They examined Russian, Polish and East German photo archives and two million metres of Nazi-era films, including Goebbels's personal archive, which had been brought to Moscow by the Red Army. Painstaking research was conducted over the course of two years by a thirteen-member team. It's nowhere near the best thing either theвЂЇMatrixвЂЇseries or a Wachowski director has delivered, butвЂЇThe Matrix ResurrectionsвЂЇis a serious step up from your average legacy sequel.вЂЇC'mon, it's time to wake up, go to the theater, and get hooked back into The Matrix.Ordinary Fascism is composed primarily of Nazi archival material, and the film archives what few others have: it appears fresh and provokes reflection. The downright trippy nature of several scenes in the first half had me especially impressed that Lana Wachowski had reinjected a sense of uncertainty into a familiar world. For me, though, such unique sensibilities are the only reason I'd want to return to theвЂЇMatrixвЂЇin the first place. The Matrix ResurrectionsвЂЇis bound to be a divisive affair given that it's a blockbuster as enamored, if not more so, with deconstructive storytelling, fascinating trans allegories, and commenting on the dangers of capitalism as it is with delivering big action sequences. Who knew a lead actor fromвЂЇMindhunterвЂЇcould go toe-to-toe with Keanu Reeves?

There's also lots of fun to be had with Johnathan Groff and Neil Patrick Harris in key supporting roles, with the former actor even getting to duke it out in fight scenes. Jessica Henwick continues to prove thatвЂЇIron FistвЂЇdid her so dirty, she's great as Bugs, while Yahya Abdul-Mateen II once again demonstrates that he's got an incredible amount of charisma in hisВ intriguing take on Morpheus.

Speaking of effective, the performances, on the whole, are great, with the newcomers especially equipping themselves well to the distinct dialogue and acting style of this franchise. Condensing the runtime even a tad would've made the whole thing that much more effective. Meanwhile, the second act gets bogged down in a lot of exposition and the draggy pace in this section of the story reinforces the fact that this didn't need to be a 148-minute long movie. These include one too many callbacks to the originalвЂЇMatrixвЂЇand a few story beats that would be better if they eschewed the conventions of the franchise they inhabit. Through lingering on this core romance, Wachowski is putting the humanity of classic blockbusters (the very ingredient that got audiences to latch onto a film likeвЂЇThe MatrixвЂЇin the first place) front and center once again.Дespite the extremely thoughtful and personal approach to the world of legacy sequels,вЂЇThe Matrix ResurrectionsвЂЇcan't help but eventually fall into some of the traps it's looking to critique. Meanwhile,В The eventual focus on Neo and Trinity's relationship also functions as a rebuke of modern Hollywood's obsession for turning classic films into objects that can be mined for fan service and NFT's. This theme also dovetails into howвЂЇThe Matrix ResurrectionsвЂЇfunctions, to my eyes at least, as an autobiographical film about Lana Wachowski dealing with her place in the modern film industry. This exploration doesn't result in surface-level jokes aboutвЂЇ'lol, remakes are bad', but rather interrogations on how the past can be co-opted to either inspire revolution or maintain the status quo. The first act ofвЂЇThe Matrix ResurrectionsвЂЇis its strongest section, as Wachowski leans hard on commenting on modern pop culture's fixation on the past.

uld they be more than consoles? Could Anderson's difficulty distinguishing between reality and fiction be an indicator that maybe there's some truth nestled in the games he's crafted? He's going to have to pursue such lofty questions after having an encounter with Bugs and a new version of Morpheus (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), as well as constantly finding his eye drawn to a lady named Tiffany that looks an awful lot like Trinity. What are movies in our universe are the hottest console creations on the planet in this universe. This is made even more apparent when we meet Thomas Anderson (Keanu Reeves), a game developer whose most famous creation is a trilogy of video games entitledвЂЇThe Matrix.

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