Matrix Reloaded

[andrewducker]

Lots of people have complained about the special effects in The Matrix Reloaded. I can definitely see their point, there were definitely moments when I spotted a glitch or two. But seeing as the whole films was one long special effects sequence and I was put off for about 3 seconds in total, I can't really complain too much...

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Comments

[andrewducker]

Aah, I didn't think the action sequences were the point, so to speak. After all, they all occur in the Matrix, which we know isn't real - why would we have any sense of suspense over physical actions that occur there?

But then again, I was one of those people who wasn't blown away by the first one (I think Equilibrium was a better action movie than The Matrix).

I figured that the action scenes were more about the normal humans trying to survive for long enough for Neo to find things out - Neo who is still moving from point to point without any real direction except that given to him by others.

For a film that mentions choice so much, he seems to be making very, very few of them - something I'm hoping will be important in the concluding part.

[gnomatron.livejournal.com]

Well, people can actually die in the matrix, so there is definitely potential for real suspense there. I loved the first one at first, but over time it lost a lot of it's interest for me. It's influences are too obvious, and too shallow; it draws inspiration directly from fairly light-weight sources which in turn draw their inspiration from much more interesting places; it makes for a rather vapid and watered-down experience, in terms of mental inspiration, anyway. As an action film, it was damn good, but yes, overshadowed by other films of the genre. It may have had cutting-edge effects, but they're not all that important. Look at seven samurai for proof; 50 years old and still amazing.