Freud, Floyd, and Neon Genesis Evangelion

[@EnbyNomad]

This is my hole. It was made for me. No seriously tho felt incredibly called out by the sheer concept of this vid and the fact it was recommended to me on such a fitting day

[@idontcauseican2161]

No kidding!

[@Rooster_Ric]

Gross

[@jjskn93]

These 2 and trainspotting. Haven't watched or listened to them in ages but I can't stop thinking about them.

[@aurorathenerd8363]

I feel exactly the same lol. Both of these stories have lived rent-free in my head for so long and seeing them put in dialogue with each other just... feels right to me

[@HEWHOTAWNS]

I went to an anime convention and got spike spencer (shinjis english va) to sign my copy of the wall. Apparently the wall is one of his favourite albums. Cool guy.

[@8pierrot89]

Mentally, I've always placed The Wall album in the "same category" as NGE. That's what happens when you grow up surrounded by your dad's classic rock and your older brother's anime interests.

[@ANunes06]

"The crossover of the Prog Rock fans and Anime fans is narrow." Maybe. But I have a feeling we're all gonna show up here this week.

[@Potacintvervs]

Jojo fans unite!

[@featherclump4360]

Im so happy this video found me

[@onojioboardwalk9748]

@NX-42 - Well sorry to burst your bubble then, but your wrong - Evangelion is about everything you and others have brought up about the characters - While theyre caught between a spiritual war of heaven, and hell. And spiritual extremes supercede psychology since the 'Spiritual' came first. & ''Colonizers?'' Please. Your ideology means nothing.

[@ExNihil0]

​@@onojioboardwalk9748your opinion means nothing. neither does mine

[@t65bx25]

@@onojioboardwalk9748 Was there a deleted comment or is this a response to the video?

[@ShadaOfAllThings]

The fact that "Workplace Accident" is not even wrong is funny to me, but it would still be more aptly described as a world shaping ritual related workplace accident. Which, ya know, psychedelia

[@jordanm2984]

You have literally made the video essay I've imagined and dreamed of making. Thank you. My early twenties was a mind-blowing time: I was watching Evangelion for the first time, in psychology college courses, reading Ray Kurzweil (Technological Singularity), my friend was getting me into Pink Floyd, and I was discovering weed and psychedelics for the first time. Everything seemed kaleidoscopically interconnected in a way I was struggling to puzzle out.

[@heilkrauter2649]

The death drive is Freud's closest name for immortality - I recommend reading Lacan, Jacques-Alain Miller and Zizek

[@dannywhite9975]

Creating an almost seamless blend between two media (I'm pretty attached to) via psychology delivering an original interpretation on both sides, it's not easy n is a breath of fresh air in YT world a lot of us were searching 4. Thanq.

[@hozic9929]

Oh golly this is so good, as a nge and pinkfloyd fan that dabbled in depression and the psychedelic experience. This is amazing

[@WTFbro98]

It's rare to find someone talking about my favorite album, my favorite anime but to find somebody talking about both. Thank you for someone else seeing the similarities between evangelion and the wall.

[@kacidy]

This is incredibly well thought out and composed. I'm really glad the algo dropped your work in my lap. Fingers crossed I'm part of a wave of new subscribers that brings you all the success you might have hoped for in making it. You can ignore this next part, its kinda personal but I figured why not say it while I'm here commenting to boost your engagement. Eva was really important to me growing up. It always felt relatable in a weird sort of inverse way but still, a deeply emotional connection to it none the less. I had the opposite reaction to feelings of abandonment and rejection early in life, rather than building walls I just run around with no quills impaling myself on those of others. For Pink Floyd, I never really "got" it. But not long ago I fell in love with someone who had the same connection to Pink Floyd's music that I had with Eva. It didn't work out in the end. Kinda doomed from the start tbh. What I miss more than anything is the long, deep, vulnerable conversations we would have. Conversations that went a lot like your wonderful essay here. Not ashamed to admit I cried. Only a little ashamed it wasn't just once. Thank you. It hurt. A lot. But it was worth it.

[@SourPatchCJ]

I love this because Pink Floyd’s the wall is about the male psychology. I could talk for literal days about the album/ movie and how there is so much related to it.

[@birdsephone]

I loved this video, and how it ended up being autobiographical just like The Wall and Eva.

[@Livyatan1988uk]

Ooo. Echoes by Pink Floyd. Cool intro. Edit: the outro was equally as good. Glad to hear you attempt your feelings, hope you find some peace in the world. It's a tough world, especially when you struggle to interact with it.

[@andybreadley429]

I watched Eva first and then watched The Wall movie and immediately felt that these two are relatable in the same manner

2:12 That's an interesting statement, as back in the late 90s/early 2000s, in my online bubble 2 main things were anime and progrock. It seemed like those two went hand in hand (and I got introduced to progrock by the people I bonded over anime with).

[@gladyslucas198]

The Wall is such an overlooked film, cool to see it discussed in relation to Eva.

[@lesbean5545]

this video wouldve made late high school me giddy. i was obsessed with the wall until i watched evangelion and that became my new obsession. i read the nge manga listening to the wall and both connected to me so deeply at the time it was hard to understand why. i was deeply depressed and traumatized from parental issues and past relationships at the time and i ruminated in those deep feelings through both of these pieces of fiction. ive since been able to heal and process a lot of it all but both nge and the wall will always be a major factor on my personality and personal understanding of other people. thank you for making this video

[@JasonBeam7]

I never once thought I’d see someone else who loves both Eva and Pink Floyd as much as I do

[@spitfaucet]

Fell out of love with videos like these recently but this one is incredibly done and the last segments resonated with me a LOT, good stuff

[@ShadowyMachinimaPro]

Woah that’s some great thumbnail art you drew!

[@MCBIGlilRonDogs]

This may seem like a rude/simple comment for such a high quality video. But I love your mention of Godspeed! You sir, have great music taste!

[@Lucygoosey719]

I just finished watching The End Of Evangelion today and I was so excited to watch this video comparing one of my favorite animes and a movie/album that me and my dad bonded over!! Awesome video, man! :3

[@somethingclever3023]

Annnnnd you've got yourself another subscriber. This is fantastic, and despite listening to this album and thinking about it for the last 9 years, it's got insights I hadn't even thought to consider. The idea that the wall represents an ego is such an interesting concept under the often debated question of "does pink die at the end of the wall?", and I really like how your answer of "not really, it's more a hopeful symbol of ending isolation" ties into that. All of that's to say this essay is fantastic, and I hope it does well

[@brandenburnell2947]

I gotta say, this video is incredible. It hits just a little too close to home for comfort, but man it's really helping me untangle what's going on in my head. Amazing job, dude.

[@PutitinDaramen]

she wont let you fly but she might let you sing is a reference to how Rodger waters wanted to be a pilot his whole life.

[@moopaloopa]

Bro that opening title card with the ornate writing… I give it the chef’s kiss

[@keelwn547]

The typography on the title card is sooooooo nice man. Seems like a gem so far, keep going!

[@whatifgaming1661]

Im so unbeliavably pumped to watch this from the title

[@dodsjel]

i just started this video and i can already tell it's gonna be an amazing video, you might be genuinely criminally underrated

[@dodsjel]

i'm afriad to know what your hrt goals are LMAO

[@LouisTiemann-Tenor]

Man thanks for making this video. You describing your life after college really mirrored my experience. When I was in grad school, I was so happy when the pandemic hit because of could be alone for the most part and it helped relieve that sense of separation I felt from my cohort. This gave me a good cry and some good emotional release. Thanks for being vulnerable.

[@mireya0269]

I have been constantly connecting The Wall, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Omori. These Three works for me are so core related in my mind that if you try to separate them in my mind for me, it would be impossible. It's absolutely incredible that my recommendations and your mind blessed me with this video.

[@danieltitu5477]

what a incredible video, you should be proud of it man, congrats

[@MudchopX]

This format requiring you to strip away the “Eva” from Eva makes this a really succinct character study of Shinji at a level that a lot of longer Eva focused videos don’t reach. The video on the whole is great but I really wanted to note that as I found myself self-reflecting on a lot of what you said Edit: I wrote the above before reaching the last two sections. I legit broke at hearing someone else describe so clearly how I feel most days. I wish you all the best and I can’t help but feel I was meant to watch this

[@C8-H8]

I’m not finished watching yet, but this video is exceptionally well made. I’m sure the algorithm is gonna pick this up.

[@JunSimVocal]

i’m so glad my yt algorithm is this locked in, ABSOLUTE GEM FOUND AT 334 VIEWS

[@GaxMiu]

3 days later and it has 9.1k views and it appear on my algorith here in south america, so, nice for the uploader ♥

[@HugoCortizo]

It's showing up in Spain at 9,2k views and it took less than a minute for me to subscribe (still in the triple digits, not for long, I'd say)

[@OldBloxycube]

I love Evangelion, recently got into the Wall... like KZbin knows way too much about me. Thank you so much for that amazing video and a great holiday!

[@0turi]

awesome video! opening up at the end must've been hard so i'm very thankful for your bravery on that.

[@fearsolos]

This video is genuinely beautiful, I really never thought about NGE this way, even though I've watched it multiple times. With Pink's character and the character of Shinji intertwining so deep in a reflection of psychology and the human connection has really resonated with me. I've always had the feeling of wanting the Death Drive, but I never had the words to describe it. Thank you. Shout out KZbin recommendation.

[@electricrage272]

I love your drawing of Unit 01!

[@Mint-Lynx]

Nice detail in how the wall in the background is broken down more and more per each chapter.

[@loud_001]

KZbin must’ve bugged my brain

[@shintarouarima3608]

Yo recommended feed literally staring at me with this. This is literally a video made for me. Thank you.

[@arkanhassan4673]

this video deserves so much more attention, thank you for for making such an amazing piece of art

[@ExNihil0]

Great video essay, you deserve a lot of recognition for this. Dude I relate to the way you feel and see the world a lot.

[@connorburbine2512]

I've never listened to/seen The Wall, but my love for Eva and my appreciation of Freud led me here and this is fantastic. Your analysis is concise and thought-provoking on levels you don't find often, thank you for sharing this.

[@coreyrachar9694]

wow. Really excellent. I hadn't ever compared the two and now I will see both a little differently. Well done!

[@gordonramsay3056]

Really amazing video. I really needed to hear the last part. Thank you. I feel a thousand times more hopeful

[@SpookyGman]

Excellent video! This really resonated with me.

[@lordnoonoo4246]

Amazing comparison between two story's I'd never think to connect keep at it this was such an amazing video

[@Jdoggdavis]

I needed this man. Like really needed it. Good job

[@ephemerry]

Since you referenced Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, you should check out their Machina I and II albums too, those albums are like Billy Corgan's "The Wall" and he even wrote a short story about the album following a rockstar-gone-insane named Glass.

[@aidannovo]

Oh my days this is such peak content

[@PsydQuest]

Nothing much to say other than I really enjoyed watching this! Keep up the good work.

[@kylelavarnway8835]

Beautiful. Thanks for artfully sharing this part of your consciousness.

[@AJBelieve]

This is so good. I’ve never listened to The Wall (I avoided classic rock as a kid and still haven’t caught up), now I’m excited to give it my full attention after your insights. Also, I hope you will give the Rebuilds another chance, to me they were the perfect “sequel”. Thank you!

[@gladyslucas198]

If you're into a show like Eva, watch pink floyd's The Wall movie.

[@komatik_2568]

Thank you for making this video, I always had connected to eva in a weird way that I couldn’t really describe or put my finger on. But the whole thing about intimacy and distance is probably what it is I think. Interesting to see how different types of media from totally different cultures both comment on the same experience and how it’s still relevant to this day. Maybe by trying to dissect these different works we can understand more about ourselves and be better for it. Anyway thanks appreciate it 🙏

[@jordanr.4856]

Thank you so much for creating this. Feels like it was targeted specifically to me! Excellent work.

[@N1CKSO]

This is what KZbin was invented for

[@aiviru]

Wow. This video gives me a lot to think about, and at present, not many words to express all that with. Thank you, either way.

[@marcofestino]

Ok, man please make more content. You got that dog in you, this rocks

[@rattacatt6779]

Thank you. For making this.

[@aidyn5916]

Love it already, thanks!

[@sqipio3358]

My two favorite things and an author i have a strange fascination with. I'm looking forward to this video!

[@BigPilgrimm]

Thank you so much for making this video.

[@eldritch3465]

This made me cry

[@weatheranddarkness]

Excellent dude. Near the end you made me think of a different song that helped me with this idea. Fascist Architecture by Bruce Cockburn.

[@lockedandclush4887]

Great video, thoroughly enjoyed it. I have never related Evangelion to The Wall, but the first time I've seen the TV finale of Eva, my mind instantly went to THAT Pink Floyd quote from "Breathe"... Hang in there. I'm not one to get on a pedestal and tell you that life gets better, I don't personally believe it, it has given me no reason to. Quite the opposite, really. What it did teach me over my time here though, is that it has its moments, and those moments are worth it. There's always more for us to touch and see in life.

[@MoonRise-f8m]

This is an amazing video! Nice job!

[@ksavierkrajewski716]

Beautiful essay

[@LiveHedgehog]

Interestingly, the first time we see a named, alive mother in the present in anything Evangelion is in the last film, Evangelion 3.0 + 1.0. That being Hikari Suzuhara. Otherwise, they're all always dead and only shown in the past, or unnamed background characters. You could argue that Misato herself counts, but we don't meet her son until after Hikari, Toshi, and Tsubame are shown, and she is never shown with her son.

[@johnsmith-zb5xw]

FUCK YEAH I can already tell this is gonna be a good watch

[@Hsdnbshaydbehausubsj]

Amazing analysis.

[@KronosDL]

My brother in Christ you cooked up something crazy here

[@Maki_8621]

I loved this video. One thing I wanna mention though is that maybe there is a reason why the merged instrumentality scene with Shinji was shown the way it was. Perhaps the point out it was to show him not actually wanting to go through with instrumentality then since his conversation with Rei happens during it.

[@Summer-kb2dm]

Nice work. Truly thoughtful, helpful. Thank you for the upload.

[@Supersylux1]

This is so validating I felt crazy drawing comparisons between Shinji and Pink, they’re definitely nightmare blunt rotation material

[@brayloncompton2930]

Oh… so my yt algorithm is killing it today. So up my alley

[@oriandthesleepytime]

This was such a great video. Love the Wall and Eva, both of which are my "Depression" media's and when you point out the similarities it makes sense. As for the comment at around 51 minutes about the rebuilds. I agree, didn't like them...however I would say the ending of Rebuild 4(3.0+1if you wanna get technical) was worth it for me at least, just cathartic.

[@mikesweeney9338]

this video is incredible.

[@lucibuol9464]

Amazing thank you so much.

[@PotatoSSF]

This is a beautiful video ❤

[@lixeiradokuro]

Oh my god someone finally said it

[@Jamesharveycomics]

Finally someone else sees it! When I first saw Evangelion I thought "this is just Pink Floyd's The Wall- riddlebox storytelling, grandiose and bloody-minded metaphors for social isolation, a limp noodle main character who will never realise he doesn't actually have any real problems"

[@brandondavis4766]

Thank you for this. I really mean that.

[@robertstaton3994]

Thank you for your deep insights. You are not alone. I feel like a broken machine human only blending in also. I also do not have any remedy... Still FUBARed

[@spritely8]

i am a die hard eva fan and pink floyd fan ( especially the wall and the movie) , this is the most specific video for me every recommended.

[@67kingdedede]

if you start the album when the caterpillar gets bonked in the intro it syncs pretty well

[@EMTMILITIA]

I wonder how many people came across this video and thought to themselves “this video was made for me” Including me We’d probably all be best friends if we all met irl.

[@Cowarethegreatest]

Earned yourself a sub

[@BrokenSoul79x]

the wall is one of the greatest pieces of both film and musical storytelling of _all time_

[@MrTherocket127]

Pink Floyd and Evangelion. Two subjects that call to me like a moth to a flame

[@danielmartin7547]

Thank you. Greetings from Argentina

[@ShadaOfAllThings]

With a title like this I simply must click. Its now your duty to make it not be click bait, which is a task I fully believe to be possible.

[@franciscorodriguez7632]

This is brilliant. The Wall and NGE are comparable in many ways.

[@randomguyontheinternet7940]

Im surprised no ones ever brought up The Wall and Evangelion together before, especially when The Film is notoriously bizarre and somehow some find it hard to follow. I guess its just boomers hating anime or something. I feel like the early Nine Inch Nails & King Crimson Albums fit very well thematically with Evangelion; most Notably to me being Red and The Downward Spiral. Beautiful video.

[@SinEater_]

Okay. Typing this before watching. I made the connection with Freud and Eva but didn't even think of the over-protective mother in The Wall. That's odd being that The Wall is one of my top ten albums. I still have yet to ever watch the movie The Wall even though it was literally one of my lullabies.

[@salihalbayrak-es8ky]

i have to say, the movie is pretty bad other than the finely made animations. it is basically a good student movie, but, still a student movie.

[@LRC363]

Never seen a video more suited for me lmao

[@birdfurnace]

i've long understood the monolithic figure NGE is and always been fascinated by its story, themes, and imagery. but, watching the show never interested me due to Shinji's journey through self-loathing hollowness; when i was younger i felt it was just "too much" for me to grasp and held off, but now that feeling strikes too close to home for me to really want to watch the show. and also, while i'm not epileptic, the flashing imagery and coloring in those specific scenes is very similar to my experiences seizing and that always stuck out to me

[@tobiaskulpok336]

great editing great video overall