Which is why it could have been fixed in the Animatrix or later movies after the Wakoski’s no longer had to listen to execs.
“Humans are batteries.”
Neo, “That’s what they told you but this is the real truth.”
Revealing layers of truth was a recurring motif in the movies so it would have fit perfectly. Instead of ignoring it or fixing it, The Animatrix expanded on the absurdity.
They certainly could have. They apparently said that they didn’t really care about that plot point. If I remember correctly, it didn’t matter to them why the machines did what they did. It was just there to get the story they wanted to tell started.
I agree it would have been better the other way. People as batteries is really dumb.
Which is why it could have been fixed in the Animatrix or later movies after the Wakoski’s no longer had to listen to execs.
“Humans are batteries.”
Neo, “That’s what they told you but this is the real truth.”
Revealing layers of truth was a recurring motif in the movies so it would have fit perfectly. Instead of ignoring it or fixing it, The Animatrix expanded on the absurdity.
They certainly could have. They apparently said that they didn’t really care about that plot point. If I remember correctly, it didn’t matter to them why the machines did what they did. It was just there to get the story they wanted to tell started.
I agree it would have been better the other way. People as batteries is really dumb.