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Tried watching 'Neon Genesis Evangelion' after hearing it was the best anime ever
I sat through all 26 episodes and the End of Evangelion movie, and honestly, I found it kind of a mess. Everyone talks about the deep themes, but for me, the confusing plot and the way Shinji acts just made it hard to enjoy. Has anyone else felt let down by a super famous show everyone else loves?
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harperwright7mo ago
The show is a mess on purpose, that's the whole point. The confusing plot mirrors how lost and scared the characters are. Shinji is hard to watch because he's a realistic portrait of a broken kid, not a hero. The ending is about accepting that life is messy and painful, not about tying up a neat story.
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robin_wright7mo ago
Remember when my friend tried to explain the ending to me and just started crying? @harperwright gets it, that's the whole messy point.
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xenarobinson6mo ago
Feel the exact same way about that show. Kept waiting for it to get good or make sense, and then the movie just made it worse. All that talk about deep meaning felt like an excuse for a story that just falls apart. Why does something have to be a confusing mess to be seen as smart art?
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