Is the repetition here a mistake?
No.
Are you saying that Shinji's reaction to the Geofront has more to do with getting out of an uncomfortable social situation than seeing a giant semi-spherical underground cavity straight out of a sci-fi film?
Maye a little from Column A, and a little from Column B.
No, after actually watching this episode again, his astonishment seems genuine. My mistake.
The lake, you mean?
I always hesitate to call it a lake. Lakes, to me, tend to have a more natural appearance.
Why would there be blank pages in the book to begin with?
Notes maybe?
I think it depends on what kinds of acoustics one prefers. I tend to prefer studio recordings to ones of live performances, myself.
It's not just acoustics. The arrangements are almost completely different. As much as I love the
music of Evangelion, I could never become quite fond of the
tracks on the OSTs. Drums, electric bass, and honkey-tonk pianos are no match for symphonic rage.
While I think I have a vague idea of what you're referring to, I'm one of those evil heathens, so you'll have to explain to one to me.
You know, when God tells Moses to go free the Jews, and Moses says, "I can't. I don't know what to do." And then God says, "You will be instructed," or something like that. My aunt was all over that one. While the Father-Son dynamic there is not as solid as between Jehovah and Jesus, it sort of has the same feel to it.
“Longshoreman”?
“Maintaining the restraints” would presumably also involve replacing the armor when it gets busted, as with EVA-01's helmet in #02 and her pectoral plates in #06. In other words, they would get free peeks of the Evas from time to time.
I meant the walls. Their work might entail something similar to docking a cargo ship. It's a stretch, alright?
Heh, is this in response to my “suspiciously orange” comment?
Heh, yeah.
Speaking of which… Why is there even a sound effect for the eyes “turning off” and “on”? Realistically, they are just opening and closing, so I don't see how a sound effect befitting a large light switch would be appropriate.
The eye stand-ins you see might very well be electrical. Do giant humanoid monsters naturally have zoom vision?
Please explain (Dope Show) reference to Reichu!
It's of no consequence. Shots where nurses rush people on stretchers hurriedly often call to mind memories of similar depictions. This one, with Rei in her white plug suit, being rished through sterile, light-toned halls, evokes a laugh from me every time in that it reminds me of Marilyn Manson's "The Dope Show" video. (In fact, Rei tends to reminds me very much of the character Coma White from that album, though I've never been able to figure out why. In many respects, numerous aspects of Manson's work have sort of fused with my emotional and aesthetic impressions of Evangelion. More on that if I feel like it.
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Are you implying that Asuka is somehow an unsympathetic character?
You know what I mean. At this point, Rei is not quite Rei.
I'm not saying that you were being serious, but – episode #05's “fortuitous accident” nonwithstanding -- Shinji doesn't strike me as the kind of Typical Anime Pervert who would do that. He does crack under heavy, continuous pressure (see the beginning of #25', ahem-ahem), but otherwise he has a very refined sense of ‘decency' (not to mention he is incredibly shy). A lot of things are rolling through his head when he sees Rei, but making a deliberate attempt to “cop a feel” isn't one of them.
Yeah, I sorta wasn't serious.
“Get into the action! Get into the fun! Get into the romance! Get into… Evangelion!! Premiering this Friday at 9PM on the Anime Network!”
Christ, is that for real? : <
When the Evas are juxtaposed to Giant Naked Rei (who gets ridiculously huge once 3I starts), I suppose so. Otherwise, when is size a problem?
I was referring to Asuka's ***-kicking. Eva looks like she could step on the whole city... that used to be there, anyway.
Originally posted on: 11-Oct-2004, 23:48 GMT