Why Bonus story is Great (and Bad)

The Animatrix starts off with a tale that fills in the gaps of the least loved of the three Matrix films, Revolutions. Explaining how Zion discovered the fleet of robot drills making their way towards the city, and giving us a good throwback to what felt like a scene straight out of Reloaded. However, as the stories progressed, the themes and tales grew more abstract. Straying away from the aesthetic of the trilogy, and falling back to rely on the aesthetic of each individual animation artist. I'm not saying this is bad, but it is. These stories were written by the Wachowski Brothers, the creators of the original story. Thus, one would expect similar aesthetics and themes throughout. This is not what happens. Instead, we are tossed into a bunch of different visuals that occasionally throw off the viewer from the story, creating a disconnect that doesn't match the themes. In the short about Kidd, we are shown a style of animation that feels more like a coming of age, light-hearted film, but in the end, we are met with a grizzly suicide that is suggested to be okay. How does that add up? Now, the themes are becoming wishy washy as well. In the final short we watched, a robot nearly falls in love with a human after an interaction with her. Okay. This is nothing like the Matrix movies. I'll give it a chance though. After the robot saves the woman from her demise, she abandons it in fear. Alright, now things are getting interesting. Then the credits roll.

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What!?

How can you end a short that has only just begun?? The Wachowski Brothers delve into these deep and relevant themes, only to surface moments after entering. Sure, the films look pretty, but I want a story that makes me question things and think about new topics. In the end, I feel, the unique animation that has been done to these shorts, is tossed aside by lazy writing.