The Animatrix (2003)
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"9 short Animes that brings you the story of before and after The Matrix."

IMDB: 
http://imdb.com/title/tt0328832/

Audio: English, German (5.1 on both)

Subs: Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, English, German, Icelandic
Subs for hearing-disabled: English, German

Extra Materials:
- "The Second Renaissance Part I & II" Commentaries by Mahiro Maeda.
- "Program" Commentaries by Yoshiaka Kawajiri.
- "World Record" Commentaries by Takeshi Koike.
- Scrolls to Screen: History and cultute behind Anime.
- "Making of"-documentary of each movie.
- "Enter the Matrix" Videogame Trailer.
- Interactive Menus.
- Scene Access.

The Movies:
- Final Flight of The Osiris.
- The Second Renaissance Part I.
- The Second Renaissance Part II.
- Kid's Story.
- Program.
- World Record.
- Beyond.
- A Detective Story.
- Matriculated.



Plot outline:
Anthology of nine short anime (Japanese animation) films tied in to the 1999 blockbuster "The Matrix" and its sequels. "Final Flight of the Osiris": The crew of the hovercraft Osiris attempt to warn their city of an imminent attack. "The Second Renaissance, Parts 1 & 2": The story behind the war between man and the machines, how mankind scorched the sky, and the creation of the Matrix. "Kid's Story": A teenager is contacted by Neo, and manages to escape the Matrix. "Program": Two warriors battle in a samurai training simulation when one decides to betray his crewmates and re-enter the Matrix. "World Record": A champion sprinter manages to break free of the Matrix by sheer physical effort during a record attempt. "Beyond": A young girl searching for her cat discovers a haunted house caused by a glitch in the system. "A Detective Story": Private investigator Ash tracks a hacker named Trinity through the looking glass. "Matriculated": A group of humans capture a machine scout and insert it into a 'human matrix'.