why do sequels fail when the first is so brilliant?

Rating: 10/10 (24 September 2014)

If you look at Godfather, most of the viewers will tell you that part II is even better than the first one. In the case of the Matrix , the sequels are not that good. Why is that? The Matrix movie blew the viewers away because of one simple idea. A groundbreaking innovative yet very simple idea. What if all what we are living is a lie? What if all what we know about physics and all our life experiences are just an illusion? What if some higher intelligence is using us ? What If all what surrounds us is only a fiction made and maintained by a higher beings we only serve without knowing? What if all our prophets and deity were people who could see that reality and who did give us some indications of the "truth". Now how can you top an idea like that. It is over. That's it. The movie is all if not only about this idea. It is surely not about the performance of Keanu. The storyline is no longer important. Once you think about it , it blows your mind and keeps you interested to see how this idea is being presented to you in the movie.