Philosophical and eye-pleasing

Rating: 9/10 (18 April 2020)

I rewatched the Matrix again yesterday after last having seen it more than 10 years ago or so. There are at least two features of the Matrix that are truly unique, iconic, epic even - the visual side and the philosophical side. The visual: every single shot of this movie is so beautiful, every second of it! The green-black background, the whole cyber-punk feel, the latex, the shabbiness of the interiors, the action scenes with bullets and water... And then the second philosophical part: watch closely where Neo stashes his cash - a book by Jean Baudrillard (Simulacra and Simulation, chapter on Nihilism). The theories thrown out there: humans are a virus (agent Smith), humans are slaves in the matrix (Morpheus, the name of the god of dreams). It challenges the nature of our reality, reminding us of being mindful of our lives. There are lots of analyses that have been written on the background of it all, so i won't be delving into that here. Just wanted to note what a beautiful jem of a movie (and philosophy) this one is.