lesse... as far as you know - is the NGE movie supposed to be the entire series in a two hour block, or is the plotline of the movie supposed to be independant of the series? agreed, the manga covers the story better than the series does, but that's just the nature of manga, and indeed, books in general. As to the readiness of the western world... I don't believe it's ready, but I know also that not everyone would want to go see the movie - some might boycott it for said situations, but they wouldn't be the ones paying to watch it, for the most part. mm. as to Shinji's relationship with his father - I personally believe that Gendo tried to make Shinji that way purposely, so that he (Shinji) would function at the End better than he would if a loving relationship with a father figure was there (from Gendo's POV, that is). As to Rei's existence, I've heard a few different things - mostly what I believe on that note was that she was the mother-eve figure of the End, and that her existence, first and foremost, was that purpose - helping to kill the Angels was secondary. As to Askuka's abandonment issues, I think that's what made her act the way she did, when given power - the relentlessness, the need to be "#1", the constant insults, etc. I think her role was primarily the destruction of the Angels, and not really a major part of the End, except perhaps by accident. thoughts on the Sephirothic Tree that appears when Shinji is "crucified", as it were? or on Adam? or on Terminal Dogma and the Magi?
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