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November 05, 2003 at 11:34 pm
When NEOphytes Grow Up (The Matrix Revolutions Review...er...Rant)
I just got back from seeing The Matrix Revolutions...
Forget any bad reviews (find them for yourselves). Forget any of the opinions of the people exiting the theater behind you… Even forget what your friends have to say! This movie rocked! The third installment of the Wachowski Brothers’ Matrix saga was definitely a highly enjoyable, entertaining, Sci-Fi epic. Sure, there Keanu is a crappy actor and there were a couple of corny scenes, but I loved it! It was fun!
So why do so many people seem to actually hate this movie?
Too often does age spoil innocence. Too often does wisdom defile naïveté. The Matrix Revolutions leaves us with a few unanswered questions; it doesn’t have a typical ending that “ties up all of the loose ends.” But isn’t that the theme of the trilogy? (And of life?) All of the characters in the films seem to get it: we are only told what we need to know. And sometimes, it is because of our own tainted mind — our pride and the wisdom that we think we possess — that muffles the truth from being heard.
Return to childhood — this is why the Indian girl, Sati, understood. Be blind — Neo made this truth painfully evident. It is foolish to let what we “know” keep us from the gifts of a joyful existence. To be a “neophyte” is not just a bad pun.
Matthew 11:25 (NLT):
Then Jesus prayed this prayer: “O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding the truth from those who think themselves so wise and clever, and for revealing it to the childlike.Our…Logos...for the day. Forget what you think you know and just enjoy for a while. You might find it…relieving (and revealing).
(But, then again, this is just a movie, folks, so please lighten up a bit!)
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I agree, though, that the negative buzz is probably misunderstandings. Read my own review, for what it’s worth. And don’t listen to the guy who sat behind me at the theater. :)
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everyone seems so used to movies that spell out every little thing that they can’t deal with a movie that might require actual thought, analysis, and interpretation to “get it”.
with that said, I loved it as well :)
going to see this one tonight. i’ve read all the bad reviews too, but i gotta see for myself. maybe the trilogy did disentegrate somewhat.. or not. but it has raised the level of discussion about deeper things and that means something. i was even surprised yesterday when neotheologue claimed persephone is the “mother of the matrix”. there are still interesting and new things to consider and uncover in the movies. i expect this one to be a mostly blowout epic last stand sort of thing… but don’t tell me yet.