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Postby Iron Rooster » Mon May 19, 2008 12:13 pm

After reading another thread that mentioned strangling, just how many times does strangling occur from beginning to end of the show?

There's at least Shinji strangling Asuka x 2, Shinji strangling mini Shinji (think about it . . .), and Naoko strangling Rei.
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Postby Stacifer » Mon May 19, 2008 12:50 pm

unit 01 strangling unit 03 and vice versa ;) I know that it doesn't count, but in the manga, Asuka's mother strangling little Asuka, well it's only brief but yup!


lol@ Shinji strangling mini Shinji!!!

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Postby Mr. Tines » Mon May 19, 2008 1:05 pm

And in the manga, again, Asuka strangling Shinji in the hospital scene, plus Ritsuko strangling Rei.
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Postby Stacifer » Mon May 19, 2008 1:21 pm

Mr. Tines wrote:And in the manga, again, Asuka strangling Shinji in the hospital scene, plus Ritsuko strangling Rei.


Which volume is that in? I mean Ritsuko strangling Rei? I read about it in the character profile for Ritsuko alright, but I can't remember which one it's in.

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Postby terminus » Mon May 19, 2008 2:25 pm

does Asuka's mom strangling/hanging herself count?

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Postby Mr. Tines » Mon May 19, 2008 2:41 pm

Stacifer wrote:Which volume is that in? I mean Ritsuko strangling Rei?


Volume 8 -- stage 56.
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Postby BEsERk EVA01 » Tue May 20, 2008 12:50 am

I'm wondering why strangling was relatively commonplace in the series...? Maybe it represented something?
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Postby Sachi » Tue May 20, 2008 12:55 am

Using your hands is the next best thing when you don't have a handy dandy gun at your disposal. Of course strangling would be common.

Plus, it represents that brutality of finally being pushed over the edge and losing it.
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Postby Eva Yojimbo » Tue May 20, 2008 1:36 am

BEsERk EVA01 wrote:Maybe it represented something?
Do a strangling motion with your hands and notice the shape. Now open your hands and place them palm up in front of you. Notice the contrast of positions and note how that's relevant throughout NGE. If you don't get it, just ask and I'll explain further.
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Postby Reichu » Tue May 20, 2008 1:49 am

...... Pervert.

Also, Kyoko strangled a doll. (Plus she ripped one's head off, and put one on a noose, and...)
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Postby BEsERk EVA01 » Tue May 20, 2008 1:52 am

Eva Yojimbo wrote:
BEsERk EVA01 wrote:Maybe it represented something?
Do a strangling motion with your hands and notice the shape. Now open your hands and place them palm up in front of you. Notice the contrast of positions and note how that's relevant throughout NGE. If you don't get it, just ask and I'll explain further.


I don't get it. Explain. Well, what's the shape it DOES make that makes appearances relevant to Eva?

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Postby Eva Yojimbo » Tue May 20, 2008 4:14 am

BEsERk EVA01 wrote:I don't get it. Explain. Well, what's the shape it DOES make that makes appearances relevant to Eva?
The times we see the open palms is always equated with life - blood from Rei, semen over Asuka, Adam embryo, Lilith & Adam opening their Doors of Guf. Everytime they're closed it's equated with death - the strangulations. Then we see the clenching/unclenching - decision/indecision. Finally, in the finale we see both a strangulation and a caress. It's the final iteration of this whole death, life, despair, hope, choice motif done entirely through the images of hands.

Pretty neat, huh?
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Postby majlund » Tue May 20, 2008 4:23 am

Eva Yojimbo wrote:The times we see the open palms is always equated with life - blood from Rei, semen over Asuka, Adam embryo, Lilith & Adam opening their Doors of Guf. Everytime they're closed it's equated with death - the strangulations. Then we see the clenching/unclenching - decision/indecision. Finally, in the finale we see both a strangulation and a caress. It's the final iteration of this whole death, life, despair, hope, choice motif done entirely through the images of hands.

Pretty neat, huh?

Very neat. This is indeed the power of a recurring motif in action.
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Postby Eva Yojimbo » Tue May 20, 2008 5:08 am

majlund wrote:Very neat. This is indeed the power of a recurring motif in action.
Even more than that, two of the specific instances - blood of Rei, semen over Asuka - symbolically expresses the duality of Instrumentality VS. Individualism, returning to the mother or growing up and leaving that comfort in rather neat ways - blood associated with LCL, which is analogous to amniotic fluid, and semen which is metonymic of burgeoning sexuality. So you actually have a motif embedded in a motif.
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Postby Iron Rooster » Tue May 20, 2008 7:17 am

Eva Yojimbo wrote:The times we see the open palms is always equated with life - blood from Rei, semen over Asuka, Adam embryo, Lilith & Adam opening their Doors of Guf. Everytime they're closed it's equated with death - the strangulations. Then we see the clenching/unclenching - decision/indecision. Finally, in the finale we see both a strangulation and a caress. It's the final iteration of this whole death, life, despair, hope, choice motif done entirely through the images of hands.

Pretty neat, huh?


You know, in my "How often does Shinji Spank his Monkey" thread, I asked about Shinji's odd hand clasping thing. I guess that's the answer right there.
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Postby Eva Yojimbo » Tue May 20, 2008 7:36 am

Iron Rooster wrote:You know, in my "How often does Shinji Spank his Monkey" thread, I asked about Shinji's odd hand clasping thing. I guess that's the answer right there.
I always thought that was one of the more obvious ones, glad I could help though.
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Postby terminus » Tue May 20, 2008 2:01 pm

Eva Yojimbo wrote:
majlund wrote:Very neat. This is indeed the power of a recurring motif in action.
Even more than that, two of the specific instances - blood of Rei, semen over Asuka - symbolically expresses the duality of Instrumentality VS. Individualism, returning to the mother or growing up and leaving that comfort in rather neat ways - blood associated with LCL, which is analogous to amniotic fluid, and semen which is metonymic of burgeoning sexuality. So you actually have a motif embedded in a motif.


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Postby cyharding » Tue May 20, 2008 2:48 pm

Mr. Tines wrote:And in the manga, again, Asuka strangling Shinji in the hospital scene


She actually strangled him first in volume 5, but that was more of a comic moment. A hint of things to come perhaps?
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Postby slothen » Tue May 20, 2008 9:16 pm

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Postby BEsERk EVA01 » Tue May 20, 2008 9:29 pm

Stacifer wrote:unit 01 strangling unit 03 and vice versa ;) I know that it doesn't count, but in the manga, Asuka's mother strangling little Asuka, well it's only brief but yup!


lol@ Shinji strangling mini Shinji!!!


It's a good idea to read the above posts, no?

And there was one in EoE when the UN attacked Nerv where one of the Nerv guards got killed because one of the soldiers did a "strangling" motion to him.
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