The Second Renaissance Part I

Entering the archives of Zion we are allowed a look at the history of the matrix. Many years before the machines turned the world into one of machines, man was on top and robots worked to support their lifestyles. When... Read more at imdb.com

along with it's partner, this is the greatest piece of animation ever created. the images and styles are amazing, and match perfectly with the story which is a brilliantly realistic reinterpretation of our own world, where is has been, and... Read more at imdb.com

Being the second short on the Animatrix DVD, and like the rest, running at about 9 minutes in total, this contains a lot of story, and a lot of hints at the past story of man. As it contains so... Read more at imdb.com

**Warning! Spoilers Ahead!**This short is part one of two that expound upon the brief portion of "The Matrix" in which Morpheus explains how the matrix came to be. Because we already know the story, the plot itself is no surprise;... Read more at imdb.com

This is the second part of 'The Animatrix', a collection of animated short movies that tell us a little more about the world of 'The Matrix'.In this one we learn how men and machines could not work and live together.... Read more at imdb.com

'The second beginning' as it's title explains, shows us the beginning of the end for the human race. Set long before the matrix existed, this short anime written by the Wachowski's shows us the world that could lay infront of... Read more at imdb.com

The Second Renaissance, part 1 let's us show how the machines first revolted against the humans. It all starts of with a single case, in which the machines claim that they have a right to live as well, while the... Read more at imdb.com