What the fuck, why did he break the egg?

Because he's on a mission from God.

>>154137336
There's no way to tell, but one possible interpretation is that the creature inside was something dangerous, unbeknownst to the girl.

>>154137336
The movie is an allegory for Christian faith. The girl has blind faith in the egg. The man breaks the egg because he doesn't have faith in it, and wishes to see whats inside for himself.

>>154137336
To get his mother out.

>>154138586
That works for any religion or anything else people have blind faith in, not just Christianity

>>154138639
Sure, but this movie is very clearly about Christianity.
The Fishermen, the Ark, the flying death orb full of ornate statues.

>>154138688
In that case yeah it's Christianity specifically. I haven't seen the movie, I was just remarking that the egg metaphor applies to a broader spectrum of ideas.

>>154138753
>I haven't seen the movie
Jesus Christ, stop posting on /a/ right now and go watch it you faggot.

>>154138586
Is this actually confirmed, or is it just a popular theory?

>>154138880
Nothing about the film is confirmed, not even Oshii knows what it's ALL about.
All we know is that if he didn't become an animator, he would have become a priest. With what's going on in the film, it seems evident that he was having a bit of a crisis of faith.