Ehm, Something inside me moves when I see other peeps talking about EVA, it's one of my fav works, and Hideaki Anno is one of my top directors, So.......
I watched the video and this guy makes some bold claims and to back them up he puts some Power Point presentations... and I could be here debating the video, saying what I think it's right (coz he got some things right) and what things he didn't; but since no one here is the author of said video, I guess it would be pointless. So I would just point out an example that would illustrate that all that we said regarding EVA, like analisys and such are just theories.
-The masturbation scene: he goes and explains some blah blah, conclusion Shinji was following his basic instincts... well the truth is: Hideaki Anno is well known for his hate towards the Otaku culture, prior to making EVA he began to dislike the culture and the Otaku's lifestyle. Anno is well known for mindf*cking his fans, as was posted: "Hideaki Anno hates his fans" (that's another well known theory). With that said, this masturbation scene it's a clear example of Anno messing with his fans, you began to analyse why Shinji did that and go and look psychological theories to back you up, but in the end it's just a represantation of what Otakus around the world are doing with his piece (Anno's), what Otakus are doing with Asuka. They are in their rooms masturbating to Asuka just like Shinji in the hospital (remember that asuka is in coma, can't reject you, walk away, see you, hear you, etc, just like the 2d Asuka Otakus are masturbating to). Anno did that scene to make you realize what Otakus are doing with EVA, masturbating to it, quoting Asuka: "Kimochi Warui", no? (disgusting).
When you think about it, it doesn't sound too crazy, well that is another theory =]
Leaving behind that video, I think Shinji is well written, I have a love/hate relationship with him, I liked that he did grow, in the end rejecting instrumentality and choosing to live as an individual (and letting the world live too if they choose to, danm he became God), but I hate when he doesn't want to pilot the EVA01, and that happens A LOT!.
Yes, Eva was made after Anno suffered from depression, and the series implemented some of Anno's psychoanalysis therapies senssions, so if you don't have some basic knowledge of psychoanalysis some things are harder to get.
So peeps ends up theorizing, sometimes a little too much... and that brings debate, debate is good, ok, maybe I'll just shut up now. Ooo,,..,,ooO