Matrix Revolutions SPOILER filled discussion [and my review]

[Numion]

In my opinion the movie was totally pointless, and utter crap too.

Reloaded had some redeeming qualities (highway sequence, cool fights). This had about none.

The attack to Zion was laughable. The droids were cool in some way, but I just kept laughing at the ludicrious shooting and shouting the one dude kept making. This had more computer animation than finding nemo! Original Matrix was much more stylish with the limited CGI.

And then, WTF?! The machines were lead by a freaking

BIG GIANT HEAD?!??!?!

Pretty ridiculous.

Ok, those were about the visuals. Then there was the dialogue, which was as bad as in Reloaded. I would've broken down screaming if the trilogy had had one more "I'm coming with you" "No you're not" "Yes" "No" argument. Also the semi-philosophical jibba-jabba got old in Reloaded.

Very disappointed.

 

[Dreeble]

Heya:

We don't know what happens after Revolutions[...]

No, we _do_ know what happens after Revolutions: The Matrix Online. Where players fight agents and cops and security guards and such. The Wachowski (sp?) Brothers were reportedly already working on the game with the developers immediately after finishing Revolutions.

As such, the ending disappointed me, what with knowing what essentially comes next. The resolution was the status quo. Kind of a bummer. I did enjoy everything up to then, though.

Take care,
Dreeble

 

[Flexor the Mighty!]

It was an ok movie. I was expecting a lot more to be honest. The ending, while I understand what happened, sucked. Is humanity freed? Nope. They rebooted the matrix, said that minds that wanted to be freed would be freed, and then the architect walks away. Ok, so what exactly does that mean? Suppose all the minds want to be freed? Wouldn't that destroy the power of the machines? Why would they let that happen?

The whole movie was a letdown to be honest. Too little matrix action for one. I got bored in the middle of the superlong Zion battle scene. Where was the mega Kung-Fu action that the Matrix series is known for? There was some good action I suppose, but compared to the freeway chase in Reloaded or the lobby scene in the original, it was like watching the Andy Griffith Show. The movie had several totally useless scenes, the whole part with the train guy and the s&m club could have been trimmed out and not an iota would have been lost other than to show that Trinity loves Neo, which has been established very well as it is. Why is the Oracle different again? Morpheus is reduced to a supporting character that does nothing at all? Why when the robots leave do they immediately assume the war is over? Maybe the robots were getting ready to drop a nuke in there or something...seemed kind of premature to me.

I didn't feel like I wanted my money back, I felt like a great series was maimed by a mediocre ending though. When I came out of Reloaded I was ready to get back in line and see it again. With this I was ready to tell people to wait until the DVD is out for rental.

The more I think of it the more I think it's the most dissapointing trilogy capper ever.

 

[myrdden]

No, we _do_ know what happens after Revolutions: The Matrix Online. Where players fight agents and cops and security guards and such. The Wachowski (sp?) Brothers were reportedly already working on the game with the developers immediately after finishing Revolutions.

I am curious...

If the above is true, then could it be stated that the ending was written the way it was so as to create a plausible background for the MMORPG set after the movies?

Just musing...I haven't seen the movie and probably won't get to it for a while.

Interesting reactions though.

Myrdden

 

[Flexor the Mighty!]

I am curious...

If the above is true, then could it be stated that the ending was written the way it was so as to create a plausible background for the MMORPG set after the movies?
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Wow, that would be probably the worst thing I've ever heard of, as far as movie making that is. If that crap ending was the result of a desire to make a video game...wow that's taking movie making to a new low. Ok, that's not true, but it would be pretty close.


P.S. Godfather III is one worse 3rd movie I can remember. Ugh!

 

[mojo1701]

Spoilers abound...

BIG GIANT HEAD?!??!?!

Maybe that's who the Big Giant Head from 3rd Rock really is...

Anyway, I liked it. I liked the Battle of Zion, and the mood of the final battle was really set. The demise of Smith really made me wonder, but I think I'm understanding it now...

Anyway, my major gripe with the movie was that the movie didn't end with Rage Against the Machine.

 

[Welverin]

the movie didn't end with Rage Against the Machine.

No greater words have ever been spoken, or typed as it were.

 

[barsoomcore]

No greater words have ever been spoken, or typed as it were.

And they're true in the general case.

What movie wouldn't be improved by a little RAtM?

 

[Welverin]

What movie wouldn't be improved by a little RAtM?

Everyone ever made, quite the opposite actually.

no, I'm not a fan

 

[JacktheRabbit]

Having see the movie a couple thoughts about its ending come to mind.

1. All the humans could not have been freed. Look at the surface. Zion barely supported 250,000 people. Any more released from the Matrix would have died.


2. The true hero is the Oracle. She did something to Neo that caused him to create Smith. This then created a large enough threat for the Machine World that only a human could stop. This allowed a true peace to happen.

3. This really changes nothing. The Machines obviously cannot fix the scorched sky. The addition of Zion helping won't change that so the Matrix as a power source for the machines will still be needed.

4. Best acting job in the entire series was definately Agent Smith. 2nd place goes to Bane being Agent Smith.

5. Zion is lead by a military boob. Lock deserves to be demoted to broom pusher for being as dumb as he was.

6. No matter how well she did piloting the Hammer, Niobe is no Han Solo.