Truly incredible

Rating: 10/10 (18 February 2020)

I have a long history with this movie of hating it. It came out at a time when Kung Fu was taking over action movies which I didn't like. I wasn't a fan of the slow mo and the style of this movie. So when this changed movies my hatred was only reinforced.
Fast forward twenty years where I've learned to love Kung fu and tolerate slow mo. The Matrix was added to Netflix and since it was free I decided to give it another shot and absolutely loved it. Still not a fan of the style but it doesn't ruin the movie. I of course see how it's cool, it's just not my thing.
This is one of the best written movies ever. The way the story unfolds is genius. Because you are getting a lot of information from what is the matrix to it's origin and it all flows very naturally. Very hard to do. The concept is genius and brilliantly executed. They really explore every aspect of this world and utilize it well.
Keanu... I used to think he was awful. Watching this now I don't think that. Sure he has a few not great lines, enough to pounce on for a hater. But he is really good. He is very subtle. Something only a confident actor can do. Which the teenage me couldn't pick up on.
I have gone on to watch the other two and loved them and now am a huge matrix fan and have watched them many times since. Reload took me two watches to realize what the brothers were doing, one movie split in two.
It's fun to discover this movie now because they don't make them anymore. Big budget, ambitious movies. I miss them and hope their return is around the corner. Hopefully Matrix 4 will remind everyone what a good movie really is.