An incredible end from such humble beginnings

Rating: 9/10 (7 November 2003)

It is nearly impossible to instantly classify The Matrilogy in certain terms: (Action, Drama, Comedy, etcetera). However, it is very easy to classify This Trilogy in a few ways. First off, to all of those who had star-bound minds after "A New Hope" came out, or to every nerd who has ever gone to a convention hoping to have Harrison Ford sign a glossy, The Matrix Trilogy is "The Holy Trilogy" of our generation. You must concede this. This film also actually crushes its two predecessors. "Revolutions" is extravagant with its CGI and visual effects, which topple any digital visualizations in the first two films. The incredible Battle on the Dock of Zion makes Gettysburg look like a knick from a Bic razor. It is absolutely wonderful to see a film with such a gripping and nail-biting war-scene, especially since said film is not conceptually based off of military scenes, but rather deep metaphysical philosophy. The acting has transgressed its falseness from the first two films, (think Reeves saying: "I know kung-fu" with a confused visage). The Wachowski brothers also made a very wise decision to move towards a score-oriented work from a soundtrack-oriented work (I love Rob Zombie, but he just wouldn't have worked for much of the music in this film). Well choreographed fighting (a Matrix staple) is abundant throughout, although it is even more dynamically integrated to the CGI in this film. What else can I say about it from a technical aspect (except that Film Buffs will study this one for decades to come). This brings me finally to the philosophy of The Matrix. You can be sure that university philosophy programs will begin to offer these courses again just as they did after the first film came out in 1999. They definitely should, considering the deepness and complexity of this film. (We are not just talking Plato any longer, we are talking Plato, Schopenhauer, Sartre, Hume, and even some Aquinas). It is philosophy-chowder that results in an encrypted but powerful message. TO ANY POTENTIAL VIEWER: Here are three options to think of before watching this film --- 1) I want to watch a film with audio visual properties so incredible that the film knocks my socks and under-roos off --- 2) I want to watch an incredibly philosophical film that forces me to think until my brain hurts --- 3) one plus two. The choice is yours... 9/10!