[EVA] Angel Names and BAckground

[christian nutt]

>From: MMKokusaiYK
>
>As stated by various Gainax staff (Tsurumaki, etc.), Judeo-Christian 
>imagery
>were only used to provide an exotic and coherent setting, and have no 
>deeper
>meaning in Eva other than where the symbolism might match the originally
>intended message which is that Eva is a show about "human communication and
>problems of the heart". (direct quote)
>Anno is neither Jewish nor Christian, and his study of these areas is 
>typical
>of the in-depth study of setting materials that Japanese anime/manga 
>creators
>do when creating a story.

while i agree that this is not a show about the cabbala, to say it like this 
seems to dismiss a lot of the hard work and creativity that was brought in 
making these elements work so seamlessly within the narrative. while using 
the cabbala as a base to interpret eva's meaning isn't viable, it is in 
terms of interpreting its events, right?

i also think that anno's researches must've been deeper than your average 
creator who thows in judeo-christian (or anything) imagery as 
window-dressing. the cabballistic influences on eva are nothing if not 
pervasive and cohesive.

>Japanese audiences in the same manner that Japanese and Chinese characters 
>are
>often (mistakenly) used overseas on clothing and other objects because they
>"look cool".

see above. i think that you belittle evangelion somewhat to suggest its 
cabbalistic trappings are equivalent to the garbage japanese we see on 
t-shirts.

again, i'm not saying that it's very meaningful for intepretation of 
evangelion, but i feel like someone has to speak up to the quality of its 
implementation after this legnthy discussion. =)

christian

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