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'Matrix Revolutions' Opens Today
shelleymonster writes "The Matrix Revolutions was released worldwide at 9 AM EST today. With a running time of 2 hr. 9 min., I'm expecting the /. reviews to start pouring in around 11:30. Since critics are saying things like, "Matrix finale could put you back in a coma," and, "The final episode is a slam-bang, dreary mess," I'm curious to hear some real fans' reactions." Many readers have pointed to the BBC's review; they were not amused. Were you? Update: 11/05 17:17 GMT by T : Read on for one reader's (spoiler-free) first impression.
wickedweasel writes "Just came from one of the first showings of Matrix: Revolutions (Germany, don't know why, but it started 2:30 pm here) and came by to drop some comments (no spoilers). To cut it short: not even close to the first one, and honestly spoken way worse than the second one (which wasn't _that_ bad). The ones looking for cool action will hardly find any, neither will the ones who came for the story (like me) be satisfied. Only a few good scenes in and around Zion, some quite big plot holes and unfinished threads and, most important, an unsatisfying end, to say the least. I guess I'll be flamed for my opinion by the die-hard-fans, but hear this: I once considered myself one too until I saw this."
Everyone who is bitching is not a good and proper student of the art of the Eastern parable. This whole series is a live action adaptation of an Anime on the scale of Akira. The only failure is that it is not as condensed as the Anime version. If you are a real fan, you've probably read the actual Manga of Akira (all 38 of them, well 38 that I know of, I kind of haven't had time to look for a few years). It was an epic tale. It had grandeous spiritual and pseudo-religious overtones. It had amazing, long and drawn out action. The Matrix is just like this, only the story is original (well, as original as the Wachowski brothers could make it) and the themes and effects are all exactly what you want to see in a live action adaptation. Over the top, huge, unreal action that smacks you around and gives you shell-shock. You know, post traumatic stress syndrome. This is not your story. You are the audience, you don't get to decide where the story goes. Get a clue.
Yes, the Wachowski Brothers lost a lot of control towards the end. I have a feeling the ending was a little bit too geared towards the testing audience rather than what the original plot and story line called for. Anyway. Sucks to be the exec who pulled that crock of shit.
Don't Ask Questions. I don't know the answers and even if I did I wouldn't tell you.
....aaannndd it sucks.
Really.