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- Sun May 05, 2019 12:49 am
- Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
- Topic: Eva Anatomy & Physiology: 2018 Edition
- Replies: 88
- Views: 51061
Re: Eva Anatomy & Physiology: 2018 Edition
This may seem totally out of place but given the title of the topic including the terms anatomy and physiology I figure I may not be too out of line bringing this up. Anyone around here by chance put any thought into entertaining the interpretation that Evangelion is a mythology of the life of a who...
- Sun Feb 03, 2019 1:05 am
- Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
- Topic: NGE as a metaphor for Revelation
- Replies: 40
- Views: 19188
Re: NGE as a metaphor for Revelation
Reichu#885030 wrote:For whatever it's worth: the shinseiki (新世紀) in the title is a play on the Japanese title for Genesis, Souseiki (創世記) which is literally "original century" or "first era". (This explains the "Neon Genesis" in the alternate title.)
So very cheeky of them!
- Sat Feb 02, 2019 8:52 pm
- Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
- Topic: NGE as a metaphor for Revelation
- Replies: 40
- Views: 19188
Re: NGE as a metaphor for Revelation
Apologies for posting on an old thread but I rather enjoyed this back and forth. While I'm in the camp that follows the idea that NGE is intend to be "about" or "endorsing" or "arguing for" a specific belief system, namely Judeo-Christianity, I would agree that "mi...
- Tue Dec 25, 2018 9:29 pm
- Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
- Topic: "What measure is a non-human? ...Or a human? ...Or, uh..."
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2820
Re: "What measure is a non-human? ...Or a human? ...Or, uh..."
@Reichu: I didn't feel like you were ignoring me at all. :tongue: I enjoy the many breakdowns and insights you've put out in this crazy good franchise. And I too enjoy different perspectives. I'm always debating with myself on what I'm getting out of this show and enjoy that it allows for such vari...
- Mon Dec 24, 2018 11:22 pm
- Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
- Topic: "What measure is a non-human? ...Or a human? ...Or, uh..."
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2820
Re: "What measure is a non-human? ...Or a human? ...Or, uh..."
Very very good points. Most of my line of thinking came from the the perspective of the series being a rather visceral depiction of a deeply depressed male otaku performing introspection when faced with rejection after rejection from there hearts desire and trying to Jungian individuate (combine wha...
- Sat Dec 22, 2018 1:31 pm
- Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
- Topic: "What measure is a non-human? ...Or a human? ...Or, uh..."
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2820
Re: "What measure is a non-human? ...Or a human? ...Or, uh..."
I made a post about this a couple of days ago giving my speculation on it and I'd say is a mixture of psychological metaphor and interpreting human biology from metafictional perspective. If you look at what constitutes an angel or "messenger" in the religion Anno chose for aesthetics you ...
- Thu Dec 20, 2018 6:48 pm
- Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
- Topic: A Song of Space and Time... and the Being caught between
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1649
Re: A Song of Space and Time... and the Being caught between
Interpreting the Hierarchy of Angels in Neon Genesis Evangelion using the Body/Mind correlation or the love/destruction of relationships: Angel Order: Name "Meaning" Body/Mind correlation (Major Organ/Vessel) Beyond Deep Angel: FAR "First Ancestral Race" Ancestry.com System (Huma...
- Tue Dec 18, 2018 4:32 pm
- Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
- Topic: A Song of Space and Time... and the Being caught between
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1649
Re: A Song of Space and Time... and the Being caught between
More ordered thoughts. Brace yourself. We're going to the Beyond Deep and Deep Beyond: I can't say whether Anno et al is intentionally trying to mimic the dance between the Hebrew Torah and the Christian Gospel with Neon Genesis Evangelion and the New Theatrical Editions, but there is some juicy ima...
- Sat Dec 15, 2018 10:01 pm
- Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
- Topic: A Song of Space and Time... and the Being caught between
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1649
A Song of Space and Time... and the Being caught between
Something odd happened when rewatching Eva all the way through again. The infinity between two absolutes became a weirdly apparent motif. Well... along with all the interestingly sexual imagery. Black and White moon as forbidden gardens of testi and overh. The Children of Adam and Lilin as ova and s...
- Sat Apr 07, 2018 9:02 pm
- Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
- Topic: "Above the starry firmament God judges, as we judged" Meaning?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7853
Re: "Above the starry firmament God judges, as we judged" Meaning?
Thanks for posting this as I wanted to double check what the phrase was and what I meant. I think in the context of Eva it's a clever nod to the fact that "God" - whether that be Adam or the FAR - are actually human by the broader definition used by the show. I think you're touching on an...
- Sat Apr 07, 2018 8:40 pm
- Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
- Topic: Lilith and Adam parallel Cain and Abel
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4132
Re: Lilith and Adam parallel Cain and Abel
Awesome insights all around. After multiple viewings and some internal musings I also noticed NGE's interesting relationship to the Christian Trinity concept. I know it's been quoted that the creators used Abrahamic symbolism for purely aesthetic reasons, but whether it was intentional or not I thin...
- Tue Mar 20, 2018 8:54 pm
- Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
- Topic: What is the inspiration/reasoning behind the Angel's design?
- Replies: 123
- Views: 24694
Re: What is the inspiration/reasoning behind the Angel's design?
Rei IV#875804 wrote:So what's the basis for Shamshel's design? Freudian symbolism?
Given the episode focused on Shinji connecting with his masculine classmates It's also interesting that the episode culminated with letting in the other two inside his... Mother.
- Mon Mar 19, 2018 9:54 pm
- Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
- Topic: What is the inspiration/reasoning behind the Angel's design?
- Replies: 123
- Views: 24694
Re: What is the inspiration/reasoning behind the Angel's design?
"A.T. Field" is just a term that was created for the show. There is an ancient rumor that it's a psychology term, but people have gone to great lengths to try to find a single piece of literature that mentions it, and all come up empty-handed. Ha. Fair enough. Add me to the pile on that o...
- Mon Mar 19, 2018 7:25 pm
- Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
- Topic: What is the inspiration/reasoning behind the Angel's design?
- Replies: 123
- Views: 24694
Re: What is the inspiration/reasoning behind the Angel's design?
I'm curious because some of the Angel's design is very different from eachother. I'm watching the series for the second time and don't remember some of them having such designs. I'm on episode 12 so far. The giant triangle cube, the spider with the acid eye, and then episode 12 is this abstract loo...
- Tue Feb 06, 2018 2:12 pm
- Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
- Topic: 3 Aspects - woman, mother, and scientist in EOE
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4349
Re: 3 Aspects - woman, mother, and scientist in EOE
Another ting to add to that theory: "Eva" is the German name of Eve. You know, as in biblical Adam's wife Very true. I actually enjoy how they were able to use wordplay of the Greek word for gospel to also be used for the concepts behind the biblical character of Eve. Anno et al certainly...
- Sat Feb 03, 2018 4:56 pm
- Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
- Topic: 3 Aspects - woman, mother, and scientist in EOE
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4349
Re: 3 Aspects - woman, mother, and scientist in EOE
That was my reading too, while trying to reconcile EoE with the TV ending -- where all the Instrumentality constructs of the post-human race waft off into the cosmos like stardust, leaving the two pilots in their own special damnation in Anti-Eden, the wilderness at the end of the world. I do like ...
- Sun Jan 21, 2018 5:10 am
- Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
- Topic: NGE2: First Ancestral Race and Seeds of Life
- Replies: 274
- Views: 162190
Re: NGE2: First Ancestral Race and Seeds of Life
These are just partial explanations for (A) what causes Eva-01 to reactivate without external power and (B) why Rei is suddenly levitating and projecting an ATF. The actual problem of where the energy for these activities comes from is not being addressed. In NGE, this is normally addressed in some...
- Sun Jan 21, 2018 1:28 am
- Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
- Topic: NGE2: First Ancestral Race and Seeds of Life
- Replies: 274
- Views: 162190
Re: NGE2: First Ancestral Race and Seeds of Life
Double post accident
- Sun Jan 21, 2018 1:14 am
- Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
- Topic: Would Eating An Angel Be Considered Cannibalism?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4190
Re: Would Eating An Angel Be Considered Cannibalism?
VUX#871876 wrote:What about LCL, could I drink it right from the source?
I don't see why not. The pilots are submersed in it, and I'm sure they've swallowed instead of breathed in on occasion.
- Sat Jan 20, 2018 8:16 am
- Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
- Topic: Would Eating An Angel Be Considered Cannibalism?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4190
Re: Would Eating An Angel Be Considered Cannibalism?
Given that PWM is basically a metaphor for magic which itself represents imagination juice. I guess you have to ask yourself. Can you eat your own imagination and survive?