sci fi movie pearl

Rating: 9/10 (3 March 2015)

The effects are astonishing. It's funny, it's dark, it's smart and it's filled with guns, lots of guns. A landmark film and quite possibly the ultimate expression of cyberpunk. The Matrix is a movie experience like no other, and experience is what it's all about. It explodes with dazzling visuals and a transcendent sense of excitement. Where other films are done in by the freedom offered by computer effects, The Matrix integrates them beautifully. Inspired by different sources (including Japanese anime), The Matrix is a new kind of movie, a visionary mixture of technology, philosophy and thrilling action. The Matrix is fun, and while it may confuse you first time around, a second viewing is really required to get the full 'entertainment' value out of it. The paranoid details of the premise are thoroughly worked out; the characters and motives, much less so.