[EVA][OT] The final line & Eva's themes (Was: Morally/sociallybad)

[Rachel K. Clark]

On Tuesday, January 30, 2007 8:25 PM,
Carl wrote:

> Personally, I feel that the last line of Evangelion being an expression of 
> sickness or disgust works well as a commentary on the series as a whole, 
> seeing as it was created based on such feelings, is full of them, and is 
> sometimes labelled as provoking them. To me, this is a far more effective 
> reading of "kimochi warui" beyond speculating on what it specifically 
> means in just that moment.

I see no reason why it can't be both.

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On Tuesday, January 30, 2007 9:05 PM,
colin tate wrote:

> An interesting take.  I can readily see how that would work.  That
> said, I wonder how much of it was as a result of how Anno felt during
> production, versus explicit planning.

Just FYI, "Kimochi warui" is something Yuko Miyamura came up with. (The 
intended line was, "I'd never let somebody like you kill me!")

But the link to the interview appears to be missing from my bookmarks. Hmm.


-Rachel