Special effects, yet some `perfect' events.

Rating: 7/10 (27 December 2001)

Some spoilers may arise.
The Matrix combines amazing special effects, good acting, decent music, and an excellent plot that immerses you into one of the most amazing sci-fi action thrillers to date. I won't say anything about the storyline as this movie is a lot like the PC game The Neverhood--nearly everything you need to know, you learn within the movie.
Certain things are left unsaid, of course, like in all movies. This is one of the drawbacks to the movie. You hardly ever see the world outside of the Matrix, which gets you feeling sort of claustrophobic. Events that take place and names of individuals, ships, and places rip off from the Bible, which is kind of annoying since the movie is nothing religious (although the use of prophecies and an uninteresting, "perfect" oracle tends to make that statement false). This is a major bad part of the movie along with its "perfect" events, as mentioned above. For example, in the end, Trinity gives Neo a "magical kiss" that revives him from death. Amazing how women can be sometimes, right?
The music, composed by Don Davis (Jurassic Park III), wasn't too bad, but it did seem a little repetetive at points. My brother has both soundtracks and neither is too great, but the music does fit in with the movie.
Also, the movie tends to be a little boring. This IS the first movie, so that much can be expected because we need to fully understand what is going on. The explanations pretty much cover up for the lack of action that was expected (there IS NOT a huge lack of action--there is just long parts of explanation between big events).
Without taking the bad parts into consideration, this movie is not just another sci-fi thriller. The plot is amazing, and I've always wondered when someone would make a movie pertaining to this kind of idea. All in all, a really good movie, but I couldn't really watch it more than seven or eight times.