A Visually Stunning Film

Rating: 10/10 (4 May 2017)

I was about 23 years old when this film was released. Before watching The Matrix, I had an inkling that my impressionable years filled with comic book binge reading sessions had left some irreversible geek stamp embedded into my brain. But it wasn't until that epic moment of Trinity's first kick in this film that I realized beyond a shadow of a doubt that Science Fiction was indeed my happy place. This film is a series of one jaw dropping special effect to the next. Additionally, I found the storyline to be quite interesting. I have watched many Sci-Fi movies since this film's release, but I have yet to feel the same awe that I felt when watching The Matrix for the first time. It's almost as if The Matrix created the mold for all Sci-Fi films to come and then smashed it to bits. Filmmakers may come close to replicating the originality of this pivotal picture but personally there always seems to be a little something missing.