The extent of Sy’s fixation on the Yorkins is quickly revealed to be anything but innocent, and that over the years he has been stealing extra copies of the Yorkin’s family photos, which he’s used to cover an entire wall in his apartment. He takes every opportunity to earn their favor with compliments and gifts or by adding a picture of himself to the end of a roll of film. It’s because of this that he lives vicariously through the Yorkin family, Nina, Will, and their son Jake, and why he fantasizes about being a part of their family that he sees as idyllic even though contrary to the happiness captured in their photos, their family is anything but perfect. His hair, his clothes, his apartment, his car, even the store he works in is sterile aside from the blue vests, and the facade of friendliness that is imposed upon its employees. Beyond that, his existence is almost completely devoid of life and color. The only apparent attachment he has is a hamster he keeps as a pet. He has no children, no wife, no girlfriend, and apparently no friends or family. Unlike many suspenseful films that follow the victim, One Hour Photo instead follows Sy’s point of view, and you get a glimpse of his inner thoughts and processes via voice-over monologue. One Hour Photo is a 2002 psychological thriller written and directed by Mark Romanek and starring Robin Williams as Sy Parrish, a photo technician at a fictionalized version of Walmart.Īs a character, there’s something that’s just not quite right about him, but it’s the sort of thing that is partially masked by or can be attributed to a devotion to his trade, and the awkwardness that comes from the sort of small talk and interactions that happen in retail spaces. One Hour Photo is one such example, and it’s one that periodically comes up in discussion within Evangelion fandom. It’s fun to see how and where Evangelion pops up, especially when it crosses over into western media. Not just in terms of works that influenced Evangelion, or that Evangelion specifically referenced, but also works that have subsequently been influenced by Evangelion and have made specific references to Evangelion. As an Evangelion fan, one of the things that I really enjoy is finding connections and threads between Evangelion and other works.
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