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Summary: My Third And Final Review Of "The Matrix"
Review: I'm not going to dispute that "The Matrix" has entertainment value. Some of the scenes are truly loud and visually mesmerizing. Though some scenes had an artifical look to them they were entertaining nonetheless. The battle that develops between Neo(Keanu Reeves) and Agent Smith(Hugo Weaver) is very entertaining. The monotony of the voice of Agent Smith will bring back memories of Ben Stein's blurb in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off".("Anyone,Anyone")It's fun with a capital F when they duke it out using martial arts and Agent Smith taunts Neo calling him Mr. Anderson. There is a forgivable lack of characterization. The setting involves a great deal of tension and it is understandable that the characters don't have the time to sit down over a cup of tea and describe themselves in great detail to each other and the audience. The action and drama more than makes up for the lack of characterization. There are some flaws. The first is the style of the writing. The writing violates one of the first principles taught to you in an introductory English class. The characters do way too much explaining and the movie does more telling than showing. It is odd to hear Morpheus(Laurence Fishburne) tell Neo that nobody can be told what the Matrix is than have him go right ahead and tell Neo what it is.(Some mentor he is)Watch out for numerous overly explanatory phrases where it seems that they almost freeze frame for a moment and explain to the audience what just happened. Show don't tell. The thought provoking aspect of this film doesn't make as much sense as it would seem when you listen to Morpheus's endless babbling. The Matrix is described as a virtual world controlled by living machines. People are enslaved, unaware that the world they live in is just an illusion programmed by the machines and translated by the human mind. It is understood that those unaware that they are in the Matrix can experience all five computer controlled senses and therefore can be killed in the Matrix. The rebels who have escaped the Matrix are cooped up in a ship where they hack into the Matrix. They enter the Matrix aware of the fact that it is an illusionary world created by the machines yet they still can experience all five computer controlled senses. I have a problem with their level of awareness. It is impossible for your mind to experience the full range of five senses in two different "realities" at once. They are aware of the real world and the virtual world when they enter the Matrix. It is like entering a dream but knowing you were entering a dream. You could see and maybe hear but you cannot feel and experience the situation as if it were really happening. It is hard to manipulate the senses of touch, taste, and smell. When you have a spontaneous dream and you are unaware that it is a dream you can experience all five senses. It is as if you were there. So, when bullets are fired at the rebels and the Matrix tells them they are real then why can't they counter that with remembering they are in the Matrix and those bullets are artificially created by the Matrix and not real. Can thought/awareness affect how your senses work? If there is no spoon as Neo learns then why isn't there any bullets right from the start. How can you be killed by something you already know doesn't exist? "The Matrix" asks questions about what reality is but never comes up with an answer and ends without attempting to resolve that issue. I have my own answer. In looking at what is real it is important to focus on the senses of touch, taste, and even smell.(Sight and hearing are too easily manipulated) In nature when you touch something with your finger, for example, there are nerves in your fingers that send a response to your brain that then translates that and sends a signal back to your finger to illicit the correct response, whatever it may be. Virtual reality, in my mind, on the other hand, starts with the mind bypassing the initial touching of the finger to a keyboard, for example, and even though you haven't touched that keyboard it sure feels like you did. Reality starts with the outside world and how the senses react to it. A message is sent to the brain from another part of the nervous system present on the human body. Virtual reality starts in the mind bypassing the outside world and how the senses react to it. It emulates the desired effect. In other words by stimulating the correct area of the brain you can trick the body into sensing whatever you desire. When you watch "The Matrix" and you see the rebels reenter the Matrix just question whether virtual reality and true reality can exist at the same time? Does it make any difference that you know something is not real? Can it still physically harm you? Enjoy the ride.
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Summary: I don't see what the big deal is
Review: I saw this movie when it came onto video. After hearing everyone talk about how great it was I thought I'd try and watch this movie. No big deal. To me this was just an average movie and I probably won't sit down to watch this movie again. The only good thing about this movie is the special effects. The effects aren't even the best I've seen. If you want to see a REAL action movie that you can watch over and over and not get tired of it then try Terminator 2: Judgement Day or Predator.
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Summary: fig chump loot rest naught
Review: it's okay. good for the special effects.sci-fi, action, slightly suspense/drama/romance/mystery. so keanu is like, this hacker dude, and he does stuff, and he gets in trouble, like, but he doesn't know what he's dealing with. but there are some totally awesome special effects which are worth watching for their music-video-quality of style, innovation, techno-fruit. and of course it's kinda nice to watch from a 'i wish i could do that' kind of perspective. the concept is definitely sweet. ahh, to be inside a computer. to be hyperreflex supertalented and inside a computer. to be wearing such nice pvc outfits. ahhh. i didn't buy it and i wouldn't have...someone else put me on the spot in a DVD store and said 'ok which one do you want' and i liked everything else there less. so i got the matrix. it's nice here and there.
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Summary: An exceptional movie
Review: This movie in short simply rocks. Set in late 99', the movie follows NEO(KEANU REEVES) as he tries to discover what the MATRIX really is. It also star Laurence Fishburn(MORPHEUS) whose trying to find the one to change the Matrix. The acting is a little slow except for Fishburne,but the script and graphics make this an excellent movie. This is a movie full of action, drama, and totally rocking effects.
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Summary: A GREAT SHOW! but its also a rip-off.
Review: Stunning! This is one good movie! I went to go see this movie because it looked cool, and I got what i expected and then some. It goes like this: a computer "hacker" named neo has a stupid job and not so great of a life. This almighty guy "morphieus" finds him and makes neo think hes all important then a bunch of stuff happens. Im not gonna tell you anymore 'cause its to good. You may be asking "yeah thats all great and good, but what about that rip off comment you made?" Well im getting to it. The guys who made this film are huge anime fans (anime, you know japanese animation, no its not porn, thats hentai) Anyway there is a series that the whole consept is that there are 2 worlds and the one your living in now is fake. This series is Serial Experiments Lain (extreamly good series! But be warned this is not for people with a short attition spa.. ooo shiny)so the whole kung foo fights and really fast movements are all things they got from anime! but hey I love anime and I love the matrix. an easy 5 star!
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Summary: Style over substance
Review: The Wachowski brothers take on reality. Obviously it's a subject that should have been treated by someone with more intelligence as the film dissolves into the kind of anti-technological paranoia found in 'The Terminator'. It's true that the digital FX are awesome, but without a doubt do not touch the power of The Phantom Menace. The story revolves around a group of guerilla type freedom fighters who know that daily life is an elaborate constuct controlled by artificial intelligence also known as The Matrix. Indeed, in more typical sci-fi fair, the masses are not aware that they are, well, 'enslaved'. This of course is not unlike the awesome 'Dark City'. The rebels are lead by Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne), a paranoid Obi-Wan Kenobi type who is searching for 'the One' who will save us all. This 'One' is Keanu Reeves who acts as artifical as The Matrix. Though I guess we are not supposed to care he can't act because we feel sorry for his burden as humanities 'savior' (HA!). With such cool internet names as Neo, Cypher and Trinity they are distinguished by their just as cool black leather threads. Along with the obnoxious Techno/Electro rock tracks - it's MTV perfect. Though the pseudo Zen spiritual hokum and philosophy ("Human Beings are the cancer of the planet - We are the cure") may enrapture 16 year olds across the world, the film is too caught up in formula to have any real insight - Thousands of bullets fly, good guys don't get hit, *yawn*. Like some comic book, the fate of the world comes down to a big fist fight. Indeed, the real star of this film may be fight choreographer 'Yuen Wo Ping' who did great work with 'Fist of Legend'. Which really sums up The Matrix - An overdirected piece of Hong Kong flash.
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Summary: Awesome
Review: This is one of the first two movies I bought on the day I bought my DVD player. It is great. The picture quality is incredible. I Love a good sci-fi movie so I am usually greatly deprived because there are not very many out there. This is great one though. I never get tired of watching it and I always start out saying I am going to watch one scene or another and I end up watching the whole thing again. I love it.
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Summary: To Matrix Or Not To Matrix
Review: Matrix is the most enjoying movie that I have ever watched.Its theme is so different and impressive.I want to celebrate Wachowski Brothers cause they write such a senario however I found something wrong on this senario it may be a mistake or a secret which will be explained in the second movie but I wont tell it because I want people to watch this movie carefully cause it is the most impressive science fiction movie ever.About the movie I can say that you should watch this because it is a classic.
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Summary: Man, this ROCKS!
Review: How could anyone not like this movie! "The Matrix" has the most spectacular special effects ever seen in a motion picture, the acting is flawless by both Reeves and Fishburne, it never gets boring, has a fantastic story line and plot and always keeps you on the edge of your seat. What else can you ask for? My favorite part is the helicopter scene. If you've not seen it yet go check it out! It will completly blow you away!
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Summary: 5 stars is nowhere near enough!
Review: In a summer that was supposed to be dominated by the new Star Wars movie, The Matrix took everyone by surprise. The trailers that I saw for it promised some cool looking effects and possibly a pop philosophy/existentialist subtext. Never before have I gone into a movie with expectations that were at a level so far below the level of the movie as I did for this one. This is one of the best movies to come out in a long time. I'll begin with the effects. Bluntly put, this movie represents the biggest jump in effects since a blue screen was first used. The creation of 'bullet time' allowed the 360 degree filming of stilled subjects. This is the greatest effect that I have seen in a long time. It's possibilities are endless. The movie's use of it in fight sequences made the fights better than most any I've ever seen. The only ones that are better are for sentimental reasons or pure skill, but the sequences in the Matrix look better than anything. This movie is also very full of style. Everyone is got up in black and wears sunglasses. You might think that this would seem gimmicky, but it works. Black trenchcoats have never looked better. As for the movie itself, the plot and subtext is phenomenal. You could teach a Philosophy 101 course based on the themes brought up in this movie. It has everything ranging from Utilitarianism and Hedonism to Nietzsche and the basic questions of metaphysical exploration. Even if you ignore all of this, on the surface it's a great Sci-fi/Action movie. The gunfights are great and Keanu is actually a good cast. Laurence Fishburne was a perfect cast for Morpheus and Carri-Ann Moss was great. If you get this, go for the Widescreen version. Otherwise, you miss so much. Definitely get this movie.
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