Animatrix
by Jon Miguel
What is the Animatrix, besides the latest installment of the Matrix story introduced to the world by the, now famous, Wachowski brothers. A short animated film created by Mahiro Maeda is named “Second Renaissance Part 1” is available at www.theanimatrix.com for download or streaming media. The film was released in February of 2003 and the second part of “Second Renaissance” will follow in May of 2003. Not to worry, though, because the next installment of animated series elating the Matrix story called, “Program” will be released in March. All of the animated shorts will be drawn in the vastly popular old style look most closely resembling that of “Akira” and around that time period of anime. Most of the shorts are not even in the hands of the Wachowski brothers, but by many other directors such as Mahiro Maeda and the popular Shinichiro Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop series). These series serve as background information that the Matrix movie does not show, nor will in the upcoming Matrix : Reloaded and Matrix : Revolutions movies due this summer and fall.
