Author: Andy Jones

Brand: Warner Home Video

Features:

• 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.Running Time: 89 min. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: SCI-FI/FANTASY Rating: NR Age: 085393731625 UPC: 085393731625 Manufacturer No: 37316

Format: Anamorphic

Release Date: 03-06-2003

Details: Product Description From the creators of The Matrix trilogy, this groundbreaking collection of 9 short films from 7 of the world's leading Anime directors provides a visionary fusion of CG-Animation and Japanese Anime. The directors are: Andy Jones (Final Flight of The Osiris), Mahiro Maeda (The Second Renaissance: Parts 1 and 2), Shinichiro Watanabe (Kid's Story, Detective Story), Yoshiaki Kawajiri (Program), Takeshi Koike (World Record), Koji Morimoto (Beyond), Peter Chung (Matriculated). Four of the nine episodes were written by Larry and Andy Wachowski, and all of the episodes are grounded in the world of THE MATRIX. Amazon.ca 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

UPC: 012569592711

EAN: 0012569592711

Languages: English

Binding: DVD

Item Condition: New