I watched NGE *before* reading NXE, and *I* think that NGE is pretentious swill.

Hideki Anno is an 'artiste'...the word that I have begun to associate with 'smug, self-important, intellectual-sounding, pseudo-philosophy-spouting twits'

It's also what I associate 'art critic' with.

Art, in my mind, should *NOT* need analyzing. If the average person cannot tell what the hell something is supposed to be, it's not art. But I digress.

Anyone who worships NGE isn't worth paying attention to.