Guy Nacks wrote:I could not disagree more and I have no clue how you think the kid, who is borderline catatonic at the end of the film, is in a better place than he was at the end of episode 24. In addition to indirectly causing Kaworu's death, he has been made to believe that he is the DIRECT cause of the ruination of the entire world...this is not something that NGE!Shinji was burdened with.
I'm on board here. Overall, it seems like Neon Genesis Shinji, while more depressed and unstable, seemed to use that to make himself stronger, whereas New Theatrical Shinji is more prone to action and doing things for himself, but is very fragile, and behind the bravado and strength shown at the end of Break, is just the scared kid he was in Neon Genesis.