The Matrix Trilogy

The Matrix: This is what started it all. The movie is known to have started the revolutionary slowing down of time effect. This movie is amazing. I wont go over the plot but I think I found a plot hole. During the movie the machines are trying to unlock Morpheus’ mind to find out the codes to Zion’s mainframe but in the latter movies, the machines know just where to find Zion(the last human city).

            Complaints aside, I love the flow of the film. It’s the best in the trilogy but not by a whole lot. The special effects and dialogue are excellent. There just weren’t that many movies like this one when it first came out in 1999. My favorite part has to be where Neo took on Agent Smith 1 on 1. Make no mistake I think this movie is in the conversation for best sci-fi movie of all time.

Rating: 10/10

The Matrix Reloaded: How do you follow up a sci-fi classic? You make the sequel with even better special effects and elaborate fight scenes. There are some really really awesome scenes in this movie. There’s the really long car chase scene with Trinity, Morpheus, the keymaker, the twins, and some agents. Then there’s the brawl between Neo and 100 renegade Agent Smiths. My favorite part has to be the final scene where Neo catches Trinity while moving at what appears to be light speed.

Overall I feel Reloaded has more action than the original but some scenes like the tribal dance scene just seemed like a kind of waste of time. The movie is also a cliffhanger. When I saw it for the 1^st time in 2003 I was thinking 2 things; how long do I have to wait for the final movie and how in the hell are the good guys going to bounce back?. I didn’t have to wait very long.

9.5/10

The Matrix Revolutions: This and Reloaded were actually filmed as 1 big movie and as you watch Revolutions you get that vibe. Revolutions is a good movie but a lot of people didn’t think it was all that. It’s the most complex of the 3 movies and it really is just a conclusion to its predecessor.

The huge battle scene comes up fairly quickly in this movie as the machines try to destroy the city of Zion. It’s a great battle scene but it seems to drag on too long. Revolutions starts with a pretty nice fight scene that kind of reminds me of the shooting sequence in the first movie with the pillars. The movie has its ups and downs but ultimately the fight scene between Super Smith and Neo is simply amazing. However the movie doesn’t explain much at the end, all you know is the war ends and there’s peace between humans and the machines….

8.5/10