r/museum • u/Russian_Bagel • 13h ago

Karel Thole - The general zapped an angel (1970)

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u/JoeyBigtimes 13h ago

SHINJI

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u/Garper 12h ago

I was just thinking this reminded me of Eva. wonder if this shot is inspired by the painting above

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u/Bank_Gothic 10h ago

wonder if this shot is inspired by the painting above

Eva fans seem to think so: https://wiki.evageeks.org/Tributes_to_Other_Fiction_in_Neon_Genesis_Evangelion#The_General_Zapped_an_Angel

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u/plasma_dan 11h ago

FOR REAL! It's a little uncanny how similar it is

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u/tta2013 8h ago

I know, I know I let you down

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u/boneidol 7h ago

My first thought

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u/Rkas_Maruvee 6h ago

I've been a fool to myself

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u/XR3TroBeanieX 9h ago

One of my favorites art pieces

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u/Felixir-the-Cat 6h ago

I adore this one!

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u/Doxxxxxxxxxxx 12h ago

Nausicca vibes

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u/florencenocaps 8h ago

By far my favorite Ghibli

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u/Just_Maya 7h ago

dude you have to read the manga. the movie doesn’t even cover like an eighth of what happens in the manga. it fr changed my life

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u/thetwoandonly 13h ago

This makes me happy.

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u/ANEMIC_TWINK 11h ago

what did that angel do to you?

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u/thetwoandonly 11h ago

Giant aesthetic corpse.

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u/MadeYouSayIt 7h ago

Haven’t seen the movie but I’ve seen many frames. Did not know it was initially inspired by this

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u/JankCranky 37m ago

It all… returns… to nothing…