Setting News Standards

Rating: 8/10 (18 January 2019)

6 September 2010. There are few movies that establish a new set of boundaries or geometrical growth spurts in the development of movies and as such The Matrix is one of them. This otherwise standard, predictable sci fi movie, however, incorporates an out of the box premise along with a dazzling array of special effects, especially dealing with martial arts, along with a twist or double-cross that is layered within this compact, consistently, inconsistent sci fi action thriller that makes its mark in sci fi history and movies in general. The Matrix establishes itself among a list of movie standards such as: Jaws (1975), popular mainstream horror movie and was preceded by Psycho (1960) and The Birds (1963), and more recently 1408 (2007).
Ghost Busters (1984), a mainstream fantasy, comedy, horror movie.
Speed (1994), mainstream action thriller, comedy drama.
Wait Until Dark (1967), mainstream psychologal thriller.
Dances with Wolves (1990), historical docu-drama.
Spirited Away (2001), fantasy.
Moulin Rouge (2001), musical.