What is the Matrix... you'll have to see it for yourself...

Rating: Null/10 (29 July 1999)

From the time I first saw the preview to THE MATRIX I knew I would have to see it. I went around telling people that the movie would most likely have no plot. But can you blame me? Look around at most of the movies that today lure you in (I'm one of the biggest victims of such scams) with only their cold, visual, and sometimes superficially stunning effects. But after seeing the movie the effects become meaningless and dry. One size does not fit all, and THE MATRIX proves that.
Featuring an extremely talented cast (Keanu Reeves, Lawrence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss), as well as Gloria Foster's mother-like role as the Oracle (a seer and a guide in their attempts to destroy the Matrix) and Hugo Weaving's role as the "head" agent programmed to kill intruders in the Matrix, this brilliant film is not only emphasized by the Wachowskis' talents (written and directed), but also by the cast's extraordinary way of executing their character's personality. Also, I noticed, the "good" roles were also emphasized by biblical implications such as Morpheus's ship being named the Nebuchadnezzar and the last human city being named Zion.
Perhaps it wasn't realized when the thought of the picture was being conceived, but by the plot being to erase all reality allowed Andy and Larry Wachowski to re-write all the rules of so called "reality" and format it to whatever their imagination could spawn. In short, by doing this, they could do nothing to contradict "reality" in any way.
In spite of all this, I do have to admit that the whole plot of this movie may not be fully comprehended the first time you view it. I've seen this movie twice in theaters and the details are still slightly fuzzy, but every time is just as enjoyable as the next. There's really no doubt that in the near future directors and writers will begin to imitate the style and context that the Wachowski's have conceived (you on see the making on HBO first look).What is the Matrix? I'll tell you the same thing I tell everyone else, you'll have to see it for yourself. It may even make you suspicious of the world around you and question "reality" its self.