completely different experience in theatres. at the end of the movie, with shinji choking asuka on the beach, it felt as if the collective audience shared consciousness for that short moment, especially during the silence of the abrupt end. if that's what human instrumentality feels like, i don't want to revert back to that primal stage. even if life is filled with pain, as long as the sun, moon, and the earth exists, everything will be alright.