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What A Cartoon Movie! - The Animatrix
🕑 Added 2020-01-27 01:58:59 +0000 UTCThis month's WAC Movie is here in its new slot as the final What A Cartoon episode of the month, and boy, is this one is a biggie! Our longest podcast to date, all about The Matrix phenomenon and the anthology film inspired by it, The Animatrix! We talk about how The Wachowski Sisters teamed up with the Japanese animators that inspired them, and how it led to nine short films set in the reality of The Matrix. Listen now to be transported back to 2003 for this celebration of anime!
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AllTheTrophies
I knew that the Matrix as a whole was rife with Alice in Wonderland allusions, but it wasn’t until I listened to this podcast that I understood how often they can dive into it. Even Ash’s cat’s name is Dinah, the name of Alice’s cat. Perhaps they tried a little too hard to hammer that home
Dan Vincent
Ah, thanks for the clarification. That's unfortunate, but understandable. Thanks for the info!
Talking Simpsons
Unfortunately Patreon has a file size limit and we have to cut down on the bitrate to host some of the super-long podcasts. - Bob
Dan Vincent
I'm still listening to this, and the content has been great so far. However, I do have a minor complaint. I know that being four hours long will result in a large file size, but the encoded bitrate (something like an effective 86kbps VBR) is pretty low, and lower than the Iron Giant's 96kbps effective rate. That extra ten kbps between this and the Iron Giant one made the compression artifacts even more noticeable. On a long listening session, artifacts make it more fatiguing to listen to the show. Since WAC movie pods are Patreon only, can they have at least a 128kbps effective rate?
