closet Revolution lover

Rating: Null/10 (17 November 2003)

I saw this film by myself after my friends saw it and didn't like it. I LOVED it. We discussed it and I was like, "I loved the gun check scene--the action was tight. I loved the train station stuff. I loved how they handled the Oracle--Mary Alice was fierce. I loved all the tough female warriors and how they don't just give you one token--they were beautiful bad-ass b**ches. I loved the Indian guy--great lines. I loved the Machine World, it was amazingly beautiful. I loved how the Smith sub-plot turns out to be this key story element. The worlds it took you into were sooo imaginative." And on and On. And my friend was like, yeah, yeah, I loved that too. By the time we got through all the scenes we liked, we had covered the film. Which leads me to think that it's a hard film to like for reasons other than the actual film. It's one thing to get a message from an indy art house flick (which is what the first film FELT like) it's another to get a "message" from a Big Hollywood Franchise. It seems the critics are cynical about the film attempting to enlighten or educate or provoke thought and so they poo poo it. I think there are worse things you can do as a filmmaker than try to inspire people. So, to all you closet Revolution lovers, you're not alone.