The path for 21st century blockbusters has been shown.

Rating: 10/10 (14 June 1999)

After seeing the Matrix twice I finally got why so many people walked out of the theatre still not knowing what the Matrix is, or just not liking it: These people are our parents (or the like). It's not their fault. Any generation before us couldn't have conceived this film.
Everything in it: The visual style, the pace, the computer special effects, the Hong Kong inspired action sequences, the anime inspired characters, the stylish ultra violence, and the cyber storyline, was all pointing that many cultural and technological issues needed to be ripe enough for people to get the movie. The Matrix was tailor made for-and-by a videogame, internet, cellular, cool gadget generation which I'm proud to be part of.
After seeing the latest installment of the Star Wars saga I decided that I've out grown it. Thank god there's the Matrix. Now I'm ready to move on. Bring on more cool Sci-Fi!