Ever seen so many people debating a movie?

Rating: 9/10 (13 November 2003)

"Revolutions sucks", "It's a masterpiece", "Disappointing ending",
"Great finale", "Inferior to the first Matrix", "Misunderstood", I could
go on for hours, because so many are the opinions on this movie
and on the whole trilogy. One thing is sure, the Wachowski
Brothers, who very smartly never give interviews, have succeeded
on a level I think most people aren't realizing: they have created the
most argued over movies of all time... Period. The other night at 4.00 am in the morning I was still fiercely
debating with some friends on the meaning of "Revolutions"
ending, on the essence of Agent Smith, on the duality of Neo...jeez
guys...you can love it or you can hate it, but you cannot deny the
impact, the purport of this trilogy, it is more than enormous.
Critics can say what they want; they have never, ever in all of
human history kept the pace of the artists, of the creative minds.
Didn't they diss Kubrick or Stravinsky or the impressionists, or just
anybody trying to do something new, something that didn't fit with
their expectations? I just find it ridiculous that people with short attention spans and
without the will to really use their brains, are thrashing this movies
without even trying to understand, without even trying to open their
minds. Sure the movies are not perfect, hell no! But we are witnessing
great filmmaking here. These movies go well beyond being good
or bad. I think that these genre-bending films are, and will remain, one of
the most significant visual and artistic testimonies of our time.
Thank you Larry and Andy Wachowski. P.S. If you're looking for a great explanation (it's only a theory obviously,
but a very well articulated one), check out http://webpages.charter.net/btakle/matrix_reloaded.html