As usual, Gareth and Andy started the gears turning in my head, which is refreshing since so much of the week wears me down mentally.
That said, it& #39;s a shame those gears had to start turning over the MATRIX sequels, but I have thoughts anyway. Take from these what you will.
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That said, it& #39;s a shame those gears had to start turning over the MATRIX sequels, but I have thoughts anyway. Take from these what you will.
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The first thing that strikes me about MATRIX 2 & 3 is how dangerous it can be to give ourselves over so completely to the lore and aesthetics of any franchise. That& #39;s typically b/c those aesthetics get diluted with every sequel. We& #39;re setting ourselves up for disappointment.
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There are exceptions. As G&A point out, EMPIRE STRIKES BACK gives Luke new purpose. THE DARK KNIGHT and THE GODFATHER II also deepened their respective mythos, confounding their heroes with escalating moral choices. But even they had Chapter 3s that tainted their legacies.
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THE MATRIX doesn& #39;t have the benefit of a game-changing second film. I will forever be a fan of the way RELOADED flips the script on its charactersâMorpheus as kook, Neo as one of many "Ones"âbut even I& #39;ll admit that the movie works overtime to keep everyone in stasis.
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That& #39;s partly b/c RELOADED spends so much time setting up ideas that will "pay off" in REVOLUTIONS. It& #39;s partly b/c flip-flopping constantly between expert set pieces and half-assed philosophizing feels like exactly thatâexpert set pieces and half-assed philosophizing.
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