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Summary: Coming of Age tale that shatters the boundaries of genre.
Review: The Matrix (VHS), while jam packed with state-of-the-art F/X, relies upon a gripping story, characters who actually grow, and the classic unfolding of the Hero's Journey for its impact. I had to watch it twice to see it once. Some of the cinematic elements remind me at once of Ridley Scott's Blade Runner and Disney's Tron. The plot itself is a hipper, more thoughtful and logical extension of questions raised in those films about the nature of reality and how manipulation of reality forms human society. The awesome special effects and kung-fu coreography provide eye-candy to accompany a meaty, soul-food fable about the search for Truth and the journey towards self-knowledge. As Neo awakens to the nature of the reality he thought he knew, the viewer awakens with him. The message here is that we can accept everything at face value and be comfortable, or we can take the more hazardous course and question it all. The price of comfort is nothing less than our humanity. The price of maintaining our humanity is to sacrifice comfort and safety for something greater than ourselves. Matrix owes as much to Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness as it does to "cyber-punk" fiction. It is thoughful and thought-provoking, thrilling to watch and enthralling to contemplate. In case you couldn't tell, I really liked this flick. I don't know if it likes me.
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Summary: THE BEST I REPEAT BEST MOVIE EVER MADE AND EVER TO BE MADE
Review: THE MATRIX , MOVIE,SOUNDTRACK,POSTERS EVRYTHING A BOUT IT KICKS ASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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Summary: Mindblowing SFX and a great storyline
Review: The Matrix - a Warner Brothers release, written and directed by Andy and Larry Wachowski_The Matrix_ breaks new ground in the sci-fi/action film genre. Not only does it feature revolutionary special effects, but it has a complex storyline to boot. In _The Matrix_, Neo (Keanu Reeves) is a hacker recruited by a team of rebels, led by Morpheus (Laurence Fishbourne), whom law enforement agents regard as the "most dangerous man on the planet." Neo joins Morpheus and his crew, where he is showed the world as it truly is - the haunting reality that humans have been overtaken by a race of machines, and, worse still, are being used simply as an energy source for these machines. The purpose of Morpheus and his crew is to disrupt our imaginary "dream world" that the machines have created to keep us happy (the Matrix), and free our minds. The special effects in _The Matrix_ are absolutely stunning. The Wachowski Brothers and their crew have developed what they like to call "bullet time." This "bullet time" is composed of hundreds of still shots of a target, that when put together render ultra-realistic super-slow motion. There are many similarities between Neo's transformation over the course of the film, and the life of Christ. Some of these things seem, at first glance, trite or inconsequential, but upon further investigation, unravel deeper meaning. An example of this is Neo's real name, Thomas Anderson. Anderson, when translated, means "son of man." Neo also means "new" - Neo Anderson, "the new son of man." Is Neo like a new Messiah? In one portion of the film, Morphues takes Neo to see the Oracle, an old woman who happens to know everything. She predicts a Second Coming of sorts, and tells Neo to "find his path." Morpheus is absolutely convinced that Neo is "the One," the saviour for mankind (much like Christ). In another portion of the film, Neo is, for a moment, dead. He is then brough back to like (resurrected), where he shortly thereafter, and very symbolically, ascends to the heavens. _The Matrix_ will stand as a benchmark in special effects and storytelling for years to come.
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Summary: Not the greatest film I ever saw
Review: The Matrix - great special effects - one hell of a lousy movie. The movie just tended to be rather dull without all the action. Their attempts at making what the Matrix really is about is rather dull and heavy handed. Other than that the film was high on action but not enough on class Incidentally I thought Fight Club was a better movie - had more humour in it
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Summary: The Matrix - A world that parallels Reality and your Mind.
Review: The Matrix - possibly the best movie made following the postEra of sci-fi/action movies of it's kind (e.g. Terminator, Total Recall and T2). Combining mythology, religion, literature and kung-fu to produce a high-octane mano e mano smash. We start our journey in this 2hr 15min flick with, Neo (Keanu Reeves). A man who lives a double life, a sofware programmer by day and hacker extraordinare by night. He is contacted by a group of rebels, lead by know-it-all Morpheus(Laurence Fishburne). Morpheus believes that Neo is the chosen one, the one who will defeat the computers who have enslaved all humans and blanketed their minds from truth & reality. The movie then follows on to see Neo's triumphant rise to leading the rebels, and most importantly, finding himself. Carrie Ann-Moss plays the ever so beautiful yet deadly Trinity, who helps Neo in winning the war. Hugo Weaving plays an encore performance as the vicious Agent Smith. The Matrix smartly uses it's sleek design and cunning special effects (SFX) provided by big man John Gaeta to knock viewers off their feet. The kung-fu scenes are explosive and imaginative (e.g. Walking on walls, blurred punches), picture a Bruce Lee fight scene raised to the 10th power. The Matrix is definitely worth seeing more than once, I left the theatre with a feeling of ehhhhhh ehhhhhhhh "I don't know".
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Summary: Glossy thriller capturing late twentieth century fear
Review: The Matrix - The Warchowski Brothers Stupendous special effects and placing Keanu Reeves in the right place at the right time save this film from its insubstantial biblical plot. The plot centres around creeping late twentieth century paranoia about technology, apocalypse and the idea that the human race will eventually destroy itself through too much evolution. You could even say that this is the film to watch for late twentieth century ideas about the future. The world has been taken over by Artificial Intelligence. A situation brought on by the arrogance and irresponsibility of the human race and it is up to Neo (Reeves' character) to save it with the help of the inmates of the Nebuchadnezzer. I say inmates because Nebuchadnezzer was sent insane by God for his arrogance (see where I'm going with the biblical plot). So, in this gigantic floating lunatic asylum, or ship of fools if you like, live Neos' love interest Trinity, his guide/mentor Morpheus and an arch enemy called Cifer. They set about saving the human race from marauding PC's with true Hollywood win/win heroism. The action is skillfully maneuvered and shot with groundbreaking use of film technology. The fight scenes are not to be missed with choreography from Yuen Wo Ping. keanu Reeves and Carrie Anne Moss perform fantastically in exhilarating interpretations of martial arts and the sentient matrix is horrific on an extraterrestrial scale. As an action film The Matrix is scintillating to say the least, it's definitely one of the most surprising and visual masterpieces made to date. The Warchowski Brothers have shown the world what they're made of.
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Summary: Excellent--Two Thumbs Up from me! (I wish I had more thumbs)
Review: The Matrix -- the perfect masterpiece to celebrate the Digital Versitile Disc, or as most people call it, DVD. Crisp video makes the special effects more realistic than ever, and the sound is so clear, you can hear every single word in sharp Dolby Digital sound. This puts other Sci-Fi DVDs to shame. If you liked The Matrix on a movie screen, pop this into your home theater to expirience fun extras, like commentary and behind-the-scenes documentaries. Or slide this baby into your PC DVD-ROM drive for special features, like trailers shown in movie theaters and a cool trivia challange game. This is truly "The One" to own on DVD. If you didn't get the joke in the previous sentence, buy this now, or you could take the blue pill and never know how ignorant about your life you were.
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Summary: Bible (part one)
Review: The Matrix = The Bible Extraordinary special effects make the this 1999 film well known. As the modern Lamborghini is to the Model T, so The Matrix is to movies of the past. The Matrix is also well known for its complex plot. In order to understand this movie, the average person must watch it twice. Because of its complexly intriguing plot and outstanding special effects, the allusions or parallels can go unnoticed by the common person. The Bible and the 1999 film The Matrix have incredible parallels. The most recognizable parallels linking the Bible and the film together are the names. There are names given to people, a place, and a ship that make Biblical names. The name of the ship the humans live on is called the Nebuchadnezzar. This is no coincidence that Nebuchadnezzar was the name of the ship (it is not like it is a frequently used name these days). This is the name of a king written about in the Bible. The awkwardness of the name of this ship is the fact that king Nebuchadnezzar was an evil king in the Bible, when in the film Nebuchadnezzar is the name of the humans' ship and they are the "good guys." The name of the last human city in the film is called Zion, while Zion is also a Biblical city. In this parallel, the author uses a holy city from the Bible to allude to the "good guys'" city in the film, as the Bible refers to the final city as well being Zion. The most frequently alluded to names are the names of a few of the key characters in the film. The most obvious parallel is the one of the key "good guy" characters is named Trinity. Those who consider themselves Christians would/should know that the Bible refers to The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as one called the Trinity. In the film, two characters seem to constantly parallel two characters in the Bible. The more noticeable character that parallels someone in the Bible is Neo. Neo clearly parallels Jesus. Neo is constantly called "the chosen one," and is called, at least once, "The Savior" (not counting the party guy who came to him before he came out of the Matrix). Throughout the entire film, Neo seems like the Jesus in his world. He is the only one who can save the world, just like Jesus was the only one who could save the world in the Bible. Towards the end of the film, Neo does things that no other human could ever do, in other words, miracles. The word "miracle" sounds awfully familiar when one is on the subject of the Bible. Jesus performed many miracles in the Bible, just as Neo does in the film. Another very interesting incident in the film was when Neo, "the Savior," comes back to life. This is no coincidence! Jesus did the exact same thing in the Bible. Both Jesus and Neo died and came back to life to save the world from the enemy. John the Baptist was the primary forerunner to Jesus in the Bible. Many of Morphias's actions seem to allude to John the Baptist's role in the Bible. In the film, Morphias says to Neo that he had spent his life looking for the "chosen one." In the same way, in the Bible, John the Baptist spent his entire life looking to find the chosen one, who was Jesus. Morphias also stated that Neo was "unplugged" (taken out of the Matrix) to save the world. Morphias even stated this before Neo was unplugged, just like a prophet would in the Bible. While John the Baptist did not do anything to set Jesus free, he still preached (like Morphias did) that Jesus was the Savior that came to save the world. A more hidden parallel in The Matrix is the incident in which the Centium Programmers (the bad guys) catch Neo. The Centium Programmers offered to let Neo go if he agreed to work for them, and not for the good side. This particular scene parallels an incident in the Bible when Jesus was tempted by the devil and told that if He would bow down to the devil, He could have everything in the world. The devil wanted Jesus to work for him, just as did the Centium Programmers want Neo to work for them.
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Summary: This Movie Kicks Serious Tail
Review: The Matrix blows every other movie away in so many aspects, it is incredible. And to top it all off, the movie is actually making fun of every movie ever made. In the subway fight scene when Agent Smith and Neo jump at each other, the movie is actually mocking the Japanese Samurai movies that have the exact same fight moves. Ingenious!
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Summary: One of the greatest films ever
Review: The Matrix brings viewers special effects galore, with an intresting plot to boot. The movie does have some strange moments in which it seems there was no other way around the roadblock in the storyline other than making somthing up (ex. Neo coming back from the dead), but the cinematics and stoline easily make up for it. I've watched this movie at least 20 times and i still can't get enough of it! If you havent seen this film yet or don't own it yet, buy it, and buy it fast. You'll never regret it (at least I KNOW I won't).
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