The Search For the Truth

Rating: 9/10 (1 July 2019)

What is reality? A system that controls all of existence rendering all creation as slaves of fate or an open canvas for beings to create their own world? A man is determined to search for the truth and attain it. He eventually meets a collective of individuals determined to break what they believe to be the shackles that imprison humanity keeping them from fulfilling their true potential. Good versus evil, philosophical truths and a lot of gunfire and fisticuffs ensue. One of the most influential films, "The Matrix" introduced some of the most iconic scenes in film history: the freeze and slow motion fight scenes, the blue and red pill, the green dripping letters and the question of reality are among the most copied and parodied in entertainment. The film slows down in the second half, when the compelling intellectuality of the first gives way to a typical action flick. The pc-multicult format which has been the bane of western film in the past twenty years is pretty prominent. Not as obnoxious as the rest that would follow but it's there. As iconic as it is ground-breaking, "The Matrix" has stamped its mark on cinema and human consciousness and its potent and profound influence lingers to this day.