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The Matrix to have two sequels
Soren writes "Apparently the deal has been made- there will be 2 'The Matrix' sequels. More details are availible. " And hopefully, the Wachowski brothers will be directing still. They are playing with the idea of two prequels, or two sequels, but releasing them within months of each other, a break from tradition, like some *harumph* other movies around.
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There are links to online comics and short stories.
Even better... "Matrix--" and "Matrix++"...
I submitted this bit a while ago when it was announced, but... Apparently, because of the
recent youth violence problems, WB will *not* be
releasing the Matrix for VHS sales; You'll be
able to rent it on VHS (or buy a rental copy
at only $100 a pop), and you'll be able to buy
it on DVD. However, the WB's thinking is that
teens will have less access to a DVD player than
a VHS player, and thus, this strategy will
reduce the number of times teenagers can watch
the movie. This move is expected to cost
WB $50 million in spectulated VHS sales.
"Pinky, you've left the lens cap of your mind on again." - P&TB
"I can see my house from here!" - ST:
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IMHO, something akin to the straylight run from Neuromancer would fit beautifully into a Matrix sequel.
Take omnipotent Neo and jack him in, and while he's giving the AI hell from the inside out, the others are trying to cripple it from the outside in..
We certainly didn't see much of the 'real' world in Matrix0, so it seems like a logical place to go. Especially now that Neo can't be touched in cyberspace - the AI (methinks) would try to shut him down IRL.
That's for sequel #2, for #1 it should probably be a precursor to what's already been out. Run a "AI goes naughty" movie - maybe with the first 'The One' biting the big one at the end. Then re-run the original Matrix, so no one forgets what happened, and the Wachowski make a few more bucks. And finally run the sequel #2 where the AI finally 'sees the light' or gets decompiled, or whatever.
-- What you do today will cost you a day of your life.
The number one rule of a Hollywood movie is that the lead character must go through some personal growth experience. Since Neo is now the messiah, (which leaves little room for personal growth) this rules him out as the main character for sequels.
Also, the central conceit of Matrix (which comes straight out Buddhist philosophy via Philip K Dick) is that the world the characters are living in is not the "real" world. This revelation cannot be repeated without becoming repetitive, which also tends to rule out a sequel.
The (pr/s)equels should have some philosophical content too. It would be interesting to go back and see the robot's first attempt at the matrix, which was supposed to be utopia, and why it didn't work.
>A somewhat more plausible scenario would be that
>they used the humans as hardware. Use parts of
>the human brain to run their own personalities,
>which could explain why Neo can manipulate the
>Matrix so easily; he taps into the part of his
>brain that the Matrix runs on.
In the written stuff available, that is the general idea. The Matrix(thing, not movie) uses brains for both processing power and for inspiration/creative programming. One of the shorts is about a person who is "hired" to write a new type of AI.
Sequals or prequals.. hrm.. prequals would be nice because there'd be no Keanu Reeves. But that would pretty much make the first movie pointless. Though he's some sort of messiah character, it's left open ended as to whether or not he can actually defeat the AIs.
:)
What would be interesting as if they made the next movie into both a prequel and sequel, moving the prequel in flashbacks. It would certainly fit in with the sort of fractured view of reality the movie presents. While traveling to the underground city and defending it against the AIs, they could have flashbacks showing the human defeat and rereat underground in the first place.
There's just one thing they better get right, or these sequals will join Phantom Menace and Titanic as Movies I Refuse to See. The humans value to the AIs will not be as batteries!! It's a god damned closed system! If they can feed those millions of people, why can't they use that energy to power themselves? If Hollywood types can hire hundres of educated people to make special effects, you'd think they could at least hire one person to tell them when their science is bogus. Geez..
A somewhat more plausible scenario would be that they used the humans as hardware. Use parts of the human brain to run their own personalities, which could explain why Neo can manipulate the Matrix so easily; he taps into the part of his brain that the Matrix runs on. The whole battery thing could be a red herring to the keep the resistance confused. Anyone know the email address of the director?
I'd pay to see that on the big screen! I loved those comic books when I was young.
Thad
The Bolachek Journals
then why do the bots even bother using humans? Don't you think it's a lot of trouble to build this hugely complex virtual world for human beings if ANY warm source would do? Why not cows? A big virtual field with lots of vitual grass seems to be a whole lot less trouble. I mean, humans have a history of being shitty slaves, we're always rebelling and whining and stuff. Now cows, cows would be perfect, they digest, create LOTS of heat, and never bother at all with philosophy or uprisings and such.
But seriously, I must agree that that premise was a little weak, though the movie rocked. If anyone has ever read the hyperion series by Dan Simmons, they'll remember the "evil" AI's in that story. The AI's feed off of humanity by using our unused brainpower for their processing needs without our knowledge. That would be more plausible. By the way, that series was one of the BEST pieces of literature (not just sci-fi) that I have ever read. I'd recommend it to anyone.
Michael Gentili
- He's just some guy, you know?
Don't know about your naming policy, the
;)
mathmatically inclined would probably vouch
for
The Vector
The Matrix
The Tensor
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To some extent, I agree. The Tai Chi I've learned is especially usefull in one-2-one situation.
...Student, Artist, Techie - Geek *
However, do you expect the audience to understand this? Sure, a large element of Kung-Foo is Chinese Kick Boxing, which is obviously more of a close-in fighting form. Personally, I favour my beloved Muay Thai if I absolutely have to fight somebody. It's brutal, fast and where the Matrix stuff looked beautiful, Muay Thai is damned ugly. My instructor said "You're not learning a Martial art, you're lerning how to fight". I could go on...
But you're right I guess. I too cringed when they were doing their (fairly dumb) stances, looking pretty much as stupid as the Kata seen in bloody Karate Kid! I know, I know, focus your Chi, but some off the stances just looked like bouts of constipation!
From one fighter, to another - "Wai".
Mong.
* Paul Madley
*...Slacker, Artist, Techie - Geek *
Remember: Nothing is Cool.
...and provided Keanu with the opportunity to redeem himself cinematically which hadn't been done since the dark ages of "My Own Private Idaho", and Bill and Ted days at the merry-go-round of the current decade.
Overall the first film was a pretty rocking development of the original Gibson-esque inspired Matrix concept and a not_to_be too sneezed at adaption considering the commercial niche it aimed to fill.
The choice of the new generation which was the old generation which was Star Wars. Face it kids -- we grew up, and Lucas didn't.
You can sure bet that the Wachowski brothers have got their heads screwed on tightly enough avoid a possible die jar jar maelstrom.
We've got hell sexy effects to look forward to coupled with *gasp* a script, decent character development, sassy sound, brilliant cinematography, and some bad-assed credible cyberpunk; all built in with bitchin attitude.
Helluva rollercoaster for unadulterated entertainment. I'll buy a return ticket thanks.