Whatever happened to enjoying the movie?

Rating: 10/10 (4 July 1999)

I've been sitting here, reading these comments for a while now (being a staunch fan of The Matrix, i'm a bit biased, but still...) The first thing that comes to mind is the overwhelmingly large number of negative comments, ranging from "Holes in the plot" to "I hate Keanu Reeves" to "One big Nokia Advertisement" to "Engineered to appeal to youth, no real content"... I have only one thing to say to these sad, pedantic people: "Why don't you just sit back and enjoy the movie?" Sure, the plot has a few holes... but there's a plot, and it is original, and it holds together much better than many others (Lost in Space or Armageddon, anyone?) Who cares if it was engineered (if it was)? Whatever caused it to be created has nothing to do with the result... I mean... Who failed to grin at Neo's trenchcoat-opening scene before the big lobby shoot-up? Who didn't thrill with anticipation and grin with glee as Neo swooped down behind that HUGE chaingun to deliver some major Agent Ass-whipping? Who wasn't impressed at the amazing fight scenes? ("Camp?" what planet are you on?)
The bottom line is, The Matrix was an entirely original, well presented, sci-fi action thriller that everyone should see. Roll on the sequel, Wachowski brothers...