Matrix is far overrated

Rating: Null/10 (31 October 1999)

As a student at NYU I come into contact with many film students and film aficionados. When I first came here this fall I kept being told by these people that The Matrix was the best film of the year and maybe the greatest movie of all time. I finally saw it about a month ago and was pretty dissappointed. There were some cool fight scenes and above average action, but other than that? I kept being told the Matrix had this whole "philosophy." Are you kidding me? It was just a simple sci-fi story line. There was no "philosophy," it has no meaning for life and anyone who thinks it does is as blind to reality as those living their lives in the Matrix.