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I agree it’s not full on bad…it’s a great mindless action flick with unexpected one-liners from Keanu. Should have been one-and-done…but Animatrix was great, for the most part.
I’m basically over reacting because it has too much cultural significance ie the whole blue pill red pill thing. I guess it’s not my problem that conservatives misunderstand a really simple movie.
I am not from the US (although I've lived there for several years), thankfully the blue/red pill thing is not that relevant where I live.
Not a fan of those type of polemics at all.
I generally enjoy b-movies (especially 90s sci-fi), so The Matrix seems fine, even though it could have been way better. It's very superficial and they never really explored the truly mind bending stuff.
I am normally sceptical of remake/reboots, but I would love a psychedelic remake of The Matrix, with a bigger focus on the early part of the movie where Neo feels disconnected from reality. The 90s retro vibe would be the cherry on top.
Animatrix was great, some parts were not particularly memorable, others were top notch. The Second Renaissance could have been a feature in of itself, same for A Detective Story.
I would even go as far as saying The Animatrix as a whole is a better take on the Matrix concept than the OG movie itself.
I’m Canadian…so.
Agree pretty much on all points. That’s a good way to enjoy The Matrix: as a high budget b-movie. It didn’t scratch the surface of existentialism…but in a roundabout way it brought us the pseudo-Lynchian Neon Demon, which I really enjoyed and where Keanu Reeves played a world class creep - to tie it back together.