#the animatrix 2003

[celestialmega]

The Animatrix: A Detective Story by Shinichiro Watanabe.

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[ruinedholograms]

The Animatrix (2003)

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[ultrakillblast]

THE ANIMATRIX (2003)

#2003 #00s #scifi #animation #00s movies #the matrix #the animatrix #gifs

[letamthoughts]

The Animatrix (2003)

i really like it (low/mid tier?) 10/10

(Minor Spoilers)

dig the first credits song nice expansion to the world and backstory for the kid looks like every iteration of the Matrix goes with a different theme considering the detective's had Trinity started first half the day prior

#Thoughts #The Animatrix #The Matrix 4 #2003 #i really like it #10/10 #HBO Max #Watched: December 2021 #no Blind rating #Minor Spoilers

[scipunk]

The Animatrix (2003) - A Detective Story

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[may8chan]

The Animatrix Program - Yoshiaki Kawajiri 2003

#The Animatrix #Program #Yoshiaki Kawajiri

[twilightronin]

Animatrix The Second Renaissance Part II - Mahiro Maeda 2003

#Animatrix #The Second Renaissance Part II #Mahiro Maeda

[horygory]

The Animatrix (2003)

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[hopelichtner]

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[adamwatchesmovies]

The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

When talking about The Matrix Reloaded, we need to remember a few things. Firstly, this is very much a “Part 1”. At the time, we knew a sequel was coming (there’s a trailer for The Matrix Revolutions at the end of the credits) and now you’ll have no trouble watching the films back-to-back so the inconclusive ending isn't an issue. Secondly, we should consider the entertainment factor. This movie has a lot of ideas that may or may not completely come together in the end. It definitely feels more than a little self-important at times. Does that matter when it also features what might be the most exciting, action-packed chase scene of all time, dazzling special effects and the kind of fight choreography most action films could only dream of? Maybe, but only so much.

Neo (Keanu Reeves) has done it. He got the girl (Carrie-Anne Moss as Trinity), defeated the villain (Hugo Weaving as Agent Smith) and now navigates the Matrix like it’s his personal playground. Morpheus (Lawrence Fishburne) believes it’s only a matter of time before the prophecy is fulfilled and all of humanity is freed from the clutches of the artificial world. When the city of Zion learns a mechanical army will arrive to destroy it within 72 hours, those who’ve escaped the Matrix are divided by what they should do next.

Looking back, The Matrix is a hard science fiction film with elements that would fit more comfortably in a fantasy. I don’t mean the power fantasy that it is. All of the talks about prophecies and “the one”, the Oracle (Gloria Foster), the use of mythological and biblical names like Trinity, Morpheus, Zion, and Nebuchadnezzar make you wonder if the mechanical menaces are stand-ins for demons or Greek monsters. Some of it you assumed was just “sounds cool hacker lingo” but The Matrix Reloaded doubles down on the mysticism. Many of the programs we meet allegedly serve a function within the Matrix but you’re unsure how that could work. “People” like the Merovingian (Lambert Wilson) and his wife, Persephone (Monica Bellucci) seem more concerned with their strained marriage and petty squabbles than maintaining a sense of order within the Matrix. At least programs like the Keymaker (Randall Duk Kim) can be traced to useful functions but others leave you scratching your head. I can’t say if it’s intentional or not that the digital entities we meet are virtually indistinguishable from the real humans living outside. Either it says something about the way the machines - once eager to prove their superiority to humans because of what made them different from their fleshy creators (as shown in “The Animatrix”) have “devolved” into beings concerned with petty subjects like who’s sleeping with who, childish grudges and amassing more power in a virtual world, or this series doesn’t really have a concrete direction and is just a neat concept that conveniently allows the Wachowskis (who once again write and direct) to bring their childhood fantasies to life for all to see.

The questions surrounding the film’s ultimate goal and the authorial intent can pull you out of it for a moment but you’ll be sucked back in by the incredible action scenes. It’s a shocker to see Agent Smith back (once again hinting at some confused objectives behind the scenes) but his first confrontation with Neo is the stuff of legends. Long, well-choreographed, consistently exciting and memorable, the scene makes you wonder “How did they do that”? over and over. Some have accused the special effects of being dated (wouldn’t be a surprise considering the film is now 18 years old) but that’s only the case if you watch the clip in isolation. As part of a continuous flow within the film, you don’t see the seams.

As impressive as the “Burly Brawl” may be, it’s nothing compared to the “Highway Chase”. The latter begins with our heroes pitted against the kind of opponents that could only come from the artificial world. As Neo desperately races to save his friends, Morpheus, Trinity and the Keymaker are pursued by “The Twins” (Neil and Adrian Rayment). They're programs from an older iteration of the Matrix that used ghosts, vampires, werewolves, etc. to maintain order rather than Agents. Our leather-clad, sunglasses-wearing superhero protagonists have to go up against phantasms who can become intangible at will. How do you defeat one of those? You can’t. All you can do is run. Racing down the highway at blinding speeds would be enough of a challenge. With these two on their tails AND Agents who are drawn to the flagrant rule-breaking? It seems impossible, which is why the sequence is so exciting. You’ve got no idea how this will end. To get out alive, our heroes will have to invent all sorts of new tricks, guaranteeing that you’ll be talking about this movie with your friends for weeks.

Those are only two scenes. We also have elaborate heists, sabotage that threatens everything, shocking revelations about the world inside and outside the Matrix, fascinating concepts introduced and loads of memorable characters. Some of The Matrix Reloaded doesn’t come together the way it should (or maybe it will in the next movie, don’t be too quick to judge) but this is the kind of picture that makes you go “WOW!” frequently - even if you don’t understand it all. (On Blu-ray, January 1, 2022)

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[centroshotcinema]

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[stickylittleleaves]

BOOKS & FILMS I FIRST READ/WATCHED IN 2022 THAT I RATED 4 OR MORE STARS

BOOKS

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969) by Maya Angelou

Ways of Seeing (1972) by John Berger

Blacksad (2006) by Juan Díaz Canales & Juanjo Guarnido

Saints and Strangers (1985) by Angela Carter

Discourse on Colonialism (1950) by Aimé Césaire

Stories of Your Life and Others (2002) by Ted Chiang

Are Prisons Obsolete? (2003) by Angela Y. Davis

Demons (1873) by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Absalom, Absalom! (1936) by William Faulkner

33 ⅓: J Dilla’s Donuts (2014) by Jordan Ferguson

Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? (2009) by Mark Fisher

The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L’Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution (1938) by C.L.R. James

The Broken Heart of America: St. Louis and the Violent History of the United States (2020) by Walter Johnson

Horror: A Very Short Introduction (2021) by Darryl Jones

Red Pill (2020) by Hari Kunzru

White Tears (2017) by Hari Kunzru

Bartleby, the Scrivener (1853) by Herman Melville

Selected Poems (1912 - 1950) by Edna St. Vincent Millay

Socialism: A Very Short Introduction (2005) by Michael Newman

The Sympathizer (2017) by Viet Thanh Nguyen

The God of Small Things (1997) by Arundhati Roy

Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare (1606)

Macbeth by William Shakespeare (1606)

Timon of Athens by William Shakespeare (1605 - 1606)

Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (2012) by Cheryl Strayed

The Little Stranger (2009) by Sarah Waters

The Cambridge Companion to American Gothic (2017) by Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock (ed.)

FILMS

It Happened One Night (1934) dir. Frank Capra

Bicycle Thieves (1948) dir. Vittorio De Sica

The Northman (2022) dir. Robert Eggers

Battleship Potemkin (1925) dir. Sergei Eisenstein

Smoke Signals (1998) dir. Chris Eyre

Let’s Scare Jessica to Death (1971) dir. John Hancock

Grizzly Man (2005) dir. Werner Herzog

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) dir. Tobe Hooper

Whisper of the Heart (1995) dir. Yoshifumi Kondō

First Blood (1982) dir. Ted Kotcheff

Dr. Strangelove (1964) dir. Stanley Kubrick

Eyes Wide Shut (1999) dir. Stanley Kubrick

M (1931) dir. Fritz Lang

Do The Right Thing (1989) dir. Spike Lee

The Green Knight (2021) dir. David Lowery

My Neighbor Totoro (1988) dir. Hayao Miyazaki

A Matter of Life and Death (1946) dir. Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger

Pig (2021) dir. Michael Sarnoski

The Fall (2006) dir. Tarsem Singh

Prey (2022) dir. Dan Trachtenberg

Citizen Kane (1941) dir. Orson Welles

The Animatrix (2003) dir. various

#we made an effort to watch a lot of 'film school' type movies this year so that's why some of the films are so highbrow lol #books #movies

[ruinedholograms]

The Animatrix (2003)

#movies #dvd #film #2003 #the matrix #2000s #the animatrix #hologram parade #anime #animation

[severalowls]

Brief thots on everything I saw at Scotland Loves Anime 2023:

Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door - Pretty cool I should actually watch the anime some time. The world doesn't seem Ultra Interesting but I see what people mean about it seeming genuinely "lived in" and I dig that.

The Concierge at Hokkyoku Department Store - Heartfelt and funny throughout, only a little distracting that it's about the delights of retail. This one isn't out in the US until next year but defo recommend it.

(I didn't see the other new ones on Saturday, one full day seemed like enough but maybe next year)

Galaxy Express 999 - For a story about a like 8 year old going on themed adventures on a space train this had some genuinely resonant things to say about like, life and regrets and paths untaken. Granted I think part of this might have been because I was interpreting almost every secondary character as a "version" of one of the main duo, aided by the art making a lot of people look very similar but I think this was in part absolutely intentional? It helps that one of the main antagonists has a time machine castle.

Macross Plus - The Top Gun stuff with Space Tom Cruise didn't do much for me but Sharon Apple is a very cool villain. I get it.

Phoenix: Reminiscence of Flower - Lovely animation, very fairy-tale like story (the boundary between sci fi and fantasy is a near total blur here). A little bit of distracting incestuous implications which are VERY 70s sci-fi. Suffers from being a movie-version of a series based on a long manga I think.

The Animatrix - Some really cool segments which unfortunately doesn't involve the bookend Matrix Bits which are, first a not particularly interesting take on "robots rise up" extermination war stuff, and then what feels like just a huge CGI animation flex (Which seems genuinely impressive for 2003 but has a very basic matrix-stuff plot).

#ty thats all my un-asked-for film reviews for today thx #phoenix galaxy express and cocierge were all UK premieres (except last week at the same festival)

[scipunk]

The Animatrix (2003) - E1: Final Flight of the Osiris

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Thadeus realizes and decides that Zion must be warned, and Jue volunteers to broadcast herself into the Matrix to deliver the warning...

#animatrix #the matrix #virtual reality #acrobatics #simulation #cyberpunk #animation #cyberpunk girl #3d animation #cyberpunk aesthetic #scifi #00s #00s aesthetic

[may8chan]

The Animatrix Program - Yoshiaki Kawajiri 2003

#The Animatrix #Program #Yoshiaki Kawajiri