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09/05/2003 Animation, Science Fiction 1h 42m
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Free your mind.

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.

  1. Peter Chung

    Director, Writer

  2. Yoshiaki Kawajiri

    Director, Writer

  3. Takeshi Koike

    Director

  4. Mahiro Maeda

    Director

  5. Koji Morimoto

    Director, Writer

  6. Shinichiro Watanabe

    Director, Writer

  7. Andrew R. Jones

    Director

  8. Lilly Wachowski

    Writer

  9. Lana Wachowski

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Keanu Reeves

    Neo ("Kid's Story") (voice)

  2. Carrie-Anne Moss

    Trinity ("Kid's Story" and "A Detective Story") (voice)

  3. Clayton Watson

    The Kid ("Kid's Story") (voice)

  4. Pamela Adlon

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

  5. Melinda Clarke

    Alexa ("Matriculated") (voice)

  6. John DiMaggio

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

  7. Kevin Michael Richardson

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

  8. Tom Kenny

    Operator ("Final Flight of Osiris")

  9. Rick Gomez

    Pilot ("Final Flight of Osiris")

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Reviews

A review by NeoBrowser
Written by NeoBrowser on 2013-07-20
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 de...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$5,000,000.00

Revenue
$68,000,000.00

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