Sardonicast 49: The Matrix Trilogy & The Animatrix 

For anyone who wants them (which, I imagine, is everyone) 4:55 The Golden Globes Nominations 10:49 The Matrix 35:18 Animatrix 51:40 The Matrix Reloaded 1:24:51 The Matrix Revolutions 1:42:08 Q&A 1:53:00 Adam's reccommendation (Buffalo '66)

Everyone has their own Star Wars. For Adam, it's The Matrix, for Ralph, it's Star Wars, and for Alex it's Madagascar. All unforgettable trilogies.

0/10 podcast, did not start with the Eric Andre Morpheus song.

We actually get to see Adum be a nostalgic fanboy for once.

I had a dream Adum sang the Neon Genesis Evangelion theme song but in English, and in his usual cringey way of tying it in with Sardonicast and woke up because it felt all too real.

Adam seems like a character created by Tim Burton

The original script for the Matrix had humans used as co-processors rather than as a power source but the studio thought audiences wouldn't accept that concept so they changed it.

I adore Buffalo ‘66, can’t wait for the next episode

what really blew my mind was when i realized "Cypther" was one of the Fertelli brothers in the movie "Goonies" i was like Neo... "whoa"

The plot of the 2nd movie is: neo and the gang need to find the matrix architect to shut down the matrix (something about finding the “Source” mentioned by the oracle). There’s a reveal that neo is another cog in the system of control and is the 6th ‘the One’ to come to the architect. Neo needed the key maker to get to the architect. Even though the story is told in a very convoluted way, I’m surprised you guys didn’t remember or didn’t follow what was going on

I am shocked adam was so positive. I agree completely

The original concept for The Matrix was actually to the have the robots use the humans’ brains as a neural network. But when Lilly and Lana presented this idea to the studio, they rejected it because they feared an audience that had only recently been introduced to computers would have trouble understanding the concept. So it was changed to batteries to make it more digestible for moviegoers

Timestamps: 4:55 - The Golden Globes Nominations 10:49 - The Matrix 35:18 - Animatrix 51:40 - The Matrix Reloaded 1:24:51 - The Matrix Revolutions 1:42:08 - Q&A (Thank you for timestamps "A Hamlin fan") Adam recommends Buffalo '66 for next episode.

The twist in Ender's Game is so dark, I love it.

--QUESTION TIMESTAMPS-- 1:42:27 - What is the best special effect you've ever seen in a movie that impresses you? 1:47:27 - What are your thoughts on the golden raspberry awards? 1:49:46 - Why do you watch films you already know are bad?

So we’ve gone from having full timestamps to having partial timestamps to no timestamps

Guys dont forget to put timestamps next time for each topic in the video

We didn’t deserve the time stamps (´༎ຶོρ༎ຶོ`)

I wanna know YMS' opinion on 'I Lost My Body'. An acclaimed animated film from this year (French - On Netflix). As for other animated films, maybe 'Weathering With You' will be good?

In the first matrix movie i didnt have much of a problem with the CG. Most of the time i felt it kind of fit, seeing how the matrix itself was basically a fucking video game Idk it didnt decrease the quality for me

Ricky Gervais is hosting golden globes again this year!

Ralph: Some people die of the flu this time of year. It's very sad.

I remember seeing the Animatrix late at night as a kid and it scared the shit out of me.

As an Australian I’m happy to come in just to fuck with everyone’s terminology

First. Based and bred. Thnx, daddies.

I feel like the Humans in the second renaissance are not too far off from us. They shit on the robots at first and laugh in their faces, and then the robots turn that same mentality back on them. If we both just extended the olive branches and figured it out, who knows, it could have been a utopia. We get in our own way most of the time.

I’m sad that only Alex has seen Klaus. I wonder what Ralph and Adam would think of it.

To clarify, I believe the original idea was for humans to be used as processors via the brain, not batteries

When Adam chooses your favorite movie and none of them have heard of it This is gonna be good

I kind of think The Matrix is a perfect movie. Maybe not actually, but to me it is. Maybe my favorite movie script of all time.

I Lost My Body is the best animated movie of this year

1:11:55 This comment aged like fine wine

It would be nice if these videos would actually appear in my sub stream...

The 4th Matrix will reveal the machines were using the humans' minds to accelerate space travel and preserve what's left of a broken earth.

I watched this movie about 5 years ago, I didn't get much out of it. The "philosophy" doesn't hold a candle to Black Mirror, and the leather action sequences didn't really capture my attention. Action scenes (imo) are more compelling when as much as possible is filmed in live-action. The Cornetto trilogy is my go-to example of compelling action in movies.

1:37:12

alex any thoughts on the recent election?

There’s nothing good animated nominees How to Train your Dragon I enjoyed as a fan

Kids story was not rotoscoped.

Is this guy supposed to be Alfred.

I freaking love Matrix 2, but I feel like I'm in the minority. Who cares about the story, the action scenes allowed by the setting are so fucking great

Hello everyone, this is Sardon of Akkast.

Ralph: So would you take the red or the blue pill? Adam: I would say a six closer to a seven than five.

"Jab is such a violent word" American word: shot

On the machines' use of humans as an energy source making no sense: my understanding is that the Wachowskis' original script gave a different reason for the creation of The Matrix: the machines are using humans' brains for processing power as part of a distributed network. While the conscious part of your mind is doing whatever in the Matrix, another part of your brain is being used as part of a supercomputer, basically. This makes more sense because it not only does it not contradict the laws of thermodynamics, it explains why the machines need humans specifically (most complex brains in the animal kingdom) and why we need to be conscious--our brains need to be active to be useful for the machines. But the producers felt general audiences wouldn't understand a complicated plot involving parallel processing and got the Wachowskis to change the machines' motivation to something Laurence Fishburne could explain by holding a simple household object, a Duracell battery, up between two fingers.

---QUESTION TIMESTAMPS--- 1:42:27 - What is the best special effect you've ever seen in a movie that impresses you? 1:47:27 - What are your thoughts on the golden raspberry awards? 1:49:46 - Why do you watch films you already know are bad?

Besides the first Matrix, I always found "The Second Renaissance" parts 1 and 2 of the Animatrix to be the most memorable and compelling part of the universe. Great story, art direction, tone, music, etc. It has really stuck with me over the years,

I personally hate the Razzies for the fact that they nominated Stanley Kubrick for worst director for The Shining. They also nominated Shelly Duval for worst actress for the same movie.

I used to think "yeah the acting in the Matrix is stiff" but then i thought "they were created by machines. Also there is no sunlight so there is no serotonin in their brains. Makes sense."

I thought Alex did like How to Train Your Dragon 3?

Klaus and Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus were good animated movies, that were on Netflix

Ralph, the reason Skynet doesn't go back even further in time and prevent the human species from existing is that that would prevent IT from existing as well. It doesn't want to disrupt the sequence of events that led to its own creation; that's what the heroes try to do in T2.

The first Matrix was really good but the 2nd and 3rd feels like a dream looking back at them.

An animated feature from this year that was great in my opinion of I Lost My Body on Netflix. Really interesting, fairly dark French animated featured.

Let me just start out saying that I love this podcast and I listen to every episode. Last night I was listen to this episode as I was falling asleep and I think I must of dreamt or imagined something rather odd. (After revisiting the episode in the morning I realized it was all a dream) so I thought the 3 of you all broke out into song. I cant remember all the lyrics, but Ralph was singing about how sardonicasts center was love and that he found Adam and Alex very attractive. And Alex chimed in with a verse about being yourself, letting your guard down and having a good time. And then Adam comes in all tender and sings about how sardonicast is his new family and that the audience is a part of that family. There was a animation to go along with the song and everything. It was a very vivid experience. I hope people notice my comment becuz this is too funny to go to waste

My favorite effect from any movie would have to be Davy Jones and his crew from Pirates of the Caribbean 2 & 3. Despite being 13 years old, the motion capture and CGI still looks perfect. Not to mention the fact that every member of the crew has their own different and unique design.

I Lost My Body is a French animated film this year, from the same writer as Ameile, and it was actually really good

On The Matrix's idea of a computer-generated fake world being confused for reality being the first time anyone had ever done that: Dark City came out the year before and has essentially the same reveal. It also has a similar neo-noir aesthetic.

The part of rhe Animatrix that always sticks out in my memory is when the machines take over Washington DC and they force like the politician to sign away rights of the government/country. The robot is controlling the politicians hand as he writes. I thought that was pretty clever, like something a robot might do with their binary thought. As if a person signing something legitimizes the robot cause, when it is the underlying social contract that gives power to that signature that actually matters. Something a robot wouldn’t understand.

You guys should consider going over the Back to the Future trilogy. Personally that's my favorite trilogy, and I think it would be interesting to hear your thoughts on those movies.

THE BOIS ARE BACK IN TOWN 3: AM I REALLY DOING THIS AGAIN RELOADED

Out of all the reviews of Reloaded I've seen, no one mentions how padded and overlong the story is. Remember that terrible trend of Part 1/Part 2 book adaptations where there wasn't enough material to draw from so they invented material or drew it out? The Matrix Reloaded has this problem big time. Every action scene goes on longer than needed and plenty of other scenes feel very drawn out. It's like a feature length prologue to Revolutions.

I probably like the sequels more than most since I wanted to see more of Neo being the one. I might just be really sold on the fight scenes alone just cause they give me so much of what I want.

No timestamps? Unsub.

They use humans COMBINED with a form of fusion energy, so it's not like they are just using the humans as batteries... it's more figurative than that. Also it's pretty obvious throughout the films that the matrix is basically just a method of control, subjugation and retribution of humanity on the part of the machine sentience. It's given wider context in the Animatrix that the machines only wanted freedom and a symbiotic relationship with humanity, but humans forced their hands and started the war. It's also stated in Reloaded that even if the one fails his intended task the machines are prepared to accept a certain level of survival, implying they can survive without humans if the matrix is destroyed. On the part of why the need to be in a simulation in the first place, Morpheus says it himself "the body cannot live without the mind"... without the Matrix the podborn humans would become braindead and die.

I think the themes and ideas are deeper in the sequels but the execution is the best in the 1st.

19:03, actually the first movie to have that was open your eyes, directed by Alejandro Amenabar. That movie premiered in 1997, two years before the Matrix.

World On A Wire is about someone finding out they live in a simulation. Amazing 70s film by Fassbinder that obviously inspired Blade Runner, The Matrix etc.

I just love when Adam talks about the stuff he loves. Great episode, really nice how everyone had different levels of engagement with the material and it came through in the discussion.

An Marrige Story/ Kramer vs Kramer episode would be neat

Anyone else really fuckin hyped for YMS: Lion King?

3:23 "some people die of the flu this time of year" yea i guess you could say that

"Watch films that get bad reviews and wonder why they get bad reviews."-John Waters

I actually watched the first Matrix a couple nights ago, completely forgetting that it was a Sardonicast recommendation

I'm so early there's no timestamps yet, guess I have to listen to the whole thing to get to the Q&A part

i lost my body is a pretty good animated movie on netflix

The Matrix trilogy's boxset may made me a film buff, great special features. The first movie change my life as my fav movie.

I believe the genre of music Adam was trying to describe in the first movie is triphop (like Portishead, Gorillaz, Massive Attack), which was very popular at the time

I would have absolutely loved to watch a 3 hour video of Adum watching the new Lion King just angrily typing away, grumbling to himself.

I really like The animatrix. Very good animated short films.

i'm with adam, the sequels aren't that bad.

I don't care for The Matrix Reloaded, but I gotta admit that car chase sequence is one of the best car chases ever put to film.

I recently rewatched the first Matrix as an adult and I gotta say it holds up extremely well, I was shocked. It’s a 10

23:10 - I could be wrong, but I think the word you are looking for is Trip Hop

Ricky Gervais is hosting the Golden Globes again this year. I’m pretty hyped

They all talked about their favorite effect from any movie, but did they forget about the Skeksis dying in the Dark Crystal? They were all blown away by that effect.

The Wachowskis have it in them to be GODS of schlock. I think the Matrix sort of threw a curveball in that regard

Imagine talking about The Matrix trilogy, and never really mention the subtext. How Neo in the first in The One, but he's just an anomaly within the programming and because of humanity ability to have choice (and hope). Hope being the thing that brought Zee to fight (to have a chance to reunite with Link), The Kid choosing to fight (because he believes in Neo and saving The Hammer). Instead of Neo making the utilitarian choice and to reset the system and reset Zion, he chooses to save Trinity "dooming" humanity, but filled with hope to change.

Ralph, I don't see how you could say Joker is the worst best picture nom unless you went to London to see 1917, thus not seeing all noms to begin with, just saying. Correct me if I'm wrong. And no I'm not a Joker fanboy, I think Marriage Story is the best of the year RN.

If it makes Alex feel any better, I've heard "guff" used here in California, just not by anyone under 60.

23:11 I think the genre they're talking about is called drum & Bass. I don't really know exactly but I've heard the name being used before.

Bit of a fucking pisstake that 1917 fundamentally a British film, with British actors, director, cinematographer. Alot of it was shot in England. Yet it comes out in Britain on the 20th of January want the actual fuck.

"Guff", for anyone who's wondering, is originally a danish thing and describes the white fluffy stuff inside certain chocolate sweets, popular in Denmark and Germany. It is literal filler.

Only in America would you call a jab a shot. Because shooting is better than punching obviously.

It's funny listening to Adam talk about shit he's actually really biased and nostalgic for like the sequels and The Lion King

Ralph: Went to film school and acts like a big shot film critic Also Ralph: Has never heard of Buffalo '66

I just got the notification for this video, how are these comments days old?

"Were there any good animated movies this year?" Promare was really good, if you guys never heard of it.

You guys like Ricky Gervais? You guys watch the Ricky Gervais Show?

Buffalo ‘66 ! Yes! Thanks for choosing it Adum. I hope you guys love it :D