Comic book 101

Rating: 10/10 (24 July 2001)

This great movie continues the challenge to movie makers to get out of typical Hollywood formulas and use current movie talent and technology to place on screen the same kind of magic that sci-fi writers have done for comic books.Compared to the incredible philosophical/technological stories that have been done in sci-fi literature during the last hundred years or so,the Matrix's highly praised story is very plain!This is due to how much more catching up the movie industry has yet to do in comparison with the great sci-fi literature that has accumulated over the years,waiting to be visualised thru movie magic like Star Wars,Star Trek,Superman,The Terminator,2001,Alien,Bladerunner etc..Yes we have these great sci-fi movie greats at hand but they are still rare.Becouse of this rarity,movies like THe Matrix get so much praise.It is a resut of the movie fans demand for more quality sci-fi movie literature such as this.We do not have to be stuck with the same old literature for movies where in we will have to do with Star Wars part 10 or Alien part 8.The abundance of great sci-fi stories are out there,waiting to be turned into great movies.The Matrix was made and it delivered.A great comic book that makes us think and entertains us.It even entertains the ones who don't really think too much,like the people who just look at the comic book pictures.Sci-fi movie making 101......