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Summary: grossly overrated, pretentious eye candy
Review: what exactly is it that people see in this movie? it's just one more sci-fi/shoot em up flick in the long line of that sad tradition. far from the plot being all that fascinating or philosophical, anyone who attended college could have written this garbage up as the movie was shot. and who can actually take keanu reeves seriously?? during all that drivel about 'introducing a reality with no rules' or whatever, i just kept expecting him to break out and scream "gnarly dude!" the reason people rave about these kind of ridiculous, ephemeral (...) fests is because the rest of the movies out there are even worse and do not bother pretending (as this one does) to have substance. call me too artsy or cerebral, but i want more out of a movie than pointless shooting scenes and busty women, and i would really appreciate it if the director took me seriously enough to do something other than string me along with a sadly fake and laughable attempt at depth or meaning. it really is a sad state of affairs today:even blatantly obvious pretenders to the throne are superior to the norm. this movie does not even work as what it basically is, adolescent escapism. and escapism, contrary to what the majority think, can in fact be great and even substantive, when it is done the right way. anyone with a little bit of a brain must have been depressed but nonetheless slightly amused as they exited the theater after this atrocity mercifully ended and overheard the lively chat about how deep it was. many of my friends talk enthusiastically about what a profound comment on reality this nonsense is, and i agree in the sense that it drives home quite firmly the reality of everything that can go wrong with a movie. you can just see the directors of these things laughing to themselves privately as the bucks roll in and secretly wondering, "what idiot said that you can't fool all the people all the time?"
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Summary: Outstanding!
Review: The plot alone is outstanding, but the movie is also done very well. I love movies with a twist, and this has a great one. This movie is famous for the special effects, they have been copied a million times since, but they are still good.A computer wiz is leading a double life, He has his normal day job, and is a computer hacker by night. He thinks he is one of the best but because of his insight into the world of computers, he finds there is some kind of conspericy happening, bigger than anyone knows. Another hacker invites him to find out what it is. He accepts the invition. He is givin a choice to go back to his normal life, or to find out what the matrix is. If he takes the second choice, his life will never be the same again. The reality he learns of is so unreal that he wishes he never found out about it, but unable to return, he must join the battle against an evil with unbelievable power.
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Summary: ¿The Matrix: A Movie Spawned by Philosophical Excellence¿
Review: As you watch films like The Matrix you can begin to see many thematic elements hatched from previous stories. Like many movies The Matrix was put together using other pieces of literature. Three noticeable story comparisons are present in The Matrix. Alice in Wonderland is referred to directly in the movie as "Neo", the character played by Keanu Reeves is led into a new, world that is unknown to him. The story in The Matrix is actually tied closer to an ancient piece of philosophical literature. The Allegory of the Cave by Plato is a perfect match with the design for the "Matrix." The basis of The Allegory of the Cave is that man inside the cave believes all that he sees inside the cave is real. It is only until man discovers that he has been confined that he realizes the truth one step at a time. The things that he sees are shadows or variations of reality. Man sees what is making these illusions and then recognizes what the real world is. In the "Matrix" the people live out their normal lives thinking everything is real that they see. In reality the people are barely alive and are lead into a false life by A.I. Their minds' are programmed to believe that they live a normal life while in actuality they are trapped in a world controlled by machines. The Matrix seems basically to be a modernized version of this classic piece of philosophical genius.
In comparison, the fantasy world created by the computers represents the cave. The cave is more detailed and modernized in this wonderful piece of Sci-Fi art. When watching the movie the transitions between the "Matrix" and the real world are so drastic that we, the audience are left in utter and complete amazement of the outcome. The Wakowski Brothers have ingeniously taken this wonderful philosophical story and rejuvenated it. Even though The Allegory of the Cave only gives The Matrix a setting and outline with room for growth it still plays a major role in the movie.
The audience begins to see evidence of the "Matrix's" unreality, as the movie uses visual and audible clues that give the knowledge that the world "Neo" lives in is in fact falsely generated. As "Neo" answers his call from "Morpheus", played by Laurence Fishburne, you can hear a sort of computer static in the ring of the phone. Then as the wind blows the phone from his grasp on the side of skyscraper, the phone visually slows down and resumes its descent at a regular pace.
This eye candy is used throughout the entire movie. Things are depicted in slow motion to the viewer to symbolize that they are moving with incredible quickness. This quickness is only shown by people who are aware of the "Matrix" and the rules of the "Matrix". The "Matrix" being a computer generated world has its rules, but like most computer programs these rules can be bent or even broken. All that is needed is the open mind and knowledge that the impossible is possible.
The Matrix uses much philosophy in its structure as a movie. Many of the ideas in the movies were taken directly from the thoughts of philosophers. For example, "Morpheus" explains that when you die in the "Matrix" you die in the real world. This is because the "Matrix" stimulates your mind to make you believe everything is real. If you die in the "Matrix" your mind dies, and your body cannot exist without your mind. This argument was made by the famous philosopher Descartes, who believes that a person is made up of two separate parts; one part body and one part mind.
I highly recommend watching The Matrix as it not only dazzles the mind with its special effects, but it expands ones mind with new enlightened thoughts. I cannot imagine a better way of showing the work of Plato to the modern world. The acting is amazingly surprising as Keanu Reeves gives his best performance in this milestone of philosophical theater art.
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Summary: best damn movie ever
Review: this is the best of the movies that I have evere seen. If youn don't buy then you have to rent it. Though there may be some bad sences for the kids this is a great movie for the older ones that love the action films.
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Summary: The Matrix
Review: This was a great movie, it really makes you wonder about how real your wolrd is and if your already in something like the matrix. The special effeccts were great too, they made you think dodging bullets could really happen. I liked the way that the matrix pirates could controll the laws of physics and "bend" them.
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Summary: The Matrix
Review: What a script! Reeves is superb in Neo in this film. I rate him as Oscar material but alas..those dupes cannot see past their faces. The movie is fast paced and sci-fi stuff is wonderful. I can not wait till its sequel is out. This is truly Reeves best film as of 2001.
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Summary: Offset idea of common sense
Review: Best thing about this movie is an idea of story. Some unique camera shots made this movie famous. If you are a SF movie lover, you will probably like this movie. I like the way of story streaming to the end. It is not every moments of thrilling or entertaining movie, but it motivates you to recall the story after the movie at least once.
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Summary: Behind the action ---- endless layers of thought.
Review: When asked at the first session of a recent movie making class I was taking, "what is your favorite movie of all time?" -- this was it! Of course there are breathtaking action sequences, moody camera direction et al. But what made this my FAVORITE was the ideas behind the ideas behind the ideas. I bought The Matrix on DVD without seeing it in the theater. A host of friends recommended it and I had just purchased a new PC with DVD capability. My first viewing was exciting. Special effects which now seem commonplace were new, the widescreen format exciting even on my 19 inch monitor. The more times I watched, the more I saw. The first few minutes of green tinged footage started to make sense. Understanding that it was SUPPOSED to be green, limited the time I spent trying unsuccessfully to get those flesh colors correct on my monitor. As I became familiar with the story line and knew what is coming next, the freedom to explore not only the ideas inherent in the storyline, but the actions taking place in the background revealed even more layers of meaning. If you have a DVD - ROM drive, you can watch the movie WITH the art director, the female lead and another director [embarrassed blush here as I don't remember director of what :)]. This voiceover version is like sitting on the couch with the principals and listening to their memories of "when we were making". Yesterday I installed a REAL DVD player for my large screen digital TV and can't WAIT to see it slightly larger. My favorite line? No contest. "There IS no spoon ..."
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Summary: Highly entertaining.
Review: I just saw the Matrix recently for the first time, and I loved it. Sure, other movies have used similar ideas. But the Matrix is still very entertaining, fun to watch, and it did make me think. The opening scene is great. Action, action, and some more action, plus that awesome little spinning-camera thing with Trinity's kick. I love that part. We move on to Neo, played by Keanu Reeves. Stop picking on Keanu! Sure, maybe he's a dolt, but he did a decent job in the Matrix (and he's hot!). Yet another fun spinning camera shot, this one just spiraling over Neo instead of circling around him while the action freezes like the first one. Long sentence. Agent Smith is hysterically deranged. One of my favorite scenes is -- well, I won't spoil it, but it involves water. Snigger. Morpheus kicks derriere (literally); the fighting scene between him and Neo is great. The film gets violenter as it goes, going from a more thoughtful sci-fi film to a nice and violent action movie. But that's not a bad thing. The alleged religiousity of the Matrix is up to you: ignore it or embrace it. I ignored it -- didn't even really notice it until other people pointed it out. Some people complained about the greenish tint, but that was done intentionally to make it seem like there was something wrong with the world; the sky is never blue for the same reason because blue is "too happy". I don't know. I don't really mind the green-ness. Neo's cute, Morpheus is cool, Trinity rocks, Agent Smith is my favorite character aside from spoon-boy... , and Cypher...well, I can understand his point. And Mouse cracks me up. All in all, wonderful movie. Just wish I could've seen in on the big screen... Best quote: "There is no spoon."
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Summary: My God, what a ... great movie!!!
Review: The Matrix... you all have at least heard of the movie, and you all know that it is known for the special effects... and the special effects are AWESOME!!!! But this movie has depth... I originally watched this film in theatres, and I was blown away by the special effects, but that was about it... the story was cool, but nothing spectacular... anyways, I watched it again tonight (well half of it anyways), and my God, this movie is totally awesome... it's more then awesome special effects, it's an awesome movie all around, one of the best sci-fi movies ever, no question... The story is very ingenious, and philosophical... I wonder how many people have actually wondered if this world was nothing more then a computer program fed to our brains, I know I have... and before the movie came out I might add... I won't get into the details of the story, cause you'll just have to see it... but the way the effects, music, and everything about the movie comes together is awesome... it all fits together perfectly... the action scenes are obviously designed to appeal to those you might not totally grasp the concept and message of the story line, but if you can appreciate the plot with the effects and action scenes, and everything else that is here, it'll just blow your mind... I turned off the tv (the movie was shown on television) and was totally blown away tonight... this is an inteligent movie, and is more then a bunch of innovative effects... if you liked the movie for the effects, and didn't really go too deep in the plot, well watch it again, and take in everything... it's an awesome movie, and one of the best ever in my opinion... oh, and another thing, I've never really been a fan of Keanu Reeves acting, but even he turns in a good performance (the others are stellar as well)... definately check this out... deserves more then 5 stars... oh, and another thing, it's totally based around computers and that stuff, so you definately need to have some knowledge or interest in that stuff to really enjoy this movie... but still, you need to see this movie!!!! well, I've said too much... later...
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