The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Kid's Story
Science Fiction · Animation · 2003
A high school student is haunted by thoughts of "The Matrix" and a person named "Neo".
Movie details
Kid's Story
2003 Science Fiction · Animation 15m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.1 / 10
Community rating
A high school student is haunted by thoughts of "The Matrix" and a person named "Neo".
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Kid's Story?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Shinichiro Watanabe
Written by
Shinichiro Watanabe · Lana Wachowski · Lilly Wachowski
Clayton Watson
The Kid (voice)
Keanu Reeves
Neo (voice)
Carrie-Anne Moss
Trinity (voice)
John DeMita
Teacher (voice)
Kevin Michael Richardson
Cop (voice)
James Arnold Taylor
Miscellaneous (voice)
Court is in session
Put Kid's Story on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.