The sheer uncomfortableness of the elavator or the palpable dread of the Kaworu scene are proof that in the lack of something, humans will fill the gap for you. Something I think all "creators" need to understand rather than constantly be trying to "maximize" every scene and dialogue.
Anno did it mostly by accident, as I don't think he is some super genius, but it worked. Just like the way he threw in a shit ton of words he didn't understand (such as all the Christian and Gnostic names/themes) but because they sounded cool until a few of them just worked.
The sheer uncomfortableness of the elavator or the palpable dread of the Kaworu scene are proof that in the lack of something, humans will fill the gap for you. Something I think all "creators" need to understand rather than constantly be trying to "maximize" every scene and dialogue.
Anno did it mostly by accident, as I don't think he is some super genius, but it worked. Just like the way he threw in a shit ton of words he didn't understand (such as all the Christian and Gnostic names/themes) but because they sounded cool until a few of them just worked.