The Animatrix: Beyond

It is interesting that no one mentions that this part is actually connecting the matrix universe to the Stalker movie from Tarkovsky. There are visual references and the whole idea of the zone of strange things makes sure for me that the creators kept that movie in mind. Maybe the reason is that the two audiences are quite different: Matrix-buffs and fans of classic russian movies do not overlap. However, this background information makes the part more interesting, and not necessarily as a backstory of the Matrix-universe (where all interpretations are aimed). This is my favorite, technically it is beautiful, and compositionally it is very oeconomical.