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Re: Matrix Reloaded explained...
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Wed, 5 Nov 2003 22:28:05 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, James Brown wrote:
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My problem with the Matrix is that they put (obviously) a lot of work into
little easter eggs like that essay expounds on, and have done an generally
quite credible job of hanging their mythology carefully - and then they hung
the whole thing on a short screw in drywall.
I can enjoy the Matrii (excepting that horrible speech) as long as I very
carefully leave my suspension of disbelief outside the door: 1: humans make
lousy batteries. 2: conservation of energy dictates that you can’t get more
energy out than you put in.
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Spot on.
And then there’s the reason the war started- the humans essentially blotted out
the sun to cut off the machines from their solar power. Were they fundamentally
unaware that they were cutting off the *only* source of food for humans? And
that you can generate electricity in many other ways?
Anyway, I saw
Revolutions yesterday. I have to say that I liked it much better than Reloaded.
Primarily because there was much less screen time devoted to empty philosophy
and the annoying Marovingian (sp?)
Matrix: You can suspend disbelief over a
couple of points in exchange for a really cool idea done with great action
scenes. Overall a great movie.
Reloaded: This was still fun for some of the
action scenes, but there were huge wastes of screen time (too-long multi-Smith
fight, stupid rave/love scene, and empty philosophy). Fun but irritating as
well.
Revolutions: This had great action scenes and special effects, and much
less time wasted on dumb dialog. In comparison to Reloaded, this is far
superior. Fun without the irritation of Reloaded, but nothing truly new.
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| (...) My problem with the Matrix is that they put (obviously) a lot of work into little easter eggs like that essay expounds on, and have done an generally quite credible job of hanging their mythology carefully - and then they hung the whole thing (...) (21 years ago, 31-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, FTX)
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