[village_idiot]

bc56, on 12 October 2009 - 02:20 AM, said:

ok so i just watched the matrix 1 and 2 and idk if i can make it throught the 3rd...its just so annoying i mean all i'm watching is leather fly around in slow motion....yea. I noticed that on tv it rates the matrix with 4 stars which is absolutly ridiculous. Movies like Goodfella's, One flew over the coo coo's nest, The Usual Suspects, Boondock Saints, those are the kind of movies that get 4 stars not this crap.

any way, every human alive is connected and plugged into the matrix. The matrix is a computer program that is being "downloaded" into every human which means that there has to be one system, one super computer that is connecting all of these ppl...so why doesn't neo, morphius, and they dyke just get some friends, destroy the super computer and free all of the humans to fight against those metal octupus'?

I think that one of the real issues with the Matrix trilogy (and Animatrix) is that it's a movie that forces you to do 2 things:
1.) Question your existence
2.) Let go of reality
Also, I believe you have to have a slight appreciation for Japanese Anime also, as most of the choreography is based on the principals of Anime, according to the Wachowski brothers...

[Startraveler]

I view the second two movies as a pretty bold statement about the futility of existence and the pains a sentient being (machine or biological) will take to ignore it--this is where all the stuff about choice comes in. The machines fight a perpetual war--win it, start over again. The "free" humans fight, as well, but generally die at the end of their fight. The Matrix-bound humans toil away their lives (having proven unable to accept a perfect existence). In the end, everybody's keeping busy with the illusion of purpose because that's what sentient beings do.



But they had some good action sequences, too.

[BlindMessiah]

Startraveler, on 14 October 2009 - 12:19 AM, said:

I view the second two movies as a pretty bold statement about the futility of existence and the pains a sentient being (machine or biological) will take to ignore it--this is where all the stuff about choice comes in. The machines fight a perpetual war--win it, start over again. The "free" humans fight, as well, but generally die at the end of their fight. The Matrix-bound humans toil away their lives (having proven unable to accept a perfect existence). In the end, everybody's keeping busy with the illusion of purpose because that's what sentient beings do.



But they had some good action sequences, too.

The dialogue between Smith and Neo in the final fight was the only redeeming quality of the sequels.

[Salter1701]

Repeating other, the first film was great. One of my all time favourites.

Second one was.... good. Not fantastic

Third was a waste of time.

I think they should have cut out all of the crap, and made 2 and 3 one film.

[Jack Black]

I really liked all of them, yeah the sequels were weaker than the 1st, however that cant detract from an excellent trilogy..

All films have good and bad points

[Cadetak]

Startraveler, on 13 October 2009 - 06:19 PM, said:

I view the second two movies as a pretty bold statement about the futility of existence and the pains a sentient being (machine or biological) will take to ignore it--this is where all the stuff about choice comes in. The machines fight a perpetual war--win it, start over again. The "free" humans fight, as well, but generally die at the end of their fight. The Matrix-bound humans toil away their lives (having proven unable to accept a perfect existence). In the end, everybody's keeping busy with the illusion of purpose because that's what sentient beings do.



But they had some good action sequences, too.

In the first Matrix the philosophy worked alongside the film. In the sequels it seemed as if the philosophy was forced upon the plot which created two films that were barely coherent.

[Lat]

I thought the first movie was alright. I thought it was quite a bit overrated, but it was still alright.

As for the other two, yeah they sorta sucked. I mean it was just a bunch of flashy, really bad computer-generated effects over and over...