World Record

"World Record." #6 in The Animatrix. Takeshi Koike, dir. Yoshiaki Kawajiri, story and script.

By sheer dint of determination, a professional runner almost makes it out of the Matrix. Note idea of Zen and classic Daoism of the efficacy of losing oneself in one's craft; cf. and contrast The Animatrix segment, "The Kid," with its emphasis on faith. (RDE, 14/02/05)