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The Animatrix
2003 102 min Japan, United States of America, South Korea 12+
★7.6
Animation, Science Fiction
Director: Peter Chung, Andrew R. Jones, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Takeshi Koike, Mahiro Maeda, Kôji Morimoto, Shin'ichirô Watanabe
🎭 Based on
«The Matrix»
Trailers
EN
EN
Description
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.
Budget:
$5M
Worldwide:
$68M
Starring
James Arnold Taylor
Actor
Julia Fletcher
Actor
Dwight Schultz
Actor
Awards
2 wins & 4 nominations
Key opinion
The Animatrix is widely regarded as a visually diverse and ambitious anthology that effectively expands the lore of the Matrix franchise. While critics appreciate the variety of animation styles and world-building, opinions are divided on the narrative consistency and the strength of individual segments.
| Production | The anthology successfully utilizes diverse, high-quality animation styles to distinguish its various vignettes. | |
| Theme | The collection provides valuable narrative expansion that deepens the mythology of the Matrix universe. | |
| Accessibility | The anthology requires familiarity with the original Matrix trilogy to be fully appreciated and understood. | |
| Screenplay | The narrative quality is inconsistent, with some viewers finding the storytelling profound and others dismissing it as empty or incoherent. | |
| Adaptation | The tonal disconnect from the live-action films creates a viewing experience that some find stylistically refreshing and others find jarring. |