Better than the first!

Rating: Null/10 (25 May 2003)

The Matrix is one of the all-time greatest movies ever. I don't know anyone who would really dispute this fact. Well actually I do, but I think their totally wrong. The storyline is advanced beyond anything I've seen in recent mainstream cinema in America. The story itself is so intertwined with the animatrix and the video games, all adding into the side story, that it is more of a fans movie than anything (just my favorite.)
Hell the Matrix is on the cover of my textbook for my cinema classes. This movie is amazing. The special effects are top-notch and timeless. The plotline actually IS amazing. I don't know what you would expect other than action from an action movie...the fact that they could intertwine this action with such an amazing plotline blows me away. I didn't get into the movie KNOWING the plot so I walked out AMAZED. The Matrix Reloaded blows away every expectation I had for the movie. This is what some people dislike because they want cinema to simply go their way. If their expectations are not met they are not pleased. But truly mind-blowing cinema destroys your expectations. That is what the Matrix Reloaded does. It blows away expectations and ends on a note that makes you WANT to return. I mean come on, if it ended with conclusion, wouldn't that make the third film in the trilogy pointless? And honestly, it's only a few months in-between them coming out, I think you can live with waiting. So in conclusion, it is only the disappointed and impatient movie-goers that will dislike this movie. The Matrix Reloaded is more amazing than I could describe. If you haven't seen it, YOU NEED TO.