The Matrix Revolutions (Two-Disc Widescreen Edition)

The Matrix Revolutions (Two-Disc Widescreen Edition)
by Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski

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• Provocative Futuristic Action Thriller. The Matrix Revolutions marks the final explosive chapter in the Matrix trilogy. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: R Age: 085393320928 UPC: 085393320928 Manufacturer No: 33209

Movie Reviews of The Matrix Revolutions (Two-Disc Widescreen Edition)

Movie Review: Don't listen to the critics, Revolutions is amazing!
Summary: 5 Stars

This is why I find it very confusing that there are so many people with negative opinions of these movies (especially the last two movies). I think this phenomenon is mainly due to two things. The first and most easily observable fact is that some people sincerely are unable (or unwilling to put out the effort) to understand the plot, let-alone the philosophy. Since they don't understand it they unsurprisingly don't enjoy it. I know this is true because I work in a video rental store and people have directly told me that the reason they didn't like it was because they didn't understand it. As for this all I can say is "oh well, your loss".

The second and most contributing factor is merely an irrational cultural backlash against a movie that has been well received and is wildly popular.
There are those people in society who will instinctively attack and criticize anything that becomes extremely popular in the culture. This is a very common phenomenon and you see it all the time. (For example, people who go out of their way to ruthlessly attack a successful pop-group). Of course people acting in this way will claim to the ends of the earth that they are expressing their "honest opinion", but it is so easy to see from their criticisms that they are motivated by something else. I believe their motivation, in essence, is merely a form of jealously and a way for them to feel superior to the world around them, which they feel they have no control over. So instead of just allowing themselves to enjoy a movie like The Matrix they spend all of their time looking for its faults. But the worst part is that most of the time it isn't an honest criticism of actual faults that the movie might have but rather a criticism of things that are objectively not true about the movie. For example, I always hear self-appointed know-it-alls saying that the Matrix movies are not philosophical at all, implying that all of us who are provoked to thought are motivated by nothing. This is absurd. For one thing, it is objectively demonstrable that the movies contain many of the philosophical themes that have been present throughout all of man's philosophy through the ages. If you want me (and others) to take such an opinion seriously you would need to show that the movies don't contain those themes. But alas reviewers like that never even attempt to, it seems they feel they are somehow above having to justify their statements, statements which, by the way, are contrary to what so many others think. One reviewer, who called fans of the Matrix "juvenile minds", wrote of the Matrix's "sophomoric cause/effect/fate/choice/vomit philosophy". Is he really claiming that the questions of cause and effect, fate, and choice are sophomoric? Oh how philosophers up through the centuries could have benefited if only they could have received this wisdom sooner, therefor not having to waste a mountain of thought and writing on these silly sophomoric questions! It is for absurdities like these, of which the extremely negative reviews are filled with, that force me to believe that most of those reviewers are either complete morons or are really motivated by something other than sincerity. I believe it is almost completely the latter but unfortunately I cannot respect such intellectual dishonesty. If someone were to correctly identify that the Matrix movies are philosophical (among many other things) but say that he doesn't like movies which make him think too much I would personally disagree with that value judgement but I could at least respect his opinion as something to take seriously. For example, if I hold up a book to a person and he expresses the idea that he doesn't like reading-- that would be the expression of a value judgement with which I would disagree but one which I could take seriously. If on the other hand I hold up a book to a person and instead of telling me his opinion of books (or of reading) he claims that I am not even holding a book-- that would be an opinion which I could not take seriously, especially if he is unwilling to prove or demonstrate why he believes that I am not really holding a book even though I believe that I am.

Other claims about the movies having no plot or the actors not being any good at acting are similarly absurd and easily shown to be ridiculous. These two claims are harder to refute without going into a great deal of detail but as an actor and a student of the theater I will say a few things about them. The plot is amazingly well executed considering its complexity and the number of elements which are contained within it. Those that don't see how amazing the plot is are simply missing it. If I had the time or the space here I would go into a deeper analysis of the plot, comparing it to established criteria in order to show its depth and structure. More important to note though is the fact that a majority of people all around the world see a deep and exiting plot where the complainers see "no plot". How can these two ideas be reconciled? Well the answer is...they can't. One view is based on nothing more than a bare assertion (a blank and worthless opinion) while the other one is supported. In fact several books have been written which explore the plot and symbolism of The Matrix. So these reviewers in effect are arrogantly claiming that millions of fans as well as the many people who have invested so much time and energy to studying and writing about the movies are all completely full of it, that all these people are just imagining a plot where really "there is no plot", imagining philosophy where there is "no philosophy", and enjoying the movie when there is "nothing enjoyable about the movie".

Now as to the frequent claim that the actors in the movie can't act. Let's take a close look at this claim to see if it makes any sense (and please don't spew out that relativistic stuff about it just being an "opinion"). If indeed these actors can't act then what are they getting paid for? After all, movie making is a multi-million dollar enterprise and I doubt that all the people who put up the money for such an undertaking or the people who work to bring their creative vision to life are going to be so inept that they can't even tell whether or not someone can act. You think it wouldn't occur to them to search out the actors who would be best for the various rolls (i.e. that can act out the specific rolls most effectively)? Or are you claiming that you, who know nothing about film making, know more than whole teams of people whose unique skill is knowing about this stuff and bringing movies to life? Some people will of course claim that it is just because the actors have a pretty face, but such a claim is absurd because there are millions of people with a pretty face who I am sure would be willing to work for a small fraction of the money that the Matrix actors earn.

Go ahead and say that you didn't like the way the characters acted but please don't arrogantly arrogate to yourself the status of supreme judge on things you know nothing about. It is a slap in the face to the creators of The Matrix movies who deserve our respect and admiration for pushing the boundaries and creating a powerful and timeless work of art as well as to all the people who sincerely enjoyed and were moved by the movies. Besides, if I really hated something that much I sure as hell wouldn't go to the trouble to write a review on it. But then again I don't believe that those who are writing those one star reviews are writing them because they hate the movie itself, they only hate it because it's great and because it has got so much attention and because so many people love it. This is why almost all the reviews are either 5 star reviews or 1 star reviews, the one star reviews are representative of plain old irrational cultural backlash, comprised of a bunch of people who somehow feel better about themselves if they can put down something that is widely considered to be good.

So my sincere recommendation to any of you who haven't seen the movies is that you don't pay the critics a second of thought and that you watch and judge the movies for yourself . All three of them are truly amazing experiences and even if you don't like them as much as I do I am sure that if you watch them with an open mind you will get a lot of enjoyment out of them (no matter what you are looking for in a movie).

Summary of The Matrix Revolutions (Two-Disc Widescreen Edition)

DVD Features:
DVD ROM Features:Links to The Matrix Online promo site and the official Matix website
Documentaries:REVOLUTIONS RECALIBRATED: The making of the final chapter of The Matrix trilogy, including a segment on Neo Realism: The Evolution of Bullet Time
Documentary:CG Revolution: The incredible special effects arsenal, including the segment Super Big Mini-Models
Featurette:SUPER BURLY BRAWL: Behind the final Neo/Smith showdown, including the segments Double Agent Smith and Mind Over Matter: The Physicality of The Matrix
Other:BEFORE THE REVOLUTION: A 3-D Matrix timeline FUTURE GAMER: THE MATRIX ONLINE: an introduction to the massively mulit-player game
Photo gallery:3-D EVOLUTION: Multidimensional stills gallery
Theatrical Trailer