I will start with my life experience and talk about the reasons why this work is popular in Japan and is valued in the world. In 1995-97 in Japan, Miyazaki was found to have sexually assaulted and killed 4 young girls.
Miyazaki is regarded as a representative of the "otaku", and Japan's ACG has been seriously affected. "The ban and self-monitoring of animation and fandom have reached an unprecedented peak" (Baidu Encyclopedia & wikipedia).
In such a context, Gainax's Anno Hideaki made an animation EVA from the original storyboard mosha snow clip.
The shadow reflections that frequently appeared in the animation, the empty eyes of the characters, and the swing in the sunset all showed the psychological state of people in society at that time----- Empty and hopeless. This is actually a kind of depression that people in every country will feel. It is the haze in the animation that is most likely to impress people and make us want to continue watching.
Character Analysis
Shinji ----
1. Witnessed the death of his mother (was merged while driving the No. 1 machine)
2. The indifference and ruthlessness of his father
-> caused an introverted personality, a negative attitude towards things, and always used "I'm sorry" when encountering problems Escape from reality, and always want to close the memory of the past, causing another real personality in oneself to be suppressed.
Evangelion was officially screened in Japan in 1995, and Shinji's character just reflected a state of teenagers in the world at that time - their parents were too busy, they were left alone since childhood, and they suffered from loneliness. It is also unwilling to communicate with people around, thinking that communicating with others will only cause harm to yourself (being bullied by other children).
Rather than that, it is better to close yourself up and suffer alone. At the same time, there is a strong disgust for the intervention of the outside world, and the strong wall of the heart blocks the blending of the heart and the heart.
This is the core of what EVA wants to express in the whole work, but it is expressed through AT field, the human completion plan - this obscure method, and the words of ayanami, asuka and so on.
Asuka----
1. Half of the mother's soul merged with the No. 2 machine
2. After the mother became mentally ill, she took care of the doll in her hand every day, ignoring asuka.
-> Caused Asuka's subconscious desire to be recognized and cared by her mother (all of which were lacking when she was a child) Motherly love of teenagers ==).
It also directly caused Asuka's "arrogant, self-centered" character (from the original script of EVA tv). But this character gradually collapsed under the excellent performance of Shinji.
Originally, people would envy her for being excellent, so that she would satisfy her own psychology (longing for approval), and she would be able to continue to be excellent and continue to exist.
Until the day when she was "defeated" by the Shinji who she looked down on, when she found out that she couldn't do anything, and found that she was actually defeated by others, gradually this kind of psychology gradually developed, until the psychological attack of the first apostle made her psychological defense line Really collapsed, only to find that I have nothing but EVA.
A careful analysis of Asuka and Shinji can reveal that both are teenagers who are eager to be recognized, which can be broken in the new theatrical version (or Tv or EOE)--Asuka took the initiative to sleep with Shinji, who originally did not agree, to see their resonance.
Ayanami rei-Ayanami Rei---An
artificial person, completing the order of Ikari Yuandu is the only meaning of Rei's life. (Only the first and second Rei)
Rei is an artificial life for the dummy system created by injecting Shinji's mother's DNA and lilith's soul material. Through the dummy system, numerous clones can be cloned from one main body, sharing the same soul. This explains why the third Rei (air sincerely for you and the one who ended up with Ikari Mototo) inherited his feelings for Shinji.
In fact, Ayanami did not form any character, and only retained his feelings for Ikari Yuandu and Ikari Shinji. She assists the main line and helps the protagonist form a cognition of the cause of his autism. Her pale character reflects Asuka's and Shinji's respective personalities.
Scenario Analysis---
"Akagi: Shinji, this child, may not know how to take the initiative to talk to others, so he can't make friends.
Have heard the analogy of the porcupine? Katsuragi: The
porcupine?
Akagi: For a porcupine , even if he wants to pass his warmth to the other party, when it gets close to the other party, the thorns on the body will hurt the other party. It can also be used to describe human beings. Now Shinji's heart is like a porcupine, so he becomes More and more timid.
Katsuragi: I hope he will soon realize that when a person grows up, he must have friends around him. One day he will find a way to get along with friends.
The image of Shinji represents a group. These people are introverted, not good at speaking and interacting with others. They are in a passive position when interacting with others, and they are very concerned about the opinions of others
; It is very difficult to communicate and understand each other, so Seele's predecessors want to carry out the human completion plan."
====The following is a quote===
Ayanami's
smile Chapter 6 decisive battle, 3rd New Tokyo City REI II and The stage 19 Moon in the Dark can be said to be the most praised scene in EVA by the majority of AYANAMIST (Ayanami's faithful believers, who like Ayanami), and it is considered to be the most beautiful appearance of Ayanami. However, there is a deep meaning behind it. What is mainly described in this part is the development of the relationship between Shinji and Rei.
It is mainly used to reflect the inner world of two people, to express the characters of two people, and to bring about changes to each other. Shinji had asked Ayanami why she was driving an EVA before, and Ayanami replied that it was because of "fetters".
I, I have nothing else to do, I seem to have come to this world to drive an EVA. If I don't
be the pilot of the EVA, maybe I'll be nothing. Wouldn't that be the same as death...
Rei's words were not only her helplessness for her own life, but also expressed Shinji's psychology on the one hand. It is because of the foreshadowing of the previous text that the smile is profound later.
At that time, in order to cover Shinji, Ayanami was seriously injured, Shinji spared no effort to rescue Rei from EVA No. 0, and also got Ayanami's smile. Here is a "classic" from Shinji.
Don't say sad words like "goodbye" when we separate next time. Although we have nothing but driving EVA now, as long as we live, one day, we will feel that we can live. is a good thing. Although this day may be far away, let's live until that day comes. (The latter paragraph no longer seems to be what Shinji said, but it is very meaningful. It is from the manga version.)
Here, two self-closed people come together, open their hearts to each other, and the real meaning of life flashes in an instant. .
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In the end for you, Asuka's "kimo" (really disgusting was criticized by many people. The
director's explanation was: "These people treat me Criticisms are made without knowing the actual situation. There is nothing more in-depth than a little bit of methodology. They don't even have the self-consciousness to look at themselves and the world objectively. These people I hope they try to contact the outside world as much as possible. , increase your vision a little more! Of course, within the scope of not hurting yourself."
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