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Originally Posted by oneplusme
So when I finally saw the ending, my initial reaction was disappointment - it did none of those things. Having considered it, however, I'm finding I love this ending more and more as time passes.
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That's exactly it! I felt like I fell off a cliff for a while, and then, to my surprise, I never hit the bottom, but instead wafted up to heights I'm still trying to discover. I've been obsessing over what it means for the past three days.
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Throughout the series, with the exception of the very start of the story, everything we've seen has been from the perspective of the central characters. We know what they know; we see what they see; we only hear about the things they hear about.
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I have, similarly, been considering point of view... but reached the opposite conclusion, that the series tries for omniscience, with a camera that's outside of everyone. There are scenes that the sibyllae themselves would not see, such as those with Wauf.
Instead of having a few main characters, the focus shifts between the different members of Chor Tempest and their captains. It is, however, tempting to see Neviril and Aaeru as the main protagonists (from this fangirl's POV...), which would make it unconventional and disorienting to have them completely disappear from the narrative in the final episode, to view it at a literal level.
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Aaeru even says "I want to touch you", but she doesn't.
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OMG, she does! Haha.
Yes, I agree their relationship is beyond sex, but I think there's no need to start upholding a 'their love is so pure' view of the situation, either. (Sorry if I'm misinterpreting you, Nei. I may be overreacting.) Fact is, they aren't parting from each other, and their goodbye to their friends applies equally to the audience.
In my half-baked theory, I'm also saying that the director isn't conveying NevAer's journey because it's ultimately a move of transcendence, which is unspeakable, like what Dominura saw. It could apply to their love as well. (Yeah right.) Oh, eek, I missed the last page of this thread. I think I'm agreeing with Kaoru Chujo here. And, right, Nishida Asako is a Furoe/Aaeru shipper.
I'll have to disagree with Wowo about Evangelion being meaningless. Who cares what the creator says, y'know?
