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Summary: See it!
Review: Once in a great while a movie comes along that grabs ahold of me in some weird way I can't quite explain, and it won't let go. (Perhaps Morpheus can explain it...) When that happens, I have to see it multiple times to get 'free' of its spell. The Matrix has done that to me; it continues to captivate me.Okay, there were a few problems with the story - but there were so many astonishing points that those problems simply got washed away. There was hundreds of tiny little details in the production that you'll miss the first time around; but they add so much to the overall feel and effect of the film. The scipt was incredible in that it managed to put some complicated concepts into very simple, easy to understand lines - delivered in a sequence of events that helped to illustrate those concepts... The casting was great in that it matched such a diverse and tallented group (I am a fan of Keanu Reeves even in bad movies...) The character development was superb - especially that of the 'agents', with their ultra-precise movements and slightly choppy speach. And the special effects! I tend to be a nit-picker on sci-fi movies. On this one, I simply don't want to. I'm content to let the problems go. I very highly recommend it to any sci-fi fan.
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Summary: A great idea is not enough
Review: Once more... I knew it before seing it. The theme is great, even if not totally original. The FX are nice, certainly impressive for addicted to the genre. At the end of the day, I was feeling embarassed for the director during scenes like this ridiculous fight between the columns of the bad guys' HQ. Too bad. I really was captured by the first minutes. But there is no depth in the following. The actors are good. The scenario is pitiful. However, see it just to imagine what if could have been - maybe a kind of 2001 Space Odyssey in its own genre!
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Summary: a good movie, but vastly overrated
Review: One can only wonder how good this movie could have been if it focused more on the intellectual complexity of the plot than on fancy FX action sequences. Still, it serves as a great [story]. Fishburne doesn't get enough credit for how good of an actor he is. He carries this movie (for an even better example of an actor saving an underachieving script, check out Fishburne in "Event Horizon")...I don't have much confidence that Part II will be anything more than typical action fare...given the potential of the fundamental idea behind "The Matrix", I hope I'm wrong.
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Summary: The greatest sci fi movie ever
Review: One of my favorite all time movies and certainly a title that can be watched over and over. First off this movie is simply one of the greatest sci fi movies ever made, much better than the Star Wars or Star Trek films simply because the writing of this script was so well done. The incredible cinematography and special effects that went into making this film would make it worth watching alone even if the plot, story and characters weren't all that great, but thankfully they are that and more. The story is a Christology in part and an allegory that leans so towards the Christian experience that either the writers are believers or perhaps they just feel Christ and the beliefs that surround Him are such good myths that they'd high jack the premise and make a modern science fiction story about it. The quickie dictionary definition of an allegory is this: "the expression through symbolism of truths about human experience" and this movie does a good job of using symbolism to show us where we really are (at least from the Christian stand point). This world is not real in the sense that our surroundings are mostly just "sensory perception" our real persona has its existence in another dimension. And to believers this world isn't our true home, we are "Strangers in a Strange Land" (and like in R.A.H's famous book of the same name, Michael is able to manipulate "physical" reality as is Neo in The Matrix simply because they see it for what it really is.) "What is Real?" asks Morpheus (named after the Greek god of dreams) of Neo (new) the one he believes might be the "one", the messiah figure predicted by the Oracle. Take the blue pill and continue your life as it is (reject true reality in favor of comfort) or take the red pill (symbolic of the blood perhaps?) and you can never go back. Painful, yet necessary rebirth occurs, one's real self is allowed to be alive. "My eyes hurt" - "Because you've never used them before" Evil personified is bent on keeping humans blind so that they can be consumed. In this movie the reason is technical and has to do with physical energy, but the premise is not new, in 'The Screwtape Letters' (C.S. Lewis) the consumption is of spiritual energy, but the allegory remains constant and I think that the idea (whether one is religious or not) hits close to home in us all. Of course the often shown highlight scene of Neo dodging bullets, the karate fight scene and many other great technical stunts make this movie a great joy to watch, but watch it several times, because many of the messages are caught the second, third or in later viewings. When all seems lost Trinity proclaims that she is no longer afraid. Too much from a techo/sci fi movie? Perhaps... But maybe we could all use a reminder to live our lives with such trust.
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Summary: The best Sci-Fi that will blow your mind away!
Review: One of my favorite films, The Matrix has a complex in-depth story, excellent visuals and cool action. Neo thinks he's living in the "real world" when two people by the name of Morpheus and Trinity finds him and proves that an artificial intelligence called "The Matrix" is controlling the "real world" and that it must be destroyed. The cyber rebels combat against police officers, SWAT teams and professional agents who have the ability to morph that guard and are loyal to The Matrix. By using martial arts and knowledge from computers that process knowledge into their minds and special powers, these cyber rebels fight for real freedom from The Matrix. The visuals such as the kung fu scene between Morpheus and Neo, and the fight bewteen Neo and Agent Smith are incredible. The action such as the scene where Neo and Trinity combat against SWAT teams are also cool but do not see this movie if you are infulenced by violence because some people blame this movie for school shootings. As a hard working teen, athlete and a one-time honor student, I am not really influenced by this movie. I just enjoy it and state my review right here.
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Summary: Boring
Review: One of only 2 videos I've rented in the last few years that I couldn't finish watching, because it bored me to death. The big problem was that you simply don't care about any of the characters. You don't like them or hate them. They are not interesting in any way. So in spite of a good plot idea, and good special effects, the movie still managed to be VERY boring.
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Summary: A Sci-Fi Classic!
Review: One of the best action movies ever made!! Great visual effects with good acting. A smart screeplay! Stunning! A must see!
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Summary: An Action Classic
Review: One of the best films of 1999!!! Great directing and specialFX, awesome cinematography, great film editing. AWESOME sound and sound effects. An Oscar-contending screenplay, and a fair cast make this a true action-scifi classic.
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Summary: A 5 Star Movie
Review: One of the best movies ever!!! this is a mind bending movie thatll blow you away!!! It all starts with Neo waking up in his room and relizing someone is in his computer..... then he meets Trinity at a club and ignores her advice to be careful...next he is in the interrogation room with agent smith and 2 other agents and Smith lays it all down...neo refuses to cooperate with them so they put a tracking bug in him and then he wakes up.....Trinity takes it out and Morpheus tells neo everything....after some training he enters the matrix and Morpheus is taken by smith....neo and trinity have an unbelievebal gun battle in the building and save morpheus.....skipping ahead a few scenes..... neo is trapped with smith with the only choice to fight....he almost dies but kills agent smith....or so he thinks..... smith comes back and neo is shot 6 times in the chest and is killed.....Neo then stands up with the powers of the One and stops the bullets the agents shoot at him is the air.... and he blows agent smith apart from the inside....to be continued......
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Summary: This is the Bomb !!
Review: One of the best movies i ever had the plesure to watch... really new effects, great sound, rich story. i really wish for a sequale.
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