Seph wrote:If it is Anno speaking, why does he say goodbye to his Mother, who is still alive? Besides, why is the director making an unattributed statement here? It makes no sense for it to not be Shinji "saying" those words, the way I see it.
Admittedly, I don't know much about Anno's depression pre Eva, but could it be him saying something like "Goodbye mother, I'm finally moving on"? True, the unattributed part does throw a cog, but it's not uncommon for a director to put messages at the end of their works, sometimes after credits, sometimes before. Also, why the "And to all the children of the world", why does Shinji say that?
I realize the first parts a stretch, but if he was very close with his mother it fits I think, more so then Shinji randomly congratulating the children of the world.
TehDonutKing wrote:After Shinji learns to like himself, he returns to physical form, and finds his friends and parents congratulating him.
Well, I find it hard to believe this takes place in the physical world.
Where is he standing if that's the case? It's clearly not supposed to be flat earth ground, as the curves are much too noticeable for that angle/picture. Perhaps on a summit of a hill, but it looks to be somewhat high up. Possibly he's standing on the black moon, but I think the black moon is to big for, again, the curves to be that noticeable.
