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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KainG" data-source="post: 1500174" data-attributes="member: 10894">I thoroughly enjoyed all 3 Matrix movies. There may be a difference in how much I enjoyed each one, but as long as I enjoyed the movie and was entertained, all is well.Strangely enough, I enjoyed Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions more on my second and third viewing once I got the DVDs. It's got plenty of style, kung fu-gravity-defying martial arts action, big explosions with big robots, and a twisted little sotryline with a couple of interesting ideas. These movies are a hell of a lot better than the rest of the crap out there. Whisperfoot did a pretty good job refuting some of the criticisms already.Regarding APU and protection, I've always found it curious to why so many people were hung up about it. Let's look at it this way: If a sentinel grabs you, you're pretty much dead. No amount of armor is going to prevent that squiddie from cracking you open like an egg (it didn't help those APU guys in Second Renaissance, that's for sure). And remember that sentinel's can cut through the hull of a hovercraft. Besides, APUs seem to be designed only for offense, i.e. Kill them before they kill you.So, since armor is going to protect you much anyway, why waste resources on it, especially if you've got very limited resources like Zion. Instead, you'd use those resources to make more bullets, or more spare APU parts. Additionally, since once the sentinel has you, you're dead, so why not make it so you have the best chance of evading it? Take off the armor so your APU can be lighter and maybe even more maneuverable. Heck, you might even have more room for more bullets to kill them with!And if we decide to ignore all that, the simple reason why APUs in the Matrix movies have no armor is because, visually, the movie looks better. By exposing the pilots, you can visually see that it's human vs machine (despite the humans controlling machines themselves). You get to see their expressions, their pain, their rage. If they were all covered up, it would just look like machine vs machine.Think about it, which would be more intense: seeing Capt. Mafune rage in fury, bleeding and singed, against a backdrop of fiery explosions, or inside a sterile cockpit with blinking lights?Oh, and I don't know how many know about this site, but I always visit <a href="http://wylfing.net/essays/" target="_blank">here</a> after each time I watch one of the Matrix movies. Brian Takle's essays have some pretty good ideas, and gives some depth to the movies (whether the Wachowski Bros. intended for it or not). Even though I don't always agree with his interpretations, they're vey good reads.</blockquote>

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