a5c7b9f00b The Animatrix is a collection of several animated short films, detailing the backstory of the &quot;Matrix&quot; universe, and the original war between man and machines which led to the creation of the Matrix. Anthology of nine short anime (Japanese animation) films tied in to the 1999 blockbuster &quot;The Matrix&quot; and its sequels. &quot;Final Flight of the Osiris&quot;: The crew of the hovercraft Osiris attempt to warn their city of an imminent attack. &quot;The Second Renaissance, Parts 1 &amp; 2&quot;: The story behind the war between man and the machines, how mankind scorched the sky, and the creation of the Matrix. &quot;Kid&#39;s Story&quot;: A teenager is contacted by Neo, and manages to escape the Matrix. &quot;Program&quot;: Two warriors battle in a samurai training simulation when one decides to betray his crewmates and re-enter the Matrix. &quot;World Record&quot;: A champion sprinter manages to break free of the Matrix by sheer physical effort during a record attempt. &quot;Beyond&quot;: A young girl searching for her cat discovers a haunted house caused by a glitch in the system. &quot;A Detective Story&quot;: Private investigator Ash tracks a hacker named Trinity through the looking glass. &quot;Matriculated&quot;: A group of humans capture a machine scout and insert it into a &#39;human matrix&#39;. Truly and completely eye opening for any true fans of the Matrix. If you&#39;re one of those people that just like making fun these incredible movies then don&#39;t waste your time with Animatrix. Its only for the fans to get background info and help fill in gaps in the story. (Spoilers included)- First of all the animation all together was a great mix. Anything short of claymation seemed to be used to tell the story. The CGI in the first section of the video was absolutely incredible, i almost wish they&#39;d make a 4th movie containing only that CGI animation. It opens up so many doors in so many directions (not that the Wachowski brothers haven&#39;t done a supreme job already. Second of all, I think it really turned around the audience&#39;s evil views of the machines when the video showed how discriminatory they were treated even though they were created by humans. The whole thing is a roller coaster ride, i&#39;ll watch it again and again. I wasn&#39;t going to write anything hear but reading a few negative reviews on this piece that i feel are wrong have inspired to add my thoughts:<br/><br/>For those of you unfamiliar with this, it is basically 8 separate stories (1 being a 2 parter) set in the universe of the matrix that pose and answer some interesting questions. I&#39;m sure this appealed instantly to all anime fans like myself, but will probably put off a number of people (i know a few myself) who will simply think Anime=Cartoon=Childish. This really irritates me because i&#39;ve always felt that anime gives a lot of people the ability to put their creative thinking and wild ideas on the screen without needing access to ridiculous budgets. I think the wachowski bros (sorry if spelt wrong) feel grateful that their blatantly anime inspired vision was given the chance of day, and are now using it push forward some of the great anime moguls that inspired them towards the audience they have captured.<br/><br/>Lets break this down: Flight of the Osiris- Amazingly rich looking CGI piece about the crew of a ship that discovers the machine army heading to zion. Looks beautiful, character animation is spot on, and is pretty riveting stuff.<br/><br/>Second Renaissance(1&amp;2)- Don&#39;t believe what other people are saying about this being a terminator rehash. It is about the machines taking over earth before the matrix, but the comparison ends their. In terminator skynet was definitely the villain, in these it is quite easy to see that it is man who is the villain. The inherent cruelty of our species is showcased in thesewe seek to destroy a race we&#39;ve created who attempts peace many times. There is a part when a mob is beating on an android girl who simply pleads &quot;i&#39;m real&quot; before they smash her to pieces! It has hidden depth, plus the battle scenes, imagery and soundtrack are great!<br/><br/>Kid Story- My personal fave. About the kid in matrix 2 and 3, (you know, the one who idolizes neo) and his awakening to the matrix and his faith in something completely intangible. It moves along at a sedate pace for most of it, then hits you with 30 odd seconds of some of the most intense and exciting action i&#39;ve seen for a while! Rough, old school drawing that works fantastic with the style of this piece!<br/><br/>Program- Classic style, ass bustin, head crackin samurai extravaganza!! I do love this one. A simple moral dilemma with questions raised of- just how bad ass can you get in the matrix?! It just go&#39;s up and down, action, then talk, then action, then talk. But it works nicely and leaves your heart pumpin. <br/><br/>Right, i know that this says it contains spoilers, but i&#39;m sure people will read it anyway cause i&#39;ve always found that warning more of a temptation than anything else, so i&#39;ll leave the last 4 storiesa mystery cause they are more thinking pieces than action pieces. Also, i&#39;m mildly embarrassed about how long this review has got, so i better stop before i give myself an aneurysm.<br/><br/>Just remember, i think anyone will at least find some of these stories cool, and they&#39;re only 10 minutes long apiece anyway, so it&#39;s not like you&#39;ll have long to suffer if you don&#39;t like it. later
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