Misunderstood

Rating: 9/10 (17 May 2003)

I'm getting tired of all these people acting like they know what they're talking about when they say that The Matrix: Reloaded has no plot. This is just a stock answer these people use when they don't understand a story and want to cover up for their own ignorance. Of course, a sequel will never measure up to the original film because it simply will not have the same impact of the original. This is not to say however that this sequel is weak, quite the opposite actually. The action sequences are unbelievable, and the fight scenes, although at times drawn out, are expertly choreographed and edited. As for the plot, going into the theater, I didn't know where they were going to take the story; Neo is the one, he can change anything in the Matrix, it seems like the story is over, right? The Wachowski brothers, however, have found a way to bring new life to the story with a few interesting twists, especially the one about the Oracle. You have to be listening carefully and think about what is said to really get it, but it is not the mumbo-jumbo a lot of critics are calling it. Obviously it is also premature to be criticizing the pitfalls of the plot because the plot is not complete. The loose ends were left in purposefully because it is a trilogy. I'm going to stop now to avoid putting in spoilers.