A Surreal Experience

Rating: Null/10 (16 May 2003)

I just saw Matrix Reloaded and found it purely entertaining. And let me repeat that - Entertaining. This film succeeds where all super hero (comic) films fail. That is, in order to successfully portray characters with the likes of Neo, Morpheus and Trinity, the film should be tackilly "Surreal."
Though this concept doesn't originate in comic books, any film wishing to portray comic characters, video game characters, etc., should follow suit. For example, doing so would have enabled director Bryan Singer (X2) to show X-Men in their original comic book attire without looking like "Power Rangers" -- Show them in a real world, and you get "real reactions." Surreal characters belong in a surreal world, romanticized to the max. Bullet-time, Ultra Slo Mo, all help transcend each character's propensity to look very stupid. It even worked for Charlie's Angels. If you go to this movie with expectations of plausability and deep dialog, you will be let down. Sorry. Tacky lines and shallow characters are par for the course.
YES, go see it for the action scenes and the special effects. I promise, you will not regret your experience. Admit it, that's why you go to see the film in the first place. Complaining that this movie just builds on techniques from the original film? Absolutely it does- and rightfully so because no one does this better than Andy and Larry. Shame on you George Lucas - Mr. "Make it crappy so you can re-make it and they'll still come and releasing it on VHS" -- This is what is called -'Building on the techniques you have pioneered'.
Bravo Andy and Larry, Keep 'em coming!