Matrix Reloaded review
*SPOILERS*
It seems peculiar as our attention spans get smaller, our movies get longer. We are now accustomed to the fact that movies would reach 2 hours and 90 minutes seem daft. However we also expect to see things fast and quick, almost at the pace of a music video. It seems that the Wachowski brothers have decided to take that concept and extend our attention spans to be parallel with our extending movie time.
This film is about excess.
The Wachoski brothers seemed to have thought that the fans are smart enough to understand what the Matrix is all about and just kicked this up a few dozen notches to just let everything out they know philisopically. There is excess of the fight scenes, excess of the human nature, excess of smart alec quips and lastly but *hardly* leastly, excess of philosophy.
I thought The Matrix's pacing was really excellent. However this time around, I felt that there was a bit too much excess.
It might take me some time to getting used to since most of us are usually used to just 5 minute fight scenes. In some cases this movie really does feel like only "half" of the story. It may be the case that a movie should be contained within itself without the need of complete explanation of a sequel, I think in this case it is understandable considering that Revolutions is arriving this Xmas.
There is much to be said about Matrix Reloaded and it'll take me a long time to get it out, but to tell the truth, it's a superficially bad movie that gets only better when you think about it more and more. Hints were dropped and such and I love it. In fact I have to put further musings in future posts. Basically it's really the first movie for me that made me think about it's deep meaning, but at the same time did not make absolutely love it such as Fight Club.
To tell the truth this movie is like the ultimate comic book...especially with the ending which like most comic book endings, leaves you hanging.
A somewhat weak 4.0/5.0 stars but 4.5/5.0 just for because it made you think about it afterwards very well.
*SPOILERS*
It seems peculiar as our attention spans get smaller, our movies get longer. We are now accustomed to the fact that movies would reach 2 hours and 90 minutes seem daft. However we also expect to see things fast and quick, almost at the pace of a music video. It seems that the Wachowski brothers have decided to take that concept and extend our attention spans to be parallel with our extending movie time.
This film is about excess.
The Wachoski brothers seemed to have thought that the fans are smart enough to understand what the Matrix is all about and just kicked this up a few dozen notches to just let everything out they know philisopically. There is excess of the fight scenes, excess of the human nature, excess of smart alec quips and lastly but *hardly* leastly, excess of philosophy.
I thought The Matrix's pacing was really excellent. However this time around, I felt that there was a bit too much excess.
It might take me some time to getting used to since most of us are usually used to just 5 minute fight scenes. In some cases this movie really does feel like only "half" of the story. It may be the case that a movie should be contained within itself without the need of complete explanation of a sequel, I think in this case it is understandable considering that Revolutions is arriving this Xmas.
There is much to be said about Matrix Reloaded and it'll take me a long time to get it out, but to tell the truth, it's a superficially bad movie that gets only better when you think about it more and more. Hints were dropped and such and I love it. In fact I have to put further musings in future posts. Basically it's really the first movie for me that made me think about it's deep meaning, but at the same time did not make absolutely love it such as Fight Club.
To tell the truth this movie is like the ultimate comic book...especially with the ending which like most comic book endings, leaves you hanging.
A somewhat weak 4.0/5.0 stars but 4.5/5.0 just for because it made you think about it afterwards very well.
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