Truly Dreadful Film

Too much of everything

Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

This is one of the most popular segments of the Animatrix and this may be due to the fact that several actors from the live action movies do voice acting in here. The protagonist is a boy who seems to feel that something isn't right. Before he gets killed, he manages to get out of the Matrix. There are quite a few parallels here between Neo very early in the first Matrix film and our hero here. Just like the other Animatrix segments, this was written by the Wachowskis and the director here is Shinichirô Watanabe. I do not think the 15 minutes stated here are correct, this was certainly closer, maybe around 9 minutes. I enjoyed watching this one because it actually had a real connection to the live action "Matrix" films unlike most of the others. One of my favorites from the series and I recommend it.

This is not the best of the animatrix series. The artwork is sub par and the story is quite thin. What saves it is the believable feeling of paranoia and the end scene in the graveyard.*SPOILER*When one teacher says to another (from memory):"Some kids are so insecure they need to make up some safe place where they can escape to" <looks towards the sky/heaven>. "but he will be better of where he is now". That comment and the nice rendering of how the adult was completely unaware what he was saying about his own religious beliefs really enthralled me. I had to replay the scene multiple times before going on.

This is the ninth and last part of 'The Animatrix', a collection of animated short movies that tell us a little more about the world of 'The Matrix'. In this part a kid knows there is something out there like Neo knew in 'The Matrix'. During a class he is contacted by Neo (Keanu Reeves) and tries to run from the agents who arrive at the school building. This short is a nice ending for 'The Animatrix' with the first and therefor only appearance by Neo.

I enjoyed this short, the method of the animation gave it a surreal quality, which helped to convey how this kid felt about his initial question regarding dreams and reality.But after reading several comments here, I beg to differ that this kid in the animae short is the same kid that followed Neo around like a lost puppy.The kid in Reload was actually in the first movie, except that he was much younger. Remember the child Neo saw playing with the spoon as they both waited to see the Oracle? I believe those two are one in the same.As for the problem of age - who is to say that just because you are 24 years old in real life, that your representation within the Matrix is also 24 years old? You could very well be younger or older.