A better ending to the trilogy as I had thought

Rating: 7/10 (10 November 2003)

I haven't read many favorable reviews about this movie. Many seem to think this is the worst movie of the trilogy. Well, I'll have to disagree. True, the movie has quite a lot of faults, and is far from the quality of the original Matrix, but it sure beats Reloaded.
This movie is the best of the trilogy in some aspects. For starters, this one is most exciting. In the other two, the main characters were more or less invulnerable. Only in the Matrix when the traitor pulls of the plugs of the crew in Matrix, were you really concerned about whether the main characters would die. But when the machine army attacks Zion, the battle is hopeless, desperate and epic a bit like the battle of Helm's Deep in LOTR: the Two Towers, but only more like a video game. The movie's best thing is some good plot twists. Usually a big Hollywood pictures can't surprise you, but this one has some twists I bet you won't see coming.
This one even has a plot, whereas Reloaded didn't. Sure, there's some plot holes and the movie doesn't explain every question the previous movies have made, but does it really have to? Nowadays people would like to see everything explained as clear as possible. This movie doesn't do that and has been teared apart. Hasn't it ever occurred to anyone that the questions should be thought about after seeing the movie. There's nothing like the experience of thinking about something in the movie that didn't make sense and suddenly getting it! I recommend you should give it a shot.
On the worse side, like many have pointed out, the Wachowskis seem to have forgotten what was it that made the first movie so famous; the incredible world of the Matrix is almost completely forgotten. The shoot-out at Club Hell is a dull routine action-sequence, but the last battle with Agent Smith covers it. Because Reloaded and Revolutions are more or less the same picture, the Wachowskis could've divided the actions in the real world and in the Matrix between the two movies better. Also the long talks. And the plot. One could think, these sequels could've been a lot better if they had done it. Well, I guess it's too late to worry about that. The beautiful ending with the little girl, the Oracle and Architecht watching the sun rise at least leave a good taste out of these movies. They are both OK action movies, it's just that everyone waited for them to be as brilliant as the first Matrix. The curse of the sequels being inferior struck again.
*** 1/2 (7/10)
The Best part (SPOILER): Before the Super Brawl we are introduced to the King of the machines. I got a kick out of seeing that surrealist creature. It's like a giant, floating sea urchin with a baby's face made of tiny robots. With an attitude.