Well, I saw the Matrix last night with wifey. We went to a matinee and I must say my overall opinion was favorable. It was a kick bootie action sci fi flick that ended with peace between humans, robots, and me. I understand how people feel that it doesn't match up to the first one. But here's my theory on why the second two movies don't seem to be in the same league with the first. The first movie i think was made under the suspicion that "Hey lets make this action sci fi flick, we have this bigger picture in mind with a huge chunk of story we could tell, but lets see if we can get the first one to do well first." The first one did very well, then they set out to make the second two. I realize they had the idea for the whole story from the get go and I'm not calling that into question. But the high powered world of hollywood you can't make a trilogy without having the first one be a blockbuster. That's the first part of my theory.
The second part is after seeing the Animatrix you really get a better picture of what the Wacoski bros are trying to do--make a live action anime esque movie. You really get a good understanding after seeing the behind the scenes and bonus material from the animatrix movie of that desire. Now I really don't want people to go rent the animatrix because it wasn't worth the money i paid to rent it. Only four out of the nine movies was really good, and three of those I know you can download off the internet. But if you watch the second two movies and think anime it kind of takes on a different feeling. For one thing I've noticed about anime, its high in action for the most part, at least the ones i enjoy. It melds several philsophical worldviews and themes and makes a confusing thematic cartoon. That and unless you're Morris or japanese you'll probably never understand completley what the heck the story is saying. Anime cartoons are so confusing, and maybe its just my feeble mind, but consistency doesn't always seem a priority in the anime world. Thus the Wacosoki bros making a real life anime have made the matrix inconsistent. More to come on my thoughts on this
Posted by holtonian at November 9, 2003 02:18 PM | TrackBackInteresting thought about the anime factor. I remember reading somewhere that what the brothers were trying to do was to make a movie that looked like a comic book/live action anime, and in that, they were successful.
Posted by: kathryn at November 10, 2003 12:59 AMNo they weren't, it wasn't a comic book, it was a movie and looked nothing like a comic book. Also, anime is lame.
Posted by: Tupac at November 11, 2003 09:27 AMWhatever Tupac, anime rocks. Your music is lame.
Posted by: Dr. Dre at November 11, 2003 09:30 AMAre you tha Reel pac Yo?
Posted by: Ice T at November 13, 2003 09:15 PM