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Good, but strange
The Matrix Revolutions is a very good movie, but it has too many flashing lights and sound effects. I reccomend this movie for anyone who has seen the first two Matrix movies. This one is better than the second one, but not as good as the first.
Amazing and enigmatic brain teaser....
The Matrix Revolutions, combined with its predecessors, marks the end a series of *modern* art. Although the end clearly disentangles the real world from the machine world, it purposely leaves some questions unanswered. I think it is clearly in the essence of the plot to allow people to gather their own facts to interpret and support their own pieced-together conclusion. Although the movie targets general public with rather "easy" scenes and a quite "acceptable" end, there is more than that behind the Matrix. A good *entertainment* movie usually brings the auditory into a stagnant state where they brutishly watch action scenes, comfortably in their stuffed seat, totally lacking any cerebral activity besides pleasure. In Matrix Revolutions, the Wachowski Brothers force the auditory to go beyond easy entertainment and incredible CGI animations and actually DISCUSS about the movie once it is over. I guess they were not afraid to answer ALL questions; neither did they leave holes for future sequels. The movie simply wants you to play with your mind, which is worth a 5 stars!
Neither bad nor great--but it's done
Was it overblown? Sure. Great effects? Got 'em. Mushy in some places, tough in others? That's why everyone is fighting over their opinion on the film. But for what I saw, I was satisfied--and if I could tweak the rating, I'd give it a 3.5.
No, it's ambiguous in places as far as outcomes, and that's part of the tease of the storyline (how real is the Matrix and our own world?). There's no distinct sense of resolution. Yes, the ending is filled with a silly frothiness of symbolism (what happens to Neo, the machine world, and the potential freedom of Zion--is humanity safe at last?).
I would rather credit the work of Hugo Weaving, who really gave his best here during the huge fight scene to display great emotional power and vulnerability with Smith's role. Thumbs up also for the actor playing Bane: listen to him just match Smith's speech pattern. And of course, the special effects are mind-boggling.
On the downside, yes, Morpheus is basically a wimp, Neo is stiff at times, and the guy playing the lead commander of Zion's hovercraft has a serious case of heartburn. But match against with the nut case who plays the Trainman, and the fight commander at the loading dock, bellowing with rage, and it's a good balance. So it's done--and hopefully this is the end of the storyline.
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