[EVA] Final Genesis *EoE spoliers*

[Robert Day]

Bayne wrote (of the last 2 eps of the TV series):
> 
> A number of people I know who were depressed when they saw those eps. or who
> suffer depresion, found them incredibly positive, one friend when
> melancholy, watches his tape of said eps. to cheer himself up. He once said
> to me: " All of Eva was a sort of hijacking to get you to understand the
> message in those last episodes" I'ts an interesting view.

As someone who has been there (depression), I must agree.  The TV ending is 
very uplifting, particularly after all that has gone before.  I would concur 
that, for me, the rest of the series _is_ priming you for the last two 
episodes.  Of course, I still like a lot of the ideas in the first part of 
the series, as animation rather than deep philosophy.

> As for myself, I
> like the TV ending, but there seemed something missing. I'm sure I'll find
> that something in the movies aand all will be complete ( well not quite
> complete... but perhaps finished ^-^ )

I, too, felt the lack of closure after the final episodes.  But watching them 
again, it came to me.  And they are very hopeful.  I only hope Director Anno 
gained something from doing them.  Despite the current debate raging about 
the place of the two endings, I'll reserve my judgement until I have seen 
EoE.  But I no longer need to see it to feel a sense of closure.

Rob.




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