Great conclusion that remains thought provoking

Rating: 8/10 (6 November 2003)

The Wachowski brothers have achieved their goal: to create a fun, action-packed movie trilogy that also brings up huge philosophical questions and truths.
Many who loved the original "Matrix" hated "The Matrix Reloaded", feeling that the movie was corny, had many scenes that were useless and that most of the philosophy was long and unintelligable. I, however, am in the minority that liked Reloaded. The first time I saw it, there were a few things I didn't understand and I felt the need to see it again, and everytime I watch it, I understand more of The Architect scene and where the overall movie is going.
Before seeing "Revolutions", I regretfully read a review on Aint It Cool News chock full of spoilers. Therefore, my good review of "Revolutions" might be partly do to the fact that my expectations going in were poor because what I read basically left out all the good things about this movie and made the film seem choppy. I'm never doing that again!
The movie does have its problems, but I think these are the same ones from the other two films: Keanu Reeves' gives a stiff performance, and the Wachowski brothers couldn't write a romance scene to save their lives. The overall trilogy is also one where it seems as if the plot is the main character, and the characters are slaves to it. But that's okay, and it's actually ironic considering the plot is about humans who are slaves to machines.
When the ending came, I was pleasantly surprised. It made me think about many philosophical issues, one being (possible spoiler) that two opposing sides can only have peace when they both have a common enemy. The Wachowski brothers made the trilogy they wanted to make, and envoked in the audience what they set out to.