The Ultimate Matrix Collection

The Ultimate Matrix Collection is a DVD release featuring all the titles in the "Matrix" series, as well as several hours of special features, spread over 10 discs.

It was released by Warner Home Video on December 7 2004.

The aim of the collection was to compile all three movies in the trilogy in one release, as well as "The Animatrix", the feature length documentary "The Matrix Revisited "and many other extras that were not available on the three previous, separate releases.

A Limited Edition of the Ultimate Matrix Collection was also released, packaged in a transparent case and including an exclusive resin bust of Neo and 80-page booklet.

ummary of New Features

The first movie has been digitally enhanced so that it matches the clarity and colour palette of the sequels.

All three films now include two audio commentaries: one by the critics Todd McCarthy, John Powers and David Thomson; and one by the philosophers Ken Wilber and Cornel West. In a written introduction, the Wachowski Brothers explain that this is to inspire an implied dialogue between both camps so that the audience "might triangulate their own position".

The set also features "The Matrix Reloaded Revisited" and "The Matrix Revolutions Revisited", two new 'making of' documentaries on the sequels, divided into segments on larger sequences or aspects of production, which may in turn be viewed as short (~5-20 minute) segments. The "Reloaded Revisited" disk also includes the footage shot especially for the "Enter the Matrix" video game, which previously could only be seen after having completed certain parts of the game.

Three of the disks are not connected to specific movies in the series. "The Roots Of The Matrix" contains two short documentaries, discussing the philosophy and science of the series as a whole. "The Burly Man Chronicles" provides a documentary on the trials and tribulations faced by the crew in the production of "The Matrix Reloaded" and "The Matrix Revolutions." Finally, "The Zion Archive" is a collection of information on the merchandising, marketing and spin-off franchises; as well as miscellaneous material such as concept sketches.

The Ultimate Matrix Collection was released on the HD DVD format on May 22, 2007 and is slated to be released later on Blu-ray Disc, in October 14, 2008.

The Discs

The collection consists of the following:
* Disc 1 - "The Matrix"
* Disc 2 - "The Matrix Revisited"
* Disc 3 - "The Matrix Reloaded"
* Disc 4 - "The Matrix Reloaded Revisited"
* Disc 5 - "The Matrix Revolutions"
* Disc 6 - "The Matrix Revolutions Revisited"
* Disc 7 - "The Animatrix"
* Disc 8 - "The Roots of The Matrix"
* Disc 9 - "The Burly Man Chronicles"
* Disc 10 - "The Zion Archive"

Bibliography

The booklet included the following bibliography:
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ee also

* Simulated reality