Category: Evangelion
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Cruel angel thesis
One of the topics I’ve been pretty interested in is the dialectics between individuality and collectivity. It’s a topic that is echoed in a wide variety of artistic works, some of which we’ll brush over here. It’s pretty common to see plans along the line of the Human Instrumentality Project which aim to destroy individuality…
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Gatcha: Uberman crowds?
I’m very excited because I’ve been looking forward to this article for quite a while, since it touches lots of stuff that I really love and have not yet discussed here. It’s about Gatchaman Crowds. Besides having the most kitsch and tackiest battles I’ve ever seen, this anime is notable for being an amazing reflexion around the…
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Doge is Dead
In this second part of our epic postmodern saga (first part here), we’ll tackle the question that every student has asked themselves at least once in literature class “what the fuck, it’s not at all what the author meant!” (or, in your case, “there’s no way the Spice Girl wanted to sing about the meaning of…
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Robots, Magical girls, Benders, College, Postmodernism and Deconstruction
The following article is a bunch of nonsense inspired by me watching too much of PBS idea channel, and in particular the Community episode that remains one of my favorites: This episode brilliantly highlights how Community is a postmodern deconstruction of the sitcom genre. I’m not one to restate what’s already been discussed at length…
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Why Evangelion is the greatest work of art ever
I’ve been wanting to share my amazement over Evangelion for a long time, so this awesome video by PBS Idea Channel is a nice occasion to do so : Although it is a great statement on authorship and the nature of a work of art, I think it only brushes why Evangelion is so great.…
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