I'm happy SOMEONE is enjoying it. Because it... christ it was awful. I had no expectations for it, and it felt like some big budget fan fiction tripe. Almost a parody.
But I've come to understand that whether you enjoyed it or not comes down to what you decided the film was about, early on.
For me, I assumed it was all in Neo's head. Especially the bits outside the Matrix. So I didn't bother investing in or even taking seriously any of it, expecting it all to crumble around as Thomas Anderson's fantasy life collapses on him by the end.
But uh... then the credits rolled, and I realized all that nonsense was "real". Huh.
Haven't seen it but other movies or shows like the witcher, I liked a lot but apparently a bunch of internet people are about to start a revolution over how horrible they say it was. Same with the recent Star wars movies, they were all great for me except the one about Solo. I've learned to remind myself that my experience and taste can and will be different than the crowd. I watched seasons of shows in great enjoyment and then apparently I was not supposed to! Don't let others' reviews and opinions set your expectations, people tend to see what they're looking for.
shrug I really liked it. It felt like Lana Wachowski re-imagining what they really wanted to do for the first movie, but now 20 years wiser and more experienced. I loved how it brought in more color--some scenes almost reminded me of Speed Racer with all the hues.
You’re not the only one. It’s already my favorite. It’s like the first, but taken a little more seriously. More conventionally dramatic. Less comic booky. The way I wanted the Matrix movies to be treated all along.
I thought the movie was entertaining.. but also trash and way too long.
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Going in, the bar was pretty low given the reception of the 2nd and 3rd movies. I went in to this thinking it would be their "star wars ep 7", and it kind of was. Except comparing apples to apples, Ep 7 was much better than this, which isnt saying much. I love Keanu but his acting just isn't that good. He's the same character as in the John Wick series. The writing is a lazy attempt to be meta and deep. They make direct self references to Warner Brothers forcing them to reboot. "Stories never really end, we keep telling the same ones again and again but with different characters". Okay. There are some hot takes about the zeitgeist, how the new matrix manipulates our feelings instead of our facts (hint Twitter and facebook).
So yeah, the first 30 mins are a slog, but then the action kicks in and the action scenes are pretty fun.
The ending is what you'd expect, the good guys escape the matrix - again. As for humans vs machines, to be continued.
Hopefully the sequels don't further mirror the star wars reboots.
I had really cynical expectations for this film, as someone who saw the original in theaters, loathed the sequels and other related media, and even have The Matrix DVD as my first purchase (still in my order history!) from Amazon in 1999, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
It was… fine. There’s some great shots and action, and some interesting new ideas in there somewhere. But it does some meta level self aware bullshit that doesn’t work. Also, thinking back on it, there really aren’t many stakes to feel threatened by. And it leans way too much on the original trilogy. Like, there’s so much footage from the old ones… There’s a decent movie in there somewhere, I think. But they needed someone else not involved in the originals to wrangle the screenplay.
One review put it nicely. It's better than the sequels...
They were so awful. This, I didn't need it. I expected the worst. It exceeded my expectations and was reasonably entertaining. The two other sequels were awful.
The second film will probably stand forever as one of the most monumental achievements in practical action and stunt cinematography. Look into the making of the highway chase scene, it's unbelievable and what they did building an entire highway for all the stunts. Kind of like the real chariot race in the 50's version of Ben Hur, there are some movies that do something so spectacular it will never be done again.
The script has some very interesting ideas and a really entertaining anger toward its own existence. The actual filmmaking however is really cheap and poorly done. Bad editing, bad shots, bad fight choreography.
"Hackers, game, and crypto developers will enjoy “Resurrections” immensely. The general audience might have a more tepid reaction, since one has to be a coder to really get all the references and insider humor."
The first hour was entertaining and interesting but as it became more cluttered with fight scenes i found it boring. Maybe it’s just me but I don’t see the appeal of fight scenes where there is no jeopardy or realness.
Back in the day Jackie Chan would do scenes where you knew he would win but the physical impressiveness of what he was doing kept it entertaining. As it’s just a load of CGI that element has gone and it all feels pointless filler. The fact that is in a unreal (matrix) environment just increases the pointlessness.
Problem with this movie is that is it was forced. According to one interview with the director, they said that a family loss prompt them to write some story as a coping mechanism, which ended up being adapted to a studio forced cash grab Matrix movie. So what a natural lack of effort and inspiration, what was great about the first 3 - the dread, sense of threat, etc... is simply gone.
Having said that, i found it mostly enjoyable and a good resolution to Neo's arc. Don't think i will repeat viewing.
- Without Yuen Woo-ping, Kung-fu fighting scenes are poorly executed. He is a Hong Kong martial arts choreographer and film director who worked in Hong Kong action cinema, and directed all fighting scenes in all previous Matrix movies, but not this one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNCLUd3Htos
I watched it and the best review I read about the movie was “this could have been an email”.
There are no fight scenes like in the previous matrix, the soundtrack is also lacking. Just know this before watching the movie. This is the last time I’ll watch one of her movies personally. This is dragon ball evolution all over again, but with one of the original director. It makes no sense.
It’s incredible to see Lana be handed millions of dollars to make a film and they bomb every single time no matter how large or spectacular. They just keep giving her money. It’s amazing how she makes the same mistakes every time and never seems to learn or gain any self awareness. And it’s amazing to think it all began somehow with the greatest movie of all time.
First matrix movie i turned off half way through. I stopped listening to the dialogue after 10 minutes because it was so dreadful but I had hopes that it was just made intentionally bad to make a point or something.
It wasn't. This is the best they could do and it's awful.
I really enjoyed it, it was very self-aware and meta, even breaking the fourth wall. It could have been a bit deeper, but it still gives a lot to think about (existence and such)
The article conveniently forgot to mention Trinity and Smith, because suddenly with them in the equation everything about recursion falls apart. No, it has nothing to do with recursion[1]. There is some sort of "iteration" in the movie somewhere, but yeah, nope.
You know what the movie is about? Nothing, but some low quality romance between Neo and Trinity. I wish I could read more into it, but nope.
[1] His definition of recursion is wrong as well, and still does not fit... at all.
[+] [-] fortyseven|4 years ago|reply
But I've come to understand that whether you enjoyed it or not comes down to what you decided the film was about, early on.
For me, I assumed it was all in Neo's head. Especially the bits outside the Matrix. So I didn't bother investing in or even taking seriously any of it, expecting it all to crumble around as Thomas Anderson's fantasy life collapses on him by the end.
But uh... then the credits rolled, and I realized all that nonsense was "real". Huh.
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[+] [-] Forge36|4 years ago|reply
Since I had no idea what the plot was I didn't form many future expectations. I think the dialog won't hold up well long term
[+] [-] qbasic_forever|4 years ago|reply
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[Spoilers]
Going in, the bar was pretty low given the reception of the 2nd and 3rd movies. I went in to this thinking it would be their "star wars ep 7", and it kind of was. Except comparing apples to apples, Ep 7 was much better than this, which isnt saying much. I love Keanu but his acting just isn't that good. He's the same character as in the John Wick series. The writing is a lazy attempt to be meta and deep. They make direct self references to Warner Brothers forcing them to reboot. "Stories never really end, we keep telling the same ones again and again but with different characters". Okay. There are some hot takes about the zeitgeist, how the new matrix manipulates our feelings instead of our facts (hint Twitter and facebook).
So yeah, the first 30 mins are a slog, but then the action kicks in and the action scenes are pretty fun.
The ending is what you'd expect, the good guys escape the matrix - again. As for humans vs machines, to be continued.
Hopefully the sequels don't further mirror the star wars reboots.
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They were so awful. This, I didn't need it. I expected the worst. It exceeded my expectations and was reasonably entertaining. The two other sequels were awful.
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Back in the day Jackie Chan would do scenes where you knew he would win but the physical impressiveness of what he was doing kept it entertaining. As it’s just a load of CGI that element has gone and it all feels pointless filler. The fact that is in a unreal (matrix) environment just increases the pointlessness.
[+] [-] sto_hristo|4 years ago|reply
Having said that, i found it mostly enjoyable and a good resolution to Neo's arc. Don't think i will repeat viewing.
[+] [-] diimdeep|4 years ago|reply
- Shaky camera cinematography, not used before.
- Iconic color correction is not used.
- Without Yuen Woo-ping, Kung-fu fighting scenes are poorly executed. He is a Hong Kong martial arts choreographer and film director who worked in Hong Kong action cinema, and directed all fighting scenes in all previous Matrix movies, but not this one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNCLUd3Htos
- Weak soundtrack.
[+] [-] baby|4 years ago|reply
There are no fight scenes like in the previous matrix, the soundtrack is also lacking. Just know this before watching the movie. This is the last time I’ll watch one of her movies personally. This is dragon ball evolution all over again, but with one of the original director. It makes no sense.
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[+] [-] knuthsat|4 years ago|reply
Cloud Atlas, Sense8, and other movies Lana made after The Matrix just feel a bit cringy and off most of the time.
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[+] [-] dark-star|4 years ago|reply
wait, what?
[+] [-] peakaboo|4 years ago|reply
It wasn't. This is the best they could do and it's awful.
[+] [-] hindsightbias|4 years ago|reply
From that point, just watch the pretty action and stop critically thinking, because they sure as hell weren’t.
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[+] [-] johnisgood|4 years ago|reply
You know what the movie is about? Nothing, but some low quality romance between Neo and Trinity. I wish I could read more into it, but nope.
[1] His definition of recursion is wrong as well, and still does not fit... at all.