No questions about it's brilliance and it's influence on modern action films

Rating: 10/10 (11 May 2009)

I can say this being a fan of this film since I was only in eleven years old, that this film just stays timeless. This film has been around since 1999 and it is now 2009 and to this day this film can still blow people's minds. THE MATRIX is a true masterpiece that will be remembered for a long, long time. This is a film that can be compared to the likes of BLADE RUNNER and STAR WARS. Here in this review, I will talk about how why I love this movie so much and how I think it has influenced action films today.
First off let me talk about why I love the film. When I first saw THE MATRIX I really loved it for the action. I was too young to really understand what it was really about to know how deep and complex it really is. I watched this film a billion times with my brother on video and HBO and imitated the martial art scenes and of course the famous "bullet dodging" scene.
(May contain Mild Spoiler: Plot description) As I got older, I grew to appreciate this movie for the story. I just loved the idea behind the movie. I think I just loved the idea of a alternate world that humans lived in. The idea that the world humans live in is a virtual reality world and being slaves is simply brilliant. I wrote a research paper on this about how us being enslaved by the machine world is a reference to Plato (I learned this from the documentary Burly Man Chronicles from my DVD) I also did a ton of research on the matter. There is so much philosophical references in this film. Actually, all three films have philosophical references and of course religious themes. A lot of people can see Neo as a symbol to a lot of major prophets such as, Jesus Christ and Mohammad. Basically, I love it for how my many symbols and ideas that are put behind the film (aside from the action of course that was amazing).
(More possible Minor spoilers ahead) THE MATRIX has been mimicked in a lot of ways by many different action films. Especially the bullet time. Films such as THE ONE (With Jet Li), EQUILIBRIUM (with Christian Bale) and even some Super hero films used some of the Bullet time sequences and all looked similar to THE MATRIX. THE MATRIX has put in an impact to many films today also by it's complex story line. This movie proved that audiences were all willing to think. So, in result, more intelligent action movies started to get made. Okay, not everyone has to agree with me on this but, I do really believe that.
THE MATRIX is an amazing film and can be arguably considered to be the most groundbreaking film of it's genre since the original STAR WARS. I know a lot of people hated the sequels to THE MATRIX but if you ask me, I feel all three films are equally good. I did so many research papers on all three including an argumentative paper on why all three MATRIX films are equally good. I love watching THE MATRIX and will never get bored of it.