Seriously, free your mind.

Rating: Null/10 (22 November 2003)

I think one reason why people seem to hate this movie is because they think about it too much. They have expectations, and want everything resolved. I heard so many reviews from so many idiots that kept me from seeing this film, but one day, I decided, I need an opinion of my own. So I went to watch it, without expectations. I just sat there, in the front row, leaned back, and watched it. I had already seen the first two (loving the first, and having mixed feelings of the second), so I kind of thought of what I'd see. I wasn't paying much attention to the story, or the characters. I was just watching it. And after a while, I felt like I was plugged into the Matrix. I had forgotten that the world exists. All the visual effects, the camera shots, the sound, and above all, the lighting, made me feel like a part of it. It was all stunning visual effects that made free my mind, and lose myself, which is what made me enjoy the film so much. One thing that I think the Wachowski Brothers did smartly here, was to keep it low on dialog, and high on visuals, since that's what these films are good at. Visual effects. But what would these battles be, without the actor's facial expressions to express intensity. That was another thing that made me sink into the drama of this film. The writing's not that good though, and the acting wasn't either (with the honorable exception of Hugo Weaving, as Smith). The main characters are not shown that much anymore, which makes this film feel kind of distant from the first two, but still, it's an enjoyable film, that if you sink into, you forget about the flaws, and just become a part of the Matrix. So, seriously, free your mind, and enjoy this.