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Zhou Tai An (kain@pacific.net.sg)
Sun, 19 Nov 2000 12:41:42 +0800 (SGT)
>I dislike Eva.
WHYWHYWHYWHYWHYWHY do you people dislike EVA? ARRGGH. ^_^
I know this is going to be highly off-topic, but I simply have to defend my
fave series...just allow me one mail, okay? Anyone else who wants to discuss
this I think had better do it over personal mail...
>I dislike it for the main reason that it ended up being a bad story. Just
>as I found the ending of Akira bad. As a writer and storyteller myself, it
Tell me why it's a bad story? I can't find anything in it that would
consistute "bad"
>is always bad form to confuse the reader with a multiple ending riddled
>with symbolism and what-ifs. Don't get me wrong, I loved evangelion at
That's the writer's prerogative. If he wants it to be surreal and not easily
understood, that's up to him/her. I mean, James Joyce's Ulysses is written
in the same vein...
>first, but after watching it again and again, and once I got past all the
>hype and the angels and evas....it just doesn't cut it. You can argue all
>you want about the depth of evangelion, or the complexity of its
>characters, but in the end, the idea is to tell a good story, not impress
>everyone with symbolism and dysfunctional characters.
I think that is where I disagree with you. Firstly, I think it IS a good
story. Secondly, art doesn't need to please IMHO. It can be boring as all
hell and still, because of the brillance of execution, still be high art. I
mean, who really enjoys reading every one of Shakespeare's plays? Some may
be really boring, but because of the language and other elements, they still
remain lauded highly.
To reiterate, I still think it's a good story. ^_^ Part of the reason is :
(excerpt from mail sent to EchoFox)
> Hmmm, I think I might have a hold on your problems. In order to understand
> the way EVA characters work, you've got to realize that they're all messed
> up BAD. The entire cast (with a few exceptions) has severe psychological
> problems which at the very least require professional counselling to even
> begin to solve. That's why they all act in the way they do.
Well, I won't go on any longer. If after my explanation, you still dislike
EVA, that's your sacred opinion (I might still consider you insane, but
that's still your opinion ^_^) so we'll leave it at that, I think.
>You can also argue that it's my taste; but then, I have a dislike for a
>series that has more then one ending. I would rather prefer an ambiguous
>ending to having to choose between multiples. And yes, I've heard the
>argument that both endings are supposedly an internal and external
>POV. Maybe so, but it makes for a helluvalot of confusion. better if they
>had just spent more money and done it right the first time around.
As I said, artistic prerogative. It's up to the artist to decide how many
endings he/she wants...I personally don't see anything wrong with multiple
endings, especially as the first one really is more of an experimental
technique than an ending.
>And there is the answer to the question.
One answer - yours.
>Uhm...it IS a mecha show. yes, it's magical and all that, but if the
>escaflowne and the melefs aren't considered mecha, then wow...
Okay, it's a mecha show. ^_^
>what about Nadesico?
It's good and all, but I don't think it can compare to original Gundam or EVA.
Zhou Tai An (kain@pacific.net.sg)
"There is no one simple truth." - Rune Walsh
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