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"The Matrix Revolutions": Not to be seen just once
Rachel Jones
Issue date: 11/11/03 Section: A & E
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The time has finally arrived: the ending to the revolutionary wave that began its sweep in the summer of 1999.
Finally, all our questions will be answered. Those who followed Jesus had the same hopes in biblical times. They believed that Jesus was going to take control, make their wrongs into what they thought was right. If you're expecting all the answers in "The Matrix Revolutions," be prepared to be as disappointed as the Jews who were expecting a political revolution from Christ.
As expected, the Wachowski brothers dazzle and delight the audience with their visionary special effects. Everything in "The Matrix Revolutions," from the fight scenes to the raindrops (it took three months to develop the "perfect" raindrop), is guaranteed to provide eye candy to the viewer from beginning to end. There are even small conversational tie-ins from the first movie that rewards those who have faithfully memorized the trilogy.
However, the character development is severely lacking. Instead of development of characters, we see development of endless philosophy that leaves the audience with more questions than when they began the Matrix trilogy. Such philosophy begs the audience to repeat viewings in order to understand.
Carrie-Anne Moss creates a believable transition in Trinity, who in the first movie was a hard, immovable warrior to that of a woman who will do anything for her love in the third movie. Ian Bliss (Bane) is wonderful with his dead-on impersonation of Agent Smith who has assimilated himself into Bane. Not to be overlooked, Harry J. Lennix (Lock), Lambert Wilson (Merovingian), Jada Pinkett Smith (Niobe), Laurence Fishburne (Morpheus), Hugo Weaving (Agent Smith) and Keanu Reeves (Neo) all give spectacular performances in their reprising roles and have gone beyond the potential of the script in developing their characters.
Nathaniel Lees shines in his role of the tenacious Mifune, and Collin Chou (Seraph), once again, impresses the audience with his fighting style. For those of you who are puzzled by the Oracle's "change," Gloria Foster, who played the Oracle in "The Matrix" and "The Matrix Reloaded," passed away before the third movie. A recasting of the Oracle (Mary Alice) required a note of the transformation in the script.
The last installation to the Matrix trilogy is cinematography visual arts at its height. The audience will be drooling in their seats as the battle for Zion and the long anticipated duel between Neo and Agent Smith begins. The movie is rated "R" for violence and a distasteful club scene.
Finally, all our questions will be answered. Those who followed Jesus had the same hopes in biblical times. They believed that Jesus was going to take control, make their wrongs into what they thought was right. If you're expecting all the answers in "The Matrix Revolutions," be prepared to be as disappointed as the Jews who were expecting a political revolution from Christ.
As expected, the Wachowski brothers dazzle and delight the audience with their visionary special effects. Everything in "The Matrix Revolutions," from the fight scenes to the raindrops (it took three months to develop the "perfect" raindrop), is guaranteed to provide eye candy to the viewer from beginning to end. There are even small conversational tie-ins from the first movie that rewards those who have faithfully memorized the trilogy.
However, the character development is severely lacking. Instead of development of characters, we see development of endless philosophy that leaves the audience with more questions than when they began the Matrix trilogy. Such philosophy begs the audience to repeat viewings in order to understand.
Carrie-Anne Moss creates a believable transition in Trinity, who in the first movie was a hard, immovable warrior to that of a woman who will do anything for her love in the third movie. Ian Bliss (Bane) is wonderful with his dead-on impersonation of Agent Smith who has assimilated himself into Bane. Not to be overlooked, Harry J. Lennix (Lock), Lambert Wilson (Merovingian), Jada Pinkett Smith (Niobe), Laurence Fishburne (Morpheus), Hugo Weaving (Agent Smith) and Keanu Reeves (Neo) all give spectacular performances in their reprising roles and have gone beyond the potential of the script in developing their characters.
Nathaniel Lees shines in his role of the tenacious Mifune, and Collin Chou (Seraph), once again, impresses the audience with his fighting style. For those of you who are puzzled by the Oracle's "change," Gloria Foster, who played the Oracle in "The Matrix" and "The Matrix Reloaded," passed away before the third movie. A recasting of the Oracle (Mary Alice) required a note of the transformation in the script.
The last installation to the Matrix trilogy is cinematography visual arts at its height. The audience will be drooling in their seats as the battle for Zion and the long anticipated duel between Neo and Agent Smith begins. The movie is rated "R" for violence and a distasteful club scene.