Good but Matrix-bad.

Rating: 7/10 (14 March 2014)

This was the worst of trilogy, and the gap is quite wide between this and its predecessors. It's still mountains better than most of the crappy movies today, but Matrix had to be on Matrix level and it wasn't.
The end of the trilogy, as the end of any story, matters more than the beginning, and shall I say, the beginning of this movie was a hell of a ride. Before I go pointing out what extremely was bugging about this installment, it needs to be said that Matrix is one of a kind movie being both entertaining to watch and brain-torturing. That two are very seldom to be put in 1 movie on such great levels, and to end such a story would be extremely challenging, however, in my opinion, got handled very much unsatisfying way for Matrix-standards.
1) Zion
First thing that continued to bother me starting from the second movie is how the Zion-part of the movie did not fit into the whole theme and atmosphere of Matrix. We get to be in Zion for the first time in the second installment, and already there was a question, why these people - survivors plugged out of Matrix, act so old civilization-ish. The part where Morpheus talks to the people reminds a scene from Gladiator. This, is offsetting when the Matrix-part of the movie is so technologically rich and puts your mind in a different type of place with all scientific visions that are meant to surpass the present time.
The two complete opposite tones wouldn't bother me much, if the one that is less favorable didn't get so much screen time in this installment. Endless Zion shootings at machines that are coming like a rain, commanders being brave and all, a chick madly riding a ship, all that lasts for more than half of the movie.
2) So little of Neo and the main characters
The characters you grew to love have pathetic appearances. Morpheus almost is not there, few fighting scenes. Neo, only last part. Trinity only a part of the last part Neo was in. Come on!
3)Story
This is the main difference between the second installment and the third one. The second installment had so much story and insight on what was happening - we find out more about how Matrix works, who is Neo, what was the prophecy really, who is Oracle, what are the ins and outs of Matrix, what type of programs exist and what they are meant for - all this and in the third installment all we get is Neo's understanding on how to solve an equation and put an end. That was the only thing in the entire movie that has a meaning, everything else mostly fight scenes and lovey- dovey. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind either, but it doesn't keep up with the rest of installments in terms of things that 'make you think'.
All in all I like the movie. I used to rate it 10/10 as it was Matrix, and I love the whole thing no matter what. But I wish that later on producers did not lose their touch on the subject and freak out on success. It's really simple.