Kid's Story (2003)

Director:

Shinichirô Watanabe

Writers:

Larry Wachowski (story) and
Andy Wachowski (story) ...

Genre:

Animation | Sci-Fi | Short

Plot:

A teenager's dreams which conclude with him falling off a building, lead him to believe that the reality he lives in, may not be so real after all.

Plot Keywords:

Cellular Phone | Dream | Fall From Height | Skateboard | Chase

Cast

Clayton Watson	...	Michael Karl Popper (The Kid) (voice)
Keanu Reeves	...	Neo (voice)
Carrie-Anne Moss	...	Trinity (voice)
John DeMita	...	Teacher (voice)
Kevin Michael Richardson	...	Cop (voice) (as Kevin M. Richardson)
James Arnold Taylor	...	Miscellaneous Voices (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hiroaki Hirata	...	(voice)
Hikaru Midorikawa	...	(voice)
Fumihiko Tachiki	...	(voice)
Hiromi Tsuru	...	(voice)
Yûsaku Yara	...	(voice)

Also Known As:

The Animatrix: Kid's Story (USA) (series title)

Runtime:

UK:15 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Finland:K-15

Company:

Studio 4°C

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: During the first part of the short, where Mr. Popper is typing, his keystrokes are inconsistent with what appears of the screen.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Hard Problem: The Science Behind the Fiction (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE

Impressive

some have commented that this is plot-light, and in some ways it is, but it doesnt need a plot. this episode of the animatrix is pure philosophy and lead in to a great character in the films. the key to overcoming reality in the matrix is to unlearn everything you know. if you can learn that gravity is meaningless, then it is meaningless, our minds hold total power. and if we can make ourselves believe that death is not the end....well.. brilliant philosophy, amazing, unique animation. great stuff.