The Animatrix - 5709

Product Description From the creators of The Matrix trilogy, this groundbreaking collection of nine short films from seven of the world's leading anime directors provides a visionary fusion of CG-Animatrion and Japanese anime. DVD Features: Biographies DVD ROM Features Documentaries Interactive Menus Interviews Amazon.com Matrix 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 (Ninja Scroll), Koji Morimoto (Robot Carnival), and Shinchiro Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop). 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 The Second Renaissance (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 Program is an expanded version of the cybernetic training Neo (Keanu Reeves) undergoes in the first Matrix film. Watanabe evokes the look of old newspaper photographs in A Detective Story, which falls outside the storyline of the features. Fast-paced, violent and grim, The Animatrix 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) --Charles Solomon
ASIN: B00008LDPU
VSKU: 5ALWH000080I_ns
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Isshin Chiba|Katsumi Chô|Dane A. Davis|Debi Derryberry|Daisuke Egawa|Julia Fletcher|Katsuhiro Harasawa|Takako Honda|Hajime Iijima|Tetsu Inada|Nobuyuki Kobushi|Akiko Koike|Andrew R. Jones|Kôji Morimoto|Mahiro Maeda|Peter Chung|Shinichirô Watanabe|Takeshi Koike|Yoshiaki Kawajiri|Ellen Moore
Binding: Dvd