with visuals both beautiful and shocking, this two part collection is certainly the most powerful. it tells the story of what happened in history to get to the point they are at in the matrix. it starts with how man created robots, but the robots became self aware. there was a murder committed by a robot which lead to humans destroying millions of the robots they used to rely on. involking such powerful images as the vietnam war vietcong murder, tienemen square, and a brutal rape/killing, but having the robots be portrayed as those whom the violence is directed is very powerful and startling. the robots revolt and create their own city whose economy flurishes as man's economy falls, man is unwilling to make any comprimises with the robots.in part two it continues the history of the robot/human situation that lead to the world of the matrix. though not nearly as powerful as the first part, it still caries some punch. the history picks up with man attacking the base city of the robots. since the sun is the major energy source for the robots, man decides to blot out the sky. the war rages on. the robots adapt and turn to the last unlimited renewable resorce: the electronic pulses of energy given off by man himself, thus leading to robots using humans as a power source. still filled with violent images, they dont have quite the same punch as in the first part. over all, it is a really interesting idea for how things turn out and what leads to robots using man as batteries.
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