I Don't Get the Level of Praise

Rating: 7/10 (28 June 2019)

Introduction:
The Matrix is not a bad movie, I think it's okay. It's just that I think the extensive amounts of acclaim and praise this film gets is not entirely deserved. The Matrix is regarded highly by many as a classic in great film making, but I don't agree with that.
What I Don't Like:
Now, everybody knows the story of the Matrix. But what makes it so ahead of it's time? As many say. It centers around a chosen one, who lived a simple life at first, but was destined for so much more. It's been done before. And don't tell me it was because of the concept of the Matrix. It was done before. Episodes of Star Trek did it, other movies did it. The concept of a dream world, or computer simulation has been done many times. And if you ask me, they did it better.
The Matrix doesn't feel like a deep philosophical film, with great action to go along the way. They're all just dumb action films. The acting is bland, the characters are pretty paper thin, and the film just feels dated. Other films to do this concept, such as what I mentioned, and Inception, had more interesting characters. When one of the most famous line of the movie is, "Whoa", you have a problem.
And also, have you ever noticed the ridiculous amount of plot holes in this film? They are abundant. From the fact the Matrix exists at all. Why would the machines make it so their batteries had a dreamworld? And also smaller stuff, like in the movie, when Neo was called by Morpheus, claiming, "the phones are tapped", and to meet him at a certain location. Why didn't agents respond to that? You think they pay attention that detail. But no. And just more that don't make any sense, and are demonstration of the bad screenwriting in this film.
What I Do Like:
Even though I have a lot of criticism with this film. I don't hate it. The effects are quite good, and while they don't as well as most people claim, they were revolutionary for the time. And there are some smart details, like in the visual style. The fact that everything in the Matrix, has a greenish tint to it, hinting at the fact that they live in a computer. And in old 80's computers, there was a lot of green. And I love little details like that. I also think the action's very nicely shot and well put together. And the Matrix, while dull, is harmless, so I can't call it terrible.
Conclusion:
I think the Matrix is personally a very overrated film. It's not bad, I just never got the real appeal. The Matrix doesn't feel like it's doing anything new, or interesting with it's already kind of tired premise. The Matrix is just a film that I think needs to be reevaluated. However, if it still goes down in history as a masterpiece of film, I can't do anything to change that. So, enjoy it if you like it. I just was never able to enjoy on the level of others.