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Summary: The Chosen One!!
Review: Keanu Reeves plays an ordinary guy who is supposed to be the next savior of humanity. Sounds corny doesn't it, but his movie actually takes itself very seriously. 'The Matrix' goes around preaching Eastern philosophy like it was its own original idea. This was one of the worst lines; 'Maybe its not the spoon that is bending but your mind!!' Whoa, such profound dialogue. Too bad it was thought up 3000 years ago!! Later on in the film a woman falls in love with Keanu because it was said she would fall in love with the CHOSEN ONE. There are plenty of action sequences that go on forever; the worst is when the robots, who are supposed to be flawless, can't shoot the weak human beings. Then at the end of the film there is some Rage Against The Machine music, just so the teenagers won't fall a sleep.
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Summary: There are no glitches in The Matrix
Review: Keanu Reeves plays Thomas Anderson, a computer programmer who plays by the rules, most of the time. But at night, he's a notorious hacker by the name of Neo. And his life changes when the night he's contacted by Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss), another legendary hacker who offers to introduce him to Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne), a techno-terrorist who Neo has become to idolize. But before he can meet Morpheus, it seems he's also become the attention of what he thinks are federal agents, and things start getting weirder. But it becomes the weirdest when he finally does meet Morpheus.It seems, as Morpheus informs Neo, that the world we live in is a fake. Machines needing human beings to survive have millions of people living in stasis, and while they feed off the energy the bodies produce, they present them with a computer-generated world -- a world that's roughly a hundred years old according to the movie's reality. It's all designed to keep us happy and under control. Morpheus breaks Neo out of the reality, and brings him into the real world -- desolate and destroyed by the war between man and the machines. You see, Morpheus believes Neo is the One, a messianic figure who's destiny is to free all the humans from their fake world, and defeat the machines that enslave them once and for all. The imagry of this movie is fantastic, and completely befitting the world that's created within, especially the computer-generated world that is the Matrix. Neo, Morpheus and Trinity, as well as any of the other freed minds, know that it's all just a computer program, and being a computer program and they hackers, they are no longer limited by its rules -- they can run faster, jump higher, even dodge bullets. But so can the agents, sentinel programs within the Matrix designed to hunt down those who would challenge the programming of the Matrix and potentially free the other prisoners. The angents can become anyone who is still hardwired into the Matrix program, so therefore while Neo, Morpheus and Trinity work to free the world, they also realize that they can't be concerned about the humans they're interacting with, since any of those humans can become agents. No one is to be trusted. Much of the message in The Matrix is about choice and identity -- our world is what we make it. Many will see The Matrix for it's awesome special effects and dazzling visual imagry, completely ignoring that this is a wonderfully intelligent movie and will have you contemplating your own existence -- is this real, or is it the Matrix we're living in?
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Summary: The Reality Beneath the Reality
Review: Keanu Reeves works a schlub job as a programmer during the day. At night he's a sophisticated hacker. But which of those is his "real" job? Neither one, it turns out, in this widely influential and imitated sci-fi thriller. "The Matrix" presupposes that it isn't nineteen ninety-something any longer but twenty-two something, that all the "realities" Keanu has known have been false, and that only through the help of a mentor (played by Laurence Fishburne) will he get to the alarming "real" reality that confronts mankind, which has become a slave to doomsday technology. Whether you know it or not, this movie has already influenced other movies and TV shows, even TV commercials. Its technical achievements were recognized at the Academy Award ceremonies, making it that rarity--a popular cult hit. Watching this film is not a passive viewing experience, it's more like a theme-park ride. Lots of people find they can't get enough of "The Matrix." Perhaps you'll be one of them.
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Summary: What is the Matrix?
Review: Keanu Reeves' now signiture role is introduced in this soon to be trilogy movie. This was more acclaimed for it's special effects than confusing storyline.
Still the DVD is full of information and had to be supplimented with The Matrix: Revisited, DVD in 2000.
Now that the series is finished for now, a large box set containing all three movies and extra discs wouldn't go amiss.
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Summary: AWESOME CYBERPUNK MOVIE!
Review: Keanu started the cyberpunk movie scene when he starred in Johnny Mnemonic (regardless of how bad that movie was)...but with The Matrix, he has redeemed himself and the genre. The movie totally blew me away (i had misconceptions about Reeves ability) but his acting was good and the story was excellent. I have heard rumors of making The Matrix into a Trilogy...supposedly the makers have already signed Keanu to the sequels.
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Summary: el nuevo siglo ya es historia con esta pelicula..super!!!!
Review: la he visto solo una vez y quede pasmado, su contexto y escenas son totales, la referencia visual de espcio-tiempo- movimiento, a modo de el hombre nuclear, nos traslada al mundo de la imaginacion mas alla de las imagenes. bien lograda, ambientada y filmada.
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Summary: Laurence Fishburne and special effects...
Review: Laurence Fishburne's superb performance and the dazzling, artful special effects make this movie an entertaining experience. But as has been mentioned in previous reviews, this film seems to be a dash of Philip K. Dick, William Burroughs with some Gibson Tehno-Gnosis thrown into a blender and voila, The Matrix. Still, as entertaining as the special effects are in this fun movie, I'll still trade watching Donald O'Connor walk up walls in "Singing in the Rain" anyday over the wall-walking in The Matrix. Plus, Mr.O'Connor managed his wall walking without benefit of special effects!
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Summary: THE MATRIX will ROCK YOU!
Review: LAURENCE FISHBURNE, KEANU REEVES and CARRIE-ANNE MOSS star in one of the biggest cyber-thrillers of all time, becoming one of the most popular movies ever- THE MATRIX. Alias Computer hacker-Neo(Reeves), plays a man leading two lives, in search of an answer to the world. He's always known something was different about the world, but never could put his finger on it- until Rebel Warrior Trinity (Moss) leads him to Morpheus, the man he has been in search of. Now, knowing that the world is just a prison for humans' minds, Neo discovers that he is more than just a man, but the "one" who will save the world from a molevelant cyber-intelligence. And he must discover his force of power before the Agents who control THE MATRIX can stop him. MY REVIEW: "Even though they're are nearly 3,000 reviews for this film, I'm just going to add mine. THE MATRIX is a sweet kick-ass ride from beginning to end! This movie is too good to be true! The unique story, acting, effects and action adventure, set the standard for Sci-Fi moviemaking of the new millenium! Like STAR WARS, MATRIX is ground zero for new, spectacle filmaking that will be looked up to and followed for generations to come! Doesn't that just make you say: "Woah..."- MJV & the movies.
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Summary: An excellent example of the modern action film
Review: Let me first get the plot out of the way, and trust me, that ain't hard. It's a trashy, adolescent version of a solipsist rambling, presenting a pointless and unconvincing universe with a pointless and unconvincing atmosphere. It does nothing for the cinematography, and less for the actors. Keanu Reeves and Hugo Weaving were absolutely horrible, and the first scene with Agent Smith left me thinking that a speech impediment was written into the script. Special effects? They were decent. There was nothing mind-boggling about them, nor anything particularly artistic. One particular ripple-effect on a skyscraper when impacted by a helicopter was very CGI and very unbelievable. In the end, they were nothing to be scoffed at, but certainly nothing worth seeing the movie for. This is where the action sequences come in. I have never seen a movie with more impeccably designed scenes. From the lukewarm sort-of cool martial arts match between Neo and Morpheus to the awesome showdown between Neo and Mr. Smith in the subway station, there is always a flash of brilliance and a touch of artistry. But my favorite is the one scene that gets its own special award: "For Most Marble Suspended In Mid Air In Any Given Sequence." You do the math.
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Summary: Brilliant!
Review: Let me just point out that I'm not a fan of sci fi's or action movies, but when my friend, Miguel, brought it 'round to my house I was totally blasted away! The story is brilliant, the stunts are amazing, esp. the bullet time stuff. Also, I'm a girl and most girls think that the Matrix wouldn't appeal to them. Girls, try it, you will be really suprised. I can't wait for more Matrix.
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