Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Self-disgust recognises a wrong without repairing it. The line introduces the film’s crisis through Shinji’s failure to respect another person’s vulnerability.
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In context
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At the beginning of The End of Evangelion, Shinji visits the unconscious Asuka in hospital and sexually violates her privacy. His response condemns his own conduct rather than excusing it. English versions differ in how explicitly they render his self-disgust.
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- The End of Evangelion; opening hospital sequence — wording and scene referenceThe End of Evangelion; opening hospital sequenceReference checked
- The End of Evangelion; opening hospital sequence — wording and scene referenceThe End of Evangelion; opening hospital sequenceReference checked
- The End of Evangelion; opening hospital sequence — wording and scene referenceThe End of Evangelion; opening hospital sequenceReference checked
- The End of Evangelion; opening hospital sequence — wording and scene referenceThe End of Evangelion; opening hospital sequenceReference checked
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