There is not a secret that "The Animatrix" was made to cash in on all the Matrix geeks and me being one of them made me see it. I have to say I wasn't disappointed, not at all.
This animation is a basket of 9 unrelated (with one exception) stories having as a common ground the concept of the Matrix. 9 different stories, 9 different animators with 9 different signatures. Interesting.
"Final Flight of the Osiris" was no more no less just an eye candy. With its cutting-edge computer animation was the perfect introduction; story wise-nothing special. The two "The Second Renaissance" parts explaining the cause of the war between mankind and the machines were pathetic. "Kid's Story" gave the answer where did the boy who was chasing Neo in the second Matrix come from; both in terms of animation and story was good. "Program" was also not bad animated with some good story. "World Record" and "Beyond" were exploring some of the glitches in the system about which the Oracle was talking. "A Detective Story" and "Matriculated" were my favorite.
Needless to say that this is a must see for all the Matrix fans. It is not that is gonna make you run off after seeing it and buy the DVD it's just a good time passer. 7 stars out of 10.
This animation is a basket of 9 unrelated (with one exception) stories having as a common ground the concept of the Matrix. 9 different stories, 9 different animators with 9 different signatures. Interesting.
"Final Flight of the Osiris" was no more no less just an eye candy. With its cutting-edge computer animation was the perfect introduction; story wise-nothing special. The two "The Second Renaissance" parts explaining the cause of the war between mankind and the machines were pathetic. "Kid's Story" gave the answer where did the boy who was chasing Neo in the second Matrix come from; both in terms of animation and story was good. "Program" was also not bad animated with some good story. "World Record" and "Beyond" were exploring some of the glitches in the system about which the Oracle was talking. "A Detective Story" and "Matriculated" were my favorite.
Needless to say that this is a must see for all the Matrix fans. It is not that is gonna make you run off after seeing it and buy the DVD it's just a good time passer. 7 stars out of 10.