I've been watching the different episodes over multiple days so some aspects might be a little hazy, but this is an overall impression and what I liked and didn´t about the Animatrix as a whole. I have also reviewed every episode individually so in-depth thoughts can be read there.
The Animatrix is such a good idea! Whoever came up with doing a short movie collection set in the Matrix universe is a genius, since it´s a universe you just don´t get tired of and want to see and explore more of. The problem here is that the team clearly have found a lot of talented storytellers and animators, but haven´t given them the time to tell their story to their fullest. Most of these shorts are great but some are painfully done to a subpar level since the idea is good, but the short doesn't do the concept justice. I have sit multiple times and given the one short after another mediocre ratings, since I see the short being so much better on paper than execution. But you still get a really entertaining watch no matter what.
A collection of animated shorts set in the Matrix universe.
An aspect I really loved was the verity in stories and animation styles. It feels like a lot of different creative heads was given freedom to tell their story through their style. Not all styles speaks to me like "A detective story" and "World Record" but I see them speaking to someone else. Some other animation styles are now really dated, especially anything trying to go for a realistic style. But I appreciate everything here and the effort.
Most stories are fine and only a few really exceed to a higher level. As mentioned, most shorts just dot live up to their idea and concept, leaving me wanting so much more than what you get. But the concepts are phenomenal here. Hearing about the robot uprising, reverse Matrixing. Tracing down the residence, finding glitches, braking the Matrix, betrayals among humans. All these concepts are so great and lend themselves perfectly to the Matrix universe. You are getting great ideas not realized well half the time, but never anything inherently bad to watch.
Here is my ranking of the short films: The second renaissance part I Program The second renaissance part II Kid´s story A Detective story Matrixulated World Record Final Flight The Osiris Beyond
Animatrix is always fun to revisit and this time around I got a lot of interesting new interpretations and morals this time around. For me they could easily make a modern interpretation once again and make Animatrix 2. I enjoyed myself even though there were a lot of frustrating aspects along the way but overall this is a great concept I will always support, having new voices try their ideas out in an established universe.
The Animatrix is such a good idea! Whoever came up with doing a short movie collection set in the Matrix universe is a genius, since it´s a universe you just don´t get tired of and want to see and explore more of. The problem here is that the team clearly have found a lot of talented storytellers and animators, but haven´t given them the time to tell their story to their fullest. Most of these shorts are great but some are painfully done to a subpar level since the idea is good, but the short doesn't do the concept justice. I have sit multiple times and given the one short after another mediocre ratings, since I see the short being so much better on paper than execution. But you still get a really entertaining watch no matter what.
A collection of animated shorts set in the Matrix universe.
An aspect I really loved was the verity in stories and animation styles. It feels like a lot of different creative heads was given freedom to tell their story through their style. Not all styles speaks to me like "A detective story" and "World Record" but I see them speaking to someone else. Some other animation styles are now really dated, especially anything trying to go for a realistic style. But I appreciate everything here and the effort.
Most stories are fine and only a few really exceed to a higher level. As mentioned, most shorts just dot live up to their idea and concept, leaving me wanting so much more than what you get. But the concepts are phenomenal here. Hearing about the robot uprising, reverse Matrixing. Tracing down the residence, finding glitches, braking the Matrix, betrayals among humans. All these concepts are so great and lend themselves perfectly to the Matrix universe. You are getting great ideas not realized well half the time, but never anything inherently bad to watch.
Here is my ranking of the short films: The second renaissance part I Program The second renaissance part II Kid´s story A Detective story Matrixulated World Record Final Flight The Osiris Beyond
Animatrix is always fun to revisit and this time around I got a lot of interesting new interpretations and morals this time around. For me they could easily make a modern interpretation once again and make Animatrix 2. I enjoyed myself even though there were a lot of frustrating aspects along the way but overall this is a great concept I will always support, having new voices try their ideas out in an established universe.