Close-up of the levers. Shinji's hands, with one motion, after very briefly gathering strength, pull back the levers with a *clack*, changing the mode.
SE <<Ka-chack>>
Asuka grips the levers, placing her hands on top of Shinji's.
Sailor Star Dust: All my (battle) ships are sailing!
UrsusArctos: All my (war)ships started sailing as far back as Cut 009! ;;>
Kendrix: Shinji really did memorize the manual very well to have thought of this function that they normally never use (alas he also knew how to lock the controls in eps 19 and Q)
This is honestly a very good, dynamic shot given an odd effect by how everything is the same red – your eyes stick more to the motion than the actual outlines – almost as if the outlines of their hands are melting together(which is even more emphasized when that shot reoccurs in EoE, in a much blurrier form) – hands as symbols of both action and connection.
I think it was stated somewhere that the theme of the action arc was “people “becoming one”/ combining their strengths to defeat the enemies.” - this is certainly an example of that.
