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Cyberpunk/Sci-Fi for a New Generation
The Star Wars Prequels sure were not the movies to bring the wonderment of sci-fi to a new generation. But one mysteriously unrecognized (by the Academy) film is. Keanu Reeves is Neo, who leads a cast of characters with equally cool names on a quest to set people free from the Matrix, a virtual reality that is: our reality. This Matrix is set up by machines to keep humans happy while we are used as fuel cells for the vast world of the Machines.

This is a movie to watch over and over, as there is such an original and thought-provoking (if not mind-boggling) script. What makes this movie so unusual is that is is both highly intellectual and action-packed. With the Matrix, movie-making, as well as culture, have moved up a notch. Nothing will ever be the same after these movies.

Amazing Special Effects, But Trite and Inconsequential
How this movie got in the top 100 on imdb.com is beyond me. Sure, it is a great visceral experience and a great show for eye candy, but it lacks a deeper message, characters we identify with, and it borrows heavily from the alternate reality laid out in the Terminator films. You all probably know the plot: Keanu Reeves is here to save the world. The machines will do anything to stop him. I saw an interview on TV with Joe Pantoliano (Cypher), and he said it was a religious allegory. I think it tries to be that, but Neo is a cyber-crook who just happens to discover his abilities, as opposed to Jesus, who knew who he was all along and did no wrong. Morpheus is supposed to be John the Baptist (minus the locusts), Carrie-Anne Moss is, well, I don't know. And Cypher is, of course, Judas. That might seem somewhat substantial, but more character development. The two hours breezed by, they could have taken a few more minutes with Neo or Trinity. Morpheus, the Agent, and Cypher were the best characters. Also the 'machines vs. humans' future, envisioned in Terminator, is given a twist here, and there is a liquid metal scene, I guess to pay homage. In the novel Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger, Holden Caulfield describes a girl who, because she talked inteligently, couldn't be classified as smart or dumb. This movie is kind of like that. It is popular because it offered something new, but it also drudged out some old stuff too. In twenty years this film will be forgotten. But for visceral entertainment, it does pretty well.

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suckfest
Keanu dons a black trench and sunglasses to battle evil robots from the future with super-slow-mo kung-fu action and gunz blazin. Big whoop.

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