Seen it before

Rating: Null/10 (11 January 2002)

Anyone who has read comics before has seen it. Everyone who's been watching Anime for a few years (Japanese animation) has seen it. The Matrix is no novelty, it just a slightly altered 'Ghost in the Shell'...The directors did do a great job by making it available to the general audience whom in other circumstances would never even gotten a feel of what goes on inside comic writers' minds (The directors are also comic book writers, I should add). Honestly, except for the part of the computer engineered world idea, nothing else in the movie was new to me. As I mentioned above, watch 'Ghost in the Shell', which is previous to 'The Matrix' and you'll know what I mean...Most of the ideas came from there...the plugs in the heads, the market chase scene...it goes on and on...
Don't get me wrong...I liked the movie, it was fun, but it wasn't the best.
In a final note, I advise you to read stuff by Grant Morrison, who used to write JLA, and Warren Ellis. Check out comics in general. Maybe you think it's a waste of time, but if the Matrix blew your mind, these authors (amongst many others) will prevent you forever from picking up the pieces...

OH!...and for those of you who think Keanu did a bad job...well, Leo Di Caprio was originally thought of to play Neo (ugh)...He may be a better actor than Keanu...but I don't see him fighting Mr.Smith...do you?