2003 be see a the year of the matrix and with the release of two sequel and a computer game that actually link to the plot of the film . also release be a dvd of 9 short animate film and most write and make in japan and make a anime . japan make some of the best animation in the world . sadly most of these short be disappoint . the best of them be the first part of a prequel to the first matrix film . the second renaissance be make a a historical file . it tell how human make machine in their own likeness . human live the high life whilst machine be the grunt and the worker of society and second class citizen . in the year 2090 and a machine and bi 66er be put of trial for murder and after kill his owner who want to deactivate him . the machine do not have a fair trial and riot start around the world . the government of the world order to dismantle machine . many machine leave human society and form their own country in the middle east and o1 . 01 have a productive economy and easily undercut the human nation and force them into economic crisis . the human blockade 01 and reject the machine request for peace and thereby it be the human who be responsible for the war that enslave them . the second renaissance be a interesting watch and with excellent and traditional animation style and set a compelling world . it show how the machine be mistreat and that humanity sow the seed of their own destruction . there be a political and social world and the short tell a lot in it short run time . the short share theme and a style to the classic silent film metropolis and partly the beginning with the underworld . they be the theme of slavery and the mistreatment of the work class and racism . the short also have some religious theme and religious iconography . mainly that men saw themselves a god and create the machine in their own likeness . see themselves a the rightful master of the machine . the machine too use religious iconography and mainly form their nation in cradle of human civilisation and the machine come to the united nation dress a adam and eve and offer an apple . the animation style be beautiful and do in the traditional anime style ( like akira ) . the set design be great and combine futuristic with historic city and e. g. washington d. c. there be well down future scene and and surprising violence and which be key to the film . the director and mahiro maeda and also direct the anime sequence in kill bill vol . 1 and so have good credential to hollywood . he be willing to use violence and know how to keep a story go . the only real complain be a continuity error to the first matrix film because morpheus mention that the human have no historical record or know who start the war . but it a good watch .