As a bridge between the first and the last, it is Outstanding!

Rating: 10/10 (18 May 2003)

I saw this movie twice; I would love to see it a third time. I think it is superior compared to other sequel films. My co-worker never saw the first one, and after she saw this movie, she was so intrigued that she wanted to rent the first movie, and she usually hates the action movies. As for me, I am so amazed by the many theories that can be built from this film: Is this matrix inside another matrix? Is Neo a program? Why is Neo in a coma? The Oracle said that the French guy is a program; then he must be the fifth version of `The One' if `The One' is actually a program?! What is the machine's fall back plan if the entire human race were to be wiped out? Is the change in Agent Smith a design or an unexpected event in the machine's strategy? Since the two choices given to Neo are obviously under the machines control, could there be a third choice? You will have endless questions if you carefully listen to their conversation and observe the details closely. If you are just seeing this movie for its special effects, or taking the concept from the first matrix movie for granted, then you have missed a lot of fun in watching this one. I usually dislike the action movies. I give this movie a 10.