Horst in Translation ([email protected]) This is one of the most popular segments of the Animatrix and this may be due to the fact that several actors from the live action movies do voice acting in here. The protagonist is a boy who seems to feel that something isn't right. Before he gets killed, he manages to get out of the Matrix. There are quite a few parallels here between Neo very early in the first Matrix film and our hero here. Just like the other Animatrix segments, this was written by the Wachowskis and the director here is Shinichirô Watanabe. I do not think the 15 minutes stated here are correct, this was certainly closer, maybe around 9 minutes. I enjoyed watching this one because it actually had a real connection to the live action "Matrix" films unlike most of the others. One of my favorites from the series and I recommend it.

william (willsgb) one of two of the nine Animatrix shorts connected directly to the first movie sequel Reloaded, this explains what the kid pestering Neo in Zion was on about. It reveals his escape from the matrix, which involves him asking questions on his computer and getting a cryptic reply, black screen, green typing, like Neo's white rabbit chat in the Matrix. at school, his phone rings, and his teacher confronts him when he is told off but it rings a second time and he answers.he is warned to escape, which he does, with some interesting slippery animation depicting him skateboarding through his school, chased by his teacher and a whole bunch of agents. he is cornered and climbs out of a window to the roof. the short began with the kid dreaming of a suicidal jump from a rooftop, which the kid performs after asserting his belief in Neo.his funeral is attended by his teacher who talks of delusions and of the real world being a scary place to the kid. then the kid wakes in the real world as Neo and Trinity discuss his self substantiation and Neo tells the kid he saved himself when the kid tells Neo he saved him, something annoyingly repeated in Reloaded and Revolutions.Keanu and Carrie voicing their characters add a welcome authenticity to the short, and the animation by Studio 4°C combines rubbery pencils and colours with seemingly real world, photo-realistic backgrounds, a dualistic reference to the distinction between the real world and the matrix, surely a consciously chosen style of animation for that purpose, if not then an interesting coincidence. Shinichiro Watanabe of cowboy bebop fame directs this worthy effort and matrix enthusiasts should enjoy the escapist fiction and revel in the truth of the kid's story.

bones272 I enjoyed this short, the method of the animation gave it a surreal quality, which helped to convey how this kid felt about his initial question regarding dreams and reality.But after reading several comments here, I beg to differ that this kid in the animae short is the same kid that followed Neo around like a lost puppy.The kid in Reload was actually in the first movie, except that he was much younger. Remember the child Neo saw playing with the spoon as they both waited to see the Oracle? I believe those two are one in the same.As for the problem of age - who is to say that just because you are 24 years old in real life, that your representation within the Matrix is also 24 years old? You could very well be younger or older.

katanacow232 I don't know what is is but the whole short was very cool. One of my favorites. Even thought it had had-draw pictures that were all wavy and stuff is was still very fun to watch. Also the sound was too notch when he was falling through the sky and past the railing.