Anyone here seen Evangelion? I have some questions...

[Illusion13]

Well... I'll know who has seen it first... Great show, just a bit too confusing for my weak little mind

 

[h4ppy]

And yet you don't ask the questions.

 

[Illusion13]

What exactly is the human instrumentality project?
Whats the actual relation with Asuka and Kaji?
Why exactly did Gendo want to initiate the third impact?

I think I'll refrain from asking questions about Misato's relationship with Kaji cause it might be a lil "inapporiate"

 

[Knight-Dragon]

2) Asuka was the assigned pilot for the EVA built in Germany - Kaji was supposed to be the organisation (NERV?) guy accompanying her to Japan.

In short, her guardian (?).

Kaji was also a spy for the Japanese govt, on the side.

3) It might have something to do with his deceased wife... You know, mother of Shinji.

I haven't rewatched it awhile. Great series.

 

[Illusion13]

The ending was a bit weird... I mean, I wanted a happy ending, but not that kind of ending that made no sense what so ever... Meh, it was a great ending depending on how you interpret the story based on it...

I hope End of Evangelion is better, but they say its even weirder...

 

[Knight-Dragon]

GAINAX is famous for weird endings... It's their style.

 

[Serpico]

Originally posted by Illusion13
What exactly is the human instrumentality project?

The last step of human evolution... all the natural evolution has already happened, so SEELE had to promote this artifically. Men would be immortal and god-like. Every human is incomplete and troubled by worry, angst, fear, pain, weakness, loneliness... The HIP would melt all human souls into one, forming one ultimate perfect creature lacking all these negative traits at the price of individuality and a bodily form.
The requirement for this is the destruction of all Angels (including EVAs, which are a form of Angel themselves). Humans are the 18th Angel, so mankind has to be destroyed as well, at least symbolically. They have to die to be reborn in a better state.

So much for SEELE. Gendo, however, aims for the pefection of the individual soul, with every human being able to create his own perfect world inside himself, that's why he betrays them. SEELE wants divine unity, Gendo divine individuality - so that he can be in a perfect world with Yui.

What else... think of EVA as the ultimate in physical evolution. HIP aims for the ultimate in mental evolution.

The HIP is based on the prophecy in the dead-sea scrolls, concerning the salvation of mankind after the coming of 18 angels and their destruction. The Tree of Life has 18 branches, and Angels/mankind/EVAs cover all these branches, so you have to cleanse the table and start anew if you want another step.

Why exactly did Gendo want to initiate the third impact?

It's the last step of the HIP. Kill the Angels, bring Adam and Lillith in contact (Third Impact), get rid of every human's AT-Field - and see them melt into one.

As for End of Evangelion... it shows what happens in the "real world" in contrast to the last two episodes showing what happens inside the characters. And it's the alternative ending for whose who weren't satisfied with the ending of the series (cause they didn't get it or didn't like it). EOE can be rather hard... some very brutal scenes and lots of deaths. Asuka's fight vs the EVA-series is one of those anime scenes I'll never forget...

 

[Illusion13]

ah... I also heard that EOE is quite "children unfriendly", if you know what I mean... I mean, I am 16, so I wouldnt care, but you think I should watch when my parents are away?

 

[Serpico]

There's a lot of violence, tons of blood, including kids dying, but not much sex, well you see someone naked, but I guess that's Ok for your parents since you're already 16......there is one scene some people might really dislike....I'll write it further down in case you don't want the spoiler (isn't important for the story, though)...
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Misato kisses Shinji, so if your parents don't like you to watch movies were adult women kiss children...