A marvelous end to a marvelous film

Rating: Null/10 (8 November 2003)

Possible spoilers!!!
Be4 I start my review, I just want to say, I really do not understand why so many of you guys have slated this film. Don't you yet realise what the movie was about?? (Be4 u ask, it was about giving people back the choice they were denied; i.e. whether to stay in the Matrix or not, u remember, a world without rules.....)
This film is a fitting end to a masterpiece of a movie. Had it ended any other way, it would have been the easy way out. But to my utter surprise, the WA bros bit the bullet whole. (To understand what I mean, go see the movie.... more than once!!!!)
Our story continues pretty much from where it left off. With Neo still in his coma, Agent Smith in a human body and all hell about to break loose in Zion.
Unlike the first 2 Matrix films, the majority off this one takes place in the real world. This is because we have 3 missions taking place here at the same time; i.e. the 2 hover crafts going their separate ways and Zion making its last stand.
During this period, we see just why Nioby is such a cool pilot, (boy has she got some moves or what?!!). Neo is continuing to discover that he has more abilities than he thought, and somewhere in this journey his main aim changes, and is no longer to destroy the machines but to find a way for both humans and machines to live in peace. For those of you who took the time to understand part 2 will note the Oracle stating this numerous times. This revelation leads us to the only possible conclusion......, a titanic battle between Neo and Smith - his alter ego if you will. It was like watching two gods fight it out 'dragon ball z' style, and by that I mean fighting in the air, busting through streets, the whole shebang!!
And finally, we have Zion and one of the biggest and funkiest mech battles I've ever seen. I can see that no expense was spared in getting these effects on screen. They are all absolutely top notch!!
I really can't praise this film highly enough. It is brilliant on sooooo many levels, but you really have to listen and concentrate to get it. The love story btw Neo and Trin is still there and very much intact.

The action / kung fu / mass destruction scenes are still there in spades!!

And ofcourse, the mega-long, endless speeches are still there, (one not about this: I've seen quite a few reviews with people moaning about this, well to them I say, why on earth did you bother watching the first Matrix then, cause the same speeches were there and we didn't hear you complaining then huh. At the end of the day Neo chose the red pill, and we all chose the red pill with him cause we wanted to see how far the rabbit hole went, right?!? So, it's no point complaining about it now... ;-)
My only regrets were not seeing too much of Seraf, or Persifani-whatever getting her tale whooped by Trinity. But hey, I can live with that!!!
GO AND SEE THIS MOVIE!!!