The Christ Redemption story

Rating: 7/10 (9 May 2019)

The final installment of the Matrix series mimics the sacrifice of Jesus. Neil must die in order to free humanity from the Matrix and allow it to enter the paradise of a restored and beautiful earth. Whether the Wachowskis, born into a Polish Catholic family, believe the Christ Redemption story or simply used it as a plot device, I do not know. The dramatic resolution is somewhat unsatisifying in that it is not clear whether the earth has been restored and humanity freed. The film possesses the same enticing green tint of the two previous installments and the the film's special effects, like the first two, are both imaginative and exceedingly well done. Viewing this installment without having seen the first two may cause the viewer to judge this final chapter as unsatisfying and possibly pointless.