Remember this jarring cut? This is such a bizarre, unnatural perspective to emphasize what looks on its face so painfully benign: Ritsuko leaving a bar. I always wondered if the ice was supposed to resemble floating icebergs; it was only until someone else confessed to having the same thought that I realized that this frame may hope to emphasize more than Ritsuko’s absence. Ritsuko is leaving Misato alone with Kaji, a man who reminds Misato of her father. Their resemblance invokes the terrifying source of trauma Misato must constantly revisit throughout the series. The source of which traces its roots to Antarctica. 

I always dismissed this cut as accidental, and unfortunate. Now, I’m not so sure.

#ritsuko akagi#ryoji kaji#nge: cycles of hollow joy#nge: it's illogical#nge: that's different than being weak#dr. katsuragi#analysis#evacinematography
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