I'm told that the matrix has you...

Rating: Null/10 (6 June 2004)

Keanu Reaves, Lawrence Fishburne, Carrie Ann Moss
The Matrix is a very interesting movie about reality. How does one know exactly what is going on in their lives, if they are confined only to what their 5 senses are telling them?
The Hype: Hype is hype, no matter what movie is popular at the time. Do not listen to your friends who tell you it sucked, or was totally awesome. Watch it yourself, and rate it.
The Acting: Many people say that the acting in this movie was horrible. I disagree. I think that a large group of people trying to get their world back wouldn't have much of a culture to make an example for them on how to express themselves in "this certain way" that most other movies are shown in. Everyone in the movie was acting humbled by fear, which is exactly what anyone would act like in that situation.
The Story: It raises a lot of discussion points, and ideas of what is reality, what is control (picks up more in Matrix Reloaded), religious references (mostly for extremists to scream at each other about), armageddon, do we need machines, is there a such thing as technologically going too far, should AI theory be developed; ect. I believe the storyline of this movie was a lot better than most others, especially nowadays, when movies like "The Fast and the Furious", "XXX", "Torque", and my own personal least-favorite, "Biker Boyz". If you have action, then why not have more of a story.
Action: Really cool for the time, but once you've seen a fight scene once or twice, it's time to move on.

Good Movie 9.5 out of 10
go see it