The Matrix is Perfect in its Imperfection

Rating: 8/10 (19 May 2003)

Matrix Reloaded is as fantastic as the first. If not even more so, if I might add. The sequel was just mindblowing and I am not talking about the special effects.
Watching the movie the first time, I felt overwhelmed by the special effects and wasn't able to enjoy the subtleties of the movie. It seemed like too much emphasis had been placed on the effects (although I am sure many people flock to watch Matrix Reloaded for it). I came out of the movie rating it 6.5/10. "What a letdown," I thought. I was disappointed. This wasn't the movie I waited for 4 years to see! Sure, I enjoyed the highway chase scene (that will go down in history to be the greatest chase scene, bar none), who didn't? But I expected more from the Wachowski Brothers.
It was when I was watching it the second time around that I realised how mindblowing the plot was, or should I say how ingenious the construct of the Matrix was! The irony of it all is that the Matrix is perfect in its imperfection. And many things said in the beginning of the movie will come back to haunt us towards the end. This movie needs to be watched at least twice for one to be able to grasp the full implications of whatever the characters did and the consequences that result.
Here's to Matrix Revolutions in November! See you guys then!