Stunning, but in the end who really gets it?

Rating: 6/10 (30 June 2006)

The Matrix has interesting philosophical ideas but they are so complex that they are not often executed well on film. The trilogy leaves a lot of for interpretation, which I personally usually appreciate in a film, but in the end, the philosophical context all becomes too epic to grasp and for anyone who can't put all pieces of the puzzle together (without reading like 5 threads on IMDb to "explain it all"), it's a big mess.
What happens to the too "big" ideas is also what happens to The Matrix: Revolutions as a film. The end part of the trilogy is far too epic and grand to keep one's interest. There are gigantic battles, magnificent fights and climactic scenes after another that desensitise you after a while. I found that this was largely due to the overblown score that played on in the background to most of the movie. It becomes very tiring.
I don't know who did the conceptual art for Revolutions, but it looks like something out of a HR. Giger artwork and it's just so stunning it touches me. This film is truly a gorgeous science fiction triumph. This, of course, extends only to the visual part. Horrible music score and mediocre performances from almost all actors (except Hugo Weaving, who may be one of the best on screen villains of all time) drag The Matrix trilogy down.
In the end, you need to be extremely intelligent to enjoy this trilogy.