15 May 2003
In Anticipation of Tomorrow
I’m not talking about finishing my last paper, or potentially getting a couple back. It’s all about the movie. In my effort to avoid spoilers, some Matrix-related bits that have been floating around my addled cerebrum:
- Somebody had absolutely too much fun captioning these Yahoo photos. But that’s ok.
- I’m embarassed to admit that I’d love to steal some bits from The Matrix in First-Year Composition and squeeze some essays about “Do we live in a matrix? Discuss ways our society enslaves us.” into my as-yet-completely-unformulated English 100 syllabus. I guess I could always make my theme “Sci-Fi that has been turned into a movie with Keanu Reeves.” Oh, they’d love me for sure.
- No data on Neo, but just as I thought, the popularity of the name Trinity has skyrocketed since 1998.
I like the caption: “Now show us exasperated!“
Go see it with LOW EXPECTATIONS otherwise I think you’ll be disappointed. The basic story and philosophical ideas are there but they are buried under typical hollywood garbage, more so this time than last. Disappointing if you were expecting better.
I saw the first Matrix and thought it was great–for about a day. Then I decided “There’s less here than meets the eye.” I think it was a little too obvious about pushing my buttons. So my expectations will definitely be _low_.
For what it’s worth (nothing), I went in with crazy low expectations and was just blown away, but maybe that’s just because I was sitting with the best group of people on the whole earth.
Seriously, though, I crazy loved it.
I’ve seen it twice in two days. It is the greatest movie of all time.
i enjoyed the movie a lot. i like where they are going with it and although not all of the special effects were as incredible as i might have wished i liked the “hollywood garbage.” but then i’m just a simple movie goer.
I was disappointed as well. I was sad that the movie did not LOOK as cool as the first one did. I do have to admit that the first glimpse of Trinity on the ducati at the beginning was pretty great.
I give the Wachowskis mad props for sticking with their stated goal of creating a kickass action movie with an actual philosophical backbone, even if the whole thing does on occasion play — to steal Ebert’s quote — “like a collaboration involving a geek, a comic book and the smartest kid in Philosophy 101.” If even the mighty Laurence Fishburne’s dialogue was a little too pretentious, well, it’s difficult stuff to stick in any actor’s mouth, but I admire that they’re trying to construct an actual mythos/futuristic dystopia/kinda thing instead of resting on their cgi-assisted kung fu laurels. And I was so damn entertained. Of course, the best group of people on the whole earth helps too.