Different...Admirable

Rating: 9/10 (21 June 2003)

This is just a theory of mine, which I have to tell myself every other day to make it seem logical at all. I was very content with this film as I tried to look at it not only as a change in story, but also as a change in genre, and because of that, it did not disappoint me as it did to so many people.
I didn't know exactly how to put this feeling into words until I saw 'the Animatrix' (if you have not seen it, go see it, it changes your perspective on the two films entirely) the change in style of every individual story is exactly what the Wach. Brothers did for the Matrix. Of course the superficial style did not change, but the way of telling the story did. Instead of using the same formula all over again, this film made less appeal to the viewers own mind (compared to 'the matrix') and was a more laid out, black on white story of happenings. Different, still interesting, and therefore admirable.