Well.... what is it?

Rating: 10/10 (3 May 2006)

The matrix has to be seen to be understood, and you can't multi-task when you watch it. Apart from anything else, if your doing something like cooking or ironing you'll find that you've burnt something. The whole idea of the matrix brings up a lot of questions about the human existence, and of life itself, of what is actually real. When people tried to describe the movie to me it didn't sound good, it sounded rubbish and illogical - after all how can a movie about bending reality and gravity to suit you be interesting? But it is, the idea that one must work to understand the matrix and to control it both confuses and enlightens you. There are so many questions raised, ones that humans have been trying to answer since the dawn of time. It does in the end come down to good vs. evil, in fact at points you can see where the story coincides with religious belief, but this simply makes it far more interesting. Then there are the fight scenes - and although they look more like the actors are dancing rather than fighting are still pretty good, and I think that was the effect they were going for anyway. Most of the fighting is either a blood bath of guns or some form of martial arts, and of course the material arts is perfectly timed like it is in all Jackie Chan movies. The actors are brilliant and fit their characters well, especially Hugo Weaving who was probably my favorite. The dialog was deep and interesting, the jokes witty, if not somewhat sarcastic and all in all the whole thing is incredibly deep. After watching the matrix you will begin to wonder how much truth there actually was in the movie.