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by Shinji Ikari Expy
Wed May 19, 2021 1:16 pm
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: Did 3.0+1.0 justify WILLE's treatment of Shinji?
Replies: 94
Views: 10817

Re: Did 3.0+1.0 justify WILLE's treatment of Shinji?

1001-1014: Ritsuko: "He seems to be mentally stable. So, Captain Katsuragi, what will we do with temporary name Ikari Shinji? Planning to never see him again like your son?" Misato: It's enough for him to be onboard. There's no need for me to meet with him." Ritsuko: "And you th...
by Shinji Ikari Expy
Mon May 17, 2021 10:15 pm
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: Shinji understand the Near Third Impact and the Third Impact were different events in Q
Replies: 82
Views: 12584

Re: Shinji understand the Near Third Impact and the Third Impact were different events in Q

I'd have to agree that the distinction between Near Third Impact and Third Impact is one of the most confusing parts of the NTE lore. I think Anno & Co. may have been trying to make the situation ambiguous — no one person is entirely at fault for the state of the earth. I've always read the situ...
by Shinji Ikari Expy
Wed May 12, 2021 10:29 am
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: Quality of NTE containment thread
Replies: 398
Views: 62893

Re: The flaws and/or artistic validity of Shin and NTE as a whole

I'm going to attempt to bring this back to the original topic. Sorry for the derail. The most unrealistic thing about Rebuild is the revision of Gendo and Fuyutsuki's characters. In NGE they struggle to deal with lots of unforeseen circumstances. In NTE, they are practically omniscient in their abil...
by Shinji Ikari Expy
Tue May 11, 2021 4:47 pm
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: Quality of NTE containment thread
Replies: 398
Views: 62893

Re: The flaws and/or artistic validity of Shin and NTE as a whole

No one is forcing any of you to find Shin Eva "artistic," nor am I saying that any criticism of it is invalid. I've stated my position clearly -- criticism of characters' actions is not criticism of the film's artistic validity (at least not a very good one). And just because you didn't th...
by Shinji Ikari Expy
Mon May 10, 2021 1:03 pm
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: Quality of NTE containment thread
Replies: 398
Views: 62893

Re: The flaws and/or artistic validity of Shin and NTE as a whole

The explosives rigged room is the only detail I found to be over the top. I found it redundant in light of the existence of the choker, is all. But it is not important...it's basically trivial to the story as a whole. I can tell that you won't be convinced so I don't want to waste more time arguing....
by Shinji Ikari Expy
Mon May 10, 2021 12:49 am
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: Quality of NTE containment thread
Replies: 398
Views: 62893

Re: The flaws and/or artistic validity of Shin and NTE as a whole

I feel my position is being misunderstood by most of you. It is perfectly OK to dislike Wille's actions. What I'm saying is that has nothing to do with the artistic validity of the story, but a lot of fans seem to think it does. The only responsibility Anno has as a writer is to explain the motivati...
by Shinji Ikari Expy
Thu May 06, 2021 10:05 am
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: Quality of NTE containment thread
Replies: 398
Views: 62893

Re: The flaws and/or artistic validity of Shin and NTE as a whole

Ok my bad, I will stay away from speculating on others’ feelings and just address the concerns. I don’t really understand the supply question. It’s totally possible that Wille is short on some supplies and spares no expense on others. Actually it seems like exactly the kinda thing that would happen ...
by Shinji Ikari Expy
Thu May 06, 2021 1:50 am
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: Quality of NTE containment thread
Replies: 398
Views: 62893

Re: The flaws and/or artistic validity of Shin and NTE as a whole

Konja, your attitude toward Wille is the correct one — they aren’t important, so who cares about their development? I haven’t noticed anything unusual about your posts, so this isn’t directed at you. I have noticed that certain fans cannot separate their anger at the characters from their criticism ...
by Shinji Ikari Expy
Thu May 06, 2021 12:58 am
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: Quality of NTE containment thread
Replies: 398
Views: 62893

Re: The flaws and/or artistic validity of Shin and NTE as a whole

Something is lost in translation here. You are entitled to whatever opinions you want. My complaint is that some people derail EVERY REBUILD DISCUSSION, including the fan art thread, with some rant about how they hate everyone at Wille. And they repeat this over and over again, in places where it is...
by Shinji Ikari Expy
Thu May 06, 2021 12:20 am
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: Quality of NTE containment thread
Replies: 398
Views: 62893

Re: The flaws and/or artistic validity of Shin and NTE as a whole

I don’t mean to say the Rebuild movies are perfect but I have to say that most of this criticism — not all, but most — is weak. About 95% of it comes down to “I don’t like how they did my favorite character,” or “I don’t like these characters/their choices,” which is perfectly fine if that’s how you...
by Shinji Ikari Expy
Mon Apr 26, 2021 6:14 pm
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: Who's Asuka guarding against?
Replies: 80
Views: 6934

Re: Who's Asuka guarding against?

I’m not passing judgment on Wille as a whole. I won’t know what I think of them until I watch the movie. I just feel the detail about the explosives in the rooms of Mari and Asuka is over the top as a piece of writing. But it’s just for dramatic effect, I think. It does get across the idea Anno &...
by Shinji Ikari Expy
Sun Apr 25, 2021 10:13 am
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: Who's Asuka guarding against?
Replies: 80
Views: 6934

Re: Who's Asuka guarding against?

The consensus here seems to be that the explosives measure is "understandable." I don't see how. Wille's senior staff has had 14 years to understand the risk they are dealing with in having 2 Eva pilots on board. As big as that risk is, there isn't a valid reason to make your pilots sleep ...
by Shinji Ikari Expy
Sun Apr 25, 2021 3:23 am
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: Who's Asuka guarding against?
Replies: 80
Views: 6934

Re: Who's Asuka guarding against?

I've always defended the actions of the Wunder crew in 3.0 as rational, if not exactly right. The detail about the explosives in Asuka and Mari's quarters seems...well...kinda stupid to me. I get that the stakes are high, but you still have to maintain some semblance of rationality and professionali...
by Shinji Ikari Expy
Sun Apr 18, 2021 6:57 pm
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: Did 3.0+1.0 justify WILLE's treatment of Shinji?
Replies: 94
Views: 10817

Re: Did 3.0+1.0 justify WILLE's treatment of Shinji?

what would be interesting is to see the reverse, to have him earn their trust and their forgiveness, and for the part were they hold an unfair grudge against him, that they get to acknowledge it... and not have it being done in a couple of minutes just before the final battle. Where did you get the...
by Shinji Ikari Expy
Sun Apr 18, 2021 3:40 pm
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: Did 3.0+1.0 justify WILLE's treatment of Shinji?
Replies: 94
Views: 10817

Re: Did 3.0+1.0 justify WILLE's treatment of Shinji?

I guess after 9 years waiting for answers, I still feel salty because I feel Q permanently ruined Misato and Ritsuko's characters in my eyes. Not saying she’s a bad character, but Ritsuko has always been sort of ruthless. Remember that in NGE, her plan to defeat Leleil involved killing Shinji. Then...
by Shinji Ikari Expy
Sun Apr 18, 2021 1:37 pm
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: Did 3.0+1.0 justify WILLE's treatment of Shinji?
Replies: 94
Views: 10817

Re: Did 3.0+1.0 justify WILLE's treatment of Shinji?

From a narrative standpoint, I don’t think Anno meant for WILLE’s actions to be perfectly moral. They were supposed to be understandable given the circumstances, which they were. That’s why I don’t see any point in deconstructing WILLE’s actions in 3.0 from an ethical standpoint, especially if you k...
by Shinji Ikari Expy
Wed Mar 17, 2021 1:45 pm
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: Fate of Misato
Replies: 16
Views: 2053

Re: Fate of Misato

You lost me when you compared Misato to an angel and Gendo to a demon. The best thing about Eva is the fact that the characters are imperfect but still deserving of our understanding — there are no angels, unless you are talking about the interdimensional beings that attack the planet, and there are...
by Shinji Ikari Expy
Wed Mar 17, 2021 10:37 am
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: Fate of Misato
Replies: 16
Views: 2053

Re: Fate of Misato

Misato explicitly says that she didn’t like/get along with her father. It’s one of the first things she says to Shinji when she’s driving him to Nerv HQ. And when does anyone say Dr. Katsuragi spent time with her “when possible”? In every continuity, the same story is given — he was so absorbed in h...
by Shinji Ikari Expy
Wed Mar 17, 2021 9:11 am
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: Fate of Misato
Replies: 16
Views: 2053

Re: Fate of Misato

I still think she simply "abandoned" her son without even telling him her existence was a huge meh to her character. The boy is already tragic without his father, now without mother, too? Didn't she once hate her father for similar reason? This is not something the great Misato would ...
by Shinji Ikari Expy
Tue Feb 16, 2021 1:40 pm
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: DSS Choker
Replies: 281
Views: 100985

Re: DSS Choker

I had a long response post to some of the discussion above, but deleted it when I realized the discussion is like 6 months old. Anyway, here's something funny https://imgur.com/yG74rsl "I tried it because everyone said it wasn't explained enough #Eva Q" https://twitter.com/MemeShinonome/st...

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