The Matrix Revolutions
Ah, yes. The trilogy. There are a number of magnificent and memorable movie trilogies out there. The Godfather trilogy, the original Star Wars trilogy, the Indiana Jones trilogy, just to name a few. The most recent series to come to fruition in the form of a trilogy is the Matrix. 1999's original was a groundbreaking piece of cinema. The second, released in May of this year, was entertaining, but extremely confusing. It, as the second of the trilogy, asked more questions than it answered. So, going into the final installment of the trilogy, I expected a lot of answers.
Leave it to the Waschowski brothers, however, to keep this movie as ambigious as the first. For the most part, the movie chronicles events directly after Reloaded, with Morpheus, Trinity and Neo being rescued by another ship. Neo is in a coma, but his brain is plugged into the Matrix. He is stuck in this between world, and a mysterious Train Man guards the passage to the Matrix.
Eventually, Morpheus and Trinity rescue Neo and they see the oracle. After no good advice, Neo says he needs to take a ship and go to the robot city. Niobi volunteers her's, and Neo and Trinity are off. With the person who has been endowed with Agent Smith's personality. The rest is Neo losing his physical eyes, a massive and awesome looking robot battle at Zion, and a final confrontation between Neo and Smith.
Frankly, the plot is a whole lot more straight-forward than the second film, and the effects are downright spectacular. However, with the exception of the climactic battles, whether it be between the Zion survivors or Neo and Smith, the emphasis on action has been lowered. The double talk has decreased, but there was still a lack of resolution. Sure, the war ends, at least for a time, but it was still left open-ended. And the fate of Neo was actually left up in the air.
I enjoyed this one, but it still left me wanting a better resolution. I'm not sure if this one will join the ranks of those classic trilogies, but it is definalty one worth watching. The universe created here is possibly one of the most diverse and complex ever created in movie history. So, much to my dissapointment, this one gets a 6. I did like the second one better, and the first better than that. But go see it in case you need to find out what happens.
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