The Matrix Reloaded Movie
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Storyline
TAGLINES
Free your mind.
Reload in IMAX: Think big.
Reload before the revolution begins.
Neo, Morpheus, Trinity, and the rest of their crew continue to battle the machines that have enslaved the human race in the Matrix. As their quest unfolds, Neo learns more about his super-heroic abilities, including the ability to see the codes of the people and things around him. Simultaneously, now, more humans are waking up out of the Matrix and attempting to live in the real world. As their numbers grow, the battle moves to Zion—the last real-world city and center of human resistance.
| Keanu Reeves | |
| Monica Bellucci | Persephone |
| Laurence Fishburne | |
| Carrie-Anne Moss | |
| Ray Anthony | Power Station Guard |
| Christine Anu | Kali |
| Alima Ashton-Sheibu | Link's Niece |
| Helmut Bakaitis | The Architect |
| Steve Bastoni | Soren |
| Don Battee | Vector |
| Daniel Bernhardt | Agent Johnson |
| Valerie Berry | Priestess |
| Ian Bliss | Bane |
| Liliana Bogatko | Old Woman at Zion |
| Michael Budd | Zion Controller |
| Stoney Burke | Bike Carrier Driver |
| Kelly Butler | Ice |
| Larry Wachowski |
| Andy Wachowski |
7.00 out of 10 (86290 votes)
Visitor Reviews
Chaotic, boring, pathetic
posted on 30 Aug 2009I knew that I should not watch the second part of the "Matrix" series. After the horrendous ending of the original, I felt that the sequels would be bad. However, this was even worst than expected! First of all, there is no plot. Just a lot of dumb kung-fu fights (in scifi action I prefer shooting, BTW, that's why people invented the guns), a lot of people who are there just to look "cool" and extremely irritating love story between the two main characters, Neo and Trinity. Agent Smith, who is back for no apparent reason is pathetic villain, just talking cheesy lines and completely unable to do a scratch to the main character, who is like Superman. The visual effects are BAD. They are completely unrealistic. I am a big fan of scifi actions, don't get me wrong. I absolutely love the Terminators, and like pretty much Alien, Pitch Black, Predator, Robocop and even the Japanese Godzilla movies. This, however, is beyond redemption. I give it three only because so much money were thrown in it and the guys who made it so badly wanted to make a good movie. However, they failed.
Absolutely incredible!
posted on 28 Aug 2009I know a lot of people weren't feeling this movie and by no means was it better than the first. What a lot of people don't understand is this is not your typical movie trilogy. It's more like a 6-hour movie broken up in three parts. The intro, the climax and the conclusion. I've heard some refer to it as a serial rather than a trilogy.Loaded with philosophical hidden meanings and a very complicated plot, some people may not like it purely out of confusion. I know I wasn't totally clear at first myself. A lot of big words, although fitting, seemed a bit much at times. I was beginning to think I should have brought my dictionary along. All in all, it wasn't so confusing I couldn't follow what was going on, but it would have been nice if they had simplified some parts just a little.The action was incredible. I was a bit disappointed with some of the fight scenes due to the obvious use of CG but it was still greatly enjoyable. It didn't have the wow factor of some of the scenes from the first, but there were certain parts that still had my jaw dangling open.Altogether a great time. I suggest you drain your bladder before you go in and don't blink. You're going to be hit from all sides with a lot of information. Hang out at the end to see a preview of the next movie.
It's not easy being green!
posted on 28 Aug 2009I didn't exactly rush out to see this one because I had been hearing a ton of bad things about it. The fact that I learned that it was being done as two sequels in a row during the same year BACK TO THE FUTURE style--complete with a trailer at the end of the second sequel for the upcoming third one--didn't exactly boost my confidence. So I waited for it to come out on home video. I was an admirer of the first MATRIX movie without being a fan, so the speak, and hoped that the second one wouldn't be just some lousy tack-on.Fortunately, THE MATRIX RELOADED isn't the disaster I feared it would be. Instead of feeling like a "second movie", it simply feels like a continuation of the same one the way THE LORD OF THE RINGS does, and that's precisely the way I like it. Sure it's absolutely preposterous at points and has even more unintentionally hysterical lines than the first one (remember the following line from THE MATRIX? "Never send a man to do a machine's job"? LOL!), but that doesn't mean it's not fun.MATRIX fans would scream foul if I gave away even a smattering of what goes on here away. And I really don't need to; if you've seen the first movie you know the sort of thing to expect. So I'll focus on the stuff I liked and didn't like instead.I wasn't surprised when I learned that the brothers who created THE MATRIX were previously comic book creators--the MATRIX movies are all directed and written like moving comic books, right down to the in-the-air studies and goofy dialogue. The only thing missing during the actions scenes are the "POW!" "BAM!" action words appearing on screen which I keep expecting to see. These movies are quite possibly the most pure comic-book-feel films out there on the market, as near as I can tell. The direction and feel of them is fascinating to watch, and the frequent slow-motion stops actually *help* you follow the action better that you otherwise might--they add more power and emphasis. THE MATRIX RELOADED, if it's at all possible, is even more enthusiastic than the first one was--and it has the right to be since it's gotten all the story setup out of the way with the first film and now can simply relax and add on from there with this one.The dialogue, as I mentioned, can be downright ridiculous. Morpheus gives what's supposed to be an inspirational speech to a huge crowd that ends up being hilarious as opposed to dramatic, and I can't help but wonder how that poor actor managed to recite that twaddle in that pitch of voice without breaking down in hysterics. And consider the following actual lines from this movie:"You!" "Me. Me, me, me." "Me, too!"Now honestly; can you imagine someone actually being PAID to write those lines?! :)The action sequences are all superbly staged. I'm not one to go ga-ga over special effects action sequences and it takes a lot to impress me in this day and age when computers and effects can give us anything at all effectwise, but the breathtaking freeway bit *really* impressed me! I also have the sneaky suspicion that the MATRIX creators may be fans of the Disney/Squaresoft PS2 title KINGDOM HEARTS, as THE MATRIX RELOADED even features a battle with a staircased entryway that looks like it's straight out of the Hollow Bastion area where you first fight Riku, only the room is a yellowish-green tint as opposed to royal blue.And speaking of the tint, there's one visual choice here that drives me nuts about this movie. The original movie kept the virtual "real" world realistic. In this one, everything in the "real" world is shot through a green lens. And I do mean EVERYTHING: even the black on the cop cars is greenish-tinted! Now I know it's an artistic visual choice to remind us that this is supposed to be just all computer graphics and all since the trademark "glyph graphics" are bright green, but I personally find that, being an artist, it distracts me from the "real" world parts and makes them a lot less convincing and involving than they were in THE MATRIX. I keep thinking I'm looking at the Emerald City out of THE WIZ as opposed to a "real" virtual world the way I did in the first movie. It's all so green. Everything green. So green as to almost look plastic-ish, the major guiding art directing rule in those portions is... just... all... GREEN. It's an artistic choice! It's an obsessive compulsive disorder! It's a movie for St. Patrick's Day! It's ALL OF THE ABOVE! ;)Certain questions do come to mind though, even during the action scenes. Such as the twins who are able to suddenly move through substances, which is both an advantage and a hinderance to them (which is ingenious on behalf of the script). One of them appears within a cop car and duing a fight has his arm tied down by a seat belt by Morpheus, which of course begs the question, why didn't the twin simply "morph" his way out of the seat belt? Same with the twin who gets his arm caught in the door. That part doesn't make much sense to me. Other than that though, incidentally, the twins do everything but hiss: they're amusing to watch.THE MATRIX RELOADED is like a videogame, but it's sure a fun rollercoaster to watch--certainly better than other "rollercoaster" movies like JURASSIC PARK and the like. It has a fascinating backstory to it, and I think that accounts for its success; it works beautifully as an oddly-comforting metaphor for the world we live in, a world where people feel trapped in a reality they are constantly striving to perfect, correct or even ignore.I've seen several press statements proclaiming this movie to be in the same league as TRON. Nonsense. TRON was a very special movie, the type that only gets made once in a lifetime and approached the idea of a computer world with a staggering poetry, beauty and wistful depth to it that moved the heart and soul as well as the eye. You walked out of the theatre feeling shaken and somehow transformed. That film was groundbreaking, original and a spectacular experience... it still is. THE MATRIX will leave your mind spinning with its weird idea of the real world not really being real and its overall strangeness to toy with, and yes that is a lot of fun, but even that doesn't compare to the loveliness that is TRON. The two are simply not in the same league. TRON is the deeper movie and far more successful in using computers to express the humanity within us all. THE MATRIX is most definitely an action flick designed to provide thrills and gasps as opposed to revelations and emotions.As a story, THE MATRIX does a good job of reminding us of various things important to existance, especially as it grabs at Biblical references left and right, but even so it still only offers so much. So don't go in expecting anything but a fun mindbending videogame and you'll enjoy yourself. Like THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT, it's a film that's fun to mentally toy with, a Rubik's cube for the senses. And it's certainly nowhere near the disaster that I've read a lot of press statements to find it to be. I enjoyed it, and I think you might too.
Not for the person just looking for a sequel (Many, Many spoilers)
posted on 28 Aug 2009In Reloaded, it takes a totally different direction than its predecessor. In most ways, it improves upon its predecessor. Although, not everyone agrees with that.The Thing about the first one was, it was an introduction, giving us a sense of what's going on. It revealed almost every idea by the end. The second one does the exact opposite. It gives you clue after clue after clue, and leaves you hanging.(Huge Spoiler) At the end of Reloaded, Neo stops the machines by somehow blowing them up from the inside. One person I know said that made Neo too powerful. They needed to let some things stay out of his control. However, I was pointed out later that it wasn't Neo's power. Earlier in the movie, Smith told Neo that some of Neo was left in Smith. That could mean only one thing: some of Smith was left in Neo. That was only one thing you were left to figure out for yourself.In that sense, this one made think a lot more than the first one. The first one was never meant to have a sequel, so that's why so many questions weren't left unanswered. This one was meant to have a sequel, so it really makes you think of hard facts, not just conclusions about what's going on inside those worlds.The second one also amps up the action. It's a lot more spectacular effects-wise than the first one.The thing about the second one I think everyone hated about it was that it didn't have as many memorable quotes as the first one. If you want a lot of memorable quotes, rent the video game, Enter the Matrix. It has a whole lot of things we missed from the second.All in all, together the video game and the movie make up for each other's mistakes. The movie has spectacular graphics, the game has mediocre graphics. The game has great quotes, the movie doesn't. I could go on and on, but I'll leave you this: the Wachowski's have outdone themselves in the subtlest ways possible. Most didn't notice.
Reloaded was dull & incoherent
posted on 28 Aug 2009Reloaded pretended to be smart and philosophical by over-dressing it with obscure references to "choice" and "destiny" (oh the clichés), but ultimately there was no thought put into the writing. Even the fight scenes were on the weak and flimsy side. The entire movie lacked the energy of the original. Not only that, but there was zero chemistry between the stars--who have no personality or charisma, and there was no character development at all. Since the movie put way too much emphasis on the characters, this was a serious problem. This film had some nice effects that quickly became boring as the setup and execution lacked any tension. The plot had no cohesion making it difficult for many in the audience to get caught up in the film. I found myself trying hard to like the film but failing miserably. Despite the number of effects, they were very ho-hum as if I was watching a FX reel and many of the best effects had already been revealed in the preview trailer. The opening ecstasy/rave sequence and the french guy/Monica Belucci scenes were particularly ridiculous. I may have over-generous with my 3 out of 10 rating.
You want any acting with that ?
posted on 28 Aug 2009What did anyone see in this, beyond the kind of spectacle that's been pitched at the cretinous masses since Roman times, if not earlier ? Although The Matrix could be read as the snivelling anti-capitalist drivel of bong-smoke-warped Gen-Xers it was at least reasonably cogent and quite well staged drivel, whereas neither sequel rises higher than monstrous geek fantasy. You can almost hear Beavis and Butthead penning the script, behind the trash cans at the back of the Warners lot : "And then, like, why don't we get this other chick to make him kiss her ? We could, like, almost hint that it's an homage to Captain Kirk. We already saved a truckload of cash by hiring the Star Trek shirts for the Zion dudes, so why not go all the way and get some artistic cred ?" "Yeah ! Yeah ! Yeah ! That'd be cool ! Fat guys in sweaty t-shirts'll buy the DVD by the crate just to skip between that bit and all the shots of the chick in PVC ! Get a tie-in with Sony so we can cash in on all the burnt-out players !" "And then...hey, instead of acting, why don't we just get them to wear really cool shades and snap their heads round real quick, cos it'd, like, suggest dramatic tension, and stuff ?" "And let's get the really wooden guy to fight, like, a couple hundred of the Aussie guy who doesn't know why he's there !" Coming soon : The Matrix 4, starring Cornholio as Neo.Really want cheese ? Go to Pizza Hut or rent one of Ah-nuld's oldies.
Help me! oh wait, more importantly, HELP THE DIRECTOR!!
posted on 26 Aug 2009PLEASE!!! Dont be ridiculous. This was the most pathetic movie of the year. All the people that are shoving optomistic reviews into this database are displaying completely irrational and incomprehensive opinions.The boring, overloaded vocabulary and repetitive and extensive action scenes makes you wonder if the director even understands how brilliant the first movie was. Perhaps he didnt mean it to be so fantastic and complex. I mean, I had a fantastic theory made of the original matrix, and discussed it with other fellow matrix-dwellers, but now that I have seen the 2nd movie, I begin to doubt the intellectuality of the first movie.The reason I question the directors ability to comprehend his own work is because most of the aspects that made me wonder and dream from the first movie where basically shut-out of the 2nd movie like they didnt exist. Perhaps this wasnt called Matrix-2 for a reason, perhaps its not even related! I wouldnt be too suprised.Actions scenes? Oh you mean the 500 replays of a punch, kick and glide performed by neo? Oh if thats what you mean by "action-filled" then yeah, it was "action heaven". I think the director assumed that Matrix was so so successful due to the slow motion kicks and slow bullets *bzzt* wrong. Sure some of us were completely breath-taken at the dazzling punches and kicks from the first movie, oblivious to the beauty of a plot that made spieldberg stare at his feet as they kicked dust like a 8 year old asking for candy, but most of us were searching for answers to the 1000's of questions formed by a community of loyal matrix fans, only to find a movie which spells shame.Like repetition isnt enough to make all matrix fans shiver in disgust, to top it off they had to be the most predictable action scenes I've seen as far as my memory goes back. Sure some movies like Tomb Raider could share the title of boredom with matrix reloaded, but is that something to be proud of? If you want more depth into my opinion, I'll give you your mental-fortune. The reaction to the movie will go something like this.Sweet moves! Damn that was close. OMG more sweet moves! yikes, almost as close as before. Huh, didnt i just watch that scene? Yeah, i knew that would happen. Oh, him again, braaaavoooo.... Ah there he is again, damn he didnt get shot this time. How much did I spend on this movie? Whats the time? When is the REAL matrix reloaded going to start?!? Thank god the movie ended just about there or sanity would have abandoned me.If you want beauty and class, or in other words you want Matrix, then rent it on dvd NOW! If you want Tomb Raider with slow motion, see Matrix Reloaded!Compared to Tomb Raider, I give this 10/10. Compared to Matrix, I could only give you a rating if it was out of a 1000, sorry .
The Cinematic Equivalent of Soccer
posted on 24 Aug 2009Setting aside the first half of an hour which is essentially a music video, the bulk of the movie features fight scenes that for all there sound and fury inevitably end in ties. What possible enjoyment can come from watching hour after hour of futility. When you spend over a hundred million dollars on special effects shouldn't you spend at least a hundred dollars on a script. As near as I can tell the brothers matrix bought a copy of philosophy for dummies and slapped it into a blender, threw in some world cup footage and hit the one button.
Enough Eye Candy to Choke a Diabetic
posted on 24 Aug 2009While the original Matix film was fresh and original, the sequel is stale and all too predictable. The original film introduced us to the mind-blowing martial arts fighting techniques which were previously unknown here in the USA (unless you watched a lot of imported Hong Kong flicks) and also used special effects which had never been seen or even attempted. Now, however, the "Matrix-style" fight scenes are used in almost every TV show and film, and the special effects just aren't so special anymore. In the original, a five-minute fight scene had the audience riveted. In the sequel, a similar 20-minute fight scene had me yawning before it was halfway over. I also found myself yawning whenever one of the charcters stopped fighting long enough to give one of the many long, drawn-out, psuedo-philosophical speeches which littered the film. These were all delivered in the soft, slow voice that grandpas use when reading to little kids before bed, and they had roughly the same effect on the audience. In a nutshell, this is a film about people in sunglasses acting cool. The people who think the "message" in this movie is deep are folks who have probably never even been in the same room as an actual philosophy book. The special effects will have most 13-year-olds praising this as the greatest accomplishment in the history of cinema. The rest of us will just consider it to be two hours of halfway decent entertainment and nothing more.
Is Life Worth Living
posted on 24 Aug 2009The depiction of life shown in "Reloaded" almost makes you believe that it would be a blessing to be no longer having to put up with the B.S. Beyond that, the action scenes are some of the best I have ever seen, and may in fact be the best. But, you are forced to sit through much longer than I think was necessary minutes until the action starts again. This is a film which really is nothing but a B-Film plot for the purpose of having special effects. Still I can say that for the most part I enjoyed it, even though the "ORGY" scene depiction of Zion also makes you wonder what the purpose of life had become. Is it really better to live inside a Roman Orgy than have a normal life inside the Matrix, even though you are not really living? However, you are sublimely ignorant of this fact. What type of food do the humans eat. Now that I reflect on it, I don't recall any of the "humans" in and around Zion eating anything. Go to the market? Sanitation? I don't think so. Pretty much a mindless vehicle for special effects. Kinda reminds me of "Independence Day" in that regards. Still, I think it was worth seeing for the special effects. How rediculous was the wife of the game-player having to have a kiss, a kiss just like Trinity got? If you want a good plot in films, give it a 3 out of 10. If you like nothing but special effects, give it 8 out of 10. Just be aware that you must sit through a whole lot of B-Movie to get to the special effects.
Leaves you wanting more!
posted on 22 Aug 2009I loved the first installment and was not disappointed with the second, although was a little frustrated with the "to be concluded" at the end. I felt that they could have just ended it where they did and everyone would understand. I also didn't like the scene where Neo brought Trinity back to life, but that's just my opinion. Just seemed a little cheesy to me. The rest was excellent and I loved the little twist toward the end. Definitely left you thinking which makes a movie for me personally.
More FX than plot.
posted on 22 Aug 2009When I sit at my computer, I am always, and I do mean always, troubled by errors. Illegal operations, General Protection Faults and so on. So it is obviously difficult for me to believe the premise behind the Matrix movies. Humanity is plugged into a giant computer simulation of reality. We know, of course, from experience that such a thing is impossible; it would be crashing every five seconds, just like our computers now do. The Matrix Reloaded actually addresses this issue, and raises the prospect that certain elements of the Matrix are, indeed, malfunctioning. Certain programs run amok, and they are doing so in, it seems, vast numbers. One of these is the former Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving), who is now independent and seems to have the ability to duplicate himself. This leads to a ludicrous, but spectacular, sequence in which Neo (Keanu Reeves), that now quasi-messianic beacon of hope for humanity, is fighting hundreds, if not thousands, of Hugo Weavings (as if one were not sufficient). That is the problem with The Matrix Reloaded: the spectacular ludicrousness. Much of the movie makes little sense; there is one sequence in which Neo talks to the designer of the Matrix, the 'Architect' who speaks not one word of normal English throughout the conversation. There are more fights and action sequences than there were last time; indeed Neo, his 'boss' Morpheus (Lawrence Fishburn) and girlfriend Trinity (Carrie-Ann Moss) seem to spend almost their entire screen time beating people up, shooting them or being chased by Agents. There is a car chase that looks like it was filmed in Sydney that is one of the best I have seen in a long time, which ends up with Morpheus having a fisticuff battle with an Agent on top of a moving truck. Neo's 'supernatural' qualities - being the grand saviour of the human race - are played up to their breaking point in this film, and it gets a little tiring after a while. But if you stay away from that, and concentrate on spectacular action sequence after spectacular action sequence, the film holds up well. There are some unnecessary scenes, such as a 'rave party' of sorts intercut with a lurve scene between Reeves and Moss, and a rather incomprehensible scene with a French restaurateur who is really a sentient computer program and his wife, whose actions and purpose are never adequately explored. The Matrix Reloaded is part one of two, with Matrix Revolutions to start showing later this year. I certainly want to see that film, if only because of the rather climactic cliffhanger at the end of this one, but I'm not certain making two films with the one continuing storyline is a good idea. It might have been a better product all round if it had been one film, with one plot and less guff. Still, if you're looking for an action-packed film that looks fantastic, The Matrix Reloaded does nicely. Concentrate on the action and forget the plot; it'll work out much better. Good-o-meter Rating: 7/10
By far the the biggest disappointment of the year.
posted on 20 Aug 2009I just got home from seeing this little gem and I could puke. Like many I have been waiting for this one for four years, and was anticipating its release like a Tom Jones groupie. Well let me just say that I would rather sit through four hours of American Idol than to see this again. The special effects fail terribly in their attempt to cover up a completely retarded story, which totally discredits the brilliance of the first film. All i can say is the third film has a pantload of work to do to make this series of movies relevant.Horrible to the point of being comical. Wait for the rental price if that.
Hey, how 'bout a little more polish... and direction?
posted on 20 Aug 2009Matrix: Reloaded is a disappointment. It suffers from a poor story, gaping plot holes, too many directing styles, and too many conflicting cinematography styles. The acting wasn't all that great either.The special effects are cool, but are at some points overdone, to the point where you have one big CG cluster romp on the the screen. There is some really poor directing, most notably the cheesy "action-zoom" as I call it. There were so many units and directors for those units that the direction has no.... direction... to it. The movie does not have the same cinematography style that the first did, instead it looks like your average action movie, whereas the first had a dirty, green tint to it that really added to the experience.One part I liked, much like in Die Another Day, and as opposed to Attack of the Clones, is the length of the battles. In M:R and DAD, the fighting seemed to go on for just the right amount of time to be satisfying, whereas AotC the final battle would have been a masterpiece had it been a few minutes longer.6/10...
A stepping stone
posted on 20 Aug 2009This much anticipated sequel both satisifies and regrettably disappoints. Maybe my anticipations were too high for this film, but when I entered the theater, I was prepared for a two and a half-hour adrenaline rush. And although it delivered on that aspect in the second half, the first half DRAGS. The first hour was almost like torture for me. It seems to me that they did a lot of unnecessary exposition that took way too long to pan out (We already know these characters...). But once the movie picks up, it grabs you and doesn't let go 'til the credits roll. The action is fast-paced, the effects are top-notch, everything just blends together so seamlessly. The chase-scene is amazing and the footage of Zion is just stunning. We even get a nice little cliff-hanger, down-note ending, ala 'Empire Strikes Back.' It's definitely one of those movies that just can't be explained. You have to see it for yourself and develop your own opinion. Like I said in the title, this movie is a stepping stone. I see it as a way to get to the third one, which, judging by the trailer (stay after the credits) is going to blow us all away this fall.8/10
Disappointed
posted on 20 Aug 2009After all the hype, I was actually disappointed after seeing the Matrix Reloaded. My biggest mistake was watching the movie "Equilibrium" first. Although it was obviously done on a much smaller budget,"Equilibrium" was by far a much better movie. Reloaded was okay. I didn't like it enough, however, to want to see Part 3. I do wish I could see more of Equilibrium though. Oh well.
Jesus (Neo) meets the machines
posted on 18 Aug 2009(Note: I will try my best from spoiling the film for the people who haven't seen it yet. Also please refrain from saying "ooooh" or "Holy S***" because it can ruin the film for the people around you."Free your mind. That's what exactly you have to do before watching this movie. It lead to the most fun i had watching a movie at the theathers. The story, the action, the overall feeling was tremendous. I love how it was written and directed, and how you watched in complete awe.The story begins in Neo's dream about Trinity and it could lead to a complete disaster. He wakes up and meets up with a group including Morpheus and new characters Naobi and Link. They find out that they must report to Zion to discuss the 250,000 sentinels that about to be deployed to destroy Zion. Within this time Neo finds out that the Oracle has contacted him to meet with her once again. They meet and they discuss about his dreams about Trinity, and choices and most important that she is a machine and if she should be trusted...Now to be spoiler free, i won't go to anymore detail what happens but a outline of sorts.Neo is sent to find the 'keymaker' and go on from there.Now they must keep the keymaker from harms way. They are sent to a building to figure out his two choices. His two choices are revealed to him and he must choose. Then leads to Matrix Revolutions...I am hoping to have as good of a time watching Revolutions as i did Reloaded. I hope you have as good of time as i did. Thanks you for viewing my comments.(Also: At the end of the credits there is a five-minute or so trailer for Revolutions. It's after the credits for the soundtrack.
Phillip K. Dick trains Shaolin Monks to fight Robots...
posted on 18 Aug 2009SPOILLERS---PLEASE SEE IT BEFORE YOU READ ITJust got out of The Matrix: Reloaded. I must say that this film was all I was hoping it would be, while at the same time being completely different than I expected. Some here have commented on a lack of plot, but I think that that it only suffered from the inherent issues of a "middle movie" Empire Strikes Back didn't have a "satisfying ending," nor did the last movie I saw (The Two Towers--No, I haven't seen another movie in all that time... I'm a geek, and a cheap one). Even Back to the Future II was a clifhanger (while not what you'd call "good").Reloaded IS an orgy of Kung-Fu'ery and eye candy CGI effects. While not the groundbreaker in effects of it's predecesor ("bullet time" has become a cultural icon... how could it live up to that), it DOES deliver the amazing shots. My personal favorite was trinity's jump from the Ducati and her 80 story plummit at the beginning/end of the film. In fact, this movie was beautifully bookended with a rubber-clad vixen and 1 gigatons of BOOM!In the philosophy department, this film was even more intense than it's daddy. While The Matrix was in some ways a story already told (The Messiah, the Buddhist concept of reality, the play on Alice in Wonderland), Reloaded gave the series a voice all it's own. The concept of Fate was a minor theme in the first film, but was pushed MAJORLY to the forefront here. We are assaulted with the question of what IS free will... REALLY? We also are toyed with on the nature of conciousness and soul, (Smith's "possiession" and "freedom"), and I found the philosophical implications of the encounter with the Architect something that will last. I'll definitly see this movie again before deciding what it's message really is, and I wait with bated breath for it's fullfillment in REVOLUTIONS.For a "middle movie", I'd say: As good as "Empire," not as good as "The Two Towers," WAAAAAAAYYYYY better than "Attack of the Clones" (and "Back to the Future II", of course). :)
An Extended Music Video
posted on 18 Aug 2009When watching "The Matrix: Reloaded", I couldn't help feeling I was watching an extended music video. A very lush, complex, beautiful music video, but still a video. I suppose that description is not totally accurate because Reloaded is overall a very good movie and well worth the price of admission.Where as the first Matrix had a great story and some awesome effects, Reloaded piled on the visual effects and continued the story from the first movie without a lot of surprises. It would be hard to top the storyline from the original Matrix, and it appears the filmakers didn't attempt to do so, opting instead to develop the love story between Neo and Trinity and further explore Neo's development as "The One".One thing did bother me about Reloaded: The ending was a bit of a disappointment that left me feeling the movie was little more than an episode. The final tagline "To Be Concluded" seemed an admission by the producers that that is what they either intended or settled for. Some sequels are successful in standing on their own and do so beautifully. See "Terminator 2". Some settle for the episodic ending. See "The Empire Strikes Back". and now The Matrix 2.Still, maybe this is all in the plan. I can't wait for episode 3.
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The most inspiring movie-going experience I've ever had
posted on 30 Aug 2009I'm at a complete loss for words except to say that I've just experienced Cinematic History. I cannot describe how exhillarating the movie was except to say that I've never been so moved, so excited, so inspired by or so absorbed into a movie as I was with this one.But the movie itself was only part of the whole experience. The theater I went to had 8 showings at 10pm tonight, and 5 more at 11:30pm. We had tickets for a 10pm showing. We arrived at the movie theater an hour early...and were met with a throng of people in the form of a line that circled the movie theater and the shopping center that housed it THREE times. Everyone in that line had already purchased tickets, that was just the line to get into the theater. The line itself, we estimated, was over a mile long. And yet, for a crowd so large, it was all very orderly. The audience in the theater was the same way...people were excited, but not talking or shouting throughout the movie. We cheered and clapped and screamed and said "Ow!" and "HOLY CRAP!" in all the same places. All of that, in addition to the movie itself, made this the single most memorable movie event of my lifetime.I realize all of these things make me seem melodramatic and silly in the eyes of people who aren't fans of the film, and have no plans to see it. It probably even seems over the top for people who haven't seen the movie yet. But I can't help the truth of how this experience affected me. I will never forget this night at the movies.