Tells the early history of how conflict began between the humans and machines. Part 1 of 2.
Direction
Maeda's kinetic action sequences hit harder than live-action
Writing
Zion archive framing brilliantly mirrors real propaganda
Visual Effects
2003 CGI that still looks expensive and brutal
Director
Mahiro Maeda
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The visual style deliberately echoes Guernica and WWII propaganda posters, positioning machine suffering alongside documented human atrocities.
The 'Second Renaissance' title implies humanity already had one — this is machines claiming theirs, framing the conflict as inevitable historical correction rather than villainy.
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