I was kind of surprised. I really liked this one. Not like the original Matrix, but nowhere near the debacle that was Reloaded.
So, call me a throwback to my christianity, but they redeemed the series with three things. One Niobe. Two killing Trinity. Three killing Neo. Agent Smith encased in flesh was pretty cool too. It also helps that Neo does the most consequential thing _after_ Trinity croaks. None of this “boohoo, my true love, can’t get by without you” bs. In fact, one can and will.
The replacement oracle, well, reality being what it was, I know we couldn’t keep the same one, but her absence was certainly felt.
Takeaway lesson: In a difficult situation, when you have a choice of party members, take the black chick. They’ll ensure mission success and do the best acting. =)
black chicks
Yeah, Niobe rocked. And I missed the old Oracle too.
Funny, the black chick character in my novel is getting uppity and demanding more screen time too. I think she’s transforming from a minor character to a major one, or at least a supporting one.
Living characters
I find it sorta fascinating how characters take on a life of their own as people start to write them. Maybe I should put some effort into attempting to write something again.
“DAMN, this thing has a big ass.”
No doubt, between Niobe and Link’s wife… Zion was almost saved.
I can only imagine how much more effective having the original Oracle in there would have been, but at the same time I think they did an excellent job incorporating her loss into the story in a believable way.
okay, i have to admit that i didn’t read your entire post because i haven’t seen revolutions yet, but i am still so surprised you liked the matrix better than reloaded. after re-watching reloaded, i realized it had like 50 million times more “philosophy” and story in it than the first movie. like, WAY more. indescribably more. i especially loved the parts about the oracle. i can see how all of it was masked in my initial viewing by the overabundant ass-kicking special effects.
bleh. time to get back to work.
I think the first one had a lot more actual philosophy, and the second one had a lot more “philosophy”. If all three movies had been at the same level as the third, I would have been fine with the movies, but wouldn’t have liked them as much. The first movie set the standard too high, and the second sometimes managed to live up to it.