritsuko Akagi: You should've covered the windows too.

  • Unit-01 Dummy Plug System: [during start-up, in reverse] Freedom is an illusion. All you will lose is the emotion of pride. To be dominated by me is not as bad for human pride as to be dominated by others of your species.