[EVA] Amanda Winn Lee's movie update

[Brendan Jamieson]

Ebj wrote:
>Won't it be for the same reason that people involved in the Italian release
>of the series post on this very list?

But this list is clearly international and is about Eva in general, not
resticted to any one country. Madman Entertainment is the Australian
company who owns the TV series (and movies?) yet Amanda posts on their
forums about the US release from Manga Entertainment. I dunno, I just
find it kind odd. I mean, she can post wherever she wants to. It's her
right. But one would think perhaps animeonDVD.com or Manga's forums
(when they were up, once upon a time) would be better for these little
news drops :P
 
>Agree. The fact that they rely on Bochan's script should eliminate the need
>to analyze that aspect to begin with, and also, I can't see what this would
>have to do with the dub, it'd be more for some in-depth documentation...

Right - perhaps info for the bookelt they're creating but this should
not hav any impact on the sub/dub script. Understanding the origin of
the Lilith-Adam stories and the like are almost a non-issue for the
actual film.
 
>I (from a non mother-tongue POV) find it missing the point...it sort of
>gives the feeling that this is something that has _happened_ to him, not the
>way he establishes that he _is_ because of himself...I think it lacks the
>self loathing that, for example, "I'm the worst/lowest" carries.

Indeed. I prefer the more direct "I'm scum/I'm the worst/etc." variety
but "I'm fucked up." was actually the first translation I ever saw of
the line (by Naoki Naemura for his website) so apparently there is some
way the derive such a translation from the line (?) I do think though
that, "I'm the lowest of the low." sounds too wordy and a bit.. cliche
:P

-brendan