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Movie Facts

Part of the: The Matrix Collection

Status: Released

Runtime: 102

Budget: $5,000,000

Revenue: -

Languages: en, ja

Webpage: Link

Release Info


  •  PG-13

  • 2003-06-02
     15

  • 2003-06-02
     16

  • 2003-06-04
     G

  • 2003-06-07
     M

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Alternative Titles

  • Animatrix
  • The Matrix: Animatrix
Content Score: 100

(2003)

6.5/10 (160 votes)

Overview

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.

Tagline

Free your mind.

Crew

Directors: Peter Chung, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Takeshi Koike, Mahiro Maeda, Kôji Morimoto, Shinichiro Watanabe
Writers: , , , , ,

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Keanu Reeves

Keanu Reeves
as Neo (Voice)

Carrie-Anne Moss

Carrie-Anne Moss
as Trinity (voice)

Clayton Watson

Clayton Watson
as Kid (voice)

Pamela Adlon

Pamela Adlon
as Jue ("Final Flight of…

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A review by NeoBrowser

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.