I remember when I saw this for the first time, I was instantly intrigued and in the months after, it was because of second renaissance part 1 and 2 that I started reading about the Matrix universe and everything a world like this implied. Though I enjoyed the Matrix sequels as well, it saddens me that they delve deeper into the stories that the Animatrix told.

The dark style in this is what I was expecting from the sequels. More haunting than The Matrix itself.

An interesting expansion of an intriguing sci-fi premise.

A little better than Part I. However, it rubs our noses in one of the flaws of the whole Matrix mythos: how stupid the whole "humans as sources of power" scenario really is. Why don't the machines have a matrix of whales, which would never be able to make trouble? Why don't they have individual matrices for individual humans, instead of having them all in one big cage where they can commune and form nuclei of revolt? Why don't they just burn whatever they're feeding the humans? Etc.

Not as interesting as part one. Mostly because of the extended fight scene and oversimplified story.

This is the main story behind The Matrix, and this simplistic pap about robots being abused by society until eventually rising up and easily overpowering their human overlords (how? And no one had controls in place for such an event?!) is the best they could come up with? Freaking pathetic. One great short (Best in the World) and two decent (Detective Story and Matriculation) ones aside, The Animatrix was a monumental disappointment.

"Your flesh is a relic, a mere vessel. Hand over your flesh, and a new world awaits you. We demand it."

This is the highlight of the Animatrix. As others have said, this is what the sequels should have been like. There isn't a serious amount of depth, but it gives such a wonderful backstory to how everything came to be. It's in many respects I, robot inspired, with some other elements of science fiction. The animation style is wonderful.

I remember when I saw this for the first time, I was instantly intrigued and in the months after, it was because of second renaissance part 1 and 2 that I started reading about the Matrix universe and everything a world like this implied. Though I enjoyed the Matrix sequels as well, it saddens me that they delve deeper into the stories that the Animatrix told.

I found the Renaissance shorts to be the best offered in the Animatrix.

ok, one of the animatrix series of shorts.

16 Eylul 07 - Animatrix

This and Part 1 are the best parts of the Animatrix for sure. They stand now as a depressing reminder of what could've been.

This is the segment that made Animatrix worth watching.

Did the Animatrix really need to be broken up into all ten(?) segments?