10.11.03 again, alone in this world
I know this is not a popular opinion, but I was entertained by the Matrix Revolutions.
So much has been said (which I agree with) about the two sequels to the original:
They don’t deserve to be in the same series as The Matrix;
The original was groundbreaking, fascinating and the sequels are just milking all the money they can out of its success;
Nothing new was introduced, in terms of cool concepts or design aspects, in either sequel.
The thing is, see, after seeing Reloaded I realized and accepted all that. After seeing Reloaded, I grieved over the franchise, and was done with it. Then when I saw Revolutions, I could appreciate it for what it was: eye candy. Big-money action movie devoid of story, made to make even bigger money.
And as such, Revolutions delivered. There was some cool action, fantastic FX, and that’s what I expected. However, after Reloaded I also expected Revolutions to have asinine love scenes, neverending pseudo-philosophical speeches and repetitive kung-fu fights. But none of this showed up in Revolutions in the amount expected, to my happy surprise.
So, I have to admit: though Revolutions is a bad movie, though it has no story, though it’s an anal raping of the original, I was entertained.
