Don't get it

Rating: 1/10 (28 August 2006)

I have sat through the Matrix and it's sequels several times, and I still don't see what people think is so great about these movies..especially when I hear or read people talking about the 'philosopy' (of these movies).
The only underlying 'philosophy' or 'message' that seems to exist in these movies is that any type of conflict can only be ultimately resolved through violence - Neo always ends up in one of his bizarro kung fu fight with Smith, suggesting that good and evil are universal constants and that they will only ultimately conflict. It's a premise that only exists in storytelling, and it's a pretty timeworn metaphor. The Matrix is just professional wrestling in high gloss. The 'philosophy' is just psycho-babble gobbldegook meant to confuse, and (I guess) when certain members of the audience are confused, they seem to think they must be in the presence of something beyond their ability to comprehend, and so it must be 'philosophy'. and therefore 'profound'...kind of like aboriginal tribesmen seeing an airplane and thinking it's amazing, something more than they can comprehend. They only lack the education....