Your favorite and least favorite Animatrix Segments.(spoilers) - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Reese · 06-04-2003, 12:25 AM

Here is how I would rate them.

#1 The Second Renaissance Parts 1 & 2
#3 Final Flight of the Osiris
#4 Kid's Story
#5 Beyond
#7 Matriculated
#6 A detective Story
#8 Program
#9 World Record

How would you rate them?

ninety09 · 06-04-2003, 06:10 AM

My favourite episode is Beyond for its clever and very cool ideas and effects.

I loved the style of Detective Story. It had a perfect film noir sense to it; but they crammed what should have been a full length movie into 10 minutes.

A Kid's Story was also high up on my list.

Reese · 06-04-2003, 06:50 AM

I agree, I really liked beyond, and I would have rated it even higher if it had been a little more intangled in the plot of the Matrix and not just the world of the matrix.

The style of Detective story was cool, but I think the story lacked any substance. If it had been given more time I think it could have told a very good story.

tronewy · 06-04-2003, 10:59 AM

I really liked the The Second Renaissance Parts 1 & 2 & Final Flight of the Osiris but after that i forgot which was which.
I am not much of a fan of Anime but a few of them were pretty cool.

Mr.Deflok · 06-04-2003, 06:35 PM

#1 A Detective Story
Beautiful artwork, extremely stylised and I loved how the plot was caried as a 1930's film noir detective story, was absolutely brilliant.

#2 The Second Renaissance Part II
Insanely interesting and insanely shocking, I woudn't put it past us humans to do the foolish things we did in this short (ie blacken the skies)

#3 The Second Renaissance Part I
A great precursor of the Matrix universe, excellent artwork.

#4 Beyond
Novel concept, one I had always wondered about as no system in the world is 100% fool-proof.

#5 Final Flight of the Osiris
A great lead into the lacklustre Enter the Matrix and the brilliant Reloaded.

#6 Kid's Story
It was interesting to see a shortfilm based on this character, especially since in Revolutions he is supposed to have a HUGE and IMPORTANT role, the rough artwork was very cool, suited the whole chase craziness.

#7 Program
Was ok, liked the idea of them fighting in a feudal Japan but it would've been better had the characters actually been from Feudal Japan, in the end this short seemed to lack any point.

#8 World Record
Had a nice ending "Freee" but other than that I disliked it very much, never been a fan of the Aeon Flux style artwork.

#9 Matriculated
As with Wolrd Record I'm not a fan of this artwork, the ideas were trippy and ultimately pointless, if you want the machines to fight for you, do it by force, I mean you shoot up a lobby in the Matrix full of innocent guards and that is ok but it turns into a moral decision when you want to alter a machines programming? Makes no sense.

miykael · 06-04-2003, 07:02 PM

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personally, i liked them all.
as a newbie with animation, the whole series blew me away.
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mystmarimatt · 06-05-2003, 01:52 AM

i liked "Final Flight of the Osiris" only because, it being computer animated, it wasn't quite as visually assaulting (to me) as some of the other ones

wondash · 06-05-2003, 04:47 AM

I thought they were all excellent! If anything, my least favorite was the Second Renaissance Parts 1 & 2.

Gambit · 06-05-2003, 10:37 AM

Matriculated was probabaly my least favorite. It went on for too long, and seemed to be all flash, no substance.
I REALLY enjoyed Kid's Story....cool ending there....
I enjoyed the concept of World Record (breaking out of the Matrix of one's own will) but was kinda let down.

One thing I found interesting throughout was each animator's perspective on how the Agents look. Some cool stuff.

In the end, I wish there were more than just nine, and I REALLY wish they had some more that tied directly into the films and game (how about a short about Ghost?)

If anything, I feel that the Matrix universe definately needs some novels to expand itself. Anyone else agree?

oldbob · 06-05-2003, 04:19 PM

I'm not sure I could rate them all, but...
#1 A Detective Story - Shinichiro Watanabe
#2 Kid's Story - Also Shinichiro Watanabe
both great stories and fantastic animation.

#3 Final Flight of Osiris - Andy Jones
nice CG. as with Final Fantasy, easy to forget you're not watching real people.

06-04-2003, 12:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
Reese Delicious	Your favorite and least favorite Animatrix Segments.(spoilers) Here is how I would rate them. #1 The Second Renaissance Parts 1 & 2 #3 Final Flight of the Osiris #4 Kid's Story #5 Beyond #7 Matriculated #6 A detective Story #8 Program #9 World Record How would you rate them? __________________ “It is better to be rich and healthy than poor and sick” - Dave Barry

06-04-2003, 06:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
Reese Delicious	I agree, I really liked beyond, and I would have rated it even higher if it had been a little more intangled in the plot of the Matrix and not just the world of the matrix. The style of Detective story was cool, but I think the story lacked any substance. If it had been given more time I think it could have told a very good story. __________________ “It is better to be rich and healthy than poor and sick” - Dave Barry

06-04-2003, 06:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mr.Deflok Blood + Fire Location: New Zealand	*#1 A Detective Story* Beautiful artwork, extremely stylised and I loved how the plot was caried as a 1930's film noir detective story, was absolutely brilliant. *#2 The Second Renaissance Part II* Insanely interesting and insanely shocking, I woudn't put it past us humans to do the foolish things we did in this short (ie blacken the skies) *#3 The Second Renaissance Part I* A great precursor of the Matrix universe, excellent artwork. *#4 Beyond* Novel concept, one I had always wondered about as no system in the world is 100% fool-proof. *#5 Final Flight of the Osiris* A great lead into the lacklustre Enter the Matrix and the brilliant Reloaded. *#6 Kid's Story* It was interesting to see a shortfilm based on this character, especially since in Revolutions he is supposed to have a HUGE and IMPORTANT role, the rough artwork was very cool, suited the whole chase craziness. *#7 Program* Was ok, liked the idea of them fighting in a feudal Japan but it would've been better had the characters actually been from Feudal Japan, in the end this short seemed to lack any point. *#8 World Record* Had a nice ending "Freee" but other than that I disliked it very much, never been a fan of the Aeon Flux style artwork. *#9 Matriculated* As with Wolrd Record I'm not a fan of this artwork, the ideas were trippy and ultimately pointless, if you want the machines to fight for you, do it by force, I mean you shoot up a lobby in the Matrix full of innocent guards and that is ok but it turns into a moral decision when you want to alter a machines programming? Makes no sense. Last edited by Mr.Deflok; 06-04-2003 at 06:39 PM..

06-04-2003, 07:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
miykael Upright	. personally, i liked them all. as a newbie with animation, the whole series blew me away. . __________________ . l i m m u w d .

06-05-2003, 01:52 AM	#7 (permalink)
mystmarimatt Omnipotent Ruler Of The Tiny Universe In My Mind Location: Oreegawn	i liked "Final Flight of the Osiris" only because, it being computer animated, it wasn't quite as visually assaulting (to me) as some of the other ones __________________ Words of Wisdom: If you could really get to know someone and know that they weren't lying to you, then you would know the world was real. Because you could agree on things, you could compare notes. That must be why people get married or make Art. So they'll be able to really know something and not go insane.

06-04-2003, 06:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
ninety09 Flavour of the Weak Location: Canada	My favourite episode is Beyond for its clever and very cool ideas and effects. I loved the style of Detective Story. It had a perfect film noir sense to it; but they crammed what should have been a full length movie into 10 minutes. A Kid's Story was also high up on my list.

06-04-2003, 10:59 AM	#4 (permalink)
tronewy Banned	I really liked the The Second Renaissance Parts 1 & 2 & Final Flight of the Osiris but after that i forgot which was which. I am not much of a fan of Anime but a few of them were pretty cool.

06-05-2003, 04:47 AM	#8 (permalink)
wondash Psycho	I thought they were all excellent! If anything, my least favorite was the Second Renaissance Parts 1 & 2.

06-05-2003, 10:37 AM	#9 (permalink)
Gambit Upright Location: Philly	Matriculated was probabaly my least favorite. It went on for too long, and seemed to be all flash, no substance. I REALLY enjoyed Kid's Story....cool ending there.... I enjoyed the concept of World Record (breaking out of the Matrix of one's own will) but was kinda let down. One thing I found interesting throughout was each animator's perspective on how the Agents look. Some cool stuff. In the end, I wish there were more than just nine, and I REALLY wish they had some more that tied directly into the films and game (how about a short about Ghost?) If anything, I feel that the Matrix universe definately needs some novels to expand itself. Anyone else agree?

06-05-2003, 04:19 PM	#10 (permalink)
oldbob Insane Location: Detroit	I'm not sure I could rate them all, but... #1 A Detective Story - Shinichiro Watanabe #2 Kid's Story - Also Shinichiro Watanabe both great stories and fantastic animation. #3 Final Flight of Osiris - Andy Jones nice CG. as with Final Fantasy, easy to forget you're not watching real people. __________________ children who refuse to brush will have inordinately bad breath.