The Animatrix

3 Ratings: 3.0

Action & Adventure movie directed by Andy Jones, Kôji Morimoto, Mahiro Maeda, Peter Chung, and Shinichirô Watanabe

Matrixwriter-directors Larry and Andy Wachowski commissioned seven artists from Japan, America and Korea to make nine short films set in the world of theirfeature trilogy. Some of the top anime directors contributed to this anthology, including Yoshiaki … see full wiki

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Cast: Carrie-Anne Moss, Hedy Burress, Matt McKenzie, James Arnold Taylor, Terrence 'T.C.' Carson

Director: Andy Jones, Kôji Morimoto, Mahiro Maeda, Peter Chung, Shinichirô Watanabe

Genre: Action, Adventure

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review by ljaesch. December 09, 2008

posted in Movie Hype

A good source for the backstory of The Matrix trilogy

The Animatrix consists of nine animated shorts that revolve around the Wachowski Brothers' trilogy of The Matrix films. Seven of the nine shorts are considered to be anime; "Final Flight of the Osiris" and "Metriculated" are the two shorts that are not considered to be anime. Madhouse, one of the major animation studios in Japan, was involved with almost all seven of the anime shorts. The names involved with the seven anime shorts are Mahiro Maeda, Shinichiro Watanabe, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Takeshi … more

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review by tomtom13. January 27, 2004

posted in Movie Hype

Filling in Some Gaps and Other Stuff.

THE ANIMATRIX is a set of nine anime all having to deal with the world of The Matrix. The nine shorts are:"Final Flight of the Osiris"--this feature first was seen before the movie DREAMCATCHER. It shows the journey of the ship Osiris as the crew tries to plant a message in the Matrix that is crucial to the rebellion and the people of Zion."The 2nd Renaissance Part I & Part II"--these two shorts explain how the Matrix came to be. The story sounds a lot like THE PLANET OF THE APES. First man creates … more

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review by Kort_Kramer. June 09, 2003

posted in Movie Hype

Is real, real? Am I awake, or dreaming?

I didn't watch this set of animated shorts with any expectations and therefore was not dissappointed. I think too many reviewers are being overly critical of these short anime films. How can they compare to the orginal after all. That said, I was pleasantly suprised and enjoyed most of it only let down a bit by World Record, though even that one had much promise that ultimately went unfulfilled. For the most part, the animation and stories were excellent. My favorites were the awsome Final Flight … more

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