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First Matrix Reloaded Review

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the get-in-line dept.

EpsCylonB writes "The IMDB is reporting that the London Daily mirror has the first review of the Matrix Reloaded. Sounds like the Wachowski borthers have gone for an all out action movie which is a shame if true. What I liked most about the original was the way it blended stunning action with a subtle philosphical theme about how we percieve reality." I'll hold judgement until the closing credits myself.

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  1. Re:Oh come on by still_sick · · Score: 4, Informative

    It's odd that you chose to mention Plato's Cave in your rant, rather than the "Mad Scientist" / "Evil Demon" / or "Brain in a Jar" problem, each of which being essentially the actual premise of the movie.

    A very very very quick summary for those who didn't waste time in Philosophy classes (like me :) :
    - Plato's Cave poses the idea of some people being bound in a cave in such a way that the only things they can see are shadows on the back of the wall. These people are in this situation for their whole lives, and so to them, the entire world consists of shadows on a wall. Anyone who tried to tell them that the shadows are being created by 3D beings in a whole big bright world out there would be immediately dismissed by them as a lunatic.
    - The "Mad Scientist" / "Evil Demon" / "Brain in a Jar" problem are all the same question - how do you know "reality" as you know it really exists? How do you know you're not imagining everything? The "Mad Scientist" and "Brain in a Jar" are two names for the same variant - what if you're nothing but a brain in a jar being poked/prodded by a Mad Scientist such that he's making you THINK that your reality exists. The "Evil Demon" is the exact same idea, but posed way back in Plato's time - what if the entire world the way you know it is nothing but a trick being played on you by an Evil Demon?

    --
    ...Also, I didn't know Buggalo could fly.
  2. The latest Wired magazine by mao+che+minh · · Score: 4, Informative
    The latest Wired magazine (May 2003, "Take the Red Pill") has an in-depth interview with the lead special effects guru of The Matrix, John Gaeta. According to him (and he has in-depth explinations and narratives) "Reloaded" innovates a ton - the battle between Neo and Agent Smith uses technology that is completely new, for example.

    Besides, it has some great pics of Jada Pinket-Smith in it. Yeeeeaaaaa baby.

  3. Strange... by 11223 · · Score: 4, Informative
    Now, this flatly contradicts what this week's Time Magazine claimed - namely, that the first hour of the new movie was all plot and little action, and only in the second hour does it begin to heat up.

    Who do you believe? I'll wait and see myself.

  4. Did you even read the review? by bobwoodard · · Score: 3, Informative

    I'm guessing you just skimmed it, since the reviewer actually complains that there is too much of the philisophical mumbo-jumbo.

  5. But that's the whole point by Little+Grey · · Score: 3, Informative

    The whole story was written from the beginning as a trilogy, so the 2nd part was the setup for the huge war. So whether it's an all-out action movie or not, it's exactly what the brothers intended it to be from the start.

  6. Re:Destiny by Davak · · Score: 3, Informative
    Shmuck... you lie. The screeners are fake.

    I'll be reported first here when it is finally leeched.

    Heck, it would probably be a freaking slashdot story.

    Stop the rumors...

    Davak

  7. Not First Review at all. by idontneedanickname · · Score: 4, Informative
    This isn't the "World Exclusive" at all. One need look no further than reuters.com

    Film Review: the Matrix Reloaded