mmushrm Just watched this after not having watched any Evangelion material for many many years. Supposedly it is a new ending from the TV series. I cant confirmed as i stopped watching the series before its conclusion. Watching this reminded me of why I stopped watching the series...basically I cannot stand the main character Shinji. I found and still find the character pathetic and absolutely disgusting. I could not find any attachment to him and so the story arch and the philosophy of the ending to me was a by product of the weak, self pitying, pathetic Shinji as opposed to any philosophical message. The movie shows him after he have been reduced to a pathetic useless self pitying mess. The battle scene and the ending sequence was very well rendered. A must see if you are a fan of Evangelion

lost-in-limbo Basically what we got here is a 100 minute recap of the 1995 Japanese cult TV anime series "Neo Genesis Evangelion". It cuts up pieces from the 24 episodes and pretty much strings them together with a choppy narration, until it gets to it abrupt ending. Then you got the movie which ended the series "Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion" to watch and there's some scenes from that thrown into it as well. So, if I was going to give it a outline of this film I'll be here all day explaining, as it's a 24 episode show which explored different themes, plus giving away too much detail away can spoil the story and surprises for you. I found this to be more for the fans of the series, but if you're a new comer I recommend watching the 24 episodes instead and then watching this to refresh your memory. Also there's some new additional scenes popped in too.I remember when I first started watching this sci-fi anime, I became remotely hooked by its stirring context, straightaway actually. It seemed to get better with each episode! It was my favourite anime series, well along with "Astro Boy", that is the series from the 80's. But this post-apocalyptic story is stunning entertainment. Sure this summary is hugely disjointed, with hectic editing and a plot that goes back and forth through its time line, but that's because there's so much to squeeze in. The many involving sub plots and specifics on mankind makes this an incredibly complex experience where your ask to ponder a lot on what your hearing and seeing on screen. When I first saw the show I was expecting something fairly childish, but the concept was very mature and this recount proves it. There's always a moral to the story and notions are vividly depicted in an very emotional state, but they aren't too hard to swallow, or pushed onto you. A lot of it focus on people overcoming the things that bring them down and stop them living their life to the best. Plus another look at man's fate and arrogance and how we would easily turn on each other. Really, there's more too it then that of its stunning animation and arty visuals that cover the running time. I agree it might be hard to follow at times, but there's some beauty and mystic within this moody series that keeps you compelled. What makes that so, is the perky characters that are believable and simply appealing to watch. We truly get to know these characters and to see what makes them tick, therefore you honestly care for their well being. Worked into it is a moving, whimsical score, which at times enters some nice classical music. The dialogue is strongly put, with cunning idea's, natural conversations and snappy humour flowing through it. Then you got the action, which is a sight to behold… it's always at full ball and not afraid to show blood splatter. For some I see where they are coming from when they claim it's strained and hard to understand, but I still recommend watching the whole series first before looking at this. Because it's pretty deep stuff.Engaging and overwhelming to the highest agree. So check out the series and then this piece, for a better understanding on what's truly going on.

ryanbigman The series itself is a true masterpiece, I spoiled it by watching "The End of Evagelion" first, do NOT do that. "Death & Rebirth" is a good re-cap if you've seen all but the last 2 eps. It's a bit back and fourth but overall it erases any confusion. Again, this series is beautiful, it's not just 'robots' fighting monsters it's SO much more...they are NOT robots... DO NOT pass this series up! It's an experience.

ksdave WARNING :::SPOILERS::: !!!!First half is a quick review of the series, minus the last two episodes, it also further explains what happened durning the second impact, kinda scary, also you learn more about misato, yui, and gendo... NERV then comes under attack by the very last angel, humans. SEELE ordered their special forces unit to take the 2 remaining Eva's by force. Almost everyone is killed, brutally i might add, and it bleeds into End of Evangelion, infact about all of Rebirth is repeated in Air, but then it continues....