[EVA] Angel Names and BAckground
nocturne
entryplug at tiscali.it
Thu Feb 7 18:24:32 EST 2002
> Oh, well...
>
> Yours are just Words of Wisdom, pal.
>
> And no, there's nothing like 'Words of Life'!
>
> Got it?
>
( bel commento!) Sorry for italian words...
- malebolgia
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ebj" <ebj.nerv at flashnet.it>
> To: <evangelion at eva.onegeek.org>
> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 4:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [EVA] Angel Names and BAckground
>
>
> > > Really? I see none of that, what is precisely that you see? (Take any
> > amount
> > > of time to gather ideas, this is not a 3rd degree).
> >
> > Clarification: It's not that I don't see that the 14th angel is the
> > mightiest seen until his appearance and his codename, Zeruel, is that of
> the
> > "angel of might"; and it hasn't escaped me the fact that some scenes of
> > Magokoro wo kimi ni can be interpreted as if they had been directed with
> > some notions from judaic mysticism in mind. But Eva is a story about
> people,
> > and how the ability to relate to each other describes, shapes and
> therefore
> > creates reality around these people, and many other things that make -
in
> > essence - what Director Anno wanted to say after his depression, and
what
> > conclusions he had reached, using a medium like anime. The main reason
for
> > the Judo-Christian imagery _is_ the exotic effect on a Japanese public,
> and
> > the coolness it could offer (cross-shaped explosions and the like).
There
> > really is no reason to think they were used as anything else than
> cosmetics
> > for the story. Considering that in Japanese culture appearance has its
> own,
> > self-contained dignity, and needs not a reason coming from the plot, the
> > religious elements in Eva cannot be taken into any further account
without
> > adding something the author didn't put in.
> >
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