The Wachowskis must have a hard time buying pants because their balls are so freakin' huge. The first film's clean, clear, undeniable answer to the question "What is The Matrix?" made the experience a brilliant puzzle that was not too complex to piece together by film's end. Not so this time. The boys question everything we thought we knew the last time. And they add new ideas constantly throughout the film. And we don't always get the answers.
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When we get there, The Matrix might be the greatest trilogy of all. The idea that we will be experiencing the climax of this story and the climax of Lord of the Rings in the same year is almost overwhelming. The funny thing is that although the series share many elements, they could not be more different at the core. Both are "save the human species" adventures. But Lord of the Rings is about the power of people coming together. And The Matrix is about the power of the individual and, eventually, the value of human love. The warmth of Rings makes it the Oscar favorite for next year. But these two trilogies will skip down the primrose path of time together as decades pass.
So are you confused yet? I hope so. I don't want to get in the way of your experience of this film. Or of my next viewing of the film. This is a definite 2 or 3 timer film. It is so much richer a pudding than the first film that some people are going to have to let their intellectual stomach settle a little after seeing it. It’s challenging that way. But it is a challenge that is going to blow people away.
Amazing.
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I think Jen and I may need a babysitter come 05.15.03.
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