The Animatrix

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Directed by	Koji Morimoto Shinichiro Watanabe Mahiro Maeda Peter Chung Andy Jones Yoshiaki Kawajiri Takeshi Koike
Produced by	Michael Arias Spencer Lamm Andy Wachowski Larry Wachowski
Written by	Andy Wachowski Larry Wachowski Koji Morimoto Shinichiro Watanabe Mahiro Maeda Peter Chung Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Starring	Hedy Burress James Arnold Taylor Clayton Watson Julia Fletcher Kevin Michael Richardson Pamela Adlon Keanu Reeves Carrie-Anne Moss
Narrated by	Julia Fletcher
Music by	Don Davis Machine Head Photek
Edited by	Christopher S. Capp
Production company	Village Roadshow Pictures Square Pictures Studio 4°C Madhouse DNA
Distributed by	Warner Home Video
Release date	June 3, 2003
Running time	101 minutes[1]
Country	United States Japan
Language	English Japanese

The Animatrix (アニマトリックス Animatorikkusu^?) is a 2003 American-Japanese anthology anime film based on The Matrix trilogy produced by The Wachowskis, who wrote and directed the trilogy. The film is a compilation of nine animated short films, including four written by the Wachowskis. It details the backstory of the Matrix universe, including the original war between man and machines which led to the creation of the Matrix.

Contents

• 1 Short film plots
  • 1.1 "Final Flight of the Osiris"
  • 1.2 "The Second Renaissance Part I"
  • 1.3 "The Second Renaissance Part II"
  • 1.4 "Kid's Story"
  • 1.5 "Program"
  • 1.6 "World Record"
  • 1.7 "Beyond"
  • 1.8 "A Detective Story"
  • 1.9 "Matriculated"
• 2 Production
• 3 Music
• 4 Release
• 5 Reception
• 6 See also
• 7 References
• 8 External links

Short film plots

"Final Flight of the Osiris"

"Final Flight of the Osiris" was written by The Wachowskis and directed by Andy Jones, with CG-animation production and design by Square Pictures, this segment is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for "Sci-Fi Violence, Sensuality and Language". The short is a direct prequel leading into the events of The Matrix Reloaded.
Captain Thadeus (Kevin Michael Richardson) and Jue (Pamela Adlon) engage in a blindfolded sword fight in a virtual-reality dojo. With each slice of their swords, they remove another part of each other's clothing. Immediately after cutting the other down to their underwear, they lift their blindfolds to peek at the other. As the two are about to kiss, they are interrupted by an alarm and the simulation ends.
In the next scene, the hovercraft Osiris is headed for Junction 21 when Robbie (Tom Kenny), the operator, picks up an army of Sentinels on his HR scans. The ship flees into an uncharted tunnel, where it encounters a smaller group of Sentinels patrolling the area. The crew members man the onboard guns and destroy the patrol. The ship then emerges on the surface, four kilometers directly above Zion and close to the Sentinel army. There, the crew members see that the Machines are using gigantic drills to tunnel their way down to Zion. The Sentinel army soon detects the Osiris and pursues the ship.
Thadeus decides Zion must be warned, and his shipmate Jue volunteers to broadcast herself into the Matrix to deliver the warning while the ship is doggedly pursued. Knowing that they are not going to make it, Jue and Thadeus admit to peeking at each other in the VR simulation before biding farewell. Entering the Matrix on a high rooftop, Jue jumps off and acrobatically makes her way down through power poles between two buildings. When she lands in the alley below, a ripple effect is created by her impact. She drops off a package into a mail box; the package sets the prologue for the video game Enter the Matrix. She attempts to contact Thadeus via a cell phone as the Osiris is overrun by Sentinels and crashes. The Sentinels tear their way into the ship. At the time of the call, Thadeus is making a last stand to hold off the Sentinels. Shortly after Jue says "Thadeus" over her cell phone, the Osiris explodes, destroying many of the pursuing Sentinels and the crew. In the Matrix, Jue falls to the ground, dead, her body having been destroyed on the ship.

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