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by ElKaizerX
Sun May 05, 2019 12:49 am
Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
Topic: Eva Anatomy & Physiology: 2018 Edition
Replies: 88
Views: 49655

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...
by ElKaizerX
Sun Feb 03, 2019 1:05 am
Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
Topic: NGE as a metaphor for Revelation
Replies: 40
Views: 18862

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! :devil:
by ElKaizerX
Sat Feb 02, 2019 8:52 pm
Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
Topic: NGE as a metaphor for Revelation
Replies: 40
Views: 18862

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...
by ElKaizerX
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: 2744

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...
by ElKaizerX
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: 2744

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...
by ElKaizerX
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: 2744

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 ...
by ElKaizerX
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: 1604

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...
by ElKaizerX
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: 1604

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...
by ElKaizerX
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: 1604

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...
by ElKaizerX
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: 7548

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...
by ElKaizerX
Sat Apr 07, 2018 8:40 pm
Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
Topic: Lilith and Adam parallel Cain and Abel
Replies: 5
Views: 4003

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...
by ElKaizerX
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: 23755

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?

:hahaha:


Given the episode focused on Shinji connecting with his masculine classmates :devil: It's also interesting that the episode culminated with letting in the other two inside his... Mother.
by ElKaizerX
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: 23755

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...
by ElKaizerX
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: 23755

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...
by ElKaizerX
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: 4123

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...
by ElKaizerX
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: 4123

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 ...
by ElKaizerX
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: 159112

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...
by ElKaizerX
Sun Jan 21, 2018 1:14 am
Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
Topic: Would Eating An Angel Be Considered Cannibalism?
Replies: 15
Views: 3957

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.
by ElKaizerX
Sat Jan 20, 2018 8:16 am
Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
Topic: Would Eating An Angel Be Considered Cannibalism?
Replies: 15
Views: 3957

Re: Would Eating An Angel Be Considered Cannibalism?

thewayneiac#871624 wrote:Particle-Wave Matter

https://wiki.evageeks.org/Particle-Wave_Matter


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?

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