Confused about EVA =(

[gubi-gubi]

Part of the fun in watching this series is picking out as many different uses of religious symbolism as you can find. My wife and I both study theology (only for fun... nothing formal) and were astounded at how many different religions were mixed together in the creation of this series. From something as basic as calling EVA's opponents "angels" to the slightly more subtle resurrection EVA is great at using metaphors to sell it's own brand of armageddon.

The dead sea scrolls references I thought were the coolest. The Lance of Longinus aswell. The show just blows me away. Really gets me thinking. I don't see it as armageddon though. The way I see it is that they all wanted to take mankind to the next level or the next step of evolution. The soul and the body split and everyones souls joining together into one whole. They had no faith or hope that humans could be able to relate to each other or understand each other even though we are essentially the same. That's why Shinji chose to live as himself as one seperate being he felt he could give it another go or something... Need to watch it all again really as I don't think anyone can take it all in or fully understand it but that's the best bit.