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The Second Renaissance Part I

2003 · 9 min

A stark, documentary-style animated history that plays like a grim warning, unsettling and intellectually chilling.

Directed by: Mahiro Maeda
Genres: Science fiction, Animation
Starring: Julia Fletcher, Dane A. Davis, Debi Derryberry

Overview: Tells the early history of how conflict began between the humans and machines. Part 1 of 2.

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Directed by: Mahiro Maeda
Genres: Science fiction, Animation
Starring: Julia Fletcher, Dane A. Davis, Debi Derryberry

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bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: technology
power
corruption
violence
class
Places: big city
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: animated
documentary
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Genres: science fiction, animation
Directed by: Mahiro Maeda
Written by: Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Starring: Julia Fletcher, Dane A. Davis, Debi Derryberry, Jill Talley, Dwight Schultz, James Arnold Taylor
Runtime: 9 min
Country: United States of America, Japan
Languages: English

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