The Matrix Resurrections: An Embarrassing Failure

[@Pondimus_Maximus]

Neo dodging bullets was just a fiction. Lawrence Fishburne and Hugo Weaving actually dodged bullets, when they escaped this film.

[@Billy-Mandalay]

Even inside the Matrix, blue hair sticks out like a sore thumb.

[@jimmycraig221]

thats pretty funny

[@aurawolf664]

can i steal this comment? going to be my answer whenever someone asks if i think they should watch it

[@Wraith26]

lmao

[@TestAcct46]

They didnt even ask Lawrence to come back, and Hugo passed on this to do a play. Both were the better for it.

[@tonyt1343]

This film felt like malicious compliance to me. "Oh, you want another Matrix movie? I'll give you another Matrix movie. Here, here's your f***ing Matrix..."

[@mikeoxlong1395]

Did we want another matrix movie, though?

[@KaRmAs.Corner]

This might be the best explanation of what happened.

[@Calico983]

@@mikeoxlong1395 exactly, we f*** don't want another matrix. It ended perfectly and was fully explored. The fact WB has been wanting to make a matrix 4 since 2003 should be upsetting people. People don't even realize what they're asking for by saying they want a matrix 4. You'd have to come up with another super interesting philosophical concept to implement, and you'd need groundbreaking CGI and amazing fight scenes, just to keep up with the originals. And much more like good acting etc. If there's more to a world that's been untold, like LOTR or GOT I get why people want more. But a matrix 4 is an insanely dumb idea.

[@ashscott6068]

@@KaRmAs.Corner Yeah. But why destroy your career and legacy - what little was left of it - and also shit on the careers and legacies of all the actors? You'd have to be a collossal asshole to do that.

[@Yea___]

@@mikeoxlong1395 no, but the people with the money who decided what movies get made did

[@poolboyinla]

I feel like the scene of Keanu taking a dump was a metaphor for what the filmmakers did with this movie.

[@christopherdickinson4291]

Are you just going to every review of this and pasting the same comment or did you get a slick bot to do it for you?

[@FRAKKKA]

The flying Porto Pottie was cool as fuck though

[@rover213]

@@FRAKKKA use small letters on "Porto" please, I live in Portugal and that is a city not a place for anyone to shit on...

[@jkdbuck7670]

Hey now. Don't be impugning poop by comparing it to this movie. Poop doesn't deserve that.

[@tommymarco]

@@rover213 lol !!!

[@damnitjim1767]

Dude this movie made me appreciate the matrix reloaded so much more.

[@izaakamesta1919]

how? they are pretty much the same

[@sauceguy19]

i don’t recall any cringe meta references in 2 or 3

[@izaakamesta1919]

@@sauceguy19 because you watched them a long time ago, this time they are just in your face about it, probably tired of people just not willing to understand the movies, they have always been cringey tho

[@Tyronebigggums]

@@sauceguy19 u don't? Because I do lmfao 😂 alot of them.

[@Tyronebigggums]

I agree with u it wasn't the movie of the year however i enjoyed the film and when fishburn wasn't on the movie had nothing to do with the mo or that was an issue with it's self

[@Kinos141]

Honestly, the plot of machines having infighting and sentient machines working with humans was actually more interesting than the main plot. They should have led with that.

[@pokermitten9795]

Alot of people say this but then how do the original actors get paid? If it's a WB cash grab, this was the correct way to do it, including the old footage as well.

[@aaronwolstenholme8640]

Yeah

[@Off-Brand_Devin]

You know what sounds like a cool Matrix sequel? That whole backstory about the robots having a civil war. That sounds like a movie I actually want to see.

[@cattrucker8257]

It's a curious constant with modern stuff, somehow - they always have really cool premises in the background that, upon seeing what they're used as background for, you want to see much more than the story you're given.

[@christiansmith131]

I thought the same thing. Gave me Animatrix vibes. The renosonce part

[@Puma5]

Those epic backdrops as the main story would require a protagonist on a hero‘s journey and convictions of patriotism and defiance against an evil enemy. Clearly we cannot allow for that.

[@FreedomForAll2013]

Yeah go watch Annimatrix bro... It's the prequel you're looking for

[@pjbpiano]

@@FreedomForAll2013 he meant how the machines had a civil war with each other. Not the prequel war. But rather the war that was used as premise for the current movie.

[@RobTheDoodler]

I’m 100% convinced that scene mentioning Warner Brothers is exactly what happened. All Fake-Smith had to do was turn and wink directly into the camera.

[@Jogeta5]

There's an article with one of the producers to the film and had mentioned that WB were going to make Matrix 4, but were looking for a different director so Lana Wachowski volunteered for direct. Having one of the original directors they agreed and went forward with production.

[@Satanthony]

That’s also a way to possibly put out a shite product and when you do, say you meant to do it.

[@dsnein]

You needed a wink because being literally told wasn’t enough? Damn

[@bitwize]

And munch on a carrot and say "I do this to 'im all through the picture."

[@Puma5]

Is it possible the Wachowski dude went ahead voluntarily after realizing someone else could eventually direct it, so he took the opportunity to get back at evil capitalist WB and all the deplorable Republicans misusing the red pill as a white supremacist meme, to go ahead and destroy the whole franchise on purpose?

[@christopherconard2831]

A friend saw this. Her review was "This is why we can't have nice things. Someone always wants to make it better, and just fucks up the original."

[@michaelpettersson4919]

It is even more infuriating when they do this to a movie that would have good standalone but forcing it into a universe of an earlier movie ruins it. This was the problem with both of the Cloverfield sequels.

[@Fade2BlackSS]

Facts...and this has been happening so much lately. Final Fantasy 7 and Cowboy Bebop come to mind.

[@briannalee1998]

This is why we shouldn’t have remakes. A rule in Hollywood should be “no remakes unless the original was bad and poorly received.”

[@laurarules3642]

Tell *her* to educate her feminist friends with that same review

[@KneelB4Bacon]

Yup. In every "Behind the Scenes"video of a once-popular franchise, there's always some moron writer or director who says, "we wanted to take (beloved popular franchise) and make it our own." The sheer f*cking balls it takes to say something like that. The ego. A 30-year-old franchise isn't yours to "make your own" it belongs to the ages and more importantly, it belongs to the FANS.

[@mr.careka365]

"Sometimes, dead is better" - some old dude, probably thinking about the matrix franchise

[@thisisnotachannel]

"Ya don't wanna go down *that* road..."

[@lamueldagon7618]

Especially not Tommy Baterman.

[@williamlindroos2250]

I think thats a song by ice nine kills

[@card969]

The fact that they didn't have Hugo Weaving and Laurence Fishburne made my choice to not watch it very easy. Hugo is easily the best actor from the Matrix movies.

[@chrisharding9531]

They probably knew that it would be riddled with woke stuff or it would bomb like pretty much every remake or movie made this year lol 😆

[@pokermitten9795]

I mean....what could they really ask of Weaving now? Or Fishburne? They'd all have to be like Niobe. Keanu is an enigma and his action still kinda sucked so idk what people would want from these other guys...

[@Ergeniz]

@@pokermitten9795 Speaking of Niobe, did the actress really age that badly or is that make up? Its almost as bad as Carrie Fisher (who was significantly older).

[@ItsTimePictures]

@@Ergeniz Its been twenty years. Her aging is normal. But it’s also a big reason why this film should never have happened.

[@Ergeniz]

@@ItsTimePictures I suspect she could have taken care of herself and knocked off a significant amount of years, physically.

[@xipheonj]

What baffled me the most is the casting. In the first movie every single actor was interesting and unique, even the side characters like mouse. Especially Laurence Fishburne, he such a strong presence everything he said sounded cool just because he said it, and Hugo Weaving, with his menacing calm. For this it's like they hired from some generic actor list. It felt like a school play of the matrix. Except for NPH, I'm glad you pointed out how good he was in this. The other reviews I saw lumped him in with everyone else. He wasn't even close to saving the movie but I found him to be the best parts.

[@saucerfullofzepp4203]

I didn't mind the Morpheus casting and how it was written. Agent Smith guy was HORRIBLE. Poorly written, terrible acting.

[@UnspokenOldOne]

Probably because the casting list literally was a generic actor list where the only qualification required was some form of "representation".

[@michaelfarkas2257]

NPH is lame in everything that he does. hes a cheap TV actor that should have never been in a matrix film save for some bit part.

[@unbearifiedbear1885]

JSG wasn't saying he was good... he said NPH was "chewing the scenery" Suggest you Google that phrase! ❤

[@dsnein]

Weird take dude. Neil Patrick Harris only plays one character, and it’s an obnoxious quippy overly put together person. He literally just did the same shit he always does, and his speeches were cheesy as fuck. We took your bullet time neo, ironic huh? We turned your power against you, you gave us the idea!

[@davidelmer7482]

I'm sorry, but when JSG calls him Black Smith, I always imagine Hugo Weaving in a grey apron swinging around a glowing piece of hot metal.

[@Ramsey276one]

That would have been a great Exile! Friend of the Keymaker? “I know what you gotta do. I know what I gonna make for you.”

[@beircheartaghaistin2332]

He's reforging Andúril in my head

[@davidelmer7482]

@@beircheartaghaistin2332 Hello, mr. Arwenson.

[@harbl99]

"M-m-m-mister Anderson. Please reheat this billet for me."

[@Kwolfx]

"Neo is trapped in the Matrix, again." That was pretty much all I needed to ignore this mess of a movie.

[@IainFrame]

Just wait for the light-hearted sequel "Neo is trapped in the Matrix, again... and this time with hilarious consequences"

[@Darth_Raider8140]

@@IainFrame You just summed up the entire point of this movie. The entire point Lana wanted you to get from this movie. Fuck your system, fuck your sense of identity, FUCK.....YOU! @Iain Frame ...you GOT this movie. Whether you know it or not.

[@IainFrame]

@@Darth_Raider8140 it's a real shame though, considering how groundbreaking the original was.

[@janitaabra1637]

@@IainFrame agree totally

[@Kwolfx]

@@InfernosReaper I don't know if your idea would work, but at least it would be an attempt to take the Matrix movies in a new and possibly interesting direction. Unfortunately, "new and inventive" are concepts that aren't in much use in most movies today.

[@khristophertanase3324]

I just watched "The Matrix: Resurrections", and the only way that it even comes close to working, is if you view it as a parody, or as a movie, about another movie. Nice work, brother!

[@Calico983]

I think it works fine if you view it as trying to send a message to audiences of "F sequels trying to cash grab on fan loved originals, come up with your own unique movies". And it can't itself be a great re-watchable movie or else the message wouldn't make any sense. I didn't like it, but I was surprised at how much I enjoyed the message and the execution of the message. Using such a big hyped reboot, to say F these hyped reboots. Never seen that done and didn't see it coming.

[@Skarwind]

I just pretended it was an alternate universe where clowns somehow hacked into the matrix.

[@Calico983]

@@Skarwind go look up some of the theories about how its all a modal. Makes a lot of sense, and leaves you with a better taste in your mouth if you wanted something as complex as the originals haha

[@ashscott6068]

@@Calico983 Complex doesn't equal good.

[@BoneStarr2k]

Even the Wayans brothers could have made a more entertaining Matrix parody, this film was some bullshit

[@molomosk123]

Neo: 'What are you tryin' to tell me? That I can dodge bullets?' M: No Neo, I'm trying to tell you that when you watch the 4th Matrix, You won't want to.

[@12Mantis]

I would've liked to see a companion/sequel to the Animatrix where other people were given a chance to craft stories set in the Matrix universe.

[@kiirothedriver8714]

Yeah. It worked on the o.g Animatrix and Star Wars lol

[@Cotac_Rastic]

I'd love to see more of that brutal machine war. If only to see how the filmakers magically make the entire planets military leadership magically incompetent.

[@FULANODETAL]

@@Cotac_Rastic Well the fun fact all factories of earth were on zero one..all hovercrafts were made on zero one..so was irónic

[@ProxyDoug]

As long as they do like the original and stick to mostly Japanese directors. There are very few people in the West who would actually do something good with it.

[@Cotac_Rastic]

@@FULANODETAL Case and point.

[@ivorytorea]

This movie is what depression medication does to you...apathy. It equally shits on the parts I liked of the matrix trilogy and the parts I hated of the trilogy. And then the only question that I am left with afterwards is...was any of this needed? I guess not. Do I even care enough to care about it? Not really.

[@ColdHardTruthNews]

IMO, this movie could be seen as an allegory for depressed social media celebrities constantly having to maintain "this image" of themselves for their followers. Ironic how life imitates art.

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

Is meta humour something big in the 2010s? I remember Disney in their animated films of that decade kind of played into that a lot beginning with Frozen by making fun of their past tropes but it got old by the time Moana came out. From the sounds of this film, it sounds as if its beating the meta humour joke into the ground

[@ColdHardTruthNews]

@@Thomasmemoryscentral Or a dead horse; which this franchise has been up to this point.

[@davidogundipe808]

I wonder whether Hollywood ever questions itself about things like this, and just wonder shouldn't we ignore nostalgia and try to do something new rather than try to retcon what was beloved and adored.

[@ninneplug]

Spiderman proves you can still do nostalgia, but you have to do it right. And you have to know when to do it.

[@ashtonderojas821]

But that requires work and effort...

[@JonJon-nt1wy]

they are starting to loose money they'll clue on when it gets to much

[@charlesws7825]

Any Hollywood Executive: "Try something new?! But that's HARD! We need stuff better people created and ride those properties like a horse!"

[@clownetto981]

No. They are either too arrogant to see it failing or they have so much contempt for their audience

[@gzzuss]

I subscribe for the theory that Lana sunk this ship on purpose, explain the low effort, heavy hand, odd dialog, rapid cuts... On and on! There's no way Lana didn't know this was shit.

[@SirBlackReeds]

@Crippy Reacts You're being awfully generous referring to them as "the sisters." They transitioned due to their fetish. That's not sisterhood at all.

[@Raoul9753]

@Crippy Reacts The Point is, neither Lana nor her sister WANTED more Matrix movies to be made and Lana only got on under the "We are doing this with or without you!" Threat. You were not supposed to like the movie, it was made to kill the Francise once and for all so it can just rest in peace like it should have for years.

[@TheRockMoved]

@Crippy Reacts they're dudes with gender dysphoria. Not sisters

[@dantehajime709]

You mean Larry I presume

[@Ricardo-cl3vs]

You mean Larry and Andy.

[@commandershepard7728]

To clarify- in the Original Matrix, the Agents can move through " software". That being REAL humans the agents would take over, and if the agent was " killed" while in the software the REAL human would also die. We see this when agents revert back and are the dead human. The " bots" are programs, No human body attached. They were created so the Agents no longer had to " lose crop" Not saying this is better or anything, but technically there is a difference that is explained.

[@anthonyguidas2012]

I’m guessing Hugo Weaving had enough sense to avoid this nonsense. Good call 👍

[@SagaciousNihilist]

Nah he wanted to return but had a scheduling issue with the theater he works for.

[@sunsetman22]

@@SagaciousNihilist a happy accident

[@mikecampos1193]

@@SagaciousNihilist he smelled the bullshit from miles away I'm glad he didn't come back for it.

[@jack_meoff69]

Too bad he had a scheduling issue.

[@kylekillgannon]

He honestly would have improved the movie.

[@verminvanaokigahara7859]

Let's talk about how Hugo Weaving did a phenomenal job acting as Smith but no other actors can't reach his masterpiece level

[@anubusx]

Cookies need love like everything does.

[@leutrimavdija373]

The guy must be one of the BEST actors in begin 2000. Guy played Elrond and Agent Smith during those years, super sick

[@Nisenziart]

The inconsistency between the actors were simply too big, it went from oooh this is interesting to ugh i wanna skip this to is this a low budget movie with actors acting their first roles? to nice this is interesting again to ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhh im actually skipping the exposition dialogue

[@matias19891]

The actor who portrayed Smith in the real world in Revolutions did a very good job though

[@mikeadams7904]

@@leutrimavdija373 and red skull

[@doctorfate6414]

I think Hugo was too smart to get involved. The equivalent of saying No to a F'd up continuation or spinoff of a Lord of the Rings movie. No need to mess with Perfection.

[@juliaj7939]

Right?

[@davidkymdell452]

YeH, didn't even think of that. As in, he returned to one franchise before that sucked and he wasn't gonna do it again

[@Kekoapono]

The quality of this movie makes sense when you notice that each Matrix film/side story got worse and worse after the first film.

[@DJRashadHayes]

Facts! I chalked it up to overwork at the time. And cuz very rarely is a third film in a franchise good lol. When they made matrix 2 & 3 at the SAME fuckin time, i chalked up Part 3 being trash due to overwork. And this was even worse! And i loved Part 2. Minus the party rave scenes lol. But the story of Part 2 was captivating and that freeway chase was some of the best action sequences ever. But you are right, each successive chapter has gotten worse. Maybe the lady who sued them for the story was right and she actually created it. Cuz it makes no sense how they cant make good stories out of that first classic Matrix.

[@willigagbob8243]

You're right, Morpheus dying in the MMORP is a lame excuse not to include Lawrence Fishburne as the movie itself could have just made the model look like him. Like think of the sense of making a Morpheus to try to garner help, but no one recognizes him and has to have it explained to them. Simply not effective in any sense of the word.

[@treeorbs479]

He would have been a strong male character, not allowed.

[@KAIZENURAMESHI]

@@treeorbs479 Yeah rip masculinity

[@lingricen8077]

You’re wrong

[@Ahabite]

They should've just made a movie of Neo and Trinity meeting again and we all get to debate whether it's a Matrix movie or not. That would've been the only acceptable meta treatment.

[@PolarizedMechs]

Something along the lines of Your Name would've been epic. And it's not like the Wachowskis don't blatantly steal from anime anyway.

[@-M0LE]

Yeah they could have really played with us and the characters

[@Ahabite]

@@PolarizedMechs 100% true.

[@Csumbi]

that would have been awesome, a generic romcom movie with them then at the end just put in a scene where they mention Neos name? minds would have been blown and the anticipation for a follow up would have been through the roof.

[@Ahabite]

@@Csumbi Exactly! Meanwhile, no tendencies for either of the Wachowskis to wink at the audience for being meta. Just let the movie stand for itself. The more I read comments like this the more I think we missed a huge opportunity.

[@nicholas97223]

Art imitates life. We've all been trapped in a crappy Matrix reboot since 2000.

[@thecompareablezombie]

Hm Really? Now to find the way to get out of here.

[@reapordeath]

Listen for the phones ringing then!

[@TheMasterQuests]

I have to get back to the early 2000s! I HAVE TO GRT FREE!

[@revivepharmer8095]

Chris Tucker was one of the best characters in the 5th element.

[@SatoruwaFeng]

Ruby Rhod is the Messiah, come to deliver us from Perdition.

[@PeterParker-ff7ub]

Great joke

[@taffysaur]

Super green. 👌🏻

[@juny9445]

Facts

[@charlesws7825]

Every time Ruby Rhod was on screen, he basically owned that movie. :D Korben: "I'm just being myself." Ruby: "It must POP-POP-POP!"

[@Avian07]

Resurrections could've been a story about the search/extraction of Neo because an event is happening in The Matrix that needed his intervention because it involves Zion, but The Machines won't give them Neo cause they don't want to get involved or jeopardize the peace agreement between the Humans. The film could explore the emergence of illogicality of human emotions within Machines. We could've gotten new characters even Machine characters. Keanu could've made a small appearance in the 4th then continue being the One in the 5th or at least trying to become the Anomaly again. In the 6th, he could've have become a Machine God fighting aliens or whatever, but not this.

[@RyanX1899]

Only someone like Christopher Nolan could have saved this Matrix sequel to be honest. Clearly Lana only took it on cos she didn't want someone else to direct it cos WB were gonna do this movie regardless.

[@emyserozzi8088]

And that certainly would've followed the Star Wars trend of Episodes 7-9.......nah. I think Revolutions was an already complete and great way to end the franchise. There was absolutely no need for any sequel/reboot. Clearly this one's not. But as someone else pointed out, as a parody movie it works ok. The original Trilogy will always be the one I will always go back to, every once in awhile. Just like the original 3 Star Wars movies. But this one? Better not include it in the Trilogy world at all.

[@Ndesire]

Siblings and I riffed on what could have been a better movie: -Waking humans created power shortages, so now Naobi is actively trying to keep humans asleep -Bugs and their team need to awaken Neo thinking he'll help fight against new machines but he wants to stay asleep because Trinity died and her consciousness only exists in the Matrix -Morpheus/ Smith has internal struggles that put the team in deadly situations - he can't be entirely trusted -We explore Neo's mental health and actually let us believe the matrix was all the result of a sick mind It took us 10 minutes to come up with a better movie so we were pretty certain these ideas were talked about in the writing room much to our sadness but the studio probably said "BUT BULLET TIMEEEEEE"

[@Lezzyboy87]

Still sounds rubbish

[@Ndesire]

@@Lezzyboy87 your mom

[@Cognito47]

*"I thought this was The Matrix not Twitter"* That almost killed me lol 😂

[@frankfontaine8817]

Thank you for this breakdown. Too many critics are just saying “it sucks” and people need to understand this is not the return of the toxic man babies. This is a deeply flawed turd that never needed to happen.

[@iamthewizardwhoknocks2845]

@@dimitriwarchief301 Yellow flash is toxic man baby?

[@billyjacobs190]

@@iamthewizardwhoknocks2845 I think that he thinks that Yellowflash is just saying it sucks without a 30 min video explaining exactly why it sucks. Just guessing, I stopped watching Yellowflash years ago.

[@HerculesBallsInc]

David Hume observes that it is within everyone's capability to understand if they like something or not, but it is the distinguishing feature of a true 'critic' that he can weigh all the components of a thing and determine which work and which do not and whether they all work together. There is no shame in not being a 'critic' in that sense, nor does it make you wrong in any way if you are not. But it is to those true critics who we should turn if we hope to understand such things ourselves... even if we don't always agree with their every analysis.

[@anthonymartensen3164]

I thought it was really good.

[@papyrus9183]

@@anthonymartensen3164 i think some people are a little harsh. i watched the matrix trilogy for the first time a couple of days ago and just yesterday i watched the new one. personally, the first matrix film was really good, but i found 2 and 3 really boring and uninteresting. they had some good scenes, but i didn't find them interesting. i can kinda understand why people would like them. the new one for me wasn't bad and was a lot better than 2 and 3, but the characters didn't feel as memorable and it's really strange not to see Laurence Fishburne and Hugo Weaving. Also, seeing Jada Pinkett Smith being aged up somehow felt like they did her dirty. I feel like a lot of this film's faults come from the circumstances. Many actors weren't invited, busy, or just didn't want to come back and they had to explain why characters were different. Also, a 4th film wasn't fully needed. Despite all this, I thought the 4th one was fine. No the best imo, but definitely better than 2 and 3 for me. A little disappointed though because this could have been a really cool reunion like Spider-Man NWH

[@oldhatAN]

The idea of putting out a Matrix sequel almost 20 years after the story ended was a bad one to begin with. This series was done. It was over in 2003. Why are we getting another movie now? I guess you could say it was a cash grab but that grab seems to have failed miserably since it opened 50% below expectations. This is the kind of nonsense you get when you take a story that was finished with all of the threads and try to untie them to continue it. You get a tangled mess.

[@HerculesBallsInc]

There are sequel ideas that COULD have been interesting. 'Pitch Meeting' points out that the war between the AIs could have been a fascinating movie. Or how about a city full of freed humans trying to survive on a scorched planet without machine help. Or maybe even a suddenly reduced-population Matrix that is trying to hold itself together with less energy and less people, or maybe a new Matrix society developing with people awake to the illusion. Any of these ideas COULD have used some of the characters we were familiar with. But instead they went with trying to remake the first one but filled with joking self-references. Lame.

[@commandercaptain4664]

It feels like Neo and Trinity were treated like some crosspolinization between the gods idea in Hancock and the Force dyad in Rise of Skywalker, and Warners looked at those and said "let's do both".

[@HistoryandReviews]

EVERYTHING IS A CASH GRAB🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@WestWestYall]

I remember before this came out me n my co workers were so hyped about it then the next day after seeing it we all talked about how much we all hated it. And if you liked the movie heres what i gotta say about that, theres kids raised to think hitler was a hero, and theres kids who were raised in thinking a bad film is good

[@alastive]

So aptly put, the same with music and ultra short video clips, hahaha 🤣

[@kongvinter33]

Id rather Hitler be resure....nah not gonna finish that joke.

[@TestAcct46]

This movie got made because WB had pestered the Wachowskis for years for a new Matrix, and one of them finally said "fine I'll make the fucking thing but you cant be mad at how it turns out" I'd have more respect for Lana if she came out and said "yeah I didnt want to make this movie, but WB wouldnt stop asking and I figured if they were gonna pay someone to make a shitty sequel may as well be me."

[@Conflict-ff5pi]

I have no idea why The Wachowskis still get work. They made 1 great movie (OG Matrix) and 2 decent movies (v for vendetta and speed racer) and the rest of their work has ranged from middling (matrix sequels) to outright god awful (jupiter ascending). It baffles me how Hollywood can reward people for making one good product 20 years ago. They're obsessed with the past. Also makes me wonder how much of the Matrix was actually them, or the team surrounding them at the time.

[@TaddiestMason]

look at the culture they've cultivated and the "talent" they've limited themselves to outside of people who had one hit wonders a decade or 2 ago.

[@jahjohnson31]

The alphabet bro lol it’s immense

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

@@TaddiestMason They had a popular tv hit called sense8 that featured Sylvester McCoy of Doctor Who for 4 episodes and an orgy montage set to a song called Demons by Macy Gray. They got that going for them

[@xipheonj]

At least they're a step up from hiring people with no great movies, or even no movies at all, just because they tick boxes to direct their AAA projects.

[@steve112285]

I liked Cloud Atlas also.

[@naterushlow7937]

There was zero sense or reason why Agent Smith was in this movie. He was a virus that was straight up deleted when Neo connected him to the machine core. There was also no reason for the machines to bring him back.

[@lordfrostwind3151]

It would work better if he was somehow forcing his way back in, like a sort of ghost that clings to Neo every time they bring him back.

[@TheSpawnfan]

@@lordfrostwind3151 That would make sense, a ghost in the machine, a virus that comes back every time Neo is brought into the Matrix

[@ProxyDoug]

He could've back up himself into one of the robots that rebelled against the Matrix, and at some point, you realize one of those background elements acts very weirdly around Neo, but when push comes to shove, they have to bring him back into the matrix to face the Analist.

[@mish375]

It doesn't make sense to make Smith return to the Matrix. The entire point of Neo's sacrifice was that he died to save the Matrix, humanity, and the Machines from being destroyed by the Smith virus in both worlds. Bringing him back negates everything Neo did and makes the entire trilogy pointless.

[@chrism8961]

@@mish375 normally i would agree but after further thought the film touches on this...in that it wasn't all in vein. Progress is being made in the real world between man and machine thanks to Neo and Trinity's previous sacrifices. The strawberry making scene although a bit brief was showing us a glimpse of man and machine starting to work together to build a better world again. Plus Smith is a part of neo..if neo is reinserted....Smith is too...as we learn he is the negative side of neo's equation, with the anomaly trying to 'balance itself out'. They will either always co exist (much like man and machine now) or have to eradicate themselves as we thought they did at the end of revolutions.

[@dcb6729]

I loved the original Matrix trilogy. The first one was great. It was a solid film. The second and third film were flawed but entertaining. Overall I enjoyed the trilogy as a whole. The fourth was 💩

[@keenkingjames]

I let my daughters watch the first one and told them that was it. Years later I told them there were two more awful movies and they expressed no interest. We can create a better future.

[@nenmaster5218]

Will all this destroy-franchise-cause-why-not thing happen to Stargate next?!?

[@Ktronprime]

I liked the second one.. The park fight was fire. The third one wasnt great but it was the perfect signal that the series needed to end.

[@firestriker3580]

Fourth wasn’t crap shut up

[@tomfoolery7797]

@@firestriker3580 Looks like someone took the blue pill.

[@carville767]

The hand on the shelf showing the middle finger at 6:33 seems to have at least two meanings: It's a reference to the scene with Neo showing the middle finger to Agent Smith in the interrogation room in the first movie and in addition it's a middle finger to WB and the whole thing. Yes, I also clearly think that the whole movie is one giant middle finger to WB and everyone who dares to milk franchises to death just for some more money.

[@CollegeDroputPowerpoints]

This is eerily like Wes Cravens new nightmare: - It's a failed sequel - It uses the "I imagined everything that happened in the past" trope - People retrace steps with the cheap excuse of seeing if things are real - You vaguely see things you've seen before, but they're underdone

[@mandaloretheproud6622]

I thought New Nightmare was considered pretty good?

[@ItsTimePictures]

@@mandaloretheproud6622 It is.

[@Reuben-ny3]

Thank you for taking two for the team and doing this video in the end. You did a great job putting this together and breaking down things. Really enjoyed it, thank you.

[@jimmyg7100]

The Red Pill has been abandoned, then rescued, cherished, and appropriated by the people who have taken it. We will never give it back.

[@jimmyg7100]

@@dimitriwarchief301 =D

[@anthonyoer4778]

@@dimitriwarchief301taking the blue pill is blissful ignorance. "This is your last chance. After this there is no turning back. You take the blue pill, the story ends; you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe."

[@pipsqueek89]

i think a tv-series of the matrix could work pretty well, just hackers running from agents, freeing people, and dying - no plot armor. could also be set in a previous matrix-iteration

[@sakulaeyr9819]

Or just an "Animatrix 2" that was such a wonderful idea, allowing artists and animators to create stories inside of the Matrix Universe? This movie proves we're just not allowed to have nice things.

[@trequor]

Especially with a TV budget it could be great. One of the more charming things about the original is how authentic and dirty the city looks. Because it's real. Because the Matrix didn't have a great budget. Just have people filmed running down dirty alleys being chased by dudes in suits.

[@interceptingfist5682]

Yes, I would love for this to happen instead of a movie.

[@Zenki8118]

They should've made a prequel trilogy, like Star Wars. Mopheus' journey to find Neo, his past relationship with Naobi, how Trinity got in the team, how the war against the machines started & a whole lot more interesting stories to show than what they did. The producers, directors & writers missed big time when they decided to make a sequel instead. Like Star Wars as well.

[@patrickday4206]

Yeah or a previous version with the Frenchman

[@magnus4g63]

matrix had so much potential, imagine a matrix series from the golden age of tv series around 2010.

[@scrotiemcb5858]

I've personally written better Matrix fanfiction than this movie. And yes, I know fanfiction is cringe; that's my point. I actually really liked the premise of "did the previous Matrix really happen?" but that means dedication to that premise. That might have meant an entire Matrix film without gunplay, without kung fu. A psychological thriller more than an action film. But instead they did it half-assed and halfbaked.

[@SamaritanPrime]

Is fanfiction really cringe when it’s better than the canon content?

[@commandercaptain4664]

"an entire Matrix film without gunplay, without kung fu" Sounds better already.

[@rmglover3191]

I'm finding well-thought out analyses to be more entertaining these days than actual films. ...what have i become? Excellent intro with your drawing and the matrix code backdrop

[@nixonagnewreviews7206]

It's easy to do when the movie itself offers nothing and is flatter than Trinity's chest.

[@dsbmitchell]

Agreed!

[@weareterminallychill]

This is not well thought out at all. The movie went completely over this dude's head. But I get what you're saying about people speaking about movies, it's cool.

[@Billy-Mandalay]

You've become unplugged from their Matrix.

[@EssexCountyPhoto]

"...even fake Morpheus can interact with the world using anal beads..." This is poetry. Keep up the great work. 👍🏻

[@commandercaptain4664]

The same anal beads from Man of Steel?

[@nixonagnewreviews7206]

Agreed. And as I said in our review, this movie was flatter than Trinity's chest.

[@CreativeWorkflowHack]

I thought the scene where he jumped across a gap while in this Form. like dude, you can fly lol

[@stiltskino4009]

Lol so is he dare I say GayMorpheus ?

[@cyborgchimpy]

aamazzinngg videoo. I swear I died every single time you inserted a 1 sec clip from the older movies to solidify your points. funny AF lmfao

[@ozonespec]

They should've revived the great Lawrence Fishburne's Morpheus and went in that direction. There was something intriguing about the original morpheus that I felt the other movies failed to explore. The original Morpheus needed more respect than what was given. Lawrence Fishburne's speech etiquette and manerisms as Morpheus were unrivaled. I felt like He made the feel of the first movie.

[@hieronymusboss7705]

I can't get enough of this Matrix-themed avatar my dude. Looks fuckin' dope.

[@brucechamberlin2545]

I thought so too.

[@JenniferMcMahonhawaii78]

I went and rewatched The Animatrix after watching whatever that was, and I honestly forgot how good The Animatrix was just seeing it again. Btw: If you haven’t seen The Animatrix in a while or have never seen it, give it a watch or rewatch, because it is that good.

[@Ramsey276one]

If the hurricane hadn’t wrecked my discs ... Q_q

[@JenniferMcMahonhawaii78]

@@Ramsey276one it's on HBO/Max alongside all the other better matrix movies.

[@douglas8568]

@@RogueFox2185 true If instead of this shitshow they used the money to make 2 seasons of new animatrix animations, at least we will be happy

[@commandercaptain4664]

Still waiting for this to hit 4K on disc.

[@MichaelB-jw5po]

I wasn't really on board with the whole "Lana made the movie bad on purpose" theory, but I have to say you make some pretty convincing arguments for it in this video. Also that "rusty scissoring" line was great.

[@AlphaCentauri24]

That theory is only a convenient way of hiding from a failure. Both the sisters have proven to be 1 hit wonders with each successive project only going downhill. They cannot make all movies bad on purpose. Lol.

[@TheMasterQuests]

I think they did so that WB wouldn’t be tempted to make more sequels

[@LightForxes]

@@TheMasterQuests Well WB just confirmed a sequel is being made lol

[@cheyennealvis8284]

She needed an out. By making it like the last jedi she guaranteed that two more crappy movies wouldn't be created

[@TheMasterQuests]

@@LightForxes Well that plan failed

[@DickyReeves]

When I saw the meta conversation between Neo and Not-Smith I believe that is what happened. WB approached the Lana Wachowski and said roughly "This is happening with or without you." So this film was partially doomed from the beginning. The original Matrix film was a passion project. This was a big pile of mess that didn't need to be made. I'm not sure if they have taken a profit from it but at this point I highly doubt it. We'll see if they turn it into a ride or video game to make up for the losses.

[@kongvinter33]

34m dollar loss. not exactly a success

[@DickyReeves]

@@kongvinter33 Yes. I too live in the present day. True though that this is what happens when something without a soul is made.

[@kongvinter33]

@@DickyReeves now, lets pray to Odin that there wont be a Big Lebowski reboot

[@DickyReeves]

@@kongvinter33 Before the Sharknado movies, which were cinematic "masterpieces", Tara Reid was having a bit of a hard time getting parts and stated she was in the Lebowski 2 movie when asked by a reporter what she was working on. It was funny because when the Coen's found out, they had no intention of making one. They laughed and asked "Oh... Is she making it? Because, we are not." Yeah, me too. That movie is perfect just the way it is. No sequel or reboot will ever compare. It is folly to think you can make a better version.

[@dvsh7168]

That Chris Tucker cut almost synced perfectly lol, this movie it felt like a parody of the Matrix.

[@JackPool-lq8ux]

Could you do a video talking about X-Men: Green? It goes beyond the woke cringe like Cpt America and Snowflake & Safe space and actively promotes eco-terrorists murdering middle class workers and employees. It's a f*cked comic that needs to brought to attention

[@charlesws7825]

Careful, I know our Guy is made of the right stuff, but that's almost cruel and unusual as a suggestion!

[@drsamuelhaydensecretgaming6749]

It's -22 outside and I'm working at a Mcdonalds with a broken heater and a fractured hand, surrounded by crackheads also trying to escape the cold, and if an antler girl would merc me right about now over a fucking plastic cup or some shit, I am all for it.

[@oldslowcoach]

@@drsamuelhaydensecretgaming6749 LOL seasons greetings, yo

[@TobiIsAGoodBoy1]

this makes the original ending to mass effect 3 (not the slightly fixed one) look like a good dam masterpiece, an epic score to be remembered for hundreds of years later.

[@SuperSteve152]

@@dimitriwarchief301 gamers seem to have forgotten how we were betrayed with the ME3 ending. I've made good on my promise to never support ME again.

[@Evil-Shenanigans]

@@SuperSteve152 hmm, but as many have said of How I met your mother 'you shouldn't let a bad ending destroy a otherwise good story for you'. A bad ending can ruin a otherwise mediocre story. A bad ending 'can' just sully a otherwise good story without destroying it. But yeah, then mass effect Andromeda came out. So good call in this case. (≧▽≦)

[@SuperSteve152]

@@Evil-Shenanigans the 'indoctrination' story they were originally trying to tell would have made for an epic ending. I've always wanted to start a fan-project to made another 10-min ending, where Shepard rejects the fake 'star-child' indoctrination, and the real ending plays out.

[@Thaumaturge2251]

Pfft, get real yeah this movie wasn't great just middling between good to average for myself, but nothing could touch that fking betrayal.

[@VoltitanDev]

The movie is a self-parody disguised as a sequel. Ultraman Zearth and Ultraman Nice are also self-parodies but had better writing, and are way more funny than this soulless cash grab.

[@billyd2007]

Enjoyed your analysis of something I won't waste my time watching. Remake every franchise with a ultra powerful marysue and think everyone is enjoying it. Thanks for taking one for the team!

[@johns1625]

When Kroger brand Morpheus and Neo went to the kung-fu training arena I paused the movie and told my sister "Neo is going to say 'I know kung-fu' again, and when he does I'm going to leave". And wouldn't you know it, less than 30 minutes later we get "I STILL know kung-fu". So cringy.

[@JLAvey]

Wait, Black Smith or Blacksmith, because the latter would be much cooler. Blacksmith could go after him with a really big hammer.

[@MorganDMulholland]

Gotta say, Some Guy, I love your cartoon/anime depiction. This new Matrix one is class. Keep it up, you're doing good work.

[@Ramsey276one]

Calling this one Codex XD

[@RalphJr-xp3hp]

One of the dumbest ideas for The Matrix: Resurrections was the black cat named “Dejá Vu.” And another dumb idea was the character named Bugs. This is Warner Brothers second attempt this year where a character named Bugs who has a connection to a rabbit being the savior of the film itself. Space Jam: A New Legacy and The Matrix: Resurrections are two WB film properties of this year that were a cash grab and included meta humor. But I would say that I enjoyed Space Jam 2 more than The Matrix 4 by storyline, world building, and humor. The Matrix 4 is just a fanboys fan fiction film of The Matrix posted up on KZbin for clickbait and views. There was nothing new here but old characters returning back and looking at their crows feet wrinkles and a lot of exposition that ruins the film itself. Yahya’s portrayal as Morpheus is on par with shit writing that feels like James Gunn, Joss Whedon, and Alex Kurtzman were involved in a drinking game of who could rewrite the script to the first Matrix film in a modern day progressive society first. And lord and behold here we are with this terrible excuse of a new Matrix movie.

[@TubeEamo]

If you didn't catch the rabbit metaphor, even with the carrot on her shirt, don't worry she literally points out the rabbit nickname later and then shows Neo her rabbit tattoo. Subtly.

[@My_Lacrimosa]

Yahya was paid handsomely to play a minstrel, and it ruined his character

[@CaptainJacksIsland]

With a budget of $190M, the studio should be investigated to find out where the money went, because it sure as hell wasn't spent on production.

[@diy_cat9817]

Splicing in Neo saying, "No," is my favorite part.

[@StoneColt45]

"I thought this was The Matrix, not Twitter." That kinda sums up everything about this movie.

[@richardlbowles]

"There she gets attacked by black Smith." He wallops her over the head with a horseshoe, presumably.

[@jimreaper1337]

The Matrix: Regurgitation was like a cheap, made for tv fan fiction... I had to turn my own green tint up about half way through, oh and for someone who "still knows kung fu" Neo does a whole lot of Jazz Hands 👐

[@pokermitten9795]

I thought the coloring was refreshing. I dont think the novelty of the green holds up after 20 years. The movie had some beautiful aspects because of removing that limitation. Unfortunately there were other limitations this time, like an old lead and poor choreography.

[@queazy03]

One of the best analysis videos on the Matrix Resurrections, pointing out many of thee contradictions and plot holes. One of the plot holes I've never seen brought up is how Sati's parents were killed because they worked on the super pods that Neo (and Trinity) were in, but they were running exiles before those were created and before there was even a plan to create those super pods. Further there were already rainbows at the end of the 3rd Matrix movie, so what's going to be the point to bring them back? It really bugs me how the big message was "It's not a binary choice between two options, there's co-existence possible", yet the real world Matrix is still just as strong and there's no intention of coexistence from the elites to the sheeple, like in the movie the machines using the "copper top" humans.

[@superturkle]

20:17 daaamn :-0 i really like that song, that reference made me watch the video again. came back to this channel after a long hiatus; glad to see just some guy is still going strong, keep it up! ps my favorite matrix movie is reloaded also; the good scenes in the movie cancel out the bad scenes by a big margin

[@jorgemigueltavares6041]

To this day, I still thank the Wachowski Brothers for the Matrix Trilogy. But for this film, I'm not thanking the Wachowski Sisters.

[@Ramsey276one]

Same

[@yrregrazal2044]

At first I thought Lana was really a real sister , biological sister ... Then I had a wtf moment...

[@LissaChelle9002]

Well said!

[@elib9186]

Yall realize the brothers stole the matrix from a writer named Sophia stewart right? Like Sophia took them to court and won. .she won millions. ..so of course this movie is shit the wachowski losers had no content to steal

[@Ramsey276one]

@@elib9186 FOR REAL?!?

[@DoctorDave5]

The Lionel Ritchie sculptor quip broke me dude. I have no desire to see this movie but your review has certainly cheered me up. Thanks.

[@-Trauma.]

Mouse: "Morpheus is fightin' Neo!" Me: "Man...I left my slop at the table and ran in here for this?"

[@Montzter57]

Wow you hit the nail on the head with this. The entire time I watched this travesty, I keep thinking, "Man this feels like a low budget rip off of the Matrix."

[@4ncientGu150]

18:30 Man, that place just looks so CLEAN for a Matrix movie. I thought the real world was supposed to suck and be dirty?

[@hyvakoira]

I loved Matrix Reloaded too - the action sequence on the highway with badass Morpheus is my favorite of them all.

[@anthonybrett]

Agreed. That scene was brilliant, even just from a technical perspective. It must have been a bitch to shoot.

[@onenation8707]

Reloaded was my favourite for action

[@tahnadana5435]

by the end of the 3rd Matrix movie, when Neo died, its shown that the machines could still read his energy somehow, the thing that look kind a like an enlightenment imagery or some shit, so it is possible to bring him back to the matrix if its ASAP, maybe, even for reasons all non beneficial to the machines, but Trinity on the other hand, rigor mortis must've already sets in all over her corpse by the time Neo finished defeating Smith, plus Neo took his time reaching the center of the machines with all his blindness and shit.

[@horysmokes3339]

The obvious route, and this was actually a development I was expecting since the end of Reloaded (given Neo's still unexplained real-world force powers), was to reveal the real world was a matrix of its own. A safety net to catch red-pills. As predictable as it might be, it would offer opportunities (bringing characters back without having to explain how impalement can be repaired) and the chance to have a new 'real world' reveal better than Zion mk II.

[@Varunic219]

@@horysmokes3339 what could've been..

[@My_Lacrimosa]

Machines were growing humans, so they had the technology to repair their bodies

[@ColdHardTruthNews]

@@My_Lacrimosa Wait, so humans prior to being jacked into the Matrix were designer babies?

[@sonicsenryaku6205]

@@horysmokes3339 But Neo's real world force powers were explained. It was said in revolutions that the abilities of the one come from the source and that even in the real world, Neo has some kind of wireless connection to it. This is why the only things Neo's powers could affect were the machines. It's not like he was manipulating anything else in the real world. Having connection to the source allowed him to essentially command scripts to the sentinels, like "stop," "shutdown," or "Self destruct."

[@MercenaryJames]

The thing I hate about this trend of taking beloved franchises and rekicking it back to life, is they never have any creativity in how they do it. It's all box checking. Old cast? Check. References to previous scenes/dialog? Check. New dialog that thinks it's being smart/twisting the originals plot points? Check. New cast of quirky modern day feminist representation? Check. It's the Force Awakens all over again and if there's one highlight to this Matrix film it's how self aware it is at times. But that doesn't do the film any justice.

[@trevor3013]

The bullet time scene was the worst offender. The matrix agents were already capable of moving that fast in the first movie. They act like neo made this power and like it's slow motion. Neo just "moved like them" Guess Lana forgot how her own universe works

[@uberboomer8670]

I feel bad for anyone who saw this in theaters instead of HBO Max, I've never felt like getting through a 2.5 hour movie was such a chore, I hate all the meta stuff and the constant nods to earlier movies scenes legitimately had me rolling my eyes. Yup, we remember those movies, we all saw them which is why we're here hoping to see some semblance of that original creativity

[@JosephFrostsGhost]

I’m glad I’m not the only one that loved Reloaded. I hate the third film, but I can look back on the second one with a smile.

[@Ramsey276one]

Same

[@salomaonplanetsaturn6038]

He talks about revolutions all video He made mistake with name. I love reloaded

[@JadeoftheGlade]

Super fun film. For a long time, I saw it as my favorite.

[@mish375]

Reloaded is awesome. Always felt that way.

[@USMCRabbit]

I watched it and I'll say this. The original Matrix was thought provoking and actually wanted a smart audience. This movie wants you to shut off your brain and watch the pretty colors, it wants a dumb audience. It was bland, forgettable, and uninspired. Just like most of what Hollywood is pumping out these days. In their attempt to be meta with the jokes and dialogue they just made cringe. I agree, this movie should've never been made.

[@Ethonra]

I don't get hyped for movies like these, no matter how nostalgic, because of political agenda this, stunning visuals over air-tight writing that, blah, blah, blah...My goodwill was all used up on the second Resident Evil movie and we see how right I was to do that now...So, Aliens, Predator, The Terminator, Star Wars (everyone's favorite) and now The Matrix. Barring some movies I've forgotten, any takers on what cinematic masterpiece's corpse that will be defiled and paraded around for a quick buck next? My money is on...a Disney remake.

[@picklepeppers6983]

You are indeed expelling facts forcefully out of your facial orifice... 👌🏿. I wish you were wrong, but movie after movie, we all are seeing this and it's unfortunate.

[@kaathesacolyte2943]

Disney has not had their way with Aliens yet; Fox ran it into the ground multiple times so now Disney is going to have have a go at it. Honestly at this point they've burned through most franchises and movies there's not too much left. Maybe Robocop? I could see them really shitting all over that. And I fear for what Disney may also do to the Planet of the Apes. Pretty sure the female pirates of the Caribbean reboot is greenlit; it's going to be so empowering watching Captain Jane Sparrow. Can't forget about the Indiana Jones movie; nothing like a now 80 y.o Harrison Ford being put in his place by a woman.

[@michaeltritle6049]

@@kaathesacolyte2943 Robocop already had a remake a few years ago. It wasn't "woke" or bad, It was just meh.

[@gusty9053]

Lord of the rings. It is beloved and the series will flop so the cinema reboot / re-imagining can't be far behind.

[@JadeoftheGlade]

The good the bad and the ugly, once Clint Eastwood dies.

[@highonfire885]

Great video on point ! Thanks brotha ! Happy new year and this movie will forever be lost in time

[@TheSwordfish009]

Well...since the theme is that they're a matrix within a matrix then you can kind of dismiss this as a side story full of characters that only THINK that they're the original characters but they don't know they're not. To me, the original 3 are a masterpiece with and without their flaws. : )

[@kongvinter33]

so maybe the Matrix is a Matrix within a multi-Matrix? prepare for Matrix 5

[@maddie690ify]

@@kongvinter33 please nooooo. Spare us all! Lol

[@jonhipoolito6117]

Some one paid Keanu alot of money. The guy is a nice guy. Bet he did the movie to take care of people he cares about.

[@UnspokenOldOne]

This is what happens when you get someone with JK Rowling levels of retconning about their own story...and then let them actually make a new movie. It wasn't too hard to see the references and concepts at play in the initial Matrix. As well as the various books, movies, games, and television shows that provided inspiration for it. The problem is that post Matrix the Wachowskis have had and spent a couple decades trying to recontextualize it to who they are now. To pretend that that was how it was always meant to be understood. The movie is literally a petulant, "NUH UH!" to everyone they've decided they don't want liking the movie. How a studio was convinced to let them make this is mind boggling.

[@HerculesBallsInc]

Many authors are tempted to re-write their older works but the best ones resist the temptation even when they think they can 'improve' it. What was is what was... revising history is a never-ending trap.

[@RandomizedCTRL]

@@HerculesBallsInc Funnily, George Lucas was on both sides of this debate.

[@JadeoftheGlade]

@@lainiwakura1776 what did LoK retcon?

[@UnspokenOldOne]

@@lainiwakura1776 Ok you're not wrong.

[@jdraven0890]

The Studios all appear to be in "cash grab" mode: low-effort remakes with the old work referenced to gets butts in seats. Usually, these come with a ton of Studio interference but they knew that giving the Wachokwskis free reign was what worked last time...? Yeah, still difficult to believe.

[@discodecepticon]

Only thing worth keeping from the entire movie? "Smith"'s final line. "You know the difference between us Tom? Anyone could have been you, where as I have always been anyone."

[@learniteasy8146]

Why keanu agreed to do this in the first place is out of the question.

[@KAIZENURAMESHI]

💵

[@Whitebeardtheking9]

That Ruby Rod footage was a nice touch. Great video.

[@deanchur]

Every time you say "Black Smith" my brain thinks "Blacksmith" "She gets attacked by the guy who moulds steel on an anvil, and flees into an antique shop to hide"

[@PvblivsAelivs]

Now, I would have liked to see a continuation of the original Matrix with the machines as the defeated foes they were at the end of the film. The conflict would be that people did not want to leave the simulation.

[@BoomerZ.artist]

Or here is another thought, the Wachowski's are hacks that got lucky with the first matrix and haven't done anything good after. Speed racer? Cloud Atlas? Jupiter Ascending? all shit. The original Matrix had production people above them, not letting them do stupid shit. After it was a hit they got free rein and we got shit after shit. The Matrix 2 and 3 are not bad movies but they are shadows of the first one, and truthfully didn't need to be made. Nolan, Spielberg, Cameron, actually good directors make good movies beyond their one hit wonders.

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

Hmm, how would a one hit wonder series on movie directors work? Something similar to Todd's format could work on this family directing duo

[@xipheonj]

So basically they're George Lucas.

[@noahdoyle6780]

Matrix 2 & 3 are the best evidence that the Wachowskis stole the first script.

[@theALTF4]

They cut their balls... And the talent floated away with them too 😕

[@vk_o2540]

I think the reason this movie is so bad is shown in plain sight - WB wanted Matrix reboot, they had contractual bonds on actrors or Wachovski or ... and they on purpose dumped big crap on WB in return ... there is no other logical explanation for this fiasco. Keanu acting is awful as well.

[@juyll]

Finally! A proper review of this madness. When it's done with consent it's a beautiful experience. But when it's forced it's ugly and disgusting.

[@Scylithen]

Cypher was right all along and would of stopped this from happening.

[@EdnaKonrad4MVS]

His motives were correct, even if his methods weren't.

[@TubeEamo]

The Matrix has so much potential beyond sequels. You don't even have to reboot it to tell interesting stories within the universe. I think it would work great as a TV show. Each episode could easily be a self contained experience with different writers and creators taking it on, just like The Animatrix. The Matrix 4 represented a complete lack of creative imagination, ambition and motivation.

[@brucechamberlin2545]

Wait a 56 year old Hollywood elitist doesn't have fresh new ideas???

[@Nate-lq8jc]

The amount of times people just stand in place while people fire at point-blank range is pretty laughable.

[@chriscangelosi9438]

Morphious looks like he stepped out of Miami Vice 🤣

[@milton7763]

“Keanu’s and Cary Ann’s chemistry” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I think that’s the funniest joke in this video!