Why does Evangelion use meaningless religious gibberish for aesthetics when Kafka described the same themes far more honestly with just a bug?
Because it sounds cool.
>>287917614all religion is meaningless gibberish
another >why threadkys
>>287917614evangelion has nothing to do with racism or capitalism
>>287917949The fuck does that have to do with the conversation?
>>287917614Because it is a deconstruction of the mecha genre.
>>287918003kafka was a working class jew and his writings were inspired by his lived experiences
>>287919368Oh boy here we go again.
>>287917614Evangelion aims to structure itself in a very classic format. Its structure is highly influenced by both biblical and classical ancient literature.Shinji, if you adopt the tropes to a modern setting and TV format, scores a 20 on the Raglan scale.
>>287917614Eva and The Metamorphosis have not the same themes.
>>287917614Because, unlike Kafka, they lacked intelligence, nihilism, and a wicked sense of humor.
Kabbalah's honestly pretty cool. It fits Eva's freudian aspects. Even if Anno knew nothing about it other than the the tree of life symbolism (just the image) it works surprisingly well.
>>287919588can you elaborate? some make perfect sense but how do you map something like having multiple tombs to eva?
>>287919416Yeah, but iirc most of the commentary that reflects this was in The Trial and the episode where he becomes a bug is a more existential and Eva-esque piece.
>>287917614>Evangelionthe most overrated IP in the history of Earth
>>287921213It's an inversion. He MAKES multiple tombs when he erects the grave posts.
