but....but....but.....why????

Rating: 3/10 (31 January 2005)

how could this happen? in the first matrix movie we are given both a great story and a great set up for sequels. i was so stoked when i heard that they were releasing two follow up movies.
i wish i'd never seen them.
i can't watch the original movie now without remembering the descent into overblown mediocrity - as much of a tautology as that sounds - that followed.
characters degenerate - Morpheus especially. No longer the enigmatic, idealistic, self-sacrificing leader he once was- he's now a pathetic General wannabe who has to make overly loud speeches to compensate for lack of substance.
And what's with Neo's premonitions? His ability to affect the machines from outside the Matrix? I was hoping against hope for a dual matrix revelation, but instead we're left with vague explanations and made to feel that they're either too obvious or too complex to explain to *us*
i did like the final battle for Zion, the special effects were great and it was realistically gritty, even if the acting was incredibly uneven.....but i thought neo's awkward, anti-climactic death was an insult even to keanu reeves.
and that ending better not be a signal for ANOTHER movie...