Not just a remake. A remix. Sharper animation. Same emotional brutality. Shinji’s hesitation, Rei’s silence, and that final shot of Kaworu still hits like a truck.
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版: 序) is a 2007 Japanese animated film written and chief directed by Hideaki Anno. Anime Voice-Over Wiki Evangelion 1.0
In the early 2000s, Gainax began exploring ways to revive the Evangelion franchise. Anno, who had grown weary of the pressures of creating a sequel series, decided to approach the project from a different angle. Instead of producing a traditional sequel, he opted to create a film that would reimagine the original series in a new and innovative way. Not just a remake
Evangelion 1.0 serves as a reimagining of the first two episodes of the original series, with some significant changes to the narrative. The film introduces us to Shinji Ikari, a shy and introverted teenager who is recruited by his estranged father, Gendo Ikari, to pilot a giant humanoid machine known as the Evangelion Unit-01. Same emotional brutality
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You will miss the "meta" experience. The horror of the Rebuild series relies on subverting your expectations. If you watch 1.0 first, you won't understand why Kaworu on the moon is terrifying. You won't notice the missing crosses or the extra coffin. You will be watching a very good mecha movie, but you won't be watching the mystery .
This is the ultimate question. If you have never seen any Evangelion content, do you start with the original 1995 TV series or Evangelion 1.0 ?