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Well, life is pretty okay right now. I am writing again. Thank goodness. I get so restless when I can't write. It's really annoying.

Anyway, in anime news, I watched the 'End of Evangelion' movie yesterday. It was... interesting. Actually, I'm going to state that I didn't like it. The scenes with live-action people were *extremely* annoying, and I didn't like the ending. Everyone in the world dies? WTF...? And then there's the whole business with Shinji and Asuka. Now, I like Asuka, and Shinji's okay... but together? Can we say abusive relationship? No, no, no. I would've liked it if he wound up with one of the two angels that were talking to him at the end. Rei and Kaoru, I think. That would've been neat. But no, they left him on earth with just Asuka. Bleh. The only amusing point: Asuka pretty much made it clear that she wouldn't be with Shinji unless he was the last man on earth. And now he is. Hahaha! Take that!

Anyway. Yeah.

Next on my list: the rest of Candidate for Goddess. *That* is a good show.

I have a quiz today. I should really study for it...

Eh, whatever. I'll put it off right now. I'm really good at procrastinating. There should be a class on that; I'd get an A. Except that the teacher would probably never get the grading done. If he was an expert in his field he wouldn't, anyway.

I think I'm going to go eat my junk food. Mmm... chips and candy... yummy...

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I'm glad I'm not the only person who didn't like that . . . that . . . that . . . THING.

That movie pissed me off from begining to end. First we get a lot of gratitious violence that would make Quentin Tarantino queasy, then an endless amount of pointless psychedelia. And *everything* the characters suffered throughout the TV show was for *absolutely nothing*, because, guess what, Gendo was plotting the end of humanity *all along*!

And what the HELL was with that ending???

This was the first thing I'd seen in years that made me literally throw things at the television.

There were only two things that were good about that movie: Asuka bursting out of her coma and kicking ass (although what happened to her later was horrible), and the song "Komm Susser Tod" (which played while the crosses of light were flying up to the Amazing Colossal Rei Ayanami).

I much prefer the ending of the TV series, which leaves it open to interpretation what "instrumentality" is. I thought it was a metaphor for Shinji finally getting his head together, putting the whole experience of being an Eva pilot behind him and moving on.

Shinji and Asuka ending up together is highly fitting, as they are the two characters with the most insurmountable "Absolute Terror" fields hedging their souls. Would such a relationship be abusive? Possibly. Does that mean that it is the wrong thing for them? I don't think so. Rei and Kaoru are what Shinji thinks he wants, but it is quite telling that Rei turns out to be a clone of his mother, and Kaoru is revealed to be a suicidal, self-sacrificing angel. I think that the whole point of Evangelion is that we should not chose "safe" relationships that exist only to nourish us (as in the mother-child relationship) or to validate us (as in any spirtual relationship). God kills himself; the mother rejects. Asuka is another human being, vivid and alive, and utterly separate. It is only with a person such as Asuka that Shinji has any possibility of experiencing a true connection with another human being, because in the end she is just the same as he.

It's true that the movie is very lonely and bleak. The ending is harsh, sad, and when I first saw it a few years ago I found it repellant and alien. But after thinking about it some I later came to the conclusion that I'd never seen anything more wonderful. Period.

I do hope that you give it another chance.

I suppose I'm superficial then. I'm a fan of happy relationships. The reason I don't like stuff like Evangelion is because of the depressing message that you just described. I'm watching anime - and reading fanfiction - to *escape* from reality for a little while. Not to wallow in the horrible-ness of what some relationships are. I don't *like* what's between Shinji and Asuka. I *definitely* would never want to be caught in something like that.

Sad thing is, that's life.

This is part of the reason I still cling to fairy tales and "happily ever after". I can be cynical at times, and when it seems like nobody can ever be truly happy, I turn to anime and fanfiction looking for something that says otherwise. I want to take that time, while I'm reading or watching, to pretend that everything can be okay for some people. To pretend that "love can conquer all" or some nonsense. I know it's not always true, but there are times when I just do NOT want to be reminded.

I'm not saying I'm against unhappy endings. I think deathfics and unrequited love stories and the like can be done beautifully. But I don't like unhappy relationships. There's too much of that in real life.

Period.

I didn't say you were superficial. And I don't think that. You should imagine I think that.

But I don't think that Asuka and Shinji would be unhappy together, either. I think they'd be real.

I didn't say you were superficial. And I don't think that. You should imagine I think that.

<-- SHOULDN'T

:)

Sometimes I'm on crack.

Anyway, I hope you weren't offended by my comments. I wasn't trying to say that you were wrong to dislike it, or cheap, or anything like that. Nor do I want to push you into accepting it just because I like it. It's just... it really is my favourite anime movie. I love it a lot. I couldn't not point that out, it would simply feel... disloyal!

Hehe... that's no big deal. I didn't think you were belittling me, I just wanted a chance to explain why I didn't like it. :) Just so I don't seem like an airhead. (though I may be a little too late, hmm? ^^)

Shinji and Asuka reminded me of too many relationships I've seen in real life. That's probably my problem. I don't like *real* stuff. I know a lot of people who do, I just... don't. :)

On the plus side, I really like both characters. ^^ Plus, the animation in there was great, and I loved the action. I just didn't like the ending.

I understand about defending your favorite movie. I'd feel the same way if someone I knew said they didn't like 'Princess Mononoke'. :)

I put on my "prepare to die!" face whenever Mononoke Hime is dissed. So... yeah. :)

Are you going to see Spirited Away in the theater? It should be out pretty soon in several big cities... I'm really itching to see that one.

I've actually never even heard of 'Spirited Away'... Then again, I haven't been following upcoming movies all that much. ^^; I'm getting too used to watching things on the computer. When is it coming out, and what's it about?

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End of Evangelion = End of Sanity

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