Matrix Reloaded thoughts
We're a little behind the movie curve, and just got around to seeing Matrix Reloaded earlier tonight. I really liked the first move; the whole concept of humans-as-batteries really caught me by surprise. I remember going in and thinking it was going to be another dumb cyberpunk movie and coming out impressed that it was a unique blend of kung-fu, sci-fi and cyberpunk with a fairly original story to back it all up.
That feeling of discovery perhaps explains why this second movie didn't impress me to nearly the same degree. While the visuals were simply stunning, it felt like there wasn't anything new or compelling. The story didn't seem to offer up too much other than some goofy philosophy ("Sometimes things change, and sometimes they don't!") and a whole lot of seemingly gratuitous kung-fu. I walked away thinking that the best scenes were the ones with Agent Smith, and there weren't all that many with him present. Now I'm compelled to see the third movie, but it feels like I'm only going in to hear the complete story rather than an expectation of something that's going to rock my world. Still, I felt the move was certainly good, but nowhere near great. It seemed to me like there was a lot of lost opportunity here.
Beth and I also noticed that this movie was replete with Cadillacs, particularly in the chase scenes on the freeway. These could very well be the ugliest cars on the road at the moment.
Comments
hi, i'm a friend of beth's.
actually, GM must have sunk a whole pile of money into that movie because the entire chase scene is populated with GM cars. i do believe their entire fleet was used except maybe hummers. really, who in the future will be driving a saturn or and oldsmobile alero? cheesy. the scene itself was the best in the movie tho imo.
Posted by: jojo | June 4, 2003 06:42 PM