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The Animatrix: The Second Renaissance Part II

Original title: The Second Renaissance Part II
  • Video
  • 2003
  • TV-MA
  • 10m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
7.2K
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The Animatrix: The Second Renaissance Part II (2003)
Adult AnimationAnimeCyberpunkHand-Drawn AnimationAnimationDramaSci-FiShort

With the robot city isolated and it's ambassadors ejected form the United Nations, a trade war begins to protect the human economy from superior products. When the trade war escalates into w... Read allWith the robot city isolated and it's ambassadors ejected form the United Nations, a trade war begins to protect the human economy from superior products. When the trade war escalates into war the machines begin a seemingly unstoppable march across the globe. With solutions runni... Read allWith the robot city isolated and it's ambassadors ejected form the United Nations, a trade war begins to protect the human economy from superior products. When the trade war escalates into war the machines begin a seemingly unstoppable march across the globe. With solutions running out man darkens the sky to try and shut out the machine's main energy source, but the m... Read all

  • Director
    • Mahiro Maeda
  • Writers
    • Lilly Wachowski
    • Lana Wachowski
  • Stars
    • Julia Fletcher
    • Dane A. Davis
    • Debi Derryberry
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    7.2K
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    • Director
      • Mahiro Maeda
    • Writers
      • Lilly Wachowski
      • Lana Wachowski
    • Stars
      • Julia Fletcher
      • Dane A. Davis
      • Debi Derryberry
    • 16User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Julia Fletcher
    • The Instructor
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    Dane A. Davis
    Dane A. Davis
    • 01 Versatran Spokesman
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    • (as Dane Davis)
    Debi Derryberry
    Debi Derryberry
    • Kid
    • (voice)
    Jill Talley
    Jill Talley
    • Mother
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    Dwight Schultz
    Dwight Schultz
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    James Arnold Taylor
    James Arnold Taylor
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    • Director
      • Mahiro Maeda
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      • Lilly Wachowski
      • Lana Wachowski
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    10Agent10

    The best of the Animatrix shorts

    There is no comparison to this short film. While it is the bloodiest and possibly has the least amount of plot, the idea and brutality of this story brings about a side of the Matrix that no one could ever have dreamed of. The eventual taking over of mankind was rather interesting, but the thing that was missing was the beginning of the human revolution and the first tests of the actual Matrix. But then again, this film did just fine without those two little plot points, considering the story moved along quite nicely. The only other question I have though is, why weren't the two stories combined for the sake of continuity?
    10Darth_Vicious

    A good history lesson

    I love history in all its forms, even made up movie history. And this movie was one hell of a history lesson. It displayed suffering like I've never seen before. It gave more meaning to the other movies. And it also made think. Is the human rebellion against the machine slavery just? (Don't want to express further thoughts about that in this comment because it would spoil the movie). And the animations were fantastic. In short: one hell of a movie.
    BushidoHacks

    A serious dose of the Red Pill that hits close to reality

    Who is the lesser of two evils?

    I think the hook in this film was how the machines located their city, 01, in an area of great turmoil: The Middle East.

    When the peaceful robots offer recognition, the world reacted negatively. When the world fell, 01 tortured the world that abused and refused them.

    Is it really justice for the machines to enslave humanity? Is it really the best interest for the world to destroy itself to destroy its enemy through private agendas and contractors, likewise, is it really the best interest for the enemy to the world through terrorism and fear that the world will continue to use them for what they can only provide?

    The terror does not come from 01 or the world, it comes from people with personal interest, great influence, and strong ideology.

    Like all good films, they are the red pill stories. This is one of them.

    Wake up, it's not a dream! IT IS REAL! An inevitable end...WAKE UP! Delay the apocalypse by taking action and responsibility for ones own mistakes.
    7briancham1994

    Super brutal

    Wow, this was dark and depressing. If you thought the first part was violent, get ready for the next level! Here everything escalates and ramps up the intensity. We see the resolution of the war and the beginning of the human-machine symbiosis that we glimpsed in The Matrix (1999). Very effective in showing the brutality of the war.
    7rbverhoef

    Again pretty good

    This is the third part of 'The Animatrix', a collection of animated short movies that tell us a little more about the world of 'The Matrix'. It is part 2 of 'The Second Renaissance' and this part tells us how men tried to wipe out the machines but were wiped out themselves. We see how the machines use the energy from the human bodies in their own benefit. We see what was told in 'The Matrix'. Again a little history from the world of 'The Matrix'.

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      The first Machines mown down in the war scene are the most humanoid, and by the end of the battle only the most alien designs are left standing. This ties in to a backstory point mentioned in "The Art of the Matrix": by the time of The Matrix, the Machines are meant to have developed a bigotry against humanoid shapes, with the most human robots falling in to the lowest "caste".
    • Quotes

      The Instructor: May there be mercy on man and machine for their sins.

    • Connections
      Edited into The Animatrix (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Big Wednesday
      Written by Adam Freedman, Jamie Stevens and Frank Xavier

      Performed by Free*land

      Courtesy of Marine Parade

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    • Release date
      • May 6, 2003 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Animatrix: The Second Renaissance Part 2
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Village Roadshow Pictures
      • Silver Pictures
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