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Matrix Revolutions - 11/5/03 - R - 129m
Keanue
Reeves - Neo
Carrie-Ann Moss - Trinity
Hugo Weaving - Agent Smith
Director: Andy and Larry Wachowski
Screenplay by: Andy and Larry Wachowski
Studio: Warner Bros.
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LYN
First let me start in saying that this is going to one of the
harder reviews I have ever written because I am a huge fan of the series,
and with that in mind…
"The Matrix" - An original and thought provoking film that started
with the one simple question presented in its only aired commercial before
its premiere, "What is the Matrix?" What I loved about this
film was not the fact that we are to question, "What is real?"
and to think that perhaps we are all in some kind of giant computer program
and used as energy source to feed the machine that spawned us, but to
question reality itself. Not as to say that what is real or what is not,
but re-enforcing the thought of questioning our beliefs and our ideals,
and in that question what we believe and perhaps changing our perception
or reality. Put simply; opening our minds to the possibilities…
"The Matrix: Reloaded" - More intellectual than the first and
delving farther into the human psyche, and now dealing with choices; choices
that may or may not change the eventuality of our own existence. Whether
or not your life is destine along a set course regardless of decisions
you make, or if by the choices you could alter your path therefore making
you ultimately the architect of your own fate. Or perhaps, it is the only
illusion of freewill, and by that meaning everything has been decided
and nothing you think you decide could possible change the inevitable.
"The Matrix: Revolutions" - Basically a watered down version
of the second film. Zion in its seemingly endless struggle against the
machine, and Neo in his own battle royale with Agent (or Agents) Smith,
and if that were all, then I probably would have liked the film much better
than I did, but someone decided to throw a monkey into the wrench, and
by that meaning the typical "Hollywood" moments. You know those
cotton candy and bubble gum (sappy) moments, or on the flipside, those
moments that are beyond dramatic, and neither of which would ever cut
it in the real world. If there were only one or two, well that might be
something to overlook, but unfortunately they never seemed to stop. Its
like they decided to tone the film down from its predecessor, and make
it a simpler and more GP (general public) friendly version. Uh-uh, I'm
not having it. The reason I liked the first two was because they were
on a different level of conscience from ordinary films. Perhaps my expectations
were too high for the third, but not by my own volition, but because the
Wachowski Brothers put them there. I expected so much more from this film,
and to see it stumble and fall only leaves me bitterly disappointed. And
to use Hollywood cliché moments is not only a tragedy, but it's
also very insulting.
But please don't get me completely wrong about the movie, as for the visual
effects, they were a pleasurably and stunning assault to the senses, and
no matter what the cost was to produce them, they were well worth the
price. As for the story, it was fantastic, and blended well in to being
the resolution to the trilogy. But, the very ending, come on…give
me a break…that truly was the final straw.
I'm sure that I may be the only person that didn't like the film but as
the saying goes "Every revolution begins with a single act of defiance…"
and this would be mine. This movie could have been so much more than it
was, and that's why I cannot recommend it…to anyone.
Lyn
