R^3:[EVA]Australian broadcast of Eva

[Mark Samenfink]

Personally, I think both of the different moods and intellectual levels that
the story is told in are essential. The first few episodes seem to take you
into the series gradually enough that some people who do not have the brain
pans we do can handle it when it comes around to the later, and more
complicated, episodes. I, for one, think it was a good idea.
----- Original Message -----
From: Ebj <e.barone at flashnet.it>
To: <evangelion at eva.onegeek.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 1999 4:25 AM
Subject: R^3:[EVA]Australian broadcast of Eva


> > To the extent to which the story developed on two levels (the fight
> against
> > the Angels and the development of the characters), there is an element
of
> > the "Trojan Horse", since the former level of the story was never really
> > resolved (at least in the TV series).  Or are you suggesting that a
> "Trojan
> > Horse" was necessary because that was to play a part in the theme and
> > message of the anime?
>
> A "Trojan Horse" is (by my knowledge of the definition) a method to "sneak
> in" something. Regarded that way, I can see the choice of a robotic anime
> enter the cathegory (but not fall completely into), and the fanservice
too,
> but the entire plot up to episode 15 can't make it to me. I don't feel
like
> they've tricked me into watching it for fifteen eps and then presented me
> the 'real' stuff wheter it was what I expected or wanted or not. I rather
> feel that it's the natural consequence of what came before, and that there
> is no divider between the two if not only relatively to some aspects, but
> not wanting to loose the overall perspective, I don't give them importance
> enough to justify a complete discrding of the beginning to favor something
> more 'akin' to the atmosphere of the latter eps. And that because they
> already are. Uh, I hope this is intellegible.
>
> >  But I agree that the initial episodes were necessary
> > to introduce the characters and to shape the background in which their
> > behaviour could later be influenced and explained.  To me there didn't
> seem
> > such a clear delineation between the first half and second half of the
TV
> > series - it was more like the story was gradually moving towards that
> > direction (although the last two episodes are still quite a jump).  You
> > could have tried to shorten the series, but I don't think it would have
> > been as good that way.
>
> Oh, yes, that was what I was trying to say (and that's why I don't write
> fics).
>
> > And as to the issue of Eva raising the bar (or moving it sideways) for
> > future anime, it's one of the few anime you hear of people referring to
in
> > their university philosophy essays  ^_^
>
> It's also one that people at animecons in my whereabouts (Roma) don't dare
> speak about for fear of saying something that will lead them to a thorough
> lecture of what they don't know, "thou puny mortal with no knowledge of
the
> TRUE wisdom".
>
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