[EVA] Rei's Origins (repost)

[Greg Muir]

Reposting this, I don't think it went through with the spam filters
yesterday.

> It is strongly hinted that Adam's embryonisation was achieved by
> use of the
> Lance or Longinus. As far as we know, Lilith was discovered
> nailed to a big
> cross.

This is an example of the most annoying part of EVA, and it wouldn't be half
so annoying if EVA wasn't so damn good. It's obvious that all the Christian
religion stuff is not really Anno's focus in the story because his
resolution in 25 and 26 focused entirely on Shinji. The robots were not
important, the reason for Instrumentality was not important, what was
important was their effects on Shinji and his development as a person. While
that is important, there seemed to be a point behind all the major plotting
betwen Seele and Gendo. To find out it's really not important is rather
annoying. It would be like having a Return of the Jedi where the battle
betwen the Rebel fleet and the Empire occurs off-screen and we only see the
Vader-Palpatine-Luke confrontation. "The story is about the redemption of
Vader. None of the other stuff is important." Ok, so everything ends happy
we guess but we don't see the resolution of the galactic civil war which is
what we thought the movies were also about. And the elaboration of the God
Plot provided by the two EVA movies? It would be like Lucas remaking the end
of ROTJ with Luke regressing until he's worse than his whiny farmboy self
and everyone dies because of his inaction.

EVA still leaves behind a lot of questions, not good questions as a show
should stimulate but bad questions that relate to the basics of the show
that were not answered in the episodes or films. What force set all this
into motion? Is it God? Is it a highly powerful godlike entity within this
universe? Why does Yui feel the existence of EVA-01 floating in space
proving that humanity existed have any bearing on anything? Does this mean
that there are things out there that would actually see this and care? How
did a bunch of Jewish rebels running from the Romans have time to figure out
all this stuff about the Technology of God? Did they have visions? If so,
from what? And why do a bunch of powerful old men give a shit about people
feeling lonely because of separation from each other? This is adolsecent
angst motivation. Old powerful men really would not give a shit about angst.
Using EVA for temporal power, you betcha. Causing Third Impact and sucking
everyone into Nirvana? Eh, I don't think so. I could see that as a secret
motive of a Gendo and something Seele had no idea would occur. Oh, and that
gives the final question: what's the difference between controlled and
uncontrolled Third Impact? What would Gendo do differently? I assume it had
something to do with Yui -- become godlike and resurrect her soul?

Anyway, enough ranting. Dammit! If EVA wasn't so damn good I wouldn't care!
;)