Uhhh...Overcast or Scorched Sky????

Rating: Null/10 (9 November 2003)

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Ok, I get it. The machines have developed this complex Matrix basically to provide power since the humans scorched the sky. Hmmmmm.... From the scene with the love birds heading into machine land and avoiding certain death by going above them, in the sky, it sure looked like there was an ample source of solar energy about fifty feet above the machines. Now I don't mind when there are holes in movies, bound to happen, but the overall disappointment that I felt at the end of this movie made me a little more critical than normal. Everything in the second movie was left up in the air. This movie was supposed to tie things together. I feel like these guys had a really novel idea, tried to keep it going, and then forgot which way was up and which way was down. It seems like they decided to rip off some Lynch tactics, maybe from Mulholland Drive, and just throw out a bunch of confusing crap for the audience to come to their own conclusions.
To sum up my view on the trilogy.....
The Matrix (the original) was amazing. This movie broke new ground and showed people an idea that had little to no flaws. It could actually be true, we could all be jacked in to some computer program and our bodies could really just be "copper top" batteries.
The Matrix Reloaded was a complete cliffhanger that caused a bunch of confusion as to what was really going on, hence the pages and pages of internet discussion groups on interpretations of the meanings behind the film. There were some amazing scenes and the movie made you think, but mostly it was a big ball of action and confusion that I thought would be explained in the final film.
The Matrix Revolutions was crap. There was so much of this movie that should have never made it past the floor of the editing room. Long, drawn out scenes that should have either not existed or should have been one minute long instead of ten (trinity's death). Sitting there watching thousands of Sentinels fly around aimlessly like drunk birds made me want to vomit. They are killing machines and they are just flying around, enjoying the scenery......Ok, time to finish up before I fill up a few more pages ranting......

Matrix Revolutions..... 4/10 ..... due to my expectations