THE ANIMATRIX

 


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Alternative title:

Аниматрица (Russian)

アニマトリックス (Japanese)

Genres: action, drama, psychological, science fiction, supernatural

Themes: cyberpunk, post-apocalyptic, robots, war

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Objectionable content: Intense

Plot Summary: The Animatrix represents more than three years of collaboration between the Wachowski Brothers and animation artists at studios in Japan, Korea, and the U.S. So, what is The Animatrix. It is a series of nine feature-film-quality short animated films. All of The Animatrix is deeply rooted in the world of the Matrix films. Viewers of The Animatrix will learn the origins of characters familiar from the Matrix films, learn of the genesis of the Matrix itself, as well as meet new characters in original stories inter-woven with the fabric of The Matrix feature films.

Number of episodes: 9

Episode titles: We have 9

Vintage:

2003-06-03

2003-06-10 (Argentina, theatrical)

2004-04-17 (U.S. TV Broadcast - [adultswim])

Release dates: We have 1

Official website:

The Animatrix

The Matrix

Links: We have 1

Comment:

Based on the blockbuster movie "The Matrix", The Animatrix is composed of 9 shorts created by renowned anime directors.

     

Gertie the Dinosaur: The Mother of all Cartoon Characters [1914]

The artist and cartoon pioneer Winsor McCay (1869?-1934) did not make the world’s first animated film. That distinction goes to Emile Cohl and his 76-second long Fantasmagorie (1908). But McKay, who was also the author of the popular weekly Little Nemo comic strips, made a contribution to cartoons that is arguably even more important.

Sweet, mischievous Gertie, with her ready tears, excitable nature, and complete inability to miss a chance to get herself in trouble, is widely credited as the first character created specifically for animation, and the first to demonstrate a personality all of her own. Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, Bambi, even Wall-e… they all owe a debt to Gertie, the first of the line. One suspects the artist knew exactly what he was doing when he chose to draw her as an animal that is also our common ancestor.

The fetching brontosaurus may have been one of McCay’s most famous creations, but there was magic in every film he made. Be sure to check out How a Mosquito Operates (1912), The Sinking of the Lusitania (1921), and his brief but magnificent The Centaurs (1921). You can find them all in ourFree Movie collection.

From: openculture.com