A grand classic

Rating: 9/10 (12 October 2019)

This review contains spoilers.
The Matrix is a science fiction movie that premiered in 1999. The movie is directed by The Wachowskis, produced by Joel Silver, written by The Wachowskis and stars Keanu Reeves, and Laurence Fishburne. The movie features a dystopian future where humanity has lost the war against artificial intelligence. A hacker awakens to this reality and joins the rebellion against the machines.
The Matrix is a classic movie. This movie features many effects that were ahead of its time and has proven influential to any movies that feature martial arts. This is a great movie in its action, effects, and even set pieces. There are so many great parts of this movie that the audience can appreciate on a technical level. The movie succeeds in entertaining its audience on a purely technical level. Even the effects still hold up today.
The story in this movie follows a pattern of the hero's journey. It is a classic tale that has the main character of Neo come to revelation of the domination of the machines. Eventually through work and sacrifice he ascends to the prophecy of the one. This journey is exciting to watch and it is made more interesting by the world of The Matrix. The movie features themes of sacrifice, truth, and utopia. The movie embodies these themes in both its main character and villain of Agent Smith.
Agent Smith is played by Hugo Weaving and is one of the grand pillars in The Matrix. The Matrix is a great movie due to both Agent Smith's lines and Hugo Weaving's delivery. This villain has much to say about the human condition that both sums up his disgust of humanity and also the reason for the creation of The Matrix. Everytime Hugo Weaving was on the screen it made for an exciting moment as the audience would be getting a great action moment or a grand speech by the Agent of the system.
I highly recommend 'The Matrix'.
Grade: A