For me, personally: Evangelion is about depression.
What about you?
What is Evangelion about to you, in a single word?
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For me, Evangelion is about acceptance.
"They've come to witness the Beginning. The rebirth of Paradise, despoiled by mankind." -Claudia, Silent Hill 3.
"My side ain't chosen. My side was given." -John Marston, RDR.
"You're thinking in Japanese, aren't you? If you must think, do it in German!" -Asuka Langley.
"My side ain't chosen. My side was given." -John Marston, RDR.
"You're thinking in Japanese, aren't you? If you must think, do it in German!" -Asuka Langley.
This garden universe vibrates complete.
Some we get a sound so sweet.
Vibrations reach on up to become light,
And then thru gamma, out of sight.
Between the eyes and ears there lay,
The sounds of colour and the light of a sigh.
And to hear the sun, what a thing to believe.
But it's all around if we could but perceive.
To know ultra-violet, infra-red and X-rays,
Beauty to find in so many ways.
Two notes of the chord, that's our fluoroscope.
But to reach the chord is our lifes hope.
And to name the chord is important to some.
So they give a word, and the word is...
Mommy!
Some we get a sound so sweet.
Vibrations reach on up to become light,
And then thru gamma, out of sight.
Between the eyes and ears there lay,
The sounds of colour and the light of a sigh.
And to hear the sun, what a thing to believe.
But it's all around if we could but perceive.
To know ultra-violet, infra-red and X-rays,
Beauty to find in so many ways.
Two notes of the chord, that's our fluoroscope.
But to reach the chord is our lifes hope.
And to name the chord is important to some.
So they give a word, and the word is...
Mommy!
the prophecy is true
Statistical fact: Cops will never pull over a man with a huge bong in his car. Why? They fear this man. They know he sees further than they and he will bind them with ancient logics. —Marty Mikalski
Statistical fact: Cops will never pull over a man with a huge bong in his car. Why? They fear this man. They know he sees further than they and he will bind them with ancient logics. —Marty Mikalski
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だから みんな 死んでしまえば いいのに... では, あなたは何故, ココにいるの? ...ココにいても, いいの?
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"Men do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit playing." - Oliver Wendell Holmes
Avatar: Asuka is superior. That is all.
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"Cogito ergo sum." - Rene Descartes
"Men do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit playing." - Oliver Wendell Holmes
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"I'd consider myself a realist, alright? but in philosophical terms I'm what's called a pessimist. It means I'm bad at parties." - Rust Cohle
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"I'd consider myself a realist, alright? but in philosophical terms I'm what's called a pessimist. It means I'm bad at parties." - Rust Cohle
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize that half of 'em are stupider than that." - George Carlin
"The internet: It's like a training camp for never amounting to anything." - Oglaf
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Growth.
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The law doesn't protect people. People protect the law. -- Akane Tsunemori, Psycho-Pass
People's deaths are to be mourned. The ability to save people should be celebrated. Life itself should be exalted. -- Volken Macmani, Tatakau Shisho: The Book of Bantorra
I hate myself. But maybe I can learn to love myself. Maybe it's okay for me to be here! That's right! I'm me, nothing more, nothing less! I'm me. I want to be me! I want to be here! And it's okay for me to be here! -- Shinji Ikari, Neon Genesis Evangelion
Yes, I know. You thought it would be something about Asuka. You're such idiots.
The law doesn't protect people. People protect the law. -- Akane Tsunemori, Psycho-Pass
People's deaths are to be mourned. The ability to save people should be celebrated. Life itself should be exalted. -- Volken Macmani, Tatakau Shisho: The Book of Bantorra
I hate myself. But maybe I can learn to love myself. Maybe it's okay for me to be here! That's right! I'm me, nothing more, nothing less! I'm me. I want to be me! I want to be here! And it's okay for me to be here! -- Shinji Ikari, Neon Genesis Evangelion
Yes, I know. You thought it would be something about Asuka. You're such idiots.
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Congratulations! hui43210 wrote:"Life"
^This.
Even with all the sci-fi, mecha, religious, metaphysical, psychological, philosophy stuff, in the end it's really just about life... and how pointless it is. The eternal question of purpose by man which has no definitive answer.* That's why we have to find/make/create our own purpose for existence. And that's where everything else 'life' builds on.
*For those who don't believe in God or religion of course. Religious people already have everything thought and planned out for them.
And this. Good profile pic btw
"They've come to witness the Beginning. The rebirth of Paradise, despoiled by mankind." -Claudia, Silent Hill 3.
"My side ain't chosen. My side was given." -John Marston, RDR.
"You're thinking in Japanese, aren't you? If you must think, do it in German!" -Asuka Langley.
"My side ain't chosen. My side was given." -John Marston, RDR.
"You're thinking in Japanese, aren't you? If you must think, do it in German!" -Asuka Langley.
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Imperfection.
Specifically, the conflict between humanity's desire for perfection and the inherent imperfection of reality. Be it the control systems of the Evangelions, the mental conditions of the pilots, the automated defense systems of Tokyo-3, or even the very nature of the human soul, the world of NGE is overflowing with flaws, shortcomings, and a general incompleteness. Simultaneously, the ultimate goal of Seele is to drive the evolution of humanity out of its stagnate, flawed state to godhood (that is, perfection).
...I'm allowed to explain my reasoning for my single word, right?
Specifically, the conflict between humanity's desire for perfection and the inherent imperfection of reality. Be it the control systems of the Evangelions, the mental conditions of the pilots, the automated defense systems of Tokyo-3, or even the very nature of the human soul, the world of NGE is overflowing with flaws, shortcomings, and a general incompleteness. Simultaneously, the ultimate goal of Seele is to drive the evolution of humanity out of its stagnate, flawed state to godhood (that is, perfection).
...I'm allowed to explain my reasoning for my single word, right?
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