>>4382385It's a different approach. The way things seemingly stayed close to the source material yet filled parts that were left out empty by said source material.
There were heartwarming moments like when Rei asked Shinji to hang out to drink some tea in Her apartment. I guess it's the inner desire that creates our preferences. EVA is for consumption. Trying to understand it would lead to a great dissapointment. It would mean looking at it from Anno's perspective. As a creator of a product. Not as a consumer. Which takes away a major part of what once felt like reality.
