Thanks Reichu! I had thought there was a shot like that before episode 16 but having quickly ran through the episodes before then I think that is the one I was thinking of. I appreciate the help.

I like that observation about life vs death. It might not apply to every time Shinji does it but it seems to make sense. Just to really go off the deep end I did some basic research into religious interpretations of the right hand as well. In the Kaballah, the right hand of God is associated with lo...

I very well could be reading into it too much, no doubt about that. It definitely is meant to convey those emotions like you said, but I still think there might be something more going on. The reason I think this is because hands are such a strong visual motif throughout Eva and they're often emphas...

Thanks for the help! I don't know if I would count the EoE scene phwodges, but it is certainly interesting and I'm impressed with your ability to notice and remember that. I would never forget Shinji's delayed reaction in episode 05 haha. In my mind's eye I can distinctly see a shot where Shinji is ...

So I am a long-time lurker but first time poster who is working on a video about Eva. The topic of my video is going to be Shinji clenching and unclenching his fist and what I think it means. However I ran into a pretty basic and fundamental problem. While I remember Shinji looking at his hand as he...