The End

Rating: 8/10 (5 November 2003)

Having just seen the movie, I am now trying to concentrate on the whole picture (Matrix, Reloaded, Revolutions). The first thing I can think of is : So much noise for this ? So many philosophical, religious and deep-thinking thoughts and notions to end up in this ? Well I must say I am clearly a little bit disappointed at the end of it. It seems to me as they (The Wachowsky Bros or Silver) have lost the trail of the story they were about to tell us when they made the first Matrix. Revolutions is clearly taking the short way to put an end to this story. The quick and easy way. No answers, but this I don't mind, what bothers is that they don't even give a clue to an answer. What about the Architect for example ? The emphasis on Love seems very sudden. As Revolutions is part B of Reloaded, it is quite amazing that there is just one mention to the word or feeling "love" in Reloaded, and that Revolutions looks like a love story. What about lifting the mystery of Machine City (which does by the way, look like a mess, very irregular, a tower there, a building there, compared to the combat or breeding organisation the machine have, where order seems to be the main word !) ? Do we really care ?
Overall, there will be a "before" and an "after" Matrix trilogy. Visually stunning, amazing, full of wonders the Matrix Series has been a landmark in film history. It is sad that it stays a landmark only for the visuals and the special effects. It could have been a landmark for the storytelling and the philosophical ideas it proposes, but the mixing of all ideas, religions, notions and mythologies kills it. A must see, all of them, while keeping in mind that we have rarely been so close to perfection.