[EVA] 1.01 - Misato is OK!

[Drew Lewis]

On Sat, May 31, 2008 at 5:51 AM, RJN <rjn at beeb.net> wrote:

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>  On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 11:50 AM, RJN <rjn at beeb.net> wrote:
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>>>  I can see that.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> In all honesty I like this version better, both due to her actually
>>>> standing
>>>> up for Shinji when it counted,  and the handholding scene while Misato
>>>> shows
>>>> him Terminal Dogma was for me a lot more effective in showing their bond
>>>> than the 50's sitcom like scenes scattered through the first few
>>>> episodes.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> @I'm not sure what scenes you're thinking of. Car chat #, toothpicks #,
>>> beer breakfast #  Only comic scenes cut are the rock-paper-scissors
>>> cleaning
>>> chores chart, which was cute & which I missed & the air conditioning
>>> scene
>>> with Ritsuko, which could also have been left.
>>>
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>>
>>            Sorry, what I was getting at was that I found the scene in the
>> movie when Misato takes Shinji down to                Terminal Dogma, and
>> during Operation Yashima when she asks Gendo to let Shinji try
>>                      again more effective in conveying their relationship
>> than the comic scenes in general.
>>
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> @Oh I agree totally there :)  That scene, & the fact that Misato knows it
> all already, are what really make 1.01 its own version. BTW what rank does
> Misato have?  Be cool if when Kaji comes, it is Misato to reveals to him the
> secret of NERV, turning the TV version on its head. But it could be Shinji
> that does it....
>
> Another thing I noticed was that when Misato talks about her father issues
> either with Shinji or Ritsuko, its in the present tense.  She seems more
> sympathetic.  Her stony look at Gendou in the elevator scene seems more
> noticable as a result.  Could it be that Dr Katsuragi is still alive in this
> continuity?  Is he working for Seele, maybe as their Ritsuko/top boffin
> equivalent?  In Germany? That would change, fascinatingly, Misato's past &
> present history & mindset.  Or is Anno saving that for 2.0? ;)
>
> Shinji seems much more headed toward the EoE Shinji somehow.  He is already
> rejecting Misato's friendship more than the TV series,& although some
> instances he has more attitude, his sleeping out rough in an alley is more
> in keeping with the depressed state he's in/can get in in EoE.  At least at
> this point he wants to go back eventually.  1.01 really shows more sharply
> how children can be affected by abuse from neglect & lack of love.  Misato
> seems more on the ball analytically in this movie, both self & Shinji.  I
> think that may be Sadamoto's influence somehow.
>
> On a different note, Gendou mentioned a "contract with Lilith" which was
> new.
>
> RJN
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I'm not sure he's quite to that level of pathetic (EOE) but what I noticed
was Section 2 was a lot more competent looking, their instant appearance
once Shinji'd decided to return implying they'd tracked him the whole time,
rather than apparently losing him as in the series.

Misato's dad still being alive and kicking was something that never crossed
my mind, but that -would- be a major twist to both Misato's backstory, as
well as to the main plotline.  On the other hand, her antipathy for him
could still be so strong that even fifteen years later she still refers to
him as if he were still around.