Best of the mind benders

Rating: 9/10 (10 March 2019)

Simply one of the most creative, mind bending films ever in terms of concept, story and asthetic. I don't know of too many works of fiction that can make you question or at consider the nature of your reality. On that mark The Matrix succeeds. Both in style and theme I think there is a fair bit of eastern influence. I can't cite exact examples but some of it's obvious. Namely the marital arts centric style of violence. The Matrix is a unique film that was of course influential but also it wasn't, in that it's digital brand of mysteries that shift the paradigm of reality has never been totally topped. Some that have come close are Vanilla Sky, Inception and even the two Matrix sequels fall short.