This excellent series was never following the "rules" of traditional movies.

Rating: 10/10 (17 February 2004)

I have to admit, the main reason I'm posting this comment is because I am tired of seeing the marquee user comments ranging from "it was ok" to "it was horrible". There are a lot of us who thought this film was excellent and enjoyed it immensely on many levels. I think I can explain we got so much out of this film that a very vocal minority thought was junk.
First with the obvious stuff. The action in this film, as the others was phenomenal in and of itself, this is a taste issue though, so... moving on. A few bits of the dialogue were definately clunky, but most of it was perfectly acceptable and quite a bit of it was excellent (Smith!). The actors all played their roles the way their roles should have been played. Some of them get to be very passionate, others do not based entirely on the character and their circumstances.
In Revolutions, the rich tapestry of a story (woven of philosophical themes, metaphors, characters, and the relationships) that was born in _The Matrix_ and grew and developed in _The Matrix Reloaded_ comes to its ultimate conclusion. I think a lot of people were dissapointed with how the story played out. They were dissapointed that their favorite characters aren't dealt with the way they would have liked. They didn't like how the plot glances off of what is inherrent in traditional films. I think what these folks have missed is that these films from the begining have been telling a story from a different perspective than traditional films.
Revolutions ties together all the loose ends of a story that is not about one character or one sequence of events, but rather is about the SUM TOTAL of all of these. The whole theme is the interrelation of all beings bringing about change and development in life. So you may not get to feel a deep emotional connection with Mifune, or the Kid, or even the relegated Morpheus, but you do see what it is that they do and why it is important in the grand scheme of things. Again, it is a story about life itself and the roles that individuals play, not about any one individual themselves.
People thought they were going to get a story about good overcoming evil, but the beauty of the sequels (set up by the original) is that they show the concept of "good vs. evil" to be an illusion, just like the Matrix itself, and one that must be dispelled in order for life to advance. All the questions raised in Reloaded (whether you heard the questions or not) are answered with Revolutions as we see the grand design completed.
So if all you were ever intrested in was cool special effects, get the DVD and skip to your favorite parts. If you want to witness a story which offers an intricate perspective on life and purpose, then watch the films as the myth that they are. Revolutions reveals the creativity, intricacy, and subtlety by which the various interwoven themes are explored, and presents the capstone of the complex structure whose foundation was set in 1999. If what you were interested in after seeing the original Matrix was a story of the good guys overcoming the bad guys... then you may well be disappointed. Because this story is MORE than that, and in my opinion infinately more entertaining as a result.