Observations

Rating: Null/10 (18 November 2003)

While I greatly admire and respect the talent of those who put their efforts in to this project, I see this as a unfortunate case of not knowing when to leave your masterpiece alone. What happened to these films is analogous to an novice artist who falls in love with their work and can not stop painting and adding layers to their canvas. They ultimately ruin their work and what they attempt to communicate becomes muddy. The creators of the Matrix should have stopped there. It was a masterful film throughout. The ending was powerful and succinct. It did not need further explanations.
I believe history will show "The Matrix" as a wonderful cultural phenomenon and it will be regarded as one of the great science fiction films every made, much like "2001" was for the 1960's.
But who hardly remembers "2010", the sequel to "2001"?
I believe also like" 2001" , "the Matrix" sequel's will be mostly forgotten with time as well, and seen as an example of an unfortunate period in film making when marketing and profit take precedent over art and ideas.