The Matrix

Rating: 9/10 (6 August 2014)

Title: The Matrix
Condensed Storyline: A computer hacker learns about the truth of the world and has to try and save it from the computers by being 'The One'
Notable Acting: This movie has a great main cast consisting of Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburn, Carrie-Anne Moss and Hugo Weaving. These are the only characters who actually matter and who provide good acting. Sure Joe Pantoliano and Marcus Chong provide their good parts, but they're just secondary characters who get minimal character development.
Noticeable Camera work: This movie is great for its dolly shot and its 180º shots, these are only used during the fight scene which makes them special as they are not over used, but apart from that there are few other good shots which they use to good effect as the rest is left up to standard shots
Graphics: This movie had the best CGI for that period of time and it's CGI still stands up amazingly in the standards set by today.
Incorrect Science: The plot revolves around humans being used a batteries, hence why there are massive farms of them. But humans cannot generate chemical, thermal or electrical energy without a food source which provides them without enough energy to do so. In short this means it takes more energy to keep humans alive than a human body produces. So the machines are working a flawed system. The second time Morpheus calls Neo he says that "this is a tapped line" and proceeds to tell Neo where to meet Trinity. If the line was tapped Trinity would have Agents coming after her because Morpheus just gave away their position. In the end of the movie Agent Smith shoots Neo with a Desert Eagle, a weapon of that caliber would go through Neo and into the wall, but we only see a blood smear and no hole in the wall.
Overall Feel: The first opening scene of this movie was done on a $10million budget, once it was shown to the people at Warner, they were then allowed the Wachowski Brothers to have the $80million that they originally asked for. That was just a little bit of trivia for you. This movie was ahead of its time in its usage of CGI, it is a movie which can still rival a few movies which are made today. Amazing mixture of good acting, great CGI and good camera work.