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merylsilverburg · Jun 11th, 2003, 08:56 PM

I picked all of them, because I really enjoyed each story and how they relate to the films in a little way. Plus, they revealed possible hints for the last film.

The only I really didn't like that much was "Matriculated". The animation was nice, but I didn't quite understand the story and how it relates to the film. Hm...maybe I'm just dumb...

Minor Spoilers:
Two of my favorites concerning story, are "World Record" and "Program". What I liked about "World Record" is how they're trying to say that no one in the Matrix is truly "free" no matter how much you try to escape (at least that's what I was getting from the story). Using sprinting/running as the concept is very interesting and the ending was pretty sad to me. As for animation, it was okay, but the colors and character designs were what really grabbed my attention. The colors are very bland and keep with the same balance with each other. I also enjoyed how the colors made the setting look like a "wasteland" which is almost appropriate with how the Matrix is described. If no one is free, they are stuck in the Matrix and left to "rot".
For "Program", I loved the setting of using ancient Japan, but incorporating the future terms and situation. Plus, the theme of the story as "will you choose love or Zion" relates very well with what happened regarding Neo in the films. The colors used are bold and dark, very close to a lot of Japanese art.

"Detective's Story" was quite enjoyable and the unique "black and white" reminds me of those classic, noir detective stories. Plus, using a grainy surface over the animation made the story seem gritty and realistic. The story was okay, it didn't do much to relate to the films, but it was good anyway.

"Kid's Story" has great animation and I liked how the characters looked: sketchy, simple, and surreal (like a dream). This story was basically surreal all over and it kinda reminds me of that famous painting "The Scream" by Edvard Munch. Not so much as the background, but the animation. The story is good too and I especially enjoyed the ending.

Jun 11th, 2003, 08:56 PM	#8
merylsilverburg Enemy or Ally? Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 4,023	I picked all of them, because I really enjoyed each story and how they relate to the films in a little way. Plus, they revealed possible hints for the last film. The only I really didn't like that much was "Matriculated". The animation was nice, but I didn't quite understand the story and how it relates to the film. Hm...maybe I'm just dumb... Minor Spoilers: Two of my favorites concerning story, are "World Record" and "Program". What I liked about "World Record" is how they're trying to say that no one in the Matrix is truly "free" no matter how much you try to escape (at least that's what I was getting from the story). Using sprinting/running as the concept is very interesting and the ending was pretty sad to me. As for animation, it was okay, but the colors and character designs were what really grabbed my attention. The colors are very bland and keep with the same balance with each other. I also enjoyed how the colors made the setting look like a "wasteland" which is almost appropriate with how the Matrix is described. If no one is free, they are stuck in the Matrix and left to "rot". For "Program", I loved the setting of using ancient Japan, but incorporating the future terms and situation. Plus, the theme of the story as "will you choose love or Zion" relates very well with what happened regarding Neo in the films. The colors used are bold and dark, very close to a lot of Japanese art. "Detective's Story" was quite enjoyable and the unique "black and white" reminds me of those classic, noir detective stories. Plus, using a grainy surface over the animation made the story seem gritty and realistic. The story was okay, it didn't do much to relate to the films, but it was good anyway. "Kid's Story" has great animation and I liked how the characters looked: sketchy, simple, and surreal (like a dream). This story was basically surreal all over and it kinda reminds me of that famous painting "The Scream" by Edvard Munch. Not so much as the background, but the animation. The story is good too and I especially enjoyed the ending. __________________ "You're a louse Roger Smith" ~ R. Dorothy Wayneright "Have a little priest" ~ Mrs. Lovett "Grim Reaper, you could not get the women? What was the problem? Didn't you reap them with your grim reaping equipment?" "I tried that but the women, they all know hopscotch" ~ Eddie Izzard You Can Help

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