One o' them Thinkin' Pictures

Rating: 10/10 (27 June 2003)

Criticisms on this movie are varied-- from the legitimate to the inane, to the insane. To each their own. But I appreciated the movie as it was intended, I think, and that's why I have to say I loved the darn thing.
Note to all would-be reviewers: "Boring" is not an acceptable criticism. So you were bored. Why? Because nothing was exploding for 20 minutes in a row? What kind of dull human being are YOU?
Characters discuss philosophy, the meaning of reality and the meaning of control. We see Zion for the first time, we see that Morpheus is not only a captain, but a preacher and a lover as well. Audiences are invited to debate, discuss and revel in these things after movies end, and not only that, but the fate of other characters, and how they got to be in that state.
A good discussion, you may find, is what really helps your appreciation for a movie open up, as you yell at your friends and they yell at you over what the extremely well-educated Wachowski Brothers labored to produce, and make you think about.
But if you're the kind of slothful soul who likes to stare at a movie and watch things explode for two hours... don't clutter my IMDB because you hate it when characters "talk." '2 Fast 2 Furious' is playing two doors down, and you're welcome to it.
10/10