Great Filmmaking, Little Appreciated

Rating: 9/10 (29 November 2003)

"The Matrix: Revolutions" made me revisit my opinion of "Reloaded," which had made me wonder what had happened to the Wachowski Brothers' judgment. I felt that they had lost their sense of pacing and structure in "Reloaded." Well, I now realize how much I missed from that movie. And "Reloaded" was, indeed, only half of a protracted movie sequel to the original. It's a pity that so many have put down this incredible filmmaking feat in such crass terms as I've seen here and among the "professional" reviews. The "Matrix" trilogy managed to succeed at more levels than I would have thought, and not just the technical levels that many have grudgingly admitted. Parts II and III defied expectations set up by the original, and I think that is why they have been attacked so strongly. But these movies dared to go further, defying expectations, opening up a WORLD of characters and events, and, apparently, taking movie boers beyond the limits of what they are conditioned to expect. In time, more people will come to appreciate this series.