I think I appreciate it more than actually liking it. My opinions on this one is a bit complex. Which is where Thrice upon a time comes into play. You know the funny thing about insanity is. And he doesn't, because he doesn't actually confront his trauma. Instead he thinks by doing things over again, that he'll somehow save everyone. It actually provides context to Asuka's final words in the ending of End of Evangelion: Of course in teh span of three films, Shinji makes things even worst. The Shinji in the Rebuilds are what fans claim to want: a more active character. The Rebuilds films have long been rumored (and in my opinion finally confirmed) to be Shinji remaking the world following the events of EoE. I think that's what's so heartbreaking about his character arc: He really tries, and is so close to finding the connections needed to confront his trauma, and then it all falls apart.
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But what I recognize at the time is how more complex Shinji actually is, and the series goes through great lengths to build him back up to a scarred individual who nonetheless is capable of making healthy relationships.Īnd then NGE decides to do all it can to outright ruin Shinji. All that responsibility being thrusted on one kid's shoulder-it's too much. But the second time I watched the series, I understood. And the experience breaks him down further to the point that he's practically comatose. Shinji an already broken character is forced to take the mantel as an Eva pilot. We don't want to admit it, but we'd all freeze in dire situations. The joke I make is that, when you're a kid you hate Shinji Ikari because you're convinced you'd do all the things he'd never would do. It's because of that that I eventually gave NGE another shot. It was everything I felt people claimed about the original NGE distilled into one nightmarish movie, and some of that imagery will never leave my mind. Suddenly I "got" NGE: It was terrifying, absorbing, frustrating, and exhausting. It was like a completey different experience. The only think keeping me from completely writing off the series was watching End of Evangelion. Particularly its central lead, Shinji Ikari, who even today is very much the passive nerd to end all passive nerd. By the time I watched the series itself, I was pretty much determined to hate it.
Like for years all I ever heard was that NGE was the greatest anime of all time, and oh boy the loud assholes who shout down anyone who speaks ill of the franchise. I also have a rather complicated relationship with the show. It's so weird finally getting what is apparently the end of the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise as a whole.
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