dwchang wrote:I honestly think the question of "is this better" is a rhetorical question from the creator himself. The idea of living in a fantasy perfect world is great, but it's like...well...the Matrix...it's not real. Shinji chose to live in the harsh reality of our world and although we can hurt each other (AT fields...Hedgehog's Dilemna), it is better.GoldenGundam wrote: But in eoe, when you saw rei split in half and you saw the fifth child, the dude said," is this better.." Someone had told me that the fifth child was like one of the only ones who expressed love towards Shinji. I really don't understand but I think that was a little weird when the fifth child told Shinji that he "loved" him.![]()
*brain fuse blows up*
He (as well as everyone else who decides to come back) comes out with a better understanding of himself and in turn, I imagine it'll reflect in his life. Since everyone is going through that "soul-searching" (as seen in Episodes 25/26), I'd imagine all the people who decide to come back, come back with that knowledge which in turn helps them live their lives better...not afraid of being hurt, opening up and so on (the point of Instrumentality/Third Impact).
As for Kaworu loving Shinji..yes he did love Shinji. Not in a romantic (and this case homosexual) love that everyone seems to fear (and yaoi fangirls draw pictures about). He loved Shinji as a human being..he cared about him.kind of like a true friend. You must realize that Kaworu isn't human and therefore doesn't love him in that romantic sense. He loved Shinji for who he was and accepted him. This is why it was so tragic for Shinji (why he's so f'ed up during the movie). He had to kill the first person to truly accept him and love him (or so he thought...obviously he realizes otherwise through Instrumentality). Make sense?
*replaces brain fuse*
But, in that case, why was Auska and Shinji the only ones alive after third impact......and yeah I realize that Kaworu was an angel and through compassion sparred earth, I said what I said because i didn't expect it when he said that.