I saw the The Matrix: Reloaded, as well, and though I would love to wax philisophical about the enlightenment it provided, or the intresting story, or even the special effects, I can't, because I thought it sucked. I'm a huge fan of the first movie, but this next chapter was a real let-down. I've heard a lot of people talk about "Philosphy 101" in these reviews, and as a philospohy major, I can tell you, the film-makers should go back to class if that's what they were trying to do. The special effects were fun, to a degree, but the scenes lasted far too long. And the "rave in the cave" sex scene was just ridiculous. Overall, it looked like the film-makers read the Clif-notes for "Sophie's World" and "Hacking Exposed," understood roughly half of what they read, and made a CGI kung-fu movie. As for me, I don't really care anymore.
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I saw the The Matrix: Reloaded, as well, and though I would love to wax philisophical about the enlightenment it provided, or the intresting story, or even the special effects, I can't, because I thought it sucked. I'm a huge fan of the first movie, but this next chapter was a real let-down. I've heard a lot of people talk about "Philosphy 101" in these reviews, and as a philospohy major, I can tell you, the film-makers should go back to class if that's what they were trying to do. The special effects were fun, to a degree, but the scenes lasted far too long. And the "rave in the cave" sex scene was just ridiculous. Overall, it looked like the film-makers read the Clif-notes for "Sophie's World" and "Hacking Exposed," understood roughly half of what they read, and made a CGI kung-fu movie. As for me, I don't really care anymore.