{"id":736,"date":"2002-10-08T23:15:42","date_gmt":"2002-10-09T07:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/10\/08\/animatrix\/"},"modified":"2019-11-27T15:39:13","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T23:39:13","slug":"animatrix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/10\/08\/animatrix\/","title":{"rendered":"Animatrix"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:15769,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.grrl.com\\\/bpbondage.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20251123105202\\\/http:\\\/\\\/www.grrl.com\\\/bpbondage.html&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-13 22:34:09&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-07 14:47:48&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-07 14:47:48&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:15770,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.toonopedia.com\\\/roger.htm&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:15771,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/whatisthematrix.warnerbros.com\\\/rl_cmp\\\/animatrix_trailer_640.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20090905020717\\\/http:\\\/\\\/whatisthematrix.warnerbros.com:80\\\/rl_cmp\\\/animatrix_trailer_640.html&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/redirectore.warnerbros.com\\\/BFROM=whatisthematrix.warnerbros.com\\\/rl_cmp\\\/animatrix_trailer_640.html&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-28 03:45:20&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-07 14:47:49&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-07 14:47:49&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:12917,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.amazon.com\\\/exec\\\/obidos\\\/ASIN\\\/B00000K19E\\\/djwudicom-20&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260312035953\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.amazon.com\\\/exec\\\/obidos\\\/ASIN\\\/B00000K19E\\\/djwudicom-20&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.amazon.com\\\/exec\\\/obidos\\\/ASIN\\\/B00000K19E\\\/djwudicom-20&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-25 18:28:33&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-01 04:32:24&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-07 12:32:22&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-07 12:32:22&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>What is the Animatrix?<\/p>\n<p>Well, okay, so my first answer would probably involve something along the lines of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grrl.com\/bpbondage.html\" title=\"All Tied Up\">Betty Page<\/a> making a cameo in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.toonopedia.com\/roger.htm\" title=\"Roger Rabbit\">Roger Rabbit<\/a> cartoon. But that&#8217;d be wrong.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/graphics\/2002\/10\/graphics\/animatrix.jpg\" title=\"Animatrix screen grab\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Animatrix screen grab\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/graphics\/2002\/10\/graphics\/animatrix-thumb.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"65\" align=\"right\" \/><\/a>It&#8217;s actually the title of a DVD coming out sometime in 2003, where (as far as I can tell from <a href=\"http:\/\/whatisthematrix.warnerbros.com\/rl_cmp\/animatrix_trailer_640.html\" title=\"Animatrix Trailer\">the trailer<\/a>) nine stories set in the universe of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B00000K19E\/djwudicom-20\" title=\"The Matrix\">The Matrix<\/a> will be told using various styles of animation. Sounds cool, and quite a few of the shots in the trailer are little short of mindblowing. Certainly seems to be worth keeping an eye out for, in any case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the Animatrix? Well, okay, so my first answer would probably involve something along the lines of Betty Page making a cameo in a Roger Rabbit cartoon. 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