Wonderful achievement

Rating: Null/10 (7 July 2009)

For the best part of first 5 or so viewings, I saw The Matrix purely for the action and the special effects. Never really bothered with much else and I wasn't probably at an age to understand the depth of thought and the underlying philosophy and truth of the story. I am still amazed at the "connect" I have with the film. I pretty much endorse the idea of a matrix, in terms of the world we live in, where everyone seems to be on a zombie auto pilot, where even the "out of the box" seems programmed until some great philosopher like Socrates, Neitzche or Schopehauer unravels the syntax.
Matrix is an extremely entertaining Sci-Fi with ground breaking special effects and masterful stunt co-ordination. It is also a dramatic achievement in terms of the performances and the screenplay. The film also derives to a large extent from a great sci-fi "The dark city" by Alexis Proyas. I would imagine most here would be more than conversant with the plot. Although, I would suggest repeat viewings for this one. It is not really a multi-layered film, but is structured in a way that the audience will catch the little details with successive viewings. It is a pity that the Wachowski brothers could not take the franchise to the next level instead just became slaves of technology.
But this is one to treasure. Action packed, intellectual, philosophical and entertaining, will stand the test of time.