Why do any of Neo's fights last more than 1 second?

Rating: 2/10 (21 May 2003)

Neo is apparently the Messiah - the One who can see past the simulations in the Matrix to the underlying code. As a result he is an all powerful superman in the Matrix. So then why does he engage in all these ineffectual and interminable slap-fest kung-fu fights? He ought to win each encounter in a nanosecond. We shouldn't even be able to see a fight - Neo ought to be altering the underlying code to his advantage directly, without any visual corollary. Furthermore, once Neo's powers are discovered, he should be the only human going back into the Matrix. None of the other characters needs to be there at all. It is as though the directors bestow omnipotence on this character, only to have him operate at 1% of his ability throughout the movie. If the Wachowski's had tried to make an intelligent sequel, one that was consistent with Neo's powers, they would have had NO ACTION SEQUENCES at all. But of course this isn't an intelligent sequel - it is just a stupid and long commercial for sunglasses, Cadillacs and Ducatis. This movie is a failure on a par with the Star Wars prequels.