Stimulating the essence of humanity - Imagination!

Rating: 8/10 (12 December 1999)

Sci-Fi has been an on-going stimulation in my life.
Forgive me, but I think "Dr.Who", for example, is super-stimulating, let alone fore-casting . . .
David Lindsay's (1897-1945) "A Voyage To Arcturus", which so influenced C.S.LEWIS, I found by accident in a book sale, and 'got me going' in my appreciation of so many wonderfully stimulating writers of the genre.
This is not to overlook an astonishing array of writers and film makers, past and present. I feel fortunate indeed to have lived in an age of such amazingly intelligent imagination, encompassing both the macrocosm and the microcosm, as well as astonishing technical and applied skills - both east & west.
The MATRIX, as I have experienced it, successfully embraces a wide range of heart-felt interests and concerns. I found myself very much at ease after the experience of seeing it on the big screen. Well done,to say the very least.
May I share one reaction?
Do you remember in "AMADEUS", when Mozart is graciously told by the the Prince Arch-Duke of Austria, in response to one of his Operas, that there were, simply, "Too many notes"?
Well, forgive me again, but my first reaction to the Trailers of "MATRIX" was, "TOO MANY BULLETS!"
Notwithstanding this quibble, and allowing the films appeal to a wide audience, "MATRIX" has set an high standard for the future. I find it full of good things! It has opened to me a door to the the future! It has done this, in my in-expert opinion, remarkably well . . ..
More, please!
May I express my gratitude for this opportunity to express my reaction to 'MATRIX'
Every best wish for the festive season,
JOHN CAMPBELL.