
Beyond
2003

Representation Score
Excellent
2003
Director
Takeshi Koike
Runtime
10 minutes
Average Rating
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World Record provides a sophisticated exploration of individual ability to act within a controlled system. Using science fiction to deconstruct physical boundaries, the film aligns with themes of subverting established hierarchies and pursuing personal liberation. The animation employs a hyper-stylized aesthetic to move away from traditional realism, allowing the film to explore identity through a digital lens. This approach emphasizes universal themes over specific biological or ethnic markers. While the film does not explicitly depict specific identities, its narrative structure supports themes of non-conformity and the rejection of institutional standards.
Category Breakdown
The film critiques societal structures that assume everyone is straight or cisgender. While the protagonist's actions symbolize non-conformity, the movie does not center around explicit queer identity.
The story challenges the idea of masculinity being defined by physical strength alone. Instead, it emphasizes psychological mastery and overcoming physical limitations, moving away from traditional masculine dominance.
Post-human visuals minimize traditional racial markers through stylized, non-specific character designs. This approach aligns with the film's theme of transcending biological and ethnic hierarchies.
The narrative frames systemic rules as obstacles to be overcome, emphasizing individual ability to act and rebellion against an imposed, artificial order. This theme prioritizes personal freedom over adherence to imposed systems.
The protagonist's fight against programmed constraints serves as a metaphor for overcoming physical or neurodivergent challenges. However, the focus is more on achieving peak performance than on direct disability ability to act or representation.
Present on Screen
Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
A record-breaking competitive runner begins to stretch the limits of the Matrix. Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts set in the Matrix universe.

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