Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth

Welcome to the apocalypse.

Directed by Hideaki Anno, Tetsuya Watanabe, Tsuyoshi Kaga, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Naoyasu Habu, Masahiko Otsuka, Keiichi Sugiyama, Akira Takamura, Seiji Mizushima, Masayuki, Minoru Ohara, Hiroyuki Ishido, Tensai Okamura, Ken Ando, Shoichi Masuo

Produced by GAINAX, Production I.G

1997101 min7.4 / 10

A surreal, philosophically dense apocalyptic meditation on identity and meaning, assembled from fragmented narrative and visual abstraction.

Originally a collection of clips from the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series, Death was created as a precursor to the re-worked ending of the series. Rebirth was intended as that re-worked ending, but after production overruns Rebirth became only the first half of the first part of The End of Evangelion, with some minor differences.

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  • Is Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Is Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

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