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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GMMichael" data-source="post: 8493048" data-attributes="member: 6685730">Watch it again.  I will, but not in the sense that I'm still on the fence.  I'm still in low-level shock from the first viewing, but I'll try to coalesce some ideas:Original and Fresh: the movie is a reboot of Matrix 1, but with a two new angles: dichotomies tend to be false, and Neo isn't the One.  Or better yet, Neo knew he wasn't the One for a reason.The action went by quickly, the "happenings," but the movie did slow down to focus on the important bits.  If you spend more time appreciating these and let the action scenes fly by, it might make more sense.I have my complaints too:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">the Easter eggs and references to earlier movies occur fast and furious, so it's hard to grasp them.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">One or two montages that felt like typical Hollywood cheese.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Gratuitous fight scenes.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Agent Smith got dropped like a bad habit.  I think?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Trinity's realization didn't gel for me, on first viewing anyway.</li> </ul>Overall, the meta nature, deja-vu realization, and resurrection of earlier themes made it more than worthwhile.  It ain't no Marvel superhero film.</blockquote>