The Matrix

[Black_Reaper]

Hey escapist, I would like to ask your opinion on the Matrix. Can you believe its 14 years old now!? Anyway its feels like everyone either loves this movie or hates it and thinks its over rated trash. I haven't see a lot of people on the fence on this one. I personally think its a very good movie. What does the escapist thing ?

 

[an annoyed writer]

I consider it to be one of my favorite films of all time. The fact that it combined so many things into a single cohesive whole is one of the things I love about it: It's a film with an intense intellect and a dark message, but the body of a live-action film with dynamic slow-mo gunplay and hand-to-hand combat. The fact that it takes so many conventions of anime and perfectly translates them into live-action makes it work brilliantly. From a personal standpoint, the thing that cements it as one of my more fondly remembered experiences is the fact that it was made in part by one of my personal heroes.

 

[Goofguy]

It's a pretty good action movie, that's about what I think about The Matrix. I don't have any problems with it, I just rank with all the other fun action movies I watch once in a blue moon.

 

[Dangit2019]

I love it. It's a action movie with a hero's journey aspect that doesn't get caught up in the faults of either of those things. It just works as a movie.

 

[omega 616]

I like it, quite a cool concept, nice fighting scenes etc.

I think it's a bit preachy at times and I don't like the whole traitor thing with what's his face but over all I like it.

I also like the two follow up films. Yeah, I said it!

 

[SckizoBoy]

The concept was pretty good, if basically nicked from William Gibson, though there have been worse cases of concept appropriation. Still, it was well executed, the action was indulgent but not excessive. All in all, a good action film with a straitforward character development arc and a good plot all round.

It overthought some aspects of it and this definitely made it go downhill into Reloaded/Revolutions.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

I have it in my library. I consider them fun Sci-fi movies with action mixed in. It doesn't waste too much time explaining the world but gives you enough information to give you a clear picture of what the Matrix is. The first movie was excellent because of the whole getting pulled out of what you thought was real and having it all explained as a lie thing.

It's a fun trilogy and I'm among the minority that likes the sequels.

 

[Epic Bear Man]

Depends on which one we're talking about...
The first one is a classic.
The subsequent sequels were merely a giant April Fool's day prank committed by the Architect to test how many people would actually buy it...

 

[Lucyfer86]

Awesome movie.
Can't really believe it's been 14 years... Oh where does the time go.

 

[Casual Shinji]

It's a great action movie with a decent little brain.

It had a good balance of epic yet confined.

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

Love it, don't mind the sequels too much either. They weren't that bad, but they could have been much, much better. Crazy good action scenes still.

 

[Scarim Coral]

Yes I fully aware that it's someone a dated film now-

Spoiler: Hey guys, remember when some people wanted that phone used by Neo near the first part of the film?

Anyway I still think it's a good film overall despite of some opinion made at 2 and 3.

 

[Total LOLige]

I like all the matrix films, the first is the best though. I also think that Keanu Reeves is a good actor, I really don't understand why he gets the criticism he does.

 

[EscapeGoat_v1legacy]

It's an awesome film. From when I first watched it I was totally in love with the beautifully done stunts, and then the more I watched it after the more I started to enjoy the whole "in-a-computer" thing and the more I started to get interested in what they might do with it.

Also, 14 years? Damn, it's older than I thought.

 

[[Kira Must Die]]

I liked the first one a lot, and I actually do like the second one.

The third one sucked, except for that last fight.

In fact, it seems the only parts that I like are the scenes when they're actually in the Matrix. The scenes in the real world bore me to hell, which is why I didn't like the third film.

 

[Lazy]

I love it. It's a action movie with a hero's journey aspect that doesn't get caught up in the faults of either of those things. It just works as a movie.

May I call you Big Fuck?

OP: I thought it was pretty good, I guess. It's been a pretty long time since I've seen it, and I only have maybe twice.