Saturday, May 17, 2003

Isn't it worth...dying for?

Rarely am I ever that excited over a movie. Reloaded just blew my mind.
For starters, the fight scenes were just mind-bending. The "Burly Brawl", the freeway chase scene, where Morpheus battles the Twins and an Agent on top of a trailer truck, were just exceptional. The sight of the trailers crashing together and blowing up was just pulsating, and when Neo battles all the Agent Smiths with that pole was one of the very best fight scenes I have ever seen or imagined.
Beyond the fight scenes, there was good plot enhancement, thickening the plot that surrounds the mystery of the Matrix. The storyline took a turn for the darker, and it examines the concept of choice. In the first movie, Neo said he didn't believe in fate as he dosen't like the feeling of not being in control of his own life. In a sense, he believes that his actions and his actions alone will determine what happens in the future. But now they tell Neo that his choice has already been made a long time before, rendering him choiceless, and all he can do is contemplate his choice. I believe the plot centres around 2 concepts, "Choice" and "Belief". Neo can only do his super human tricks if only he truly believes in it.
But, there were some portions I didn't like. Like the non-existent chemistry between Neo and Trinity, the Twins dying so easily without fighting much (damm pissed about that), and some of the fight scenes seem to drag a bit long, but eventually they got a whole lot better.
Overall, I believe Reloaded satisfied me, and that is no mean feat as I do not heap accolades very easily. Now I wait expectantly for the classic good vs evil final battle in a heavy downpour, between Neo and his nemesis Smith. That would be a scene to watch out for.

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