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  • Sen_Jen [they/them]
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    4 years ago

    The original ending to eva is still my favorite, even if it's very confusing. I was really depressed and didn't really know it when I watched this, I would just stop going in to school completely and play video games because I thought that's what made me happy. I had massive anxiety in school because I was behind in work from skipping class, so I skipped even more class to avoid confrontation which only made things worse. I was really struggling to find a reason to live beyond mindless consumption. Watching this scene, where Shinji accepts that running from his problems only makes them worse, where he learns to risk the anxieties and failures that come with living a real life, that meant a lot to me. And then when Shinji gives himself a chance and smiles, I kinda realised I had been doing a lot of things wrong.

    Evangelion isn't my favorite show, because it's not really that enjoyable compared to others, but it is definitely the one that is most meaningful to me

    • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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      4 years ago

      You don't need to be. It may get to you a bit but by the end it's for a good reason, it's not just wallowing in doom and gloom. It's closer to a normal anime than Eraserhead or something.

      Actually on the Lynch subject I always think of it along the same lines as Twin Peaks. It's got out there artsy and potentially disturbing stuff there but it's also got warmer moments almost as much.

    • ssjmarx [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Try it out. The first half is a pretty standard mecha show where the gimmick is that the main character is repeatedly emasculated as a joke, the serious/confusing stuff doesn't kick in until the second half.

  • Wmill [they/them, fae/faer]
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    4 years ago

    This the sad robot anime right, can someone explain why they turn into orange jelly in a clip I saw. Want to know but don't want to watch.