The Matrix

[The Don]

Yeh it was on itv yesterday at like 11pm till 1am. The last time i watched it I was like 11 and I couldnt really understand what was going on. I watched it yesterday and I really love it. I wish id watched it sooner. Ive seen all of them but like ages ago and i watched this one and its so good ill probably get them on dvd on the weekend. Anyone else watch it yesterday? Also what does everyone think about the series ?

[Neversoft]

One of the best films ever made. Reloaded and Revolutions are no where near as good as the original, but they do have some crazy action sequences. It would be great if they made a prequel to The Matrix. They did it in The Animatrix, but it was very brief and only around 40 minutes long (but it was absolutely stunning). Then for once there would be a film where technology pretty much prevails.

[Misawa]

Good film, but it's something I can only watch with years in between each viewing.

[Lost]

Revolutions was just stupid, reloaded was a bit meh and kinda pointless. the original was AWESOME, as Neversoft said; one of the best films ever made. I have that, too, lol when I watch films i've seen when I was younger, it's so weird to think that I never understood a certain part, and now that I do understand those parts it makes the film so much better!

[RandomManJay]

Good film, but it's something I can only watch with years in between each viewing.

I'm like that, I mean its a brilliant film and quite a good series (the first was excellent, Reloaded was quite good as well, but Revolutions could have been better), but I can't really just watch them in the spur of the moment, and I have to decided when I'm going to watch it and then decided if I'll actually watch the whole series.

[The Don]

I'm like that, I mean its a brilliant film and quite a good series (the first was excellent, Reloaded was quite good as well, but Revolutions could have been better), but I can't really just watch them in the spur of the moment, and I have to decided when I'm going to watch it and then decided if I'll actually watch the whole series.
Sort of like lord of the rings :D But ive gotta watch the other two, ive already seen them but i can barely remember them and proberbly missed out loads of the story :D I cant wait

[Neversoft]

I never get bored of The Matrix and usually see it every year. I watch The Lord of the Rings trilogy every year as well. Two months ago I pulled an all-nighter watching all three films back-to-back. I found myself getting into the story and characters a lot more, and theres just something so satisfying about watching the entire trilogy all in one go. It's a fantastic experience. I wonder if it's the same for The Matrix.

[The Don]

I never get bored of The Matrix and usually see it every year. I watch The Lord of the Rings trilogy every year as well. Two months ago I pulled an all-nighter watching all three films back-to-back. I found myself getting into the story and characters a lot more, and theres just something so satisfying about watching the entire trilogy all in one go. It's a fantastic experience. I wonder if it's the same for The Matrix.
You should watch them all back to back ;D

[RandomManJay]

I never get bored of The Matrix and usually see it every year. I watch The Lord of the Rings trilogy every year as well. Two months ago I pulled an all-nighter watching all three films back-to-back. I found myself getting into the story and characters a lot more, and theres just something so satisfying about watching the entire trilogy all in one go. It's a fantastic experience. I wonder if it's the same for The Matrix.

I've tried an LotR trilogy day, was shattered by the end of it, the storyline is do dense xD! But I agree, you do get more into the storyline and characters :P.

[kukuruza]

Good film, but it's something I can only watch with years in between each viewing.

[ecstasy]

Good film, but it's something I can only watch with years in between each viewing.


Good film, but it's something I can only watch with years in between each viewing.

good c+p job there

original was great, other two were poor.

[iAdam]

I've seen it about twice. I can't stand seeing it more than once every like three years.
Pretty epic film though, just because of the animated scenes. If it didn't have that, the film would of been a flop tbqh.

[Misawa]

I've seen it about twice. I can't stand seeing it more than once every like three years.
Pretty epic film though, just because of the animated scenes. If it didn't have that, the film would of been a flop tbqh.

A flop to you I presume? If you're saying it would have been a flop in success entirely because of the animated series that happened after the films, then that's complete rubbish.

[iAdam]

No, I meant without the special effects, not the animation series, wrong words.

If it didn't have them or they weren't as good, the plot alone couldn't of sustained its success.

[adaym]

matrix > reloaded > revolutions

it had so much promise for good pre/sequels.

[Stephen!]

No, I meant without the special effects, not the animation series, wrong words.

If it didn't have them or they weren't as good, the plot alone couldn't of sustained its success.

Wouldn't most films fail without any special effect scenes?

[iAdam]

Hmm in one way yes, but in most the plot is enough to sustain them. But I don't feel this was the case for the matrix.

[Neversoft]

The Matrix has one of the best science fiction plots ever in my opinion. The whole idea of a fake reality controlled by machines is genius. The backstory explained in The Animatrix is also superb, even though the whole man vs machine plot is pretty cliche these days. The special effects were indeed amazing and still are, but eventually they will be outdone while the plot is something that can never be replaced. I have to say, this is the first time I've ever seen anyone criticize the story in The Matrix. Ever.

[iAdam]

Mmm, in that way, I agree. But had you never thought as a kid or something that maybe you were in a different world or something like that? Which is probably where the original idea came from, the producers and directors were just some of the first to use it. Then there's the "it's too confusing" thing. Which yes it can be until you manage to get you head round it, this is why I say, without the effects, it would of just been a confusing plot, surely?

[Misawa]

The effects are part of the story. The Matrix itself within the film is everything seen on screen with the bullet time, etc. So yes, without the effects, there would be no story, but that's because the effects are a key element of the story rather than just there to be snazzy.

Regardless, the SFX style is highly influenced by John Woo's Hard Boiled.

[Neversoft]

Mmm, in that way, I agree. But had you never thought as a kid or something that maybe you were in a different world or something like that? Which is probably where the original idea came from, the producers and directors were just some of the first to use it. Then there's the "it's too confusing" thing. Which yes it can be until you manage to get you head round it, this is why I say, without the effects, it would of just been a confusing plot, surely?

Nope, I never thought anything like that when I was a kid. Who seriously would? :P I watched The Matrix when I was a kid and didn't have the slightest idea what was going on.

The Wachowski brothers pulled ideas from everywhere to create The Matrix, but a lot of inspiration for the story especially was from an anime movie called Ghost in the Shell. There is so many similarities its actually quite surprising. In Ghost in the Shell people with cyberbrains and able to connect to the internet by plugging a wire into a socket at the back of their neck, just like how they connect to the matrix in The Matrix. Theres actually a pretty good comparison of similar scenes on YouTube (here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3tF7TL0Qh4)) and the two films make great companion pieces.