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The show is actually a testament to the power of Metal.

I mean, think about it. If Shinji had been a metalhead, don't you think the show would have turned out somewhat differently. Instead of "I musn't be afraid", it'll be "I must ROCK!". And what better power to fight Angels with than something that comes from Hell.
-Ooooohhhh, if Shinji was a metalhead... "I must ROCK!" is just a little step before "Who the hell do you think I am!?"...
--Well Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann pretty much is Evangelion but with the power of Metal. Except they call it Spiral Energy.
---Spiral Energy is just a horrible, horrible misspelling of Spinal Tap.
---Then the Pick of Destiny is actually the live-action verion of SSE, isn't it?
---Interesting, when you consider that S2 Engines are apparently double-helix (i.e. spiral) shaped (according to one of the semi-canon games, anyway), and generate vast amounts of energy...

Evangelion is about learning to drive

Seriously, think about it:
-Shinji's father pulls him up out of the blue and puts him in a big, scary metal machine which is quite capable of killing him or someone else if he misuses it.
-He is immediately thrown out into a hostile situation and expected to master said machine on the fly
-He struggles to keep any semblance of control
-And it all ends in tears.
-This theory also provides the simplest explanation of Shinji's mindscrew sequence inside the Sea of Dirac — he's given up and taken the train instead.
-How Shinji learned to drive, huh?
-So Berserk Mode is symbolic of Shinji accidentally hitting the accelerator instead of the brakes, and bumping the gearshift into reverse when he tried to go for the hand brake? And then being forced into it again to run an out-of-control car off the road? Shinji's driving lessons are awesome.

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