![]() Whilst The Matrix benefits from its successors and its narrative deepener with The Animatrix, it couldn’t have continued if The Matrix didn’t give it a starting point. The Wachowski sisters created a storyline way beyond its time that even with time between the movie’s creation and the modern day, it becomes even more realistic. The Matrix was a pinnacle moment for the sci-fi genre. And, when it comes to the action scenes throughout this movie, the slow-motion shots, the twisted genre of Kung Fu and weaponry, it truly did something that hadn’t been seen before in 1999. It showed us a partnership between Neo and Trinity that wasn’t a power struggle. The movie that started it all and asked questions of us that we’d never been asked before. Despite its flaws, it carries The Matrix mythology further and set the scene for where the franchise went next.Įnter the Matrix. Sure, it’ has its issues, chief among them being that it feels too much like the middle movie, with no satisfying beginning or end, but it's still an excellent action flick. The Matrix Reloaded did genuinely expand the philosophies and mythology set up by the Wachowski sisters in the first movie to bring more depth to the franchise. Plus this movie furthered Agent Smith’s character dynamic, emblazoning him into the role of a rogue agent and the emblematic Burly Brawl scene that sees Neo take on multiple Agent Smiths. Most iconic is the battle for the Keymaker on the highway with Trinity and Morpheus, who break their rule to avoid areas with linear routes and few exits. It’s ram-packed with action scenes that show off what the Matrix has the ability to create. ![]() A movie that was expected to carry the baton on a little further, but not finish the sprint. It was, and will always remain, to be seen as the middle of the trilogy. The fact that The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions are two sequels with not much space in-between their release dates does not mean that they should be judged as one.
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