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Summary: Perhaps the most thought-provoking movie of the year!
Review: The Matrix, as you've heard by now, has groundbreaking visual effects, thanks in part to a stage surrounded by 120 still cameras and two motion cameras which facilitate exploring a moment in time from all angles. The movie is also a non-stop action roller-coaster, perhaps the most entertaining movie I've seen of that genre. Where I believe the Matrix really stands out is in the way that it makes you evaluate reality.Realities are contrasted more than once in the movie. To start, there is Neo's (Keanu Reeves) alternating between underground hacker Neo and his daytime software programmer alias Thomas A. Anderson, working for respected software company, Metacortex. Later the main contrast, between 1999 "reality" as we know it and the true reality enslaving the human race, forces the characters and viewer alike to grapple with timeless questions. "What is real?" asks Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) to Neo after Neo has learned that his reality is not as it seems. "How do you define real?" "If you're talking about what you can feel, what you can smell, what you can taste and see, then real is simply electrical signals interpreted by your brain." For those that are spiritually inclined, the movie made me feel a parallel between The Matrix, as defined in the story, and the physical world in which we live today in light of spiritual reality and the world to come. A friend of mine expressed similar feelings. We are, of course, bringing our own interpretation beyond what the writers had intended, but that is what is so great about the movie. The Matrix forces you to evaluate it on a level beyond bold action-adventure, powerful effects, and a little romance for good measure. This is more than a must see - you must add this one to your video library. Five stars for sure.
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Summary: Good Movie
Review: The Matrix, at its core is about realization/spiritual growth/ enlightenment, the plot, the action, the acting and the specical effects are all secondary however, they do make for a good movie that appeals to a wide audience.
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Summary: The Matrix
Review: The Matrix, by far, is one of my all-time favorite movies. The special effects were great, the story was easy to follow, and the acting was great. Although I'm not a huge Reeves fan, he was perfect for the role of Neo. Great film.
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Summary: Spectacular
Review: The Matrix, in my opinion,is maybe the best action/sci-fi movie ever.The plot was very good,great background music,excellent acting,(especially by Fishburne and Reeves),and awesome guns and action.I suggest you rent it first,but if you like it,buy it!
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Summary: Seeing Is Believing
Review: The Matrix, my favorite movie of all time I might add, is a phenomenal film. It's a work of art. The special effects are out of this world, the story unfolds extremely well, the plot is the most innovative one ever, the script is just plain amazing, and the cinematography is superb. In short, The Matrix blows away every other movie this decade. I would give it 10 stars if I could. I shouldn't have to discuss the plot, because by now just about everyone knows it. I will say that this plot is so amazing and so innovative, and it really makes you sit down and think. I think it's a fact, not an opinion, that the plot is the most innovative one ever written. I can't stress enough how good it is. The acting is well done as well, and the script, unfolding of the story, and special effects are all top of the crop too. I can't list all the good things I have to say about The Matrix here. I have seen this movie over and over again without growing tired of it. It has set the standard for every movie that follows it. All I can do now is give my whole hearted recommendation. If you don't own it yet, buy it now. It should be a sin not to own The Matrix.
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Summary: Excellent Eye Candy...
Review: The Matrix, the first time I viewed it, was amazing. The special effects were mind-blowing. At my friends house, watching on a DVD player, it was almost a surreal experience. And then I bought the video version. It was still great, but the non-action scenes started to get boring. Now, after the third time, I can't stand it any more. The action sequences, the special- and visual-effects, are simply stunning, the premise entertaining, the actors appealing and their acting not bad. But for some reason this movie just doesn't have much rewatchability value. Keanu Reeves was good, Carrie-Ann Moss was gorgeous, Laurence Fishburne was fun if a little too self-absorbed, and the agents were fun, interesting characters. This is an excellent movie to rent, or to watch once in a while, but despite its amazing sequences, it lacks a certain...charm that the similar and superior Dark City had.
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Summary: Good, but underdone in some areas and overdone in others
Review: The Matrix, while having solid characters and decent special effects, lacks the depth that makes a movie good. On the surface you say a pretty good movie, however, you are always on the outside looking in. Unlike other thrillers of its genre, it fails to suck you in and keep you alert the entire movie. Also, occasionally the special effects were overdone and, truthfully, boring.
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Summary: The Matrix
Review: The Matrix, winning four oscars this year, was very well done. The special effecects were outrageous. The over-all storylines are hard to explain. Even though this movie was rated "R" {for sci-fi violence and minor language} I feel it is appororate for younger viewers. One thing though, there is a part where Ned,{Keanu Reeves} goes into a building with a trench-coat,and under it is a bunch of guns, and he ends up shooting alot,[ well duh!]. To really understand how hard this is to describe, watch it your-self.
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Summary: This is what movie going experience should be all about!!!
Review: The Matrix, without a doubt, is one of the most amazing films out to this day. While some might view it no more than a cool comic book adaptation, it is much more than that. The Matrix taps into some of the most difficult questions of existence such as pleasure vs. morality, reality vs. perception. It is a grandiose twist of the idea of dream skepticism, which aims to entertain wast audience appealing to teens as well as adults. The Matrix has already became part of our (Western) culture. I have heard many of my friends refer to the Matrix while talking about unrelated ideas. This great film will be remembered for a long time.
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Summary: Movie of the Millenium
Review: The Matrix. When anybody hears that word they would usually think of Keanu Reeves in a trench coat bending over backwards as bullets graze inches over him in slow motion, or Carrie-Ann Moss suspened in a kick in mid air while the camera spins 180 degrees around her. These two things are some of what made the greatest movie of the millenium, the Matrix. The funny thing about this movie is how I didn't have any desire to see it when it came out, it just never caught my eye. I regret every bit of that. I never saw this movie in the theater. The first time I saw was on the little six inch screen in my friends van. Although the soung was coming out of two little speakers and the screen was about 300 times smaller than that of the one in my local movie theater, I was still more immerssed, more blown away, and more impressed than I had ever been by a movie before in my whole life. Everything about it was perfect, the story was amazing, Keanu Reeves easily put on his best performance to date, and the action/kung-fu scenes just blew me away. The story is not something I should tell, although nearly everyone has seen the movie, I bet there is still one reader out there who hasn't yet experianced the total awesomness of this movie. The story is exactly what sci-fi story should be. Science fiction is the one genre where the rules of reality cannot hold the writer back, allowing them to just let their imaginations run wild. That is exactly what the Wachowski Brothers did, they applied every element needed to make not just a great science fiction story, but an all around amazing movie. The Matrix will be looked one of the greatest movie achievements ever. It went beyond the limits of any movie, went where no movie had gone before, the Wachowski Bros. dared to mess with our minds, and the result was amazing. You must see this movie.
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