Outstanding! A refreshing movie that really surprised me.

Rating: 10/10 (25 May 2003)

I still can't understand why people disliked this movie so much. It's got the same style the first one featured, much improved dialogue, more characters, more depth... it just couldn't get us by surprise as the first one did. After all, this IS a the second movie of the trilogy. There is no end and no beginning. That may be odd for some people. But that's its purpose. I believed that, after the first Matrix, the other two were going to be predictable and only a visual feast. But I was wrong. The same way "The Matrix" surprised me and made me think for years, I'm already blown away by the depth this movie shown. The whole idea of free will and what are the motives of human beings is, at the same time, incredibly interesting, depressing and refreshing. The first movie questioned reality and control. This one questions choice and motive. I was glad to see The Matrix Reloaded could also make me think about the universe and my role in it as the first movie did. I was thinking it was going to be impossible, once we think everything is clear when the first movie ends. Besides the philosophical content, this film is also a breakthrough in terms of special effects, of course. Never in my life I was so amazed by the quality of the fights, the settings and mostly the way the camera moved in a movie. The Wachowski are truly masters when it comes to that. I feel like I could watch their fight scenes forever. They are always creative, provoking and extremely well-done. People complain about the "Rave Scene", the love scene between Neo and Trinity and other minor things. I really don't understand how can you dislike the whole experience The Matrix Reloaded is just because of those (which, in my opinion, are not misplaced, just a little too long). Some may also be confused because part of the story is told in the ANIMATRIX and in ENTER THE MATRIX(computer game). I've seen ANIMATRIX but I haven't played the game yet. It's nice to see how it all fits. Anyway, believe me, not having watched it won't spoil your movie at all. Time has never passed so fast for me. The movie started and as I blinked it was over. And I watch MANY films. I've had a lot of fun and my brain was trying to keep up with the plot the same way it did on movies like MEMENTO. Mix that with the visual feast and you have a masterpiece. 10/10, indubitably.