The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

Genres

Action | Thriller

Directors

The Wachowski Brothers

Country

Australia | USA

Cast

Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mary Alice, Harry J. Lennix, Harold Perrineau, Lambert Wilson, Monica Bellucci, Nona Gaye, Anthony Zerbe, Nathaniel Lees, Collin Chou, Helmut Bakaitis, Gina Torres

Storyline

The city of Zion defends itself against the invasion of the machines as Neo (Keanu Reeves) fights to end the war while also opposing to Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving) who has resumed his quest to kill Mr. Anderson.

Opinion

Remember when I told you I never watched "The Matrix Revolutions" because of "The Matrix Reloaded"? Well, this time I gave it a chance and, just like its predecessor, it was a waste of time. But at least now I know how the story ends.

The plot, or that thing the filmmakers are trying to pass off as a plot, is one of the most fucked up things about this film. Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't mankind rebelling against the machines and not vice-versa? And all those machines looked like some sort of robotic aliens from "Alien".

Anyway, the plot is very weak and filled with too much nonsense to my liking - like what is it with Neo losing his eyes? I mean, what that even was? And there's a scene *spoiler*when Trinity dies*spoiler* that is tremendously long and cheesier that a Nicholas Sparks movie.

The other huge problem with "The Matrix Revolutions" and the reason why it qualifies as the worst entry of the trilogy is the special effects. They are all over the damn place. Whether you look there are special effects. This film should be in the dictionary under exaggerated use of special effects. They kill every single feeling the characters may deliver. And they are not even that good.

And don't even get me started on the cast. Every single actor looks uninspired and like they're rather be anywhere else, any place but this film.

But after all, there's nothing as gratifying as watching an army of Agent Smiths exploding.

The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

Genres

Action | Sci-Fi

Directors

The Wachowski Brothers

Countries

Australia | USA

Cast

Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Hugo Weaving, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jada Pinkett Smith, Gloria Foster, Harold Perrineau, Monica Bellucci, Lambert Wilson, Randall Duk Kim, Harry Lennix, Anthony Zerbe, Nona Gaye, Helmut Bakaitis, Neil Rayment, Adrian Rayment, Daniel Bernhardt

Storyline

Neo (Keanu Reeves) and the rebel leaders estimate that they have 72 hours until 250,000 probes discover Zion and destroy it and its inhabitants. During this, Neo must decide how he can save Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) from a dark fate in his dreams.

Opinion

There's no better way to mess with a great film than making a sequel to it. And unfortunately that's what happened to "The Matrix", which got the beauty of not one, but two sequels, the first of which is "The Matrix Reloaded", a chaotic action flick that it's also the reason I never watched "The Matrix Revolution".

The plot is truly terrible. First of all Neo's story didn't need a following and that's one of the reasons the plot is so unexciting. The other reason is the lack of ideas, and thus the straightforwardness of the story that isn't just simple, but also lacks in twists. Unless you call a series of predictable turns twists.

The message sent by this film is also wrong. While the first film showed that it isn't important whether humans defeat or not machines but what counts is that they realise it's something they can do if they really want to, this film actually says that destroying is all that counts. And love, that's important as well. 

Another problem is that the tedious story is paired with overlong dialogues that want to be the smartest kid in the room, and those two combined make the film even more boring. If that's even possible.

But then there's the action, which is great. It still has some problems, though, like the fact that is the same action of the previous film, with sequences that seem copied and pasted straight from it. Sure, the action scenes are still pretty exciting, but they are just not enough to make a good sequel. Or film.

The Matrix (1999)

Genres

Action | Sci-Fi

Directors

The Wachowski Brothers

Country

USA

Cast

Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Ann Moss, Hugo Weaving, Joe Pantoliano, Gloria Foster, Marcus Chong, Paul Goddard, Robert Taylor, Julian Arahanga, Belinda McClory, Anthony Ray Parker, Matt Doran, Ada Ncodemou

Storyline

In the near future, computer hacker Neo (Keanu Reeves) joins Rebel warriors Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) and Trinity (Carrie-Ann Moss) to fight the Matrix and set humanity free.

Opinion

Years ago, when I first heard of "The Matrix", I was expecting just some other sci-fi flick from another decade, but I still gave it a chance because of Keanu Reeves - I've always had a crush on him - and I absolutely loved it. Many years and views later, I still think it is an intriguing, entertaining and philosophical film as well as one of the best sci-fi films ever made.

The most striking thing about the film is arguably the idea. The story is simply pure genius, it is compelling, everything works like a well-oiled machine and the fact that is set inside a computer leaves so much room to the imagination and basically to whatever the writers wanted to do.

But it's more than an engaging and solid story. "The Matrix" is one of those few sci-fi flicks that actually has a deep meaning and addresses very current issues, in particular, us, humans, creating smarter and smarter machines that will eventually be our downfall. It's quite scary how this is more current nowadays than it was 18 years ago when the film came out.

The film does not just criticise our need to do that, but it also makes us realise that we think we are free but we are not. We are actually prisoners of a system that tries as much as it can to keep us from being who we want to be and to do whatever it pleases us.

If you have never seen it - if that's the case, what are you still doing here? Go watch it! -, don't worry, you won't be bored with philosophical questions as the Wachowski wonderfully balanced those with spectacular, jaw-dropping acting and special effects. Seriously, the action sequences are breathtaking and so intense and well choreographed, you'll want to see those on repeat all day long.

And lastly, there's the cast. Although the acting is that great, there's something about the cast that I love. Keanu Reeves is excellent as Neo, Laurence Fishburne does great as the mysterious Morpheus and so does Carrie-Ann Moss as Trinity. My favourite, however, will always be Hugo Weaving and his creepy and evil Agent Smith.