In a Nutshell. Mini reviews of movies old and new. No fuss. No spoilers. And often no sleep.

Saturday 28 September 2013

The Matrix (1999)

It probably has its haters (although I've never met one) but no one can deny that The Matrix was a milestone in filmmaking. It shattered existing technical barriers and changed forever how action movies were made. It’s not its fault it spawned a barrelful of inferior clones.
It throws in a smorgasbord of references to Eastern and Western philosophy, mythology, religion and spirituality to give people that like to scratch beneath the surface something deeper to explore, but if you’d rather enjoy it simply as an action movie you can do that too because it finds a comfortable balance, which is a rare thing.
Anime fans will spot many references to famous works; even the framing frequently mimics the genre stylings.

5 lines of code out of 5

2 comments:

Neg said...

Easily my least favorite of the trilogy. But, it's still the first chapter of one of the greatest things ever. Glad you're the one doing these.

4 steaks out of 5

cuckoo said...


It's perfect. I wouldn't change a thing.

The narrative structure is insane.

5 cats out of 5