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Summary: thought provoking - enigmatic - a psychological masterpiece
Review: dont buy this if you havent seen the entire series at least a couple of times. the full spendor of the movie really comes from a deep analysis of a character who symbolizes the personification of human nature (shinji) and his struggles of finding out a reason for why the world is. evangelion takes the robot mecha genre of japanese cartooning and mixes it with semetic/christian theology.
we have evolved from emptiness to destroy emptiness. is that really what humanity wants, if not needs?strange, yet truly mindblowing.
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Summary: The beginning of the end
Review: Anyone who is a huge fan of Eva has found some way or another to see death and rebirth and or end of evangelion. Around a year ago (I forget exactly) I rented an import (fan sub) death and rebirth and then a couple months later I got end of Eva. Even though I've seen both movies, I won't be held back from getting both movies when they come out (July 30 and September 24 respectively). These are two of the best anime releases to date along side of princess mononoke. To like this movie you need to have liked the series. If you didn't like the series, don't except your feelings to change and if you haven't seen the series don't bother watching the movie cause you'll just get lost or you'll find yourself not caring about the characters as much as you should.
The movies were created because fans of the series complained about the two final episodes of the series (I personally liked them). To give the fans what they wanted, the creators of the series began the framework of a movie. The movie would be made up of two 45-minute episodes, which would take place at the same time as episodes 25 and 26. Sadly after the completion of the first episode, gainax ran out of money (again), so the movie was split into two parts: death and rebirth, which is a half hour series recap with a couple of deleted scenes along with the first half of the movie. The second have is end of Eva, which is the whole movie.
The rebirth part of death and rebirth begins with a broken shinji and an auska whose mind had been raped in an earlier episode. After one of the most talked about Eva moments takes place, we move on to see the nerv invasion by seele. The invasion was an attempt by seele to speed of the process of causing the third impact.
What you see in the first (and for that matter the second) movie is far harsher then what you've seen in the series. There is a ton of violence and gore done onto both humans and angels. There is also a lot of (non sexual) nudity and a scene of masturbation. The rating has a very strong chance of being R or 17+. Does this mean younger Eva fans shouldn't see the movie? No, it doesn't. I think all Eva fans should see these movies. It just means that younger fans may have a slightly harder time getting their hands on the movies then on the TV series.
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Summary: bell 02 alpha IS RIGHT
Review: I've also hear the rumor about suicides in Japan. And jus wait for the next movie, it's a realy tour de force just watching the images. The important part is this: Death & Rebirth is indeed a sumary of the series, but it's done completly focused on the characters. This movie was the very first thing I ever saw of Evangelion and I was hooked. The complexity on the relations is so condensed that are percieved in a more intense way than in the series. The second part of this movie: Rebirth becomes the first part of the second movie but with a lttle more scenes. This is only the entrance to the terrorific ending of the series. Evangelion is one of the more important anime ever made simply because it's a great plot. Remember, after all all the mecha element is a pretext to tell a very human story. Shinji, the protagonist, goes from the total image of a hero, to the total resemblence of cowardy and human weakness.
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Summary: Death and Rebrith
Review: First released to Japanese movie theaters in 1997, Death & Rebirth is a double feature summarizing the Evangelion TV series and preparing viewers for the End of Evangelion. Evangelion: Death is a 45 minute long collection of footage from the first 24 Evangelion TV episodes, expanded by a small amount of new footage, that introduces the Evangelion characters and the themes and characterizations that surround them. The 27 minute long Evangelion: Rebirth is the beginning of an alternate, more action oriented conclusion to the Eva TV series that begins directly after the conclusion of TV episode 24 and disregards original TV episodes 25 & 26.
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Summary: Bringing a Masterpeice to an End
Review: Neon Genesis Evangelion is by far one of the best anime series ever made. The movie Death and Rebirth is nothing short of breathtaking for fans of the series for those whom have never seen it it is confusing and bizare. The focus of the first movie death is a recap of key scenes, which have been reanimated using theater quality cell designs, of the series as well as a few scenes which were never in the series such as a monolog from Gendo and Keel the two conspirators, or how Asuka tries to seduce Kaji on the way to Tokyo 3. This is true eye candy for fans and it is essential for those whom have not seen the entire series. The second movie Rebirth takes place after episode 24. The sevententh angel now is dead and the orginization known as Seele moves to bring about the biblical armagedon they have been planning "Third Impact". The young boy Shinji must over come his self loathing and hatered of the world as Tokyo 3 and the HQ of NERV come under attack by the UN and SEELE's new Evangelion units. The young piolet Asuka also must over come her own self distructive thoughts and the angst of her past in order to piolt her Evangelion. This film is beautifully animated and the music is incredible. Rebirth is by far the most violent of the three Evangelion films and the characters do not always act as they did in the series. The epic battle Unit 2 wages against the Evangelions of SEELE is by far one of the most breathtaking scenes in the movie. As are the presonal confrontations of the whole cast. This is a film for those whom like both action and a unforgettable story. For those whom were dissapointed with the ending of the series this is the way the series was ment to end, yet you will need to wait a little longer for "Neon Genesis Evangelion: End" to find out the conclusion to the cliffhanger ending of Rebirth. WARNING "Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth" contains scenes of Graphic Violence, Gore, Language, Nudity, Sexuality, and Strong Thematic Elements. Recommend viewing age is 17+ only!
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Summary: Summary of the Series and 1/2 of the movie.
Review: Death and Rebirth contains two sections. "Death" is a recap of the first 24 episodes, so it is not very helpful if you've already seen them. It does contain some scenes that were removed from the US release of the show, otherwise there is little reason to watch it - the series explains things much more deeply, and there is more character introspection. The second half, "Rebirth", is the first half of "The End of Evangelion". I'd just get the whole series and the other movie, but this movie is still good in itself.
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Summary: Death & Rebirth is finally reaching American Retail
Review: The first Neon Genesis: Evangelion "movie" (It is really two long eppisodes, Death, and Rebirth, that gives an alternate ending to the series) is coming out on Dvd and VHS from manga entertainment. As being one of the first to view the US version I can tell you that it is really good, but leaves you open and confused at the end. Though evangelion fans will expect this, the lesser hard core evangelion fans won't, giving slight disappointment to the casual viewer (however the conclusion is coming this fall so don't worry). The movie is very action packed (and very violent), very thought prokvoking, and still attacks at your subconsious. Although it doesn't really have an ending, it still leaves you satisfied. 4.7/5 Warning, this movie is not suitable for childern because it contains nudity, violence, and extreme physcological pressures.(actually, a rumor is that when this movie came out in japan, a few kids commeted suicide after viewing this movie, so it is really not suitable for childern)
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Summary: truly bizarre
Review: Having only ever seen this movie in its fan-subbed version, I found it difficult to understand what was being implied by the characters and following the story was a little tricky too.
The evangelion movies are a recap of the episodes and a brief explanation of whats been going on, the main purpose of these movies was to make an alternative ending for the series, as the ending in episode 26 left much to be desired.
Death and Rebirth and Evangelion the Movie are much darker and enriched with deep, complicated notions, so you may need to expend a bit more patience than you usually would in following the story.
My main concern is that the new english language dialogue will faithfully recreate the intended storyline.
If you have collected the series on dvd or vhs BUY THIS. (and the next DVD too)
If you don't know of evangelion or you havent seen all of the series, dont watch this. It will make no sense to you at all.
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Summary: Highlights of all 26 Episodes
Review: I know you've been waiting for this DVD for a long long time, right? The last series of the Neon Genesis Evangalion, or the Movie is consists of 'Evangelion Death & Birth' and 'The end of Evangalion'. This very DVD, Death & Rebirth will show you the highlight of all the previous 26 episodes. You might ask what's the purpose of rewatching this then? Well, in my humble opinion, you really need to recapture all the highlights, all the essence, all the significant part of all 26 previous episode. Trust me, you will be grateful since the next DVD, 'The end of Evangelion' will confuse you big time.
Not only this 'Death & Rebirth' series will recapture all the previous highlights, but also it shows you what really happened at the end. Of course, it will only show tip of iceberg, in terms of what's really going to happen, nevertheless, it is crucial to see this last part in order to get connected to next episode, which will be THE last episode. You might ask why then separate this episode apart from all 8DVD series, why not make this whole thing as 10DVD collection? Well, to be honest, I was really anxious to watch this 'the Movie' part, and now I've seen it, I understand why. They really needed to separate this and forth coming episode in order to differtiate them from previous episode. They needed to differentiate from previsou episodes because it will really show you what really happened, the truth behind NERV, SEELE, EVA series, Rei, and more, of course, this DVD will show you only part of it.
They changed everything in terms of ending music (no more 'Fly me to the Moon' I know, but you will appreciate this new music scores) and graphic is as you know the best you can find. BUT I HAVE TO WARN YOU. This is the tip of iceberg, period.
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Summary: A devine anime
Review: Some years ago the TV series Neon Genesis Evangelion took the animation market by surprise due to it's overwelming success both in Japan as in the US and Europe.
In Japan the LD's, Video's and DVD's sold like hot cakes even outselling the traditional top bestsellers from Disney.
Spinning off loads of merchandise and two extra movies as a result. The two films are: Death, which is part 1 and Rebirth which is part 2.
At first, in Japan, they were sold seperatly but luckily for us they have now been merged into one long movie. "Death" is basicly the same story as the series episodes 1 through 24, but compacted into a movie.
"Rebirth" can be considered a reworked edition of Tv episodes 25 and 26 but now stretched out in big-screen movie style. The Tv series started off as something older children could watch and enjoy, there's comedy, giant robots and spectacular battles.
But half way the Tv series the story turns serious and ventures off into all kinds of religious, psychological and phylosofical subjects and starts asking some very existencialistic questions. The movies are even more adult orientated because it does away with all the light entertainment and goes directly into the deep and complex storyline which is simply to dificult to follow for children.
Besides making the story seem even more dramatic and intens the quality of the animations and music is considerably better too.
Especialy Rebirth turns out to be very artistic and abstract.
Either you love it or you hate it... most people I know loved it to death! I will not give a review of the story line for two reasons, firstly because it's a very complex storyline which is hard to explain in a short review and secondly because I don't wish to give away spoilers.
Besides, EVA D&R has to be experienced... you'll understand what I mean if you see it. If you are looking for a high quality anime movie then look no further... this one became an instant clasic the moment it was released.
long lastng entertainment is guaranteed since you'll probably have to watch the movie several times in order to completely understand the entire plot.
Sit back, relax and enjoy!
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