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While
a bit harder to follow than the original, The Matrix:
Reloaded more than makes up for its flaws with jaw-dropping
action and special effects.
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Loaded
with effects
The
Matrix: Reloaded
Stars
Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss and Laurence Fishburne. Rated
M.
Reviewer: The Big Irish Git
I’m a little bit confused about some of the minor plot
details in The Matrix: Reloaded.
For example, our heroes go to a lot of trouble to blow up
a major power station and a backup system simultaneously in
order to beat the security systems protecting the Matrix’s
central computer of its power.
But wait a minute, doesn’t all the power come from the
human battery farm – and if there are power stations
and backups why do they need the human batteries in the first
place?
Of course, if the power station blown up is inside the make-believe
world of the Matrix, then that’s a different kettle of
fish.
But then how can the central computer that generates that
fantasy world be inside its own fantasy?
I might be missing something, of course.
Apart from that, though, the rest is pretty grouse. I like
the big-picture plot twists introduced this time around.
Neo goes back to meet the Oracle again and, true to form,
her revelations prove to be just as profound and equally upsetting
as last time.
Then there’s the architect – the guy (or is he computer-generated
as well?) who designed the whole program in the first place,
flaws and all. Pay attention at this point or you’ll
miss a truly sublime twist of fate.
I have seen and heard criticism of The Matrix: Reloaded about
how it’s not as good as the first and all the usual sequel-knocking
stuff. But, for my money, the jaw-dropping special effects,
fight scenes, car/truck/motorbike chases and new characters
almost make this a whole new and completely worthwhile movie
experience in its own right. The two ghost-like characters
are particularly well done.
I heard someone the other day voice an opinion that the car
chase scene was too long. Surely that’s a bit like saying
too much footy/cricket on the goggle box. How can you have
too much of a good thing – especially when it’s
this good?
And the best thing is, we only have to wait a mere five months
for the next instalment.
The
Big Irish Git rates this movie 5 shamrocks
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