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Kid's Story is one of 9 short films in The Animatrix series that reveals more about the world of The Matrix. It was written by the Wachowski brothers and directed by Shinichiro Watanabe, with animation and production design by Studio 4°C, Tokyo.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Voice actors 3 Music 4 Trivia 5 See also 6 External links

The Kid gets a personal invitation from Neo, The One, to escape The Matrix. The following day, he is chased through his high school by a band of Agents, and ultimately is cornered on the roof. He asserts his faith in Neo, and throws himself from the roof - it promptly cuts to his funeral. The short fades up from black as The Kid awakens in the real world to see Neo and Trinity watching over him. They remark that he has achieved "self substantiation" (removing oneself from the Matrix without external aid), which was considered impossible. However, in both the short itself and The Matrix Reloaded The Kid seems to believe it was Neo's actions, not his own, that saved him.

Self-substantiation is never thoroughly discussed in any part of the series, however Dan in the Animatrix short, "World Record" similarly manages to exit the matrix without the use of a Red Pill.

• Clayton Watson — Michael Karl Popper (The Kid)
• Keanu Reeves — Neo
• Carrie-Anne Moss — Trinity
• John DeMita — Teacher
• Kevin Michael Richardson — Cop (as Kevin M. Richardson)
• James Arnold Taylor — Additional Voice

• Opening: Who am I (Peace Orchestra)
• Chase Scene: Masters of the Universe [version played on the album Shango] (Juno Reactor)

• The school in the film is based on two schools in the San Francisco Bay Area, where filming for The Matrix Reloaded took place: Alameda High School located in Alameda, California, and Berkeley High School in Berkeley, California.
• The teacher in the film is based on the former Vice Principal of Alameda High.
• The main character of this story later appears as a minor character in The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions and emerges as the leader of "E Pluribus Neo", a break-away faction from Zion in the The Matrix Online game that takes place after Revolutions.
• This is the only one of the animated shorts contained in "The Animatrix" which Keanu Reaves appears in.

• Simulated reality

• An interview with one of people involved in making "Kid's Story"

The Works of Shinichiro Watanabe v • d • e

TV series: Macross Plus | Cowboy Bebop | Samurai Champloo Films: Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door Short films: A Detective Story | Kid's Story | Baby Blue

The Matrix series
Films	The Matrix  • The Matrix Reloaded  • The Matrix Revolutions
The Animatrix	Final Flight of the Osiris • The Second Renaissance • Kid's Story • Program • World Record • Beyond • A Detective Story • Matriculated
Soundtracks	The Matrix: Original Motion Picture Score • The Matrix: Music from the Motion Picture • The Matrix Reloaded: The Album The Matrix Revolutions: Music From The Motion Picture • The Animatrix: The Album • Enter The Matrix: Original Soundtrack From The Videogame
Games	Enter the Matrix • The Matrix Online • The Matrix: Path of Neo
Characters	Neo • Trinity • Morpheus • Agent Smith • Agents • Oracle • Architect • Niobe • Merovingian • Persephone • Sati • Seraph • Twins • Deus Ex Machina • Minor human characters • Programs and machines
Locations	The Matrix • Mega City • Club Hel • Mobil Ave • Zero One (Machine City) • Zion • List of ships in the Matrix series
Cast and crew	Wachowski brothers • Keanu Reeves • Laurence Fishburne • Carrie-Anne Moss • Hugo Weaving • Jada Pinkett Smith • Owen Paterson • John Gaeta • Geof Darrow • Steve Skroce
Other topics	The Matrix Comics • Thematic motifs • Matrix digital rain • The Matrix character names • The Matrix Revisited • The Ultimate Matrix Collection • Matrix cell phone • Bluepill • Redpill
Related topics	Bullet time • Cyberpunk • Digitalism • The Hero's Journey • Martial arts film • Simulated reality • Virtual reality • The Official Matrix Exhibit • Cadillac CTS
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