The Animatrix

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The Animatrix (2003)

12 06/12/2003 (FR) Animation, Science Fiction 1h 42m

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Straight from the creators of the groundbreaking Matrix trilogy, this collection of short animated films from the world's leading anime directors fuses computer graphics and Japanese anime to provide the background of the Matrix universe and the conflict between man and machines. The shorts include Final Flight of the Osiris, The Second Renaissance, Kid's Story, Program, World Record, Beyond, A Detective Story and Matriculated.

Peter Chung

Director, Writer
Shinichiro Watanabe

Director, Writer
Yoshiaki Kawajiri

Director, Writer
Koji Morimoto

Director, Writer
Andrew R. Jones

Director
Mahiro Maeda

Director
Takeshi Koike

Director
Lana Wachowski

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Lilly Wachowski

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Keanu Reeves

Thomas "Neo" Anderson (voice)
Carrie-Anne Moss

Trinity (voice)
Clayton Watson

The Kid (voice)
Pamela Adlon

Jue ("Final Flight of the Osiris") / Manabu ("Beyond") (voice)
Melinda Clarke

Alexa ("Matriculated") (voice)
John DiMaggio

Crew Man ("Final Flight of the Osiris") / Kaiser ("Program") (voice)
Kevin Michael Richardson

Thadeus ("Final Flight of Osiris") / Cop ("Kid's Story") / Agent #2 ("World Record")
Tom Kenny

Operator ("Final Flight of Osiris")
Rick Gomez

Pilot ("Final Flight of Osiris")
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A review by NeoBrowser

Written by NeoBrowser on July 20, 2013

Featuring nine animated shorts set in and around The Matrix, written and directed by the cream of Japanese anime creators, with the Wachowski brothers' blessing, The Animatrix arrives with a weight of expectation similar to Reloaded.

However, while it's visually sublime - a magical mystery tour of animation styles- it doesn't fully deliver. Overall, the disc is debilitated by story issues and an overwhelming number of downbeat endings, which place it far from the cathartic exhilaration of the original movie.

The Wachowskis themselves penned The Second Renaissance Part 1, a beautifully des... read the rest.

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