"The Matrix" of Postmodern Messianism...

Rating: 9/10 (8 August 2000)

Technically "The Matrix" is a happy marriage of Hollywood and Hong Kong movie techniques. The effects are wonderful and successfully makes a total impact of amazement: it conquers the audience taking into a compelling imaginative world. You really feel that your sense of reality is forced.
On the other hand, just in accordance with the polysemy of the word "Matrix", the script is open to multiple decoding. Personally I think that there is a great examination of religious ideas and mythology behind the script. I regard "The Matrix" as a postmodern expression of the new millennial messianism in a mixture of Hong Kong movie technique, Hollywood presentation, perfect cast and acting, and Jewish Kabbala...Hey these snobbish words dont mean a criticism. My vote for The Matrix: Simply one of the best sci-fi ever...