The real thing that makes the Matrix special is that it's the first big budget Hollywood film to integrate a lot of traditionally non-hollywood elements (well, either the first or the best).
For starters, I'd say it's the best live action comic/Anime film yet. Second, I can't think of another big budget Anerican film that's done the Hong Kong wire thing better. Additionally, it's undoubtedly the best implementation and filmic visualisation of cyberpunk yet.
Having said all this, did I love it? No. It might be new and exciting for the mainstream, but the visual style and dramatic techniques I'm past being familiar with. And as for the "oh wow concepts" that annoyed me the most. Gibsonites around the world (like me) no doubt dosed through the most of it. The movie Johnny Mnemonic should have been?
Bring on Neuromancer: the movie, and let's get back to the bigger (yet more subtle) ideas that started it all. synd
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For starters, I'd say it's the best live action comic/Anime film yet. Second, I can't think of another big budget Anerican film that's done the Hong Kong wire thing better. Additionally, it's undoubtedly the best implementation and filmic visualisation of cyberpunk yet.
Having said all this, did I love it? No.
It might be new and exciting for the mainstream, but the visual style and dramatic techniques I'm past being familiar with. And as for the "oh wow concepts" that annoyed me the most. Gibsonites around the world (like me) no doubt dosed through the most of it. The movie Johnny Mnemonic should have been?
Bring on Neuromancer: the movie, and let's get back to the bigger (yet more subtle) ideas that started it all. synd