Matrix
i0 writer-directors Larry and Andy Wachowski commissioned seven artists from Japan, America and Korea to make nine short films set in the world of their feature trilogy. Some of the top anime directors contributed to this anthology, including Yoshiaki Kawajiri (
i Ninja Scroll
i0 ), Koji Morimoto (
i Robot Carnival
i0 ), and Shinchiro Watanabe (
i Cowboy Bebop
i0 ). Some of the films tie directly into the narrative of the live-action movies. Drawn in a style reminiscent of Jean "Moebius" Giraud, Mahiro Maeda's
i The Second Renaissance
i0 (Part I & Part II) depicts the human-machine wars that caused the enslavement of humanity and the creation of the Matrix. The duel between two flamboyantly costumed Kabuki warriors in Kawajiri's
i Program
i0 is an expanded version of the cybernetic training Neo (Keanu Reeves) undergoes in the first
i Matrix
i0 film. Watanabe evokes the look of old newspaper photographs in
i A Detective Story,
i0 which falls outside the storyline of the features. Fast-paced, violent and grim,
i The Animatrix
i0 is an uneven but intriguing compilation that represents a new level in the ongoing cross-pollination between Japanese animation and American live action. (Not rated, suitable for ages 16 and older: considerable violence, violence against women, grotesque imagery, brief nudity, alcohol use)
i --Charles Solomon

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title:	The Animatrix
theatricalDate:	03-06-2003
stars:	Clayton Watson Akio Ôtsuka Jack Fletcher (III) Terrence 'T.C.' Carson Jill Talley Tress MacNeille Keanu Reeves Olivia d'Abo Dane A. Davis John DeMita Rick Gomez (II) Dwight Schultz Tom Kenny Carrie-Anne Moss Matt McKenzie Allison Smith Alex Fernandez Rodney Saulsberry Hedy Burress Kath Soucie
purchase date:	08-11-2004
publisher:	Warner Home Video
published:	03-06-2003
price:	$14.98
net Rating:	4
MPAA Rating:	PG-13
minutes:	88
last lookup time:	187947568
genre:	The Matrix
fullTitle:	The Animatrix
features:	Anamorphic Animated Closed-captioned Color Dolby Subtitled Widescreen NTSC
director:	Takeshi Koike K™ji Morimoto Shinichir™ Watanabe
currentValue:	$1.50
created:	121628176
country:	us
aspect:	DVD
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