THE MATRIX Resurrections Ending Explained | Post Credits, Movie Breakdown, Review & Easter Eggs

[@heavyspoilers]

Let us know what you thought about our mate Rick

[@patron7906]

Easily the best of the four outtings for the Matrix franchise. Finally a solid nod to non-normative casting and characters and a step back from the typical 'white savior' nonsense of the past. I would rate it 10 out of 10 but I find rating systems to express inherent racist so I will not.

[@Texass117]

@@patron7906 relax man, leave some Kool aid for the rest of us

[@forcewars5691]

And simu latte sign has a matrix code sequence waterfall under the name

[@hhholsteiners]

The next matrix installment will have the machines locsting Trinity and Neos actual family members. The matrix had been farming them. One of their kids will be even more powerful and of course evil.

[@forcewars5691]

@@patron7906 and yet again someone invented a fictional.scenario claiming something is currently and always has been racist. Hell, technically toilet paper is racist but u still wipe ur ass don't ya??

[@TheoOble]

Honestly I liked the concept of the analyst and how he operated his matrix vs the architect, the background story of the machines and even the inclusion of the new smith, but they all felt super half baked, like a whole slew of plot points that should’ve taken place over multiple stories instead of just being resolved instantly

[@DarthWood6]

Agreed - should've made 2 or 3 movies with more depth instead of 1 with a bunch of stuff all at once. Like intro the new Smith and keep the "bullet time" scene, add more Bugs origin story, explain Zion aftermath from Revolutions and then bring Smith back for the main villain in the 2nd or 3rd like the OG trilogy. The analyst is so similar to the architect but the architect was never the main baddie in the OG, it was Smith. More Smith please! "ME ME, ME! ME TOO!"

[@KelticTim]

Did you honestly expect a good movie? After the first Matrix the Wachowskis literally went insane. They are two broken men. How could any WB exec think this would be good after Jupiter Ascending? They need serious mental help, not new movies to work on.

[@KelticTim]

@@DarthWood6 nah, they should’ve had a different writer and director all together. At most, they should’ve gotten an outline from The Wachowskis and used that. This movie is a love letter to Wokeness. Please, Trinity can fly and saves the day, and Neo is just along for the ride? Gtfoh. So dumb. And like every Wokified movie, there’s a punkish chick with a half shaved head with bright colors. There was so much promise here, but what we got was total garbage.

[@chazaq2010]

The new smith was terrible

[@TheoOble]

@@chazaq2010 from a lore perspective he was interesting since he was existing from the previous matrix but where they messed up was not using the original actor enough; and they didn’t develop his character enough, he really just shows up at the end, and plus there’s no real need for smith agents anymore because of the “bots” which just felt like another lazy half baked idea. I won’t argue the original smith was better since it was the matrix itself coming at neo trying to stop him. Regular civilians who get turned into agents doesn’t really make any sense because it ignores the fact that if they’re severely injured or killed, then the matrix has to compensate to simulate the fact that this person just died because the matrix/analyst took control of them

[@SDNoel73]

It was definitely a heavy call back movie. I feel like it was more about setting up further sequels and spin-offs than anything else.

[@MrCatfishhh]

I just hope this isn’t a repeat of the force awakens and the sequels are trash.

[@Jaaskle]

I think a lot of people misunderstand this movie. It's supposed to be bad because the studio wouldve made it anyways. They made a film in which roles and the actors who portray them is almost meaningless, this is foreshadowing how the franchise is likely to recast all the roles in future installments. Just wait to see how WB (a studio famous for blunders) fucks this up.

[@monkeseeaction21987]

Neo in the original trilogy: practically a god Neo in resurrections: *spams lvl 1 telekinesis*

[@ammszz5939]

It’s understandable that he’s nerfed, Neo is old now 😂

[@哈哈哈哈-n7y]

Neo is no longer the one, theres the two now.

[@silverecho1201]

@@ammszz5939 His power came from his belief in himself, not being young. He just doesn't have that unwavering faith anymore since he was mind fked for 60yrs

[@AvatarBowler]

I honestly think it’s a combination is the amount of blue pills he took over the years plus the years themselves. Basically, if you’re having your powers and memories suppressed for 60 years would you suddenly have the ability to channel all of your original powers after remembering and being unplugged for a short time? I highly doubt it.

[@Revan-eb1wb]

@@ammszz5939 he is in the matrix. It does not matter how old he is

[@cajun1253]

The sad part is that most people won’t really catch or accept the point that they’d rather live in constructs where they’re not free but also not on the lowest rung of the ladder of society rather than rock the boat and go for full on freedom because they fear losing the little they have.

[@DetroitHockey47]

I can't believe how many people missed the message completely.

[@SWSW560]

Ahhh wasn't this the message from the first Matrix ?

[@alisoninwonderland8398]

this was my initial understanding from ym friend and i, we literally gasped and looked at each other realising people dont actually want to be free :)

[@alisoninwonderland8398]

​@@SWSW560 what i got from this one was a clear last chance saloon message, this is happening to you now and this will be your reality unless you wake up

[@JayS.-mm3qr]

I don't believe the comparison holds. There was no freedom in this world. The end of the third movie was basically total control of all humanity, except like a couple hundred people or something, who were still under total control by the machines. The movies put up this false idea that rebellious freedom seeking is the ultimate necessary virtue. There were no people at all who were free from machines, in the movie. While it may be true that "most people" don't want to risk this or that for. .. whatever. But movie seems to fail to recognize that there is no true "freedom" i the matrix world, nor the real world, frankly. Freedom is a concept with varying degrees of what that means. There is no matrix in the real world, so comparing escaping a literal simulation to people staying metaphorically "asleep", is not applicable. And I think most people dont see because they are not aware of the consequences, they lack a thorough understanding, not that they prefer slumber. They don't understand until theyre the ones getting burned by the system..... which is why "the system" is going to have a very difficult time going forward, because it got in to the habit of burning lots and lots of ordinary people for no apparent reason, and now people are starting to understand. It's not fear and weakness that stops people from "waking up", it's because they dont need to. The system has decided to change that, and now its too late. Cant take back time. They gonna have to deal with that.

[@nlafave2001]

I like the little Niobi “entanglement” line, I see what you did there 😂

[@4yze]

lol Was looking to see if anyone else mentioned this.

[@ta_ry_ry4387]

Yeah just came here for this 🤣

[@michaelbrown1607]

Which line was that

[@Bernie1714]

@@michaelbrown1607 7:20

[@DredMadisyn]

You caught that too huh? Lmaooo

[@clarisapolk7050]

Can we talk about Keanu Reeves physical dedication?!? He filmed Matrix 4 and John Wik 4 simultaneously. He probably did most of his stunts in both. Heck, I'm getting tired from just thinking about this.

[@Mickcosmometry]

I think it's important to point out the wachaskis never wanted to make another matrix. but WB basically told them they were going to do either with them or without. so I think this is a genies addition to the matrix universe for a more that was forced to be made.

[@b4rs629]

That would explain all the teaser jokes about Warner bros wanting to make another matrix movie / game trilogy.

[@Mickcosmometry]

@@b4rs629 it's so meta and straight forward, I loved it.

[@obie224]

@@hermitcrabdeluxe2176 bullshit. if the film company is going to make a sequel and you don't want to be a part of it, you just say no. just like some of the actors from the original trilogy did. this whole meta "they were going to do it with or without us" commentary/excuse can fuck right off. the wachowskis' have been turning out dogshit movies for a decade and this pile of crap is no different. the took the money and spit out yet another cash grab reboot, and that's fine. but don't tell me they had no choice about it.

[@dray7276]

Thats dope because they literally made that the happen to "Thomas Anderson". And you revealing this detail makes this movie better than it was. Now I want to rewatch it because ...

[@JD-di6md]

@@obie224 you can either have someone else get paid to fuck your shit up or just fuck your shit up yourself and get paid; WB seem to be going through something cuz their films are so bad but they just keep throwing whatever out.

[@tacc8227]

My biggest problem with this movie is it cannot stand on its own. It relies far to heavily on what was already done in the past.

[@MrJustwatchin9]

I think it needed the creative energy of both warchowskis. It did seem kind of held back because of that.

[@craigwallace4560]

Good point. I agree!

[@ZeroTheElder]

Like all those popular Marvel movies?

[@tacc8227]

@@ZeroTheElder The point you seem to miss, 20 years later of the matrix vs 1 or 2 years later of marvel movies is the difference. A full generation has been skipped over with this matrix movie.

[@VanuttChan]

Every movie I watch I’m waiting for Mephisto to show up. So far no luck.

[@Larissa-hd5ut]

Lmfao , it’ll come ! Keep hoping !

[@mediummusic6817]

This whole movie felt like one massive subliminal message, the way the lines about conformity and safety were delivered felt like a "fuck you" to political dissidents and a "you're a slave and you like it" to the ones blindly trusting authority. I loved this franchise, I grew up with neo being a hero to me

[@Sirhc2023]

Even the new spider man

[@mediummusic6817]

@@Sirhc2023 at least the new Spiderman wasn't so invasive with it, this just was so relentless

[@jamyskis]

Actually, it was quite the opposite. The movie was a big "fuck you" to three main groups: The first is to people who promise or profess to be allied with freedom and truth but in reality are deceitful authoritarians - the Analyst is the most obvious manifestation of this, but the whole use of the redpill/bluepill imagery was also a big middle finger to the so-called "redpill" movement - specifically, the very strong and obvious message in there that redpilling does not mean indoctrinating someone with your own inbred, tired-out political ideology, but rather actually encouraging people to open themselves up to the human condition, which may mean (in fact, will hopefully mean) that other person embracing other thoughts and feelings than you as they disentangle their worldview from toxic hivemind ideologies. The second is to the pseudointellectual pop culture cabal of KZbinrati and other online "pop culture journalists" who claim to endorse originality and creativity, but ultimately succumb to their own obsessions with nostalgia and past glories and become lost in their own contradictions, demanding both fidelity to source material and originality, demanding creative independence while expecting the end product to be tailored to their expectations, seeing absurd meanings in superficial pop culture works and deriving ridiculous fan theories and believing themselves to be intellectually superior as a result. And the third is simply to Warner Bros. themselves - this film was basically just one big career suicide note by Lana, deliberately so, about how fucked off she is about how Warner (and probably other studios too) have enslaved people to franchise addiction and badgered her and her sister to the point of madness to make a new Matrix movie under threat of having someone else do it. If you know the production background, the parallels are evident.

[@mediummusic6817]

@@jamyskis thats an interesting interpretation, I got none of that from this movie apart from the warner bros bit. This was very clearly taking a shot at the fuckwits walking around following rules without having done any meaningful research thinking that "science" is a thing you can trust, it isn't, it is a mode of thought and that's it. Hence the evident use of cult like behaviors to enforce trust and compliance. AND the movie was showing how the machines took reality and made it into a game, further reinforcing how crazy you must be to think that happens in our world. A whole cinema of people idolizing neo and trinity but when it comes down to it they're nothing but background noise just doing what they're "programmed" by authority to do.. and they know it, I'm one of them, I put on my mask and go do my job like a good little dog.

[@jamyskis]

@@mediummusic6817 This is pretty much it. A lot of people give up one cult just to follow another ("sheeple" as the Analyst put it). They seek refuge in ideology and nostalgia to avoid having to innovate, critique and think independently. They see phenomena such as social media as an ersatz solution for critical thought, and selectively believe what they want to believe because every bullshit brainfart is represented on there. A lot of so-called "redpill" movements don't give you a choice - they just put the proverbial red pill in front of people and pressure them into uncritically swallowing it, either by playing into their worst fears by laying out nightmarish scenarios in front of them, or by humiliating them into submission. Fearful people make for productive drones. "Free your mind by following us without question" is basically their motto. The absurd irony should be apparent. "Avoid MSM." "Follow the science." "Jews/Soros manipulated it." There's always bullshit, and there's always the scapegoat to enable the cult to transition to the next bullshit when the last bullshit is exposed for what it is. To be fair, Resurrections doesn't go too deeply into the actual symbolism of the blue pill/red pill imagery. It just exists to skewer those who read far too much into it and those who wilfully twist and distort the basic simple meaning of the analogy: truth is absolute. Take whatever part of that truth is important to you, shape your life around it, and draw your own conclusions from it. You only start becoming the villain of the piece when you start wilfully misrepresenting that truth to others.

[@TheMultiverseofSpidey]

*You're a hero for watching this again. I couldn't do it. It was beyond garbage.*

[@dray7276]

Everyone was saying Neo is not really fighting. But my whole thing is why would he fight? He demonstrated he could stop bullets in the first film. Why is he punching and kicking still? In fact on this movie while fighting "agent Smith" Neo starts countering Smith's attacks with his force push. It just shows how useless it is to throw a punch, shoot a bullet, or launch a missile at Neo because he can just redirect or stop it. What I am saying is to all the people who miss the Kung Fu stuff is that it is literally obsolete for him to do that. I think they somewhat show that in this movie.

[@maxforce]

The Kung Fu stuff is what made the other Movies Trash in My Opinion, I miss the Gunplay of the original. Thanks Eric and Dylan.

[@aleksandargujas2375]

I think the answer is that kung fu stuff looks cool and force pushy stuff looks stupid.

[@Rus7y5hanks]

you could use that logic and say why is there any fighting at all in the second and third movie...... your making a rediculous point. dont try to justify this movie. its a shit parody of the first film. they could have done so many different things considering that the matrix actually reboots. its a great franchise with endless possibilities that would have been so much better than this rehash nonesense. lana ruined this with ego and spite and made it all about trans woke femenism.. what a shame to fans. selfish if you ask me. of all the possibilities of where this could have gone she took the first movie and remade it to her new agenda. the most self absorbed movie ever. noone liked it. i was so excited to see this. and so dissapointed when i did. Trinity was already top teir empowered female character.. up there with ripley and sarah connor. instead she takes zero convincing to literally leave her husband and kids. now she is a disloyal woman. and a feminist trope/joke. i wish lana wachowski told warner bros to just do it themselves. it would have been shit but it would have been better shit than this.

[@bryantlucas6006]

@@Rus7y5hanks I agree, feminism played a huge role in this. Not against it at all but I did hate the soundtrack/fight scenes. Like Lana was being cheap with the budget!

[@JKUTWatcher]

Neo using his powers is what I imagine Keanu would look like if he’s ever picked up by Star Wars / Old Republic.

[@PyroLeo1]

Ppl also want him as Kenshi from MK.

[@gregordrizzlewing7339]

Yeah just make him darth revan already

[@iangabrielalcantara7756]

@@PyroLeo1 Neo in Injustice confirmed 🤣🤣

[@h0llyw00dhoward7]

I thought the same thing using the force for the last 15 minutes of the movie.

[@h0llyw00dhoward7]

@@PyroLeo1 I thought that way back in Matrix Revelations

[@atlasprime6193]

I’m just glad there’s a proper conclusion to Neo and Trinity’s story.

[@sexy11legs]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@funguy5624]

there was a proper conclusion to Neo and Trinity's story before they created this movie. This latest movie ruined the proper conclusion

[@roberts_archive]

Most of the uses of flashbacks were to enhance the PTSD/Deja Vu Neo was experiencing. I found this movie to be very enjoyable, but I’m not a Matrix Fanboy so that’s probably why.

[@mikecrook6046]

I am a Matrix fanboy and I really enjoyed it too. But I'm one of those weirdos who enjoyed the sequels as much as the first movie so maybe I just like liking things.

[@BlackWestCoast]

@@mikecrook6046 lol me too... back when I watched the sequels i wasnt on the internet as much so i wasnt aware of all the criticism. I just watched and liked them. Same with this movie. And the star wars prequels. Which look a hell alot better now after the Disney Trilogy lol

[@rayvonvelez3129]

I didn't think the flashbacks were bad. I thought they were just fine

[@bluespiral4678]

I rewatched the first movie and in preparation for the 4th and loved it still. Had to watch the 4th because I heard it was bad. Glad you guys liked, but I think it was horrendous. Stopped taking it serious after that restroom gun fight with "Morpheous". This movie was worst than I thought it would be loved. Loved the trilogy, but the 4th was an insult.

[@inotunderage5591]

@@rayvonvelez3129 for me it could be that if you hadn't watch the other movies or maybe forgotten what happened this movie kinda feels in the gap with reference they make

[@tioswift3676]

1. The trilogy had some AMAZING music. Part 4 had no memorable music, and much of it was silent. 2. They did the Merovingian DIRTY, which just pissed me off. There was literally no point to have him in this film. 3. The dialogue in the trilogy was off the charts...thought provoking and interesting, and still has me reciting quotes from characters. Part 4? Nothing even remotely comes close. 4. Of course, no original Smith or Morpheus was blasphemy, and made me seriously miss them while watching part 4. I was gonna keep going but I got distracted, but these are some of my personal reasons why I didn’t like this movie, and why the first 3 were 10/10 movies.

[@christopherpenny7796]

Those were some of my complaints as well. Merovingian scene was pointless fan service and had the opposite effect. Dialogue was extremely dumbed down. Nothing memorable Soundtrack was just your average hollywood soundtrack. I really did not like this movie. Introduced alot of characters with weak character arcs. Didnt dig into their motivations or make me feel invested in them.

[@TranslatedAssumption]

The scene with Merv was AWFUL, it was just forced and obnoxious. The low point in this movie for me.

[@Brianvanmoustache]

U said it best. This movie felt like some foreign remake that wasn't sure what made the matrix movies so good. Than thought, just put in neo, trinity, agent smith & slow mo stuff

[@dylanholmes5777]

It was a good story, but it was missing a lot of the fighting scenes. Seems to have been replaced with bullet blocking and force pushing.

[@Jack-us4sp]

Them kind of scenes cost ALOT to do. Movies don't make money like that these days I mean some do but not like 20 years ago

[@shoku72]

@S-D how did Keanu make John Wick

[@apparentlyabhi3136]

Also missed the signature jump of matrix

[@Onwaxwings]

Right! This movie ha barely any fight scenes, no deaths and way to much Jedi force shit. It was like a happy love story not a dark grim action sci Fi that I was hoping :/

[@sprinkle61]

Jedi warriors don't need kung fu. In a way, it would have been better not to focus too much on the original characters, because they are OPAF, after the first three movies. I would prefer Neo as a more mentor character, rather than having a second awakening similar to the first.

[@okcoconuts]

The ‘Bullet time’ effect inspired many other action sci fi movies in the early 2000s and even today. I was hoping to see that one new groundbreaking sequence in this film but I there wasn’t really one.

[@DarkseedAlpha]

Yes, and the filmmakers were obviously aware of this expectation. So how did they respond? Essentially, by making a joke of it. First by calling it out with the developers brainstorming scene. Then giving the kooky Analyst "advanced" bullet time powers.

[@westsenkovec]

Instead we got Flash and Train to Busan

[@saikathghosh8733]

Man the movie was really really meta at the first half!!!

[@arrozjunto]

i was thrown off🤣,

[@ItsMeAndrewGD]

Yeah 😂😂😂

[@christophergopeesingh5967]

Too meta imo

[@kwame8208]

@@ItsMeAndrewGD idk why, but I heard that in Keanu reeves voice 😭😂

[@DennepeerRelaxation]

@@christophergopeesingh5967 yeah they could have reduced that a bit 😅

[@rjdruhan]

I viewed the movie as a meta narrative about story telling. The loop of nostalgia, longing for what you had in the past. The Analyst has Neo, Trinity and thus everyone trapped in this loop, of trying to get back to how things were in the original. Which is an impossible goal. When Neo is awakened, he keeps commenting on all the ways things have changed. When they learn to accept the changes others have made to the narrative Neo & Trinity are able to truly free themselves, and start writing a new reality, where the sky is painted with rainbows, or whatever else they can imagine. Anybody who says this movie is retreading the first one is not technically wrong, but is also missing the point entirely.

[@TRIBECHIEFTAIN]

@ReddJack Spot On... You clearly have seen how deep the rabbit hole goes! 😎

[@_nowhere]

It feels like there’s 30mins missing from the film as after they do the first escape it seems to just be exposition to get to where they wanted to be for the end of act 3. Instead of worrying about setting up sequels they could have scrapped the IO section and kept everything on the Mnemosyne. Although using the idea that the bad guy rewinds time to how they want events to play out is an even crueller existence as there is no hope.

[@LijahTheLion]

I thought he over used the bullet force field I wanted to see more of him dodging bullets and have them do the ripple effect around him

[@dray7276]

Bruh, he was dodging bullets 20 years ago. In fact, we see the very moment on the first film when he didn't have to dodge bullets anymore as Morpheus told him he would when he was ready. In the new movie, Neo doesn't even have to do kung fu or any of that humanly shit anymore because it is less effective than just force pushing the attacks away like he did with agent Smiths punches. If he can stop bullets and redirect missiles, why is he fighting hand to hand combat still? Think about it....

[@roccbolden4416]

@@dray7276 well said. Thank you for understanding and not bashing like everyone else that thinks that’s the cool thing to do. It seems people can’t just enjoy movies anymore. Movie studios and directors CANT please everyone. I am in the minority. But I’m a true matrix fan that truly liked the movie. What does everyone expect?

[@TheMultiverseofSpidey]

*The involvement of Smith still confuses me. Why was Smith trying to kill Neo midway in the film and then help Neo at the end? Why wasn’t Smith purged like all the other programs? Can someone make sense of this?*

[@marlobirgante3206]

Smith stated he just wanted the matrix not to kill neo

[@helgasnusnu]

Its because like the connection that Neo shared with Trinity. Smith also shared that connection with Neo. Thus his existence needed to happen in any variant of the matrix to bring balance to it

[@BigGfromgrouphome]

It doesn’t make sense. The explanation in the movie is out there. You will probably get someone to explain but its a stretch. BS explanation to move the poor plot along

[@Veela666]

In the first matrix parts of Smith's and Neo's code for mixed in with the other. They are interconnected. He wasn't purged in order to keep the balance.

[@vingram100]

Smith has some of the one in him since they merged after he's "killed" in the first film. He didn't want neo to destroy his power but he also can't have Neo die or Smith dies too. Its like Neo blessed him and he's an annoying Judas now.

[@stevenburns6938]

I felt the same on a lot of your points. But I felt really felt we didn’t need another sequel. Not 18 years later. Same with MIB, Bad Boysor Bill & Ted. I give it a 5-5.5 out of 10.

[@mandymac74]

But, Bill & Ted as middle aged dads was cute and a pretty good movie. Too little too late for Matrix. Without Laurence Fishburne and new characters it just didn’t work for me. I wanted to like it but I didn’t.

[@alisoninwonderland8398]

personally i felt the timing is perfect. We are at a crucial point in human history where we are on the brink of having our freedoms taken away forever. The matrix is needed now, its a message to see how embedded in the matrix we have now become and need to wake up!

[@YoungBlaze]

I think the issue with this film is that when the matrix first came out, it wasn't really anything like it to exist, and it created the blue print to hero action movies and cinema, now that we have alot of marvel movies , super hero movies, we have became desensitized to unique visuals, the matrix had a unique plot to begin with back in the day but in age where other super hero movies have surpassed it. The matrixs time had came and went, this 4th one,, it didn't bring anything new to a genre that it was innovating in, when movies like DR STRANGE are more intriguing know it's time to rest this franchise, or let fans get involved

[@sultanaljuhani1571]

The whole movie felt like a fan made matrix not by supposed to be the same dick-less creator

[@bayharborbutcher8132]

You're overcomplicating it... the issue with this movie is, that it feels like a parody to the original.

[@kojicesmikurac]

I tought it would be worst than it was after I saw the trailer.

[@taylorhession1905]

You say the matrix was unique and original for its time and in no way am I downing the original 3 matrix movies because I loved them but the way that I help those who didn't understand the plot is by telling them that the matrix is basically a very complex Terminator movie because it essentially is the terminator just more advanced.

[@ryanmorgan9589]

You didn’t understand the concept of this film then. Both Neo and trinity died. Years have past. They wanted to restart the franchise so this is how they did it. It’s a set up to do other films. Just like the original. There wasn’t meant to be anything new in this. It was all about being the matrix back.

[@cheekster777]

Watched this in IMAX with Laser on a massive screen yesterday (Christmas Eve) and was entertained throughout. Felt it was better than a lot of people have made it out to be. Merry Xmas Paul. 🎄

[@francissellerdude]

One thing this movie doesn't seem to be getting credit for is that it has made the Matrix sequels better in my opinion especially the 3rd one with its ambiguous ending

[@ajfanotreally2523]

Not so much, turned a serious trilogy into whatever the hell that was I watched last night. Too much forced comedy in there to feel like a matrix movie

[@MrJoromekiq1]

@@ajfanotreally2523 I feel the same way. Even though the 2nd and 3rd movies, did not have the same effect as the 1st, at least the trilogy as a whole stood. Now I wish I could unsee the last movie. The same way the 4th Bourne movie ruined the franchise

[@tioswift3676]

No it didn’t. Neo fulfilled his destiny at the end of 3...and that was that. No one dies and stays dead anymore in movies and i can’t stand that concept, but in this case, Neo really didn’t need to be brought back just to provide some extra energy with trinity.

[@killerlight8621]

@@MrJoromekiq1 completely agree i wish it never existed. by itself it’s an interesting concept/ movie but when put next to the trilogy it’s a complete joke

[@GG_MI69Y]

The deja vu part is underrated, great job!

[@Rize_Inn]

Not having Laurence Fishburne back was a big loss. Jada wasn't terrible but she's not a strong enough presence to carry the second act. The real Morpheus being there with her would have made it better imo. But I still enjoyed the lore about how Zion fell and IO came to be. They just should have showed more of it rather than had her talk about it.

[@alexguillen9598]

I wasn’t clear on how Zion fell and became IO. Was it because people lost faith or just a fallout of the machine war?

[@bluntd.cloudz3874]

Dude would have had to be around 100 by time then lol. But I feel they can still bring back Laurence fishburnes real morpheus. The real world may just be another layer to the matrix. I like to think of it as like a hypercube essentially. Layers of code folding upon eachother to an infinite algorithm.

[@themetus2190]

It was better that he didnt come Otherwise movie wouldve been more nostalgia bait than current version we got which is already enough "nostalgia bait" Also Matrix Online game had story about that So it was nice that they didnt use him But I wouldve preffered something less "nostalgia bait" instead of this movie to be honest

[@sevandobo]

If Laurence Fishburne came back it would have made even less sense than what we got. I don't understand why people can't get that? Lol

[@DeityLink69]

@@sevandobo plus the movie made it very clear that the real Morpheus is dead.

[@ID_Station]

You know, just you explain this to me makes me think about the movie differently now. Now I need to go rewatch it again

[@shinobi7742]

There was no purpose to this film. It was another obvious cash grab for the studios. This movie is what we use to call "Straight to home video" back in the day. The movie was missing one massive thing.........PASSION. Save your money.

[@weareorigin]

The first half was enjoyable. I paused movie and continued the second half the next day....the movie changed weirdly.

[@MrJustwatchin9]

Wasn’t as bad as people made it out to be. I agree with the lack of innovation as you mentioned. I think that’s because of the lack of the other warchowski sisters involvement. The cinematography looked like a bland miniseries version on a streaming service and tbh it could’ve served better as one. That way would’ve gotten a little more storyline as to how things have changed over the decades and probably wouldn’t have needed as much flashback scenes. Even the fight choreography was on par with how tv series fights are choreographed. So I guess we can say it was a letdown as a full feature length film. I would’ve been a little more satisfied with more storyline with dumbed down quality. This new version could almost have the same problem as the alien franchise where after the original trilogy they tried to keep the franchise alive with sub par sequels in which a couple of them were decent. Matrix 4 was kind of not a miss for me but I could be for someone else. Overall I liked it and will watch it again to catch the details I missed the first time.

[@lightchaser2k6]

Actually a part of Neo and Trinity's dialogue at the coffeehouse kinda related the pain of the directors' views. This installment needs repeated views to catch that but like most fans/viewers mentioned, they focused too much on the flashbacks to tell what's coming next. That somewhat makes the movie displeasing/less enjoyable but also a weird sense of humor (mostly from Smith's scenes with Neo) Moving forward, I still look forward to another installment of this Matrix movie but hopefully, they can really tie it down this round and not let it be a tragedy like what Star Wars 1~9 had.

[@MrJustwatchin9]

@@lightchaser2k6 yeah I sensed a lot of personal feelings of guilt frustration and void throughout the film. But moving forward I think the film should be about neo neo and Trinity freeing more people subduing the matrix and io taking back control over the earth for humanity and finding a way to coexist with the machines. And if it doesn’t go in that direction then we know at some point that they will do a series for streaming and close out the saga that way. But at some point the Machine era needs to end

[@pecosR0B]

fair review. I was wondering how they were going to make the matrix real again and thought it was interesting with the game designer take. the first matrix is really good, though, and I don't think they'll ever top it in any sequel or come close. I did also find it jarring for the scenes from the first film to be shown constantly - I get some of them like Neo is having a flashback after being reminded of something but they just kept doing that throughout the movie.

[@ryanmorgan9589]

I’ll never understand why people say “it will never be better then the original.” Pretty much every film that was great and had a sequel never was better then the original. Will always be that way. People gotta stop comparing sequels to the first.

[@kevinmiller990]

@@ryanmorgan9589 Comparing is the most annoying shit I read online. You're totally right, the originals will always be there, some of us like totally new. I agree seeing the old scenes a lot was odd but made sense for Neo's sake

[@SlimeSquare]

The constant flashbacks for context were definitely unnecessary and jarring, and even moreso second go around.

[@pecosR0B]

@@ryanmorgan9589 because when people say that, the original movie is just too good. people don't say that about every movie. Star Wars Empire Strikes Back is widely considered the best movie of the original trilogy and it's a sequel. I personally loved Back to the Future 2 more than the first because it had to be more creative with the future world (which is nowhere close today lmao). But as Paul said, the original Matrix was just so good, that movie in particular is very hard to beat in its own franchise of movies. Edit: after googling because I can't think that quickly - Bad Boys II, Spider-Man 2, The Dark Knight, LOTR - either two towers or return of the king, Aliens, Terminator 2 - all widely considered better than the original.

[@ryanmorgan9589]

@@pecosR0B Batman is like James Bond. They have multiple goes at it. Of course they could strike gold with one of them. Yeas I agree aliens was just as good but went downhill from there but I still enjoyed them. My point is people are to judgmental these days. You can’t go into a sequel expecting it to be better or as good. Because generally they are not. I never set the bar high. I see films as a form of entertainment. Bad acting and plot holes is what makes me dislike a film. This had neither.

[@flashfrozen64]

When talking about the analyst I feel like the butterflies more so symbolize "mind-control" than transformation, but it could be both. Excellent video!

[@josesaavedra6988]

I thought the butterfly was more of a reference towards the "butterfly effect"

[@ChenShaham]

exactly the blue butterfly is a symbol for mind control

[@jbone3]

Tiffany’s husband laughed not her children, she said she wanted to kick his jaw off. Get it right or pay the price (salute your shorts)

[@jmaurice72]

I like how Neo kicked smith's jaw

[@майя-х1ъ]

the irony is that her husband was write. reading credits i noticed trinity looked different too. she had long blond hair

[@VHBEngines]

I love the OG trilogy all the way through, but I absolutely hated the way it "ended" the war. Like neo I thought it was all kinda pointless. I'm very happy they made this and cleared up exactly what all happened.

[@actionfigure-howtofixloose7057]

Its good to know what happened to them in part 4, good thick plot and explained everything, but you're right Neo lacks the action the other matrix movies have, most of the time he just puts up a force field againts the enemies. I was expecting the analyst have a backup tough villain enemy program like Ryan Reynolds have in his Free guy movie. 😌

[@andersonkan3377]

neo got too old too fight and keanu got too expensive too insured lol

[@gregordrizzlewing7339]

Yeah the fight scenes in this were terrible I get everyone’s older but damn I could of dogged them punches aswell

[@GameOver-du7kj]

how is he old for this and not old for john wick ? he is doing more fight scenes there and he is going to do john wick 4...!?

[@andersonkan3377]

@@GameOver-du7kj you said it, he's only have the energy for one movie not both

[@jhoodied4861]

I hate that the new Agent smith doesn't talk like the old one. It's hard to draw the connection between the two.

[@rajifusama]

Jesica Henwick’s is outstanding. Make a spin off of her crew

[@12mmratchet84]

It felt like she was the only one who actually wanted to do this movie lol

[@chriscastillo884]

If we did that than we would get the Force Awakens all over again. While I did enjoy her character, I didn’t see any real point to hyperfocusing on her character. If they would’ve made this movie about her and her experience with seeing Neo and her journey to find him and made that the WHOLE movie to set up a 2nd film than yeah maybe that would’ve been better than the cramming we got here.

[@BenzoMerranzan]

I know someone who worked on the action team for Iron Fist, who said Jessica Henwick brings legendary dedication to her training, in the dojo before dawn and the last one to leave at night. It really shows.

[@enragedroider9502]

Wtf no

[@mocafrost]

I liked her in Iron Fist and this. She needs more roles.

[@PoetaGuerrera]

It started off pretty strong and then just got Blah for me....I wish we would've learned more about Io or seen life in Io or had some type of twist where Sati was tricking them or something. It just felt so meh in the end. Literally them flying off to the sunset together. The ending left something to desire.

[@thelegendsrtru]

I really enjoyed it for all kinds of reasons but most specifically the way it literally calls out modern audiences for being fickle, slow and generally miserable beings. They explain the entire current state of mind in real life and honestly looking at some reviews its clear they touched a nerve. It's wink wink nudge nudge and some folks hilariously ironically just can't handle it. They love The Matrix, in more ways than one.

[@zwenkwiel816]

I just wanna watch a movie though. Anyway it did have some good bits, like I thought the Merovingian's rant was pretty funny but it never really went anywhere.

[@UnseenAsyluM209]

Movie just wasn’t good

[@HolidayFortnight]

@@UnseenAsyluM209 Blaming the audience is always a cheap cop out. We’re fickle for not consuming product and then getting excited for next product

[@ultimamage3]

@@HolidayFortnight You will always fold on your principles and consume next product, that's the point. Your outrage is useless as it literally keeps the machine functioning with "engagement".

[@SeekNKnow]

Pretty much felt the same as you. Didn't care for the callbacks. Reeks of questioning the intelligence of the audience. One of the staying power pieces of the original was the fact that over the last 22 years people have been picking apart the easter eggs and underlying philosophy. Here, Wachowski simply say's, all right morons, I'll spell it out for you in this one. Also, I got the impression that this particular Wachowski wrote personal struggles into this sequel, and it shows if you're looking for it. There are subtle nods to IRL culture war elements which I appreciate that they are indeed subtle. Although those are the most effective IMO which while are possibly more destructive to our society still allows me to enjoy the core story.

[@ProudCommie]

The people that loved matrix 1 and hated 2+ 3 are dumb that’s the point. They didn’t even understand a word of what the architect said. Yet they feel like their owed something in this franchise? No absolutely not. Reloaded was best matrix and resurrections is fucking based

[@SeekNKnow]

@@ProudCommie I didn't NOT like the 2nd two. But they were inferior to the first. This one is on par with those 2nd two. Arguably worse but I still enjoyed it. There are nuances in the movie too long to go into here but there is rewatchabilty and quite a bit to unwrap going forward. Not terrible by any means but on the scale of Ghostbusters 2016 to The Matrix 1. It's in the top 50.

[@jolivares]

The Merv was criminally portrayed. Jahns said it best, "The Mehtrix".

[@tioswift3676]

I was so pissed when I realized who that was. Unbelievable. My favorite character, done so dirty.

[@charleswilde5144]

Should have left him deleted.

[@dabblerdeluxe775]

@@tioswift3676 "I want my own franchise' is the only thing I recall him saying when ranting.

[@alexanderdumas-]

The Merovingian was perfect! He was pissed about them being alive he loved classy things and he hates reboots and redesigns which is ironic since he’s an older program! His moment eluded to his classical lifestyle and that was embedded in his overall hate for Neo and Trinity leading to the purge of his lifestyle and wife Persephone

[@aaw265]

You are spot on. I enjoyed you assessment.

[@TheMultiverseofSpidey]

*It is so weird how I feel about this movie. I am both satisfied and let down and I can’t figure out what that means.*

[@neatofication]

That’s how the Matrix wants you to feel. 👀

[@LowTide941]

Means you comment too much on this channel. Take a break guy

[@jeffreywilliamson4863]

The same. I really WANT to love it, but it just seems like a bunch of pretty cool ideas that just don't add up to a real plot.

[@Howard-j6e]

It means take the red pill and wake up from your liberal sleep (blue pill).

[@bluespiral4678]

I liked certain meta aspects when fleshing out the story, but they really overplayed the concept of "meta". The action was horrible, rushed and at times felt out of place. This was worse than what The Last Jedi was for Star Wars. Terrible movie.

[@DarkseedAlpha]

This is one review I completely agree with. More and more I feel like this movie was, like Lana Wachowski said in a premiere interview, just an excuse to bring together these people she loved to help her with therapy. Though it does weakly further the trilogy's storyline, I feel this movie was firmly about commentary. The focus was very clearly on commenting on contemporary issues. And the movie was so meta. Meta to the point where it felt more like a massive pre-emptive strike to get ahead of all possible critiques about the movie's faults. Like the kid who roasts himself before any of the bullies have the opportunity. I don't know. In general, it just feels like this movie was made on half strength.

[@eden20111]

I honestly love the movie kept me entertained the whole time

[@MydasNeomagie]

You, sir, understood.

[@cultofmodernism8477]

Yeah you didn't get the movie at all. It wasn't "paying homage to the past." It was showing the extent to which the Machines went to neutralize him. The new iteration of the matrix is the only way you could bring Neo and Trinity back into the plot without it being dumb. You can't conceal the events of the original trilogy and expect Neo and Trinity to just forget about the past. No, it makes much more sense to flaunt the past, mock it and to basically gaslight Neo continuously. At the same time, they kept Trinity close enough to him so that, subconsciously, it gave him sufficient comfort and satisfaction to keep him docile. If she was further away, he wouldn't be happy enough to make it work (would quickly fight to escape) and, conversely, if they were too close, they wouldn't be able to be controlled. And, of course, the whole thing is managed directly by the new architect (Analyst) rather than by a detached, overly robotic one.

[@lesedi428]

This is the comment I was looking for

[@cultofmodernism8477]

@@StevenJScharf People have such a superficial misunderstanding of this movie. Some are complaining that the alliance with the machines is arbitrary and ridiculous. That just shows that they never understood the original plot and didn't watch the Animatrix, which gave the historical context. The Machines did not want war with humans. It was the humans that continuously betrayed the Machines and broke peace agreements. The matrix was the product of the Machines losing all hope in humanity. Neo's actions and sacrifice in the original trilogy gave machines hope again that there could be peace with humans. In this way, Neo has become, not only the savior of humans, but of machines as well. It also adds a level of depth to the machines that was missing in the original trilogy because of the war (machines depicted as cold, killbots). It also moves the storyline forward and the resolution is clearer now - peace between humans and the machines is possible. The whole movie is saturated with depth. It's too bad people are missing it.

[@tolkkeen]

stop overanalyzing the movie and watch it for what it is, an oversaturated joyless flick that's coattailing its more successful predecessor

[@ammszz5939]

@@tolkkeen the analysis was really good and makes sense

[@tolkkeen]

@@ammszz5939 you're both clearly drinking from the same tap lana whackowski drank from if you think this movie isnt anything but a quick moneygrab

[@daved5738]

Good analysis. I agree it will likely grow on me over time

[@voiceinject]

If Warner execs are anything like the execs in this movie or Space Jam 2, the current state of the DCEU makes so much sense *rimshot*. I think I liked this movie more than most people did. It had some cool ideas. I like the execution of Morpheus and I really enjoyed Bugs as a new character. Trinity, Neo, and Barney were entertaining. Great video!

[@booqueefious2230]

@Roger Scott in nature, bright colors often indicate that a creature is toxic. It basically says "stay away. I'm dangerous"

[@FaeFayore]

@@booqueefious2230 Peacock: Am I a joke to you?

[@DatNygma]

I hope u NEVER do reviews...and if u do. May God help us all. 🤦‍♂️

[@FaeFayore]

@@DatNygma Wait, so you let reviewers decide if the movie is good or bad for you? I think you need this movie more than most then. Yeesh.

[@booqueefious2230]

@@FaeFayore Peacock is a sexist term. The correct gender-neutral term would be peafowl you bigot

[@alexanderdumas-]

The Merovingian was perfect! He was pissed about them being alive he loved classy things and he would hate reboots and redesigns which is ironic since he’s an older program! His moment eluded to his classical lifestyle and that was embedded in his overall hate for Neo and Trinity leading to the purge of his lifestyle and wife Persephone

[@codecatx5]

With spiderman I felt like it was literally all things I've seen before with an ending that serves as another reboot of the character. With Matrix Resurrection I feel like questions were actually answered and I got to see Neo and Trinity to get a sort of happy ending. So, I enjoyed Matrix way more than Spiderman ultimately.

[@q4short]

I can see more versions of the movie to explain: the war of machines, “the rising power,” and loss of the Oracle, the Architect?, story of Bugz, and some foreshadowing when Merv said, “I’ll see you in the next sequel” or something along those lines. A side question, when people turn into bots and die, does that mean they die in the real world, in their pods as well?

[@LightWork4444]

Loss of God..

[@h0llyw00dhoward7]

They might do another Animatrix series if we’re lucky they make a game to go along with it.

[@lt.petemitchellmaverick8698]

I think they will be alive again just like what Trinity did to the Analyst cut his throat and make him alive again.. The Anlyst make the bots jump and die..He can make them alive again and live still inside the Matrix..

[@-1hpent778]

People don’t turn into bots, other programs do.

[@lt.petemitchellmaverick8698]

@@-1hpent778 Thanks🤙🏼

[@malcolmmcnab9254]

It was okay. Was definitely a set up for more movies to come, but felt like they could a did a lil bit more tho

[@teshonne]

I think this needs a few repeated viewings. There were things like lines, and set design that hinted towards the plot and themes that I didn’t catch the first time. I agree that I don’t think we need this film exactly, but the concept of the Matrix has been updated to reflect the current social themes of today, which is interesting to explore.

[@EKSKE]

Good comment, I agree.

[@lightchaser2k6]

Yes, exactly. I actually watched twice before heading out to the theatres but also had the thought of not going to theatres cos where i am, are full of shallow audiences who are quick to fire this film as a grotesque failure without really trying to understand what its trying to pan out. But the undeniable truth is, it really took too much reference points from the past, and somewhat....this version of Neo seems tired and similar to John Wick of John Wick 3; - struggling on with burnout acting ideas.

[@TheQuota2001]

Nah sis I'm not buying it. Yes there were a lot of " Easter eggs" as these youtube people like to break down concepts to dust in these videos... But there wasn't anything truly new or interesting. The " matrix" gave cinema new technology and introduced people to new concepts. That's the essence. They used new camera angles. Introduced people to " cyber space" and this idea of robot control within the human mind... What's this crap? Memes? Warner brothers being self aware in it's own movie? I just remembered ! Don't support hollyweird and their " Harvey Weinstein" filth culture. Save my money, raise my daughter's to be respectful black women, eat fruits and veg and leave hollyweird nonsense alone. Amen. That's what " matrix resurrection" just reminded me and thanks a freaking lot!!

[@thomasthemarstrain2141]

@@TheQuota2001 I agree with you.

[@keanureeves3495]

Hello my dear how are you doing ?

[@MrOrigami]

I have nearly identically opinions, 1st was great, its sequels okay. 4th beginning half great very meta, didn't conclude well. One extra thing that could be noted was how safe the 4th endings feel. Notably how do many irl ppl died in the original, yet during the zombie horde no one dies, even when ppl were suicide dive bombing our irl characters.

[@DarkseedAlpha]

What do you mean? I assumed those people definitely died, especially the dive bombers. Looking closely, you'll find that the people who fell had gruesome impacts that they tried to superimpose family-friendly green code particles over.

[@MrOrigami]

@@DarkseedAlpha in the matrix any person stuck at the power plant could easily be takin over or turned into a zombie. In all 4 movies, people plugged into the matrix were a threat to the crew men (ppl on the ships who broadcasted in). Thus at point you don't feel for them. As I said in the first matrix most of the crew dies. But in the 4th none of the crew dies. Of course you can count the countless people who were already plugged in dive bombing cause they were always expendable.

[@jimeagle6636]

this is a movie about corporate media and the internet. Keep people angry/emotional , but don't push them too far. That's pretty much it.

[@zZzSneak]

the issue is they didn't bring back Hugo Weaving or Laurence Fishburne to reprise they're roles as Morpheus and agent smith thus missing out their acting nuances.

[@cancel.lgbtq.6892]

Contract dispute.

[@JaigEyesStudios]

I've been hearing that the Matrix Online is consider as "canon" and Morpheus dies in that game (in a terrible way).

[@julio.c]

honestly the casting is the most underwhelming part of this movie for me. new Smith was such a terrible recast imo. Zero screen presence, it’s not a menacing or interesting performance at all. if they couldn’t get/didn’t want Weaving, Ralph Fiennes seemed like a no brainer for this role. I wasn’t able to take Neil Patrick Harris serious at all either.

[@gregordrizzlewing7339]

@@julio.c facts I enjoyed the story but the actors just didn’t hit it home for me whatsoever. Ralph would of been perfect his face is so menacing

[@riddimfernandez5139]

Great breakdown, I felt very much the same... great start but then too much reliance on the other films.

[@Van420Dal]

I enjoyed it honestly. I think people get too wrapped up in expectations especially with a franchise like this.

[@Patrick-Mckinney]

I really like the deja vu you did makes it show you do care

[@shamrrochass5255]

I loved it. Especially the plot between Neo and Trinity.

[@Jenn1feRocka]

This movie is ahead of it’s time which is why “people” are saying they don’t like it… -This one is different because this one is based on the concept of (True love and twin flames) -I’m a twin flame so this movie highlights what it’s like to go through the spiritual awakening process to be in union with a twin flame

[@abdicated7800]

Had to Google what Twin Flame was. Opened my eyes to a new school of thought. Appreciate it and I agree with ya. Falls in line with what Lana Wachowski would be going for. Sense8 was a perfect example of it. It all felt like it had a deeper meaning. I connected with it. Most won't. Not sure if it's because some are opened to it and others are closed off. Or if it's all just bs. I know I click with certain people instantly so this has to mean something

[@Jenn1feRocka]

@UCX08Es_yZ0w4MMLhJD8l4Xg it’s “consciousness” and it’s ahead of it’s time because practically no-one is understanding the underlying message, every one is trying to compare this one to the first movie. -It’s ahead of it’s time because even though it’s an “older idea” it does not mean that you or I or many others have attained that level of consciousness -No-one believed in twin flames until a celebrity couple attained it which was at most 2 years ago, the majority of twin flames on this specific spiritual path have been continuously called crazy. -And the matrix is actually a real thing, the higher the conscious the more you experience similar situations as in the 1st movie

[@PeterMilko]

Its rare to get a movie like this, I love it for what it is. It was awesome, just appreciating the cleverness of it all. Easter egg for you, The red pill concept was adopted by misogynist men then the republican party. The writers of the matrix hate that and in this movie the analyst is a misogynist, trinity is the one... Its an awesome easter egg if you notice it.

[@sprinkle61]

Red pill concept has been adopted by everyone, since most people are dissatisfied with modern life, even though life in the west is pretty much as good as it has ever been. There is no reason to give the red pill concept to men or republicans.

[@PeterMilko]

@@sprinkle61 Ok, I get your point but it doesn't change the fact that what I said is true. If you dont understand what Im talking about search "Matrix director hits Elon Ivanka Trump 'red pill' tweet" or something like that.

[@sprinkle61]

@@PeterMilko OK, so that tweet explains the situation. The director is upset that certain groups are using the term. It looks like a news story from 2020. The thing is, when you make a piece of pop culture, you don't really own the concepts in it, once its out in the wild, so its kind of silly to get upset if you have fans you don't like.

[@PeterMilko]

@@sprinkle61You can be proud and take ownership of an idea. So of course you would want to make sure it's not misunderstood or misused in a way to take away from what it meant. It makes sense to be frustrated about "red pill" being used in negative ways. Like to glorify misogyny.

[@10THOUXANBANS]

i love that he threw the word “entanglements” in when talking about Jada LMFAO😂

[@Sportsboy1956]

First impression: It was like getting together with an old college roommate after 20-years. You feel that buzz of excitement when you first see each other. Then, you reminisce, share some laughs, and perhaps some tears over those who have passed. You might even party together that night. However, the chemistry is off, and though it was nice for a night, you realize this will likely be the last time you see each other. I guess they could do a spinoff with Bugs and her crew, but why? Let this be the epitaph.

[@TRIBECHIEFTAIN]

@nEWSBOY 1956 Fair point... It depends how many blue pills you have taken over the 20 years.. 🎯😎

[@Solotv84]

Great analogy

[@daviddutch2258]

Had to watch it twice... First time I just enjoyed the spectacle.... 2nd time I understood the stor better. Its funny and colourful, pokes fun at the studio and the general public very well done for what it is.

[@nave0320]

Recasting Smith and Morpheus, took the movie down the wrong rabbit hole. I wanted another Matrix film. But, not like this. Not like this...

[@SIRIishly]

Couldn't agree more. Especially agent Smith. There's a Hugo weaving shaped hole in this film.

[@pugatplay341]

Ahahaha I appreciate what you did there with the Deja-Vu

[@FettsHappy]

You summed it up perfectly, exactly how I felt after a few days processing it. I too rate Reloaded and Revolution higher than most probably do so I'm hoping the same will be true for this after some repeat viewings.

[@thomashcullen7724]

Nostalgia versus relatability, because of focus, then nostalgia versus community because of focus - my first theme from The Matrix Resurrections It seems that the overall theme, of The Matrix 4, is the linguistic difference between community and relatability

[@BuitteChan]

I 100% agree with what you said about the first half being very strong, but when stuff started to get revealed, it dropped off a bit. I did enjoy it regardless, and I was never a Matrix fanboy, I always thought the movies were ok, and after rewatching the 1st one in prep for this movie, I did really enjoy it more than when I saw it when I was younger. And the sequels I feel were still meh, with iconic moments sprinkled in. It does seem like they want to have a sequel after this one, which I would like to see, because I was interested in what was laid out. 6.5/10 for me.!

[@Joolz1982]

Thanks for the cool tidbits in here really deep look at it unlike most stuff online.

[@eddysandland58]

It's the same as The Terminator franchise in that We/I want to see the future War! I wanted to see The Robot War n not just gloss over with Jada talking about it! Also it was Meh at Best for Me! Neo using a Force Field in 99% of the fights! Some good ideas and some bad ideas/acting/action etc!

[@JohnnySturdivant]

Disagree Eddy. Think the robot war would be a wack. Cause it would just be robots fighting and no dialogue.

[@abdulg4762]

“Naobi doesn’t want any entanglements either” 😂😂😂 snuck a straight bomb into there!

[@williamtorres2231]

I feel like so many people missed the point of this movie. It is not a sequel to the Matrix but a message to WB. So many scenes represent WB talking to Lana Wachowski. How "Smith" says this project will be done with or without you. How the characters keep referencing how they haven't been given a choice. Similar to how Lana was essentially put between a rock and a hard place because she would either have to give her characters, "her children" to some soulless money making machine or be forced to make a sequel to a story that had already been properly concluded. A bunch of meetings most likely took place about what was expected to be in the matrix sequel, mirrored by the actual meetings in the movie; after Lana was essentially forced to be a part of it all. However if she was gonna be a part of it, then she was gonna make sure that above all else, her "children" were saved. All the things in the meeting that were discussed they were gonna make in the movie,so that her true message could go unnoticed by the old farts demanding a sequel. The ending of the film, having both Trinity and Neo being completely overpowered, essentially places any future writer in a hole that is impossible to escape. The ending scene where they talk about rainbows, is saying to WB, create a new world with new characters and lore, and stop trying to resurrect old franchises. It's a subtle and yet not so subtle message, that says yeah a lot of "sheeple" will be swayed by money to revive their old franchises and if becoming one with the soulless machine makes them happy more power to them, but Lana Wachowki ain't one of em.

[@kyjo72682]

Compared to the original the sequels were pretty weak but compared to this **** they are like masterpieces.

[@kellenhassell]

Trinity’s children didn’t laugh at her. It was her - perfectly named - husband, CHAD.

[@Mal1234567]

I just went on a half-hour internet meme dive, and it's all YOUR FAULT!

[@robertr.6038]

I’ve seen it three times. It did get better. Best of the sequels

[@Pap-yy1xf]

I can't be the only only to pick up on that "entanglement" line he throws in 7:22 about Jada's former role !?

[@LegendaryMasterXxX]

nope lol

[@NovemberChristine]

This review just makes me grateful I was alive for the OG Matrix-nothing will ever top it

[@saikathghosh8733]

Didnt love it that much....story was good in the first half as it felt quite involved but second half became quite like a heist only to get trinity which didnt concluded in a good way although I liked that trinity and Neo got happy ending but the OG ending before this movie was good too.. most disappointing thing was Agent Smith. He wasnt required that much in the story and I didnt understood what he wanted to do and major thing was why to recast him if Hugo Weaving didnt returned..he still couldn't have made any difference if he wasnt in the movie..

[@MMcCord81]

“Niobe doesn’t want to have any entanglements either.” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@thephilosopher7173]

This was the best review so far, since its well balanced and summed up perfectly. You actually lightened my negative impressions of the movie, but it is a bad movie. If anything this should have been a movie about Bugs being a freedom fighter.

[@jungleru5399]

He has the best reviews.. Been waiting for to drop this..

[@johan2]

This movie has three parts: meta movie, Bugs and other new characters, and finally Neo and Trinity being the ones. They should've chosen just one of them.

[@charleswilde5144]

Too many new characters. Could have done without Bugs altogether.

[@wayando]

I think The Matrix has become alot more relevant today ... Because we are waaaay more plugged in today that we were in 1999.

[@robertw31968]

Personally I loved the movie. I thought it was a good story, also it had a lot of truth in it. In my opinion it was the best movie I’ve seen this year. The other thing I loved about it was I didn’t have to drive 45 minutes to the theater to watch, I was able to watch at my house on my tv. @Heavy Spoilers great breakdown sir.

[@stratrovarius]

I agree with you completely.

[@iLLiCiT_XL]

The theatre at the beginning had a neon sign on the roof that said “Sabor a Mierda” in Spanish which translates to “taste of shit” literally. Probably a nod to modern cinema leaving you with a shitty taste in your mouth from all the shlock that gets produced.

[@matthewfarley8340]

It was hard to see johnathon gruff act like Hugo weaving. I Need Hugo

[@TimTimmay]

This movie should’ve never been RESURRECTED!!!

[@nikolibolokov4521]

They made the trailer look so good aswel.... the trailer is better than the film 😂

[@kylemundy8871]

I didn't think it was that bad

[@mantiscoregaming6699]

​@@kylemundy8871yeah it's cuz these npcs aren't capable of grasping the original movie concepts. They just want pew pew, and kaboom. Everything else is just boring to them.

[@DoggosAndJiuJitsu]

@@mantiscoregaming6699No. it’s because of the heavy and poorly placed political undertones. You can’t alienate 50% of the country and expect it to be well-received.

[@mantiscoregaming6699]

@DoggosAndJiuJitsu no? Isn't that how politics work? At any rate, who cares because the reality is that, it's moreso the fact that ppls attention spans are that of a gold fish. I remember back in 99' when the matrix came out and the morons still couldn't follow the first one. And I was 16 capable of it. So no, it's not the political heavy handedness. As that apart of the story anyways...or did ya not get that in the OG trilogy?

[@eddiegreencheez]

Surprisingly I enjoyed it a lot more during my rewatch

[@lopazio]

A lot in the Matrix is a religious metaphor. Here is my theory: The Source represents God, Neo represents Jesus Christ, so he is the son of God hence they are the same person. Neo is an extension of the Source, it's the Source in flesh and bones experiencing human life (just like Jesus Christ). Neo could control machines in the real world because he is himself the Source. He can't control anything else like physics in the real world, only machines. That explains why he has powers in both worlds. In the end of Matrix Revolutions, he comes back to the Source has in a sacrifice to save the Human Race (just like Jesus Christ sacrifices himself and comes back to the "Father"/Source). And Trinity's name is not by chance, it is a clue: the holy Trinity is the Father (Source), the Son (Jesus Christ) and the Holy Spirit (The Matrix?) The 4th movie is called "Ressurection" - just like Jesus Christ ressurects after his death... See where this is going? And then we learn in Matrix 4 (spoiler alert!!!!!) that afterall Neo is just part of the One, he needs Trinity (and Trinity needs him) to become the One. In reality the One is the sum between Neo and Trinity, the male and the female, just like in the alternative view of the Bible that we see in "The Da Vinci Code" where Mary Magdalene assumes a front roll in Jesus history. Also in Jewish mysticism we see that everything has a male and a female energy, also in Carl Jung theories we see that we are always part male and female. And now we see where we got right? We are all part male and female... This seems very close to the Wachowski brothers life experience since they are now Wachowski sisters. So the Wachowski went through religious "archetypes" to represent their own reality: the duality between male and female and power and freedom (I guess) that comes with it. So the machines represent the heterosexual society that doesn't allow people (homosexuals, bisexuals, trangenders) to be free, so people live in a "fake" reality (Matrix) not being their true selves. So you have to disconnect from the Matrix (society rules) to be really who you are. And in the end machines - heterosexuals - live side by side with other types of people - humans freed from the Matrix... (in IO city which is also an analogy with I/O input/output - the way humans comunicate with machines - Input/Output also represents male/female. Also IO or one zero is also the basis of....Binary code! Gender Binary.... Does it make sense? Tell me what you think :)

[@marcoparada6652]

Great descriptive breakdown. But, the 4th movie still was completely boring and unwatchable for a second full viewing.

[@bryantlucas6006]

I love your perception of it, yes your right the Matrix has many biblical implications about it. I do still like the story line but It felt watered down/rushed into production. I also was very disappointed in the fight scenes/soundtrack nothing was visually groundbreaking or memorable in this movie.

[@Foggymist399]

Convincing tom(neo) he was a game designer of the mstrix instead of its battery was the most thought out plotline in the whole movie. Decent

[@ChrisBarton]

The first Matrix is still one of my favorite movies to this day. The story and even CG still holds up pretty well. I’ve never been super stoked about the 2nd and 3rd ones and rarely go back to watch them. With that said, I was a bit bummed with the Resurrections movie. It definitely felt forced in a lot of places. Although I did enjoy the way they showed the ways the “system” was keeping Neo in line, and NPH as the Analyst was fantastic. Admittedly, I’ve only watched it once, so I’ll sit through it again to see if my opinion changes of the movie, but at this time, I would rate it a 4.5/10 (some fun callbacks, metaphorical imagery, but sadly not groundbreaking like the first one).

[@ebscoHOSTpub]

True. It felt forced b/c the "sequel to the trilogy" to quote King George turned Agent Smith, WAS forced...it was going to happen no matter what and "reboot" if it had to....so it was done the way it was if you take into context the outside-the-movie politics.

[@BPMa14n]

It takes a hardcore fan with an open mind to give it a 6.5 /10

[@msgsgt]

The flash back of machine vs machine war over resources seemed like it would have been a better movie. Then it could have led up to the reviving of neo and trinity.

[@RollinsTVSyed]

Thanks you really helped me put the movie in perspective 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@Slaughterproof]

My biggest issue with the new film: the fight choreography. Weirdly enough, Keanu Reeves looked wooden and stiff. Everyone else wasn't that bad. The story is fine/pretty good, and is a decent transition to what would have happened after the 3rd film.

[@TwoMiceOnMyBookshelf]

This is because the original martial art choreographer is absent from the movie.

[@naasking]

Yes, the original fight choreographer did a great job training them for the scenes and making the fights look fantastical, like people who were freed really could defy gravity and move at superhuman speeds. None of that in this film. The fights were even filmed up close, shaky cam style, which is a stylistic departure from prior films.

[@wm302]

Keanu's body is also pretty fucked up after a fair few IRL injuries. With that, and his age, I'm guessing they had to improvise.

[@naasking]

@@wm302 I had considered that, but John Wick suggests that he's still capable though. But even if true, that's not an excuse. If he can't do the job needed by the character, he should let a stunt double do it. That's what it means to be professional, and Keanu is a pro and probably would have done it if he had been asked. He probably wasn't, so that failure is still on the director.

[@amithprem3432]

That's mainly due to stupid camera angles and lack of rehearsal. Stuntman Tiger Chen posted a training video on his IG. I was amazed that KEANU still has many moves. Like, he does some cool kicks and stuff. But 90% of what I saw in that video wasn't in the final product. They were cut!!! Wachowski has no excuse for that.

[@gaurilla]

Excellent puns on the after credits scene. You really are the cat’s meow.

[@notsure7011]

I agree with your review. It was good but.... It feels like it was rushed and tried to put too much into it without diving into more detail about important characters. Merv and Agent Smith are good examples of this. Smith was used as a deus ex machina in the final cafe scene and then just disappears?! It could have been better and I hope they do not make any sequels if they are all going to be rushed like this. I hate to say it but it was a polished turd.