A goth-tinted adventure of man vs machine (appearing as man)

Rating: 8/10 (17 October 2009)

Despite Keanu Reeves' incredible ability to utter the word "whoa" this film set the benchmark for altered reality screenplays and amazing special effects. The grainy green hue employed during scenes in the "dream world" only added to the mystique that The Brothers Wachowski wrote and directed. The plot is disguised but relatively simple from early on as we learn reality through the eyes of Neo (Reeves), setting up the clash of the superheroes. Led by Morpheus (Lawrence Fishburne) and Trinity(Carrie-Ann Moss) and their collective of real world misfits, can Neo save humankind from being harnessed like Eveready batteries? Is Neo "the one"? Is The Matrix a societal analogy of today to be challenged or is ignorance bliss? With typical sci-fie explanations that dominate the plot, don't worry about thinking too much. Just enjoy the goth-tinted adventure