The Matrix Resurrections is a FAILURE. [SPOILERS]

[@sirdopaminesjournal3292]

This is how I felt when _"Terminator 3"_ came out. To this day, the only Terminator movies that exist in my mind are _"The Terminator"_ and _"Terminator 2: Judgment Day."_ That's it.

[@TemperedMedia]

@Olaf Sigurson "You remind me of my mother" It was at this moment, John Connor became infatuated with the bland, last-minute female protagonist that only needed to be there to fulfill the Hollywood mandate

[@Michael_ORourke]

I like Salvation. It wasn't as good as 1-2 but at least it was trying something different storywise.

[@PasserMontanus]

There are only three Star Wars movies, only two Terminator movies and only one Matrix movie.

[@jmal]

Personally, there are only two Terminator movies and one Terminator video game that might as well be a third movie.

[@lacolem1]

@@Michael_ORourke yeah, I’ll always defend Salvation because it broke the formula. Unfortunately it diverted its attention away from John too much, and didn’t take the necessary risks in showing a TRULY dystopian future with a bleak ending

[@MrYomaaaan]

Honestly, I thought the Merovingian actor just walked onto the set that day and started complaining about 'millennial stuff', and then ran away before security could get him.

[@AlcoholicBoredom]

Then Lana was like: “Yes! Keep it! It’s raw it’s real!”

[@carlosrivas1629]

@@AlcoholicBoredom i know casual normie fans do not pay attention so yeah i get it. the whole franchise is problematic.

[@mathewgladden8914]

@@carlosrivas1629 huh? What’s your point

[@H00ps]

I saw this movie on hbomax, and still drove to a nearby theatre to ask for a refund.

[@jessegarcia2060]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🙌

[@jasonjlloyd]

Lol. I pirated it and still asked for a refund.

[@slaymakerprime]

Easily the best comment on here. I nearly spit my drink... My drinks in the living room.

[@flipsidelimited6560]

Thad is exactly how I felt as well lmao

[@requinremembers]

yea I got about 10 mins in and quit.

[@BigBear--]

I still remember seeing the original Matrix in theaters…man…the excitement, the mystery, the emotions…it was all so thrilling. That movie was brilliant, especially for its time. So imagine my excitement when I heard we’re getting a chance to go back into the Matrix. Then I watched this movie…the sound of a deflating ballon zooming around the room is the best example I can use for how I felt about it.

[@javonjames4573]

And still to this day the best one!!

[@BigBear--]

@@javonjames4573 It's the best because it was so ground breaking, and technically yes they could have left it there. However I think the entire trilogy works really well as a complete storyline. This last one however was a forced studio money grab. Funny thing is there's a lot of room for more storytelling in the Matrix universe, they just needed to create a more original story, rather than try and go back to the old well of Neo and "the crew" redoing the first movie.

[@briancynn392]

From 95 to 2000 I was into anime and watching movies and tv series like Akria,ghost in the shell,Eva,neon Tokyo and lain And after seeing The Matrix I thought to myself...wow it's like live action anime 😂🎉

[@NASkeywest]

How Could you have thought it was going to be good. I mean, every remake, reboot, etc has been garbage accept maybe one

[@walmartian422]

It was so bad it was actually traumatizing.

[@scottfitzpatrick1939]

You are a genius editor sir, that edit of your star wars review into this review was almost subliminal.

[@maciejkowalski2759]

"This movie has to spend so much time explaining things to justify its own existence, that by the time it starts telling its own story, you realize it really doesn't have much of a story to tell". Perfect summary.

[@wildman2012]

I second that comment!

[@doubtfulhenry]

Solid gold

[@jus_sanguinis]

Truth.

[@Sikanda.]

There was so much unnecessary exposition and dialogues I couldn't believe It. I'd prefer a talk less, show more situation especially when the story isn't fully fleshed out.

[@ryanm.8720]

That also summarizes 'Mortal Kombat 11', which introduced a newcomer villain (Kronika), and spent so much time trying to explain how she was behind everything all along that her backstory (or lack of, therefore), personality, and motives for wanting to 'balance the realms' are never fleshed out.

[@seanpoulton2446]

I think you nailed my biggest problems with the movie. When I was watching it, I honestly kept asking myself if this movie had any point to make besides poorly done meta commentary (which already has become overdone in this age of cinema) and an excuse to make money. I actually began to appreciate the Matrix sequels because of this movie. Sure they weren’t as good as the masterpiece that is the first movie, but they at least felt like actual ambitious movies. The insertion of scenes from the original only made me want to turn off Resurrections and watch the first movie. I’m honestly going to show this video to my friends to explain my thoughts on this movie. This might be your best video yet, Mark!

[@youngmagick8554]

I saw a video that talked ab how they made the movie bad on purpose. They had no desire to revisit the matrix and Lana decided to make a bad movie as a fuck you too Warner bros for forcing it. I really liked a lot more ab the movie when watching it with that in mind. And I got a lot more out of it. But it still sucks lol

[@user-account-not-found]

Its about being transexual dude. How did you miss that?

[@user-account-not-found]

Check it out - if you are dumb and actually part of the matrix - what they are portraying, you will not like this movie. Its going to reflect yourself back at you.

[@stinkfinga4918]

@@youngmagick8554 honestly this makes the most sense. I was thinking the same thing when I first saw it. I think everyone was in on it too because while Keanu Reeves has never been renowned for his acting, he was like amateur level in this. Especially the bathroom scene. Moss was also pretty much just kinda present, which I'm sure she was fine with because the action and stunts were her least favorite parts of the originals.

[@munstrumridcully]

You have encapsulated the feelings I have towards the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy after having seen the obviously unplanned, rudderless Star Wars Sequel Trilogy! I always knew they were good parts to the Prequel Trilogy-- Darth Maul, the visuals, the story arc of Palpatine, snd the fall of Anakin into Darth Vader are some key examples. But, when compared to the, IMO, _tripe_ that was the Sequel Trilogy, the Prequels have gotten better by several orders of magnitude, in my estimation!

[@supereldinho]

Remember how the first movie ended with Neo flying up into the sky after declaring his intent to free people from the Matrix? That ending felt triumphant and optimistic to the point that the mere statement of intent created a bigger picture in your head than anything actually shown to us thereafter. Then Reloaded came out, which reduced the mythical status of The One to a mere plot device, explaining that the Oracle lied the entire time and that it was never Neo's destiny to free humanity from the Matrix...and then Revolutions came out, turning Neo into Norton Antivirus and having him die for an incredible tenuous and unsustainable peace treaty. And then Resurrection marches in and brings back Neo, despite the fact Smith overwrote his consciousness and he should therefore be dead personality-wise...and they bring back Trinity despite having been shishkebabed previously...and they even brought back Smith, effectively rendering Neo's sacrifice null and void, all so they could rehash the first movie's plot, only with abysmal writing this time around. This is the reason they should've just stopped with the first movie.

[@ShuichiZero]

I never liked the sequels because of this. Neo never frees anyone from the Matrix. Or one, if I count the guy from the Animatrix, but still. He makes a really badass and awesome threat that was even incorporated to a cybergoth industrial song (Fast Forward [Total Rewind] by Solitary Experiments) because of how impactful it is and its thrown in the garbage. Making a light dumbed-down version of the same threat in Resurrections is pointless. He didn't do it then, he didn't do it in three movies, he didn't even do it by destroying that version of the Matrix, why would he do it now on the new one? The sequels could have gone on a far better direction. We would have been better off with an expanded version of the origins of the Matrix or a Neuromancer movie instead of this awful sequel-reboot.

[@Daniel_Rodrigues_89]

Pretty much. This video talks about "damaging the franchise", but honestly, the first 5 minutes in Reloaded already did something along those lines by completely toning down Neo's transcendence at the end of the original, one of the greatest high notes of a practically perfect sci-fi movie. "Hmmm. Upgrades". From leaving Plato's cave and shaping reality to super hero that flies and stop bullets.

[@unclechaelsneckvein]

"Norton Antivirus" 😆

[@nenabunena]

This is a franchise where I only watch the first because the rest are horrible

[@BigGfromgrouphome]

Bravo! Well said

[@RevanDarkStar]

The bullet time is something for us the spectators, not the characters. For them, they just see Neo or the agents moving very fast. In the first movie Trinity even says to Neo that he was moving like them (the agents) but it was never called bullet time in the movie.

[@audreyquinn73]

This is one of my favourite reviews, Mark. I've watched it a few times. Your script is eloquent, your performance inspired, your editing ingenious, and even the last tangential comment about Cobb Salad is hilarious. Bravo, sir. Bravo!

[@youtube-kit9450]

Yeah, while I like the movies where he basically tries to keep his mind intact in the insanity going on in those weird movies, these more analytical, serious reviews that are more like essays are a nice change of pace from time to time.

[@shaygranger4866]

I'm not getting that you were even interested in the lore of the entire Matrix

[@canisrex5142]

At least ask him to season himself as you felate.

[@FedeVicente88]

I love the skits where Mark freezes the frame and walks into the movies and "interacts" with everyone else.

[@lekhaclam87]

I don't know if other channels do this too. As far as I know, it is unique to this one.

[@OM9012-j7y]

Bullet time!!

[@UniverseofDominion]

Yeahh this needs to continue lol

[@MentLeee]

Yea I’m pretty sure he’s the only one to do this. This channel has come a long way.

[@erikr6054]

I just subscribed That matrix scene he popped up in sure helped.

[@bigironfist626]

I randomly remembered this movie the other day and my day was ruined...

[@urbanstarship]

The trust Mark talks about was called 'second belief' by Tolkien. People often use 'suspension of disbelief', but this concept misses the mark because it doesn't encapsulate the author-audience relationship as accurately. What the audience is trusting the author to do is to create a fictional world and then stick to the rules of that world for the rest of the story, and have a 'second belief' in that world. When a sequel comes along that breaks or retcons the rules it's disrespectful and the audience feels cheated.

[@90lancaster]

That is why so many people are so pissed off with Star Wars and Star Trek lately I suspect - there is some lack of connection and a loss of trust with the audience of the previous work - so that it can only appeal to newbies or people who don't pay close attention. This movie does make some sense if you pay VERY close attention - but only if you care enough to do so - in which case it's just another small addition to the precious work like the Animatrix or the videogames. a very expensive work of fan fiction really - so not that unlike Disney Star Wars then really. This movie never threw me out of the world as I did get what they were going for, but that is only because I cared enough about the previous movies to get the "levels" and even though I did get it the videogame analogies got a little tedious - and came across like a 6th form writer trying to be clever and failing. once they get past all that though the middle and last act are not completely horrible - but I won't ever say the movie is wonderful - it's just fan fiction really - like I said and as such It doesn't offend me - those paying for it who saw it fail likely feel very differently about it though.

[@demonizer133]

Agree. Case-in-point: Game of Thrones (the show, ofc). It started as a grounded (albeit fantasy) tale that demonstrated the realistic effects that power, and the quest for power, can have on a population and its rulers. It ended as little more than mindless spectacle just trying to subvert audience expectation at every turn, with any political & social commentary now only barely existing because the writers were basing the plot on a rough outline of major events that the original author always intended the story to have. If not for that outline, they would have thrown the "themes" of the story out the window completely!! Totally betrayed the essence of the show by the end. Which is why so many fans understandably rebelled

[@Splozy]

The word is "verisimilitude"

[@basilbaby7678]

Tolkien…another superior storytelling experience that they are going to smash into a million irreparable pieces.

[@_Jay_Maker_]

Absolutely spot-on. The death of imagination is engulfing Hollywood, and I say good fucking riddance. Let other people take up the mantle already.

[@christiansmith5047]

I watched the entire thing, start to finish, with hope and good faith. And deadass, I cannot for the life of me even remember how it ended. Literally if I had to tell you to save my own life, I couldn't do it.

[@soosquatch4236]

Same here

[@Nothingness00000-o]

I'm surprised Keanu even agreed to come back for this.

[@mattbaker7305]

Money is a hell of a thing.

[@johnweber4577]

@@mattbaker7305I’d like to think that it was mostly out of loyalty to Lana Wachowski, with a hefty paycheck to seal the deal. Lol

[@Lucario4thewin]

Any movie with Resurrection in the title is guaranteed to suck shit.

[@Capthowdy098]

What about Alien...ohh, umm well.. Halloween...nope, Birdemic 2 yeah nailed it. Seriously though the only one I can think of is Resurrection 1980 🤣

[@kenrickkahn]

Yep..

[@Tihana1989]

Hellraiser

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

The irony of the title considering it probably permanently killed the franchise dead this time and salted the earth is truly the most ironic thing of all.

[@RaidenRoach45]

Halloween Resurrection 🤢🤮

[@TyroneDeise]

In my mind 'The Matrix' is a perfect standalone film that told a complete story... everything else is bad fan fiction.

[@robovampire]

This

[@murciadoxial8056]

animatrix tho

[@faeembrugh]

The problem was that the first film was a huge success so...on we go. 'Dark City' was very similar to The Matrix but wasn't a big hit despite being a very similar film so it just ended when the film ended.

[@TyroneDeise]

@@murciadoxial8056 .....ok, I'll allow it.

[@tonymcneill7779]

Makes sense. They did rip off that one author forget her name. Its why the second and third movie weren't as good. They ran out of material to steal from her and it showed. lmao

[@bunkyspunkmeyer]

I can't wrap my head around why they don't just expand the universe. Like a rogue one type of movie. Let's see others exploring and experiencing the matrix. It's really endless and could be so good. The animatrix had some good short stories.

[@MimaKirigoe90]

Finally someone brings up the Animatrix

[@licmysak7842]

Preach

[@death-king1834]

Rogue One didn't really expand on anything honestly. It was telling a story that quite honestly didn't need to be told. How the Rebels got the Death Star plans isn't important. What's important is that they just got them at some point and have to get them to Rebel high command. The only thing Rogue One does is try to justify why the Death Star has such a massive fatal weakness built into it but other then that adds pretty much nothing to the overall story of the Saga. Also didn't help it's main characters were about as interesting and compelling as wet mud in the rain. For the many, many flaws of the Prequel Trilogy I feel those films regardless of their overall execution tried more at expanding on the story and universe then Rogue One did.

[@bunkyspunkmeyer]

@@death-king1834 I didn't say that it did. I said "expand the universe" like we know why the matrix was created but it would be cool to have a movie set in the time it was created.

[@BuckarooBanzai84]

I think that was exactly his point. And I agree, but personally, I wish more studios would seriously consider the animation-option first. =)

[@deviant_ghost]

I will forever be one of those people that not only enjoyed the entire trilogy, but even thoroughly enjoyed how the trilogy ended. Number 4 is a myth in my head cannon. I couldn't sit through more than half of it before I turned it off.

[@AGreen-ug9oi]

That's how I felt about Force Awakens, whatever the second movie was and especially Death of Skywa... I mean Rise of Skywalker. Just a myth, not worth watching and ruining the myth that was Star Wars.

[@MaxOakland]

Why would you assume you won’t like this one when you’re the only person who liked 2&3?

[@casewojo6186]

@@MaxOakland did you not watch the video? How dense are you dude?

[@michaelmclaren1333]

​@@MaxOaklandI would not say he was the "only" person that likes 2 and 3

[@C0wb0yBebop]

The Matrix was epic. 2 and 3 are trash 🤮

[@MrShootersDad]

When the original Matrix came out me a two friends watched it at the drive-in while tripping on acid. It was an absolutely surreal experience. It was a two hour rollercoaster. I couldn't drop enough acid to make Resurrections even remotely entertaining.

[@knky98bouba82]

Damn... Acid usually makes everything better, that's it that's all I needed to hear I ain't watching this shit.

[@markula_4040]

@@knky98bouba82 You should read his comment again. It sounds more like him trying to brag about doing acid then anything to do with movie quality.

[@rogerwilco8146]

Bro i saw it tripping as well and omg my mind was blown wide open too! till the acid wore off

[@kennywilkinson913]

​@@markula_4040Bless your little Karen socks.

[@markula_4040]

@@kennywilkinson913 I wear big Karen socks. The only thing little here is your condom size and how often you need one.

[@randomsleepyness]

I fell asleep last night listening to a playlist of weird movies with mark, and now I woke up to this new upload. It's gonna be a good day.

[@svfirefly7424]

The fact that half this movie was a literal clip show alone drove me nuts.

[@WitheringZealot]

You probably shouldn't attach steering wheels to your testicles then

[@raymondhugosnyman4646]

Should've started with the machines building a Dyson's sphere around the sun, no longer needing humans and deciding to discontinue the matrix (killing everyone inside). At least that has some stakes and a ticking clock.

[@abhishekparmar6702]

Nice. I like the idea

[@blaisetelfer8499]

Nooooo this movie can't have new ideas, because you see this movie is very smart and needs to be a garbage reboot because it's making a statement about garbage reboots

[@mohandave5825]

LOL. You missed the part where the machines cant leave the earth since the nanites in the sky prevents them for leaving. Operation Dark Storm was created to block out the sun and short out any machines that remotly touches the clouds.

[@MimaKirigoe90]

@@mohandave5825 yay finally someone acknowledges the existence of the Animatrix

[@BlackMetalGraffiti]

The animatrix was absolutely amazing especially the animation they should have touched on something more like that; yeah seeing keanu reeves etc puts asses in the seats but still would have been sick to see that expanded on more. Expand on the architect and the oracle, the machine city, the war that made all this happen, what does it look like when programs become obsolete and get deleted? Especially “the kid” in the animatrix they touched on him and how he freed himself, would have loved to see what happened after that etc. I mean there was TONS of stuff they could have showed that we was viewers questioned and would have loved to see man. What a wasted opportunity

[@mcdo724]

This has to be one of the best channels accidentally came across. This guy is soo entertaining to listen too. He needs to be famous

[@MoviesRemastered]

The fact you took the time to mimic the correct lighting for your skit makes me love this channel even more.

[@xliquidflames]

Nicely done. At 8:52 you talk about taking the audience on a journey as Neo grabs Morpheus and the Keymaker and flies away with them. Then you say something about emotional response as that scene ends and Link throws his hands up and shouts "Yes!" This video has great writing all around. That last point about the way the story ends is a good one. I never thought of it that way. And I agree. Scree cobb salad.

[@FeastForThought]

If you buy into that whole Meta-Commentary-thing. Bringing back a Corpse of a beloved Character through emotionless machines to make a unplanned sequel sounds very much like today's hollywood lol

[@donnylurch4207]

I didn't think you even need to "buy in," the meta commentary is pretty obvious. The movie is rather brilliantly autobiographical on the part of Lana Wichowski; of course, you'd need some prior knowledge of this going into the movie to pick up on, and it's perfectly valid to not care and still not enjoy the movie. Personally, I think it overall succeeded at what it was trying to do, but maybe it could have been a little more spectacular. It needed better fights, for sure.

[@BlownMacTruck]

@@donnylurch4207 Pretty much this. Anyone who thinks that messaging was subtle does not do much thinking around the films they see. It was so un-subtle that the subtext became borderline blatant at times.

[@EJofKC]

Was literally checking to see if anyone had thought and already said exactly this^

[@delugesofgrandeur]

Not only that but them not aging Neo in the movie is meta because everyone thinks he isn't aged in like 30 years. Not aging Trinity though.. bad writing?

[@FeastForThought]

@Isaac Baranoff In this case I think it is worse because Bernie wasn't 20 years dead before the other two started to drag him around lol

[@chadwickruth2606]

In the original Matrix movie, Neo was what the 6th or 7th iteration. If Lana was forced to make another movie, why not just base it on an earlier iteration like the first Neo. That would have proven interesting.

[@superanimeniac]

the previous Ones all just followed the script laid out by the Architect. The machines attack and sack zion, and the One goes to the backrooms, finds the Architect, and returns to the Source. Zion is destroyed, the people wiped out except for 30 people.

[@davidterry8254]

It has been sad to watch the matrix destroy itself. I totally agree with you that when the matrix came out it was leaps and bounds ahead of everything else going on. It was a truly unique experience as far as movies are concerned. It was actually too much for some people. There was so much potential, and everyone screwed the pooch from there on out. Resurrections is horrible, it's the complete opposite of the original film. It truly is a sign of the times and that isn't saying much for this chapter in history.

[@DendyJungle]

Lana Wach basically faces the camera and tells the audience "listen up guys. I had to make this or they were going to make it without me"... To that I say... Well ok then? Let them make it without you. Better than to force yourself to make a movie you're not that into making

[@ninjaturtlefan2003]

On the other hand, would you want somebody else screwing up a story you started? If it’s going to stuck, I would rather eat responsible for it so that way, I know how to fix it next time.

[@basilbaby7678]

This is the story Wachowski wanted to tell. It was possible to take the story anywhere, but a lot of retconning was focused on instead. This was a multimillion dollar, creative late-term abortion.

[@QueenOfPessimism]

This is how i feel. Like this movie is so mean spirited but not in a fun way. You can absolutely tell that lana did not want to make it and for me that lead to an absolutely insulting experience watching this. Like. I’d rather have someone else who WANTS to make a movie (even if it is bad!) then have to sit thru 2hrs of whiny “oooh look what the FANS made me do!” Crap.

[@darrengordon-hill]

Dude, her dad died!!!

[@lunamaster123]

@@darrengordon-hill Even more of a reason to sit it out.

[@adamb3918]

I always took the oracle saying 'I think we will see him again' as meaning that 'the one', the anomaly in the system that culminates every few... generations? Will occur again. So not literally Neo, but what Neo represents. Sort of like the avatar in last air bender.

[@claypotts2334]

Really gay, man. Really gay...

[@toninhopavan2]

The new movie made the oracle absolutely useless and full of bullshit

[@thetraveler1182]

No dude, that doesn't work. Thomas Anderson, is *The One,* period......Anything else does not hold up.

[@danielstacey7785]

@@thetraveler1182 When Neo meets the Architect, he speaks of how there have been a few "cycles" and "the ones" through the generations. The machines invading Zion as humanities last stand, has also happened multiple times. It all comes together in a repeated cycle to keep giving the machines "purpose"

[@thetraveler1182]

@@danielstacey7785 all of “The Ones” were still Neo (referencing The Neos in the TVs) were all still Keanu. When you take an IP and try to make it something new and different it’s a huge mistake to alienate what people are familiar with. Neo in this movie was unrecognizable character wise, Trinity is not The One she can’t be.

[@Kwistoweeish]

“The Dark Side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural.” Also, stakes are built on cause and effect. They removed the effects of death…

[@Etherman7]

Without any cost either. Not that anything like that really would have saved it.

[@jus_sanguinis]

The movie is bad in all ways unfortunately.

[@gothboschincarnate3931]

My mentors are teaching me everthing about the force..... finally ... for the first time... a friend from the otherside spoke to me. it will escalate soon...

[@Christina_Cage]

I dont get how "bullet time" exists as a thing from the first movies because bullet time was only a filming technique.... the "others moving slower" was because Neo was moving so fast, he wasnt contolong time, he was just moving so fast everyone else seemed like they were in slow motion

[@neogaines2418]

Best review for a movie I've seen. You're hella funny and on point, thanks dude.

[@deathraygonzo6339]

"I'm pretty sure my phone listens to everything i say throughout the day." Phone: "No i don't."

[@KevinSmith-gu7fb]

I watched it this past Sunday, and my biggest complaints while watching it were that the movie talked about itself way too much via the video game aspect as well as the fact that there were too many (underdeveloped) characters, including the AI Morpheus who, apart from the fight scene he had with Neo in order to make Neo strong again, could have been left out of the movie completely, and it would have made no difference. You noticed those things as well as others I hadn't considered.

[@droth1031]

And the fact that AI Morpheus dresses like RuPaul entering the Work Room...

[@vulpes6144]

What is up with Warner Brothers "playing smart" with nostalgia and self-awareness? This is Space Jam all over again: they mock the idea of profiting over nostalgia by...PROFITING OVER NOSTALGIA.

[@WarriorBoy]

I think attempting meta commentary is a new trend, a way to try to show cleverness. The problem with poorly done meta humor is that if you're making meta observations about soulless sequels and what you're making *is* a soulless sequel, it's just an awareness of what's wrong without doing anything about it. It's the most shallow form of "clever" there is

[@schizzo8959]

At least Space Jam made money, this ain't.

[@TheGrmany69]

I remember when it came out in Venezuela, everyone was just into this melancholic cyberpunk era of movies, much like resident evil or the fifth element. It's a zeitgeist very difficult to describe.

[@gastonmedici1029]

Lana plays homage in this movie to the "Direct to video sequel" genre

[@slimmy_0076]

I couldn’t believe my ears when there was an actual line of dialogue in the movie where a character says “Warner brothers is telling us they are going to make another matrix whether we help or not” it’s so clear what this movie is and why it exists and to put that in the actual movie is the biggest middle finger to the audience

[@BlownMacTruck]

You had it totally correct until the last word in your post. It’s not a big finger to the audience, it’s a giant fuck you to the current studio system. Look into the backstory and context of the production - Lana hints over and over that it was either make this film the way she wanted (with all of the subtext) or watch it get totally neutered by someone else. She chose the lesser of two evils, and in the process subverted a lot of the themes, both in the film, as well as around it. Did that mean it’s a good movie? Eh, probably not in my opinion. But it’s definitely not the “you suck, you stupid audience” message that you’re insinuating; it’s the opposite.

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

@@BlownMacTruck Problem is the whole "subverting expectations" thing has been done to death and everybody knows it's coming. Everybody knew this movie would be Lana taking the piss for whatever it was almost 3 hours. I mean the best thing that I heard about this movie was the fact that Keanu donated it was either 75% or his entire salary to some kind of charity. Otherwise we have here is a franchise that was purposely burned down with impunity by the Creator and the earth salted so that the franchise can never (and ironically) be resurrected. No my feeling is they could very easily do something better if they went in a different direction but of course that's not Warner media these days.

[@BlownMacTruck]

@@JohnDoe-wq5eu *shrug* If a creator wants to burn their stuff down, it’s their prerogative. WB was fully able to stop it. They didn’t. So getting mad at the creator seems pointless.

[@user-ly2ll5od1r]

That's why it's good. The movie is so obviously intentionally bad, I have no idea how absolutely everyone calling this movie "unoriginal nostalgia baiting cashgrab" or something similar along those lines are so painfully oblivious to everything that's right in front of their eyes.

[@BlownMacTruck]

@@user-ly2ll5od1r

[@hanoc101]

One problems that makers of reboots and sequels have is that they often have no understanding of what made the original a hit in the first place.

[@alexanderchapman6529]

What about the creators of “Terminator 2: Judgement Day” & “Star Wars: the Empire Strikes Back”?

[@weaselbatches]

It’s been awhile since I’ve fallen asleep twice during a movie. I’m glad I rewatched the scenes I missed though so I could get a could laugh from the special effects and the acting.

[@KenVic02]

Bingo! My son was over for Xmas and we watched it, but man...we were both struggling staying awake halfway through. I finished it the next day fully rested, but it was still a slog to be honest.

[@FrenchViking466]

Happened to me too! I even had to stop and forcing myself to continue the last day..

[@flelite3994]

lol

[@nour2146]

The way they reduced the frame rate when the characters took the red pill to make them look dizzy, oh my god. Were they stuck in the 90s

[@jacejackson1993]

Trinity getting Neos powers was ONLY for pushing the mssg “a woman can do everything herself and don’t need a man to save her”. That’s it.

[@veteranredbeard6222]

What would be great is if they did new characters and story within the universe. Neo and trinity were hailed as heros and it focused on society trying to rebuild itself. A society so paranoid of being controlled that any attempted government that came about was highly scrutinized and there were people constantly testing reality to see if there was any sign of a matrix. Make it about human nature and what it would look like after being enslaved.

[@ninjaturtlefan2003]

That actually does sound very interesting! What if the next generation are so far removed from the war that they found the Matrix appealing and even plugged themselves back in?

[@The_ScapeGoat]

The Matrix trilogy turned into technology porn by the second movie. The creators would never make a movie that didn't involve technology and revolutions.

[@luffylength]

That requires them to take the material serious

[@heyy1829]

@@ninjaturtlefan2003 yeah that would be fucking epic

[@iamjackscompletelackofsurp9606]

The original matrix needs to be inducted into the national film registry. It is a classic!

[@octupusman1000]

You are 10 years late with that comment, dude. It was inducted in 2012.

[@davejones9469]

Not only does this kind of pandering undercut the ending of this, but the same for Star Wars. Palpy being alive undercuts Vader's sacrifice at the end of Return.

[@ShinySephiroth1]

I didn't take it that way, and I think part of that is because I was part of the minority nerdbase of the SW fandom who had been saying Palpatine was secretly doing everything from behind the scenes since Ep VIII (though some were talking about that since VII which blows my mind). I honestly think it *was* part of Abrams' overall story but he was coached to not reveal that because it would show even more how the execs tampered with VIII, since there are hints in VII (especially the novelization) of Palpatine's involvement in the story. Although IX did some things I didn't like, I felt a wave of relief when Rey shot out Force lightning, proving all of the theories I'd been talking about to friends and online, haha. Very validating! As for the story itself, I liked it because it showed how truly devious Palpatine is (or was supposed to be... that "final battle" smh). Even after all of the sacrifice, he still stood. If they'd executed properly it could've been like Thanos - "all of that for a single drop of blood". They could have dived into how heart wrenching it was for the OG trio (Han, Luke, Leia) that they went thtough all of that for seemingly nothing. *sigh* I'm a strong proponent that they introduce a multiverse into SW via The World Between Worlds so we can have a re-do for the sequel trilogy. I'm hoping that is Filoni has been working toward... Ezra coming back is the perfect segue to have this happen. #endnerdrant

[@davejones9469]

@@ShinySephiroth1 I'm sorry, but I cannot understand how you think that was part of any plan or how you could enjoy anything after TLJ. You have started this discourse with something that has made me lose all respect for you before anything has even been discussed. Your blind brand loyalty, condoning the destruction of characters and events from the original, and lack of critical thinking are mainly why. First, JJ NEVER finishes a story properly, meaning he doesn't plan. It's been proven over and over, starting with Lost. Second, for you to think it was his idea when Roundhead Rian literally threw away EVERY setup JJ gave him... I can't even cover every one without a wall of text. Let's just say you probably gripe about people that don't like the new stuff, then support Palpy's return. Those contradict each other. Third, TROS was literally damage control for what Rian did. Palpatine was the only way they saw to have any hope of making money. It was dumb and bad pandering, nothing more, and JJ ended up REVERSING a whole bunch of shit that Rian did, bringing things back to the point where nothing has been accomplished. The whole thing was a mess, they ruined legacy characters, and most importantly, THEY MADE NO LOGICAL SENSE. Imo, Rian destroyed SW and the series as a whole. Even you don't want things to go that way since you want a multiverse now. Are you also telling me you disagree with Mark Hamill and his disgust at the decisions made? He only held back in any interview because he would get in shit with the studio for trash talking the movie. It's just not allowed in Hollywood. Face it, SW is DEAD and can never be revived.

[@da-vidcargill4975]

Palpy DID DIE as confirmed by the emperor himself in the movie if u were crying during the movie and someone resurrected DO NOT undermine the FACT that he DIED, also he is a sore loser, a student of plaguis, the man stated in EP 3 to can save ppl from death and taught his apprentice everything he knew, would have a trick up his sleeve if his apprentice tried to betray as it's the sith way. The point of return of the Jedi was for Anakin to return and save his son from the emperor

[@ashneel]

The Matrix changed my life and so did Resurrections..it gave me depression

[@alexanderchapman6529]

The original Matrix movie gave you depression?

[@czeypher8535]

One of the biggest issues I had was that this didn’t feel at all like Neo. They had him act a bit confused and mystified like in the first movie- but he’s well beyond that. He’s supposed to be struggling with reality vs being crazy, and once he accepts that he’s Neo, why does he go back to Matrix 1 tone-of-voice Neo with no other qualities, at all.

[@Hejeval]

Keanu is a horrible actor so don't expect much from him.

[@derworfnet]

Yeah, I'm glad I decided to dodge this bullet. Ever since TLJ came out, I'm already hyper-wary when it comes to Sequels and a followup which diminishes its predecessors and comes across as something that trolls its audience is a *hard pass* for me.

[@tumsfestival8027]

Yeap same. I go into all of these without hope haha. The last Jedi killed the hype train for me, the same way it killed admiral ackbar.

[@MKultraInstinct]

Translation: haha I’m such a blue pill bot I let strangers make up my own mind haha life sure is good as a jabbed riiiitard durrhurrr Fixed it for you

[@thetraveler1182]

@@tumsfestival8027 It just blows my mind how much these b/\stards can't get right smh. How hard is it to write a compelling story true to the material *that all the fans know?* We literally are waiting to give them our money, but when they mess up stories like they did TLJ I am totally done.

[@thetraveler1182]

@@tumsfestival8027 the issue is there were no payoffs…no treats for the audience at all. What’s memorable about any of it?

[@tumsfestival8027]

@@thetraveler1182 the treat was “HAHA I bet you weren’t expecting that! You kno, he threw the lightsaber over his shoulder…you know…it’s funny…” Yeap that movie sucked

[@urbanstarship]

Bringing characters back to life, if done, has to be done with incredible care, otherwise, Mark's right, death doesn't matter and there's no threat anymore. Bringing Gandalf or Spock back to life was pulled off, I'd argue, because they were portrayed as very rare events in worlds that contained mysticism. One of the worst recent examples was bringing back Colin Firth's character in King's Men II...it really cheapens the impact of him dying in the first movie.

[@tapset]

Kingsman 2 was kind of dumb anyway minus the end fight to 'word up'. The alpha gel thing was super dumb...they could've just said his glasses had armor or something to slow down the bullet

[@lydentodd]

They explain it was expensive literally and it was because they were this rarity as a couple. In the first one, would he be "the one" without trinity? Nope

[@tapset]

@@lydentodd "literally"

[@Corpsecreate]

John Snow

[@captain_malaria]

@@lydentodd "literally"

[@travissizemore7486]

Imagine loving these movies since childhood and waiting over a year for this movie to come out. I was so excited. Then I watched it.

[@michelkudluk6193]

I could only imagine. The sociopath in me is giddy with delight at how butthurt the entire fan base reacted to this. Basically you get what you deserve.

[@flyingplantwhale545]

I just felt so disturbed the whole way through.

[@snarp408]

You summed up all of my complaints in a more compelling and intelligent way than I ever could have

[@MentLeee]

Mark your writing and comedic timing has always been good, but it has gotten much better!

[@droth1031]

The only good thing I can say about The Matrix Awakens is that it reminds us all that they should have stopped after the first one.

[@Ghost_Of_SAS]

I can definitely appreciate the metanarrative about soulless cashgrab remakes: I enjoy some insider validation on the sorry state of blockbuster cinema, but that doesn't excuse the fact that you made a bad movie, on purpose or not. If you're going to subvert expectations, you'd better make damn sure you have some serious brilliance to replace them with, and this movie did not.

[@thetraveler1182]

At all smh. These mopes really believe they can just subvert expectations just for the sake of doing so..... no. We the audience will not buy in. They don't realize that these are only bankable IPs because the Fanatic Element that surround them. No, We do not enjoy gender politics. We don't want race baiting. We don't want the identity politics. Put that stuff in and the brand is broken. I remember watching the Prequels in theater, multiple times. Saw TLJ *one time,* TROS *one time.* Matrix 1,2,3, *multiple times.* This new one, HBO *one time.*

[@srk4044]

Mark did a great job articulating all the criticisms I had with this movie. Personally, it felt like this film was just a slightly different way to do an anniversary special ala Friends or Harry Potter, but as a full length feature film instead of a documentary style special. Just a chance to do a bunch of "hey remember THIS scene from the originals?!" and self-referential moments.

[@ZX3000GT1]

Honestly that’s how I saw the movie from the start and I do end up having a good time with it. It’s never going to be that good, but treat it as a fan service type of movie and as far as I’m concerned, it’s at least succeeded as that, and that’s good enough for me.

[@InternetReviewerGuy]

I literally spat out my drink when trinity is holding neo and "flying" (which is the most blatantly obvious use of a harness I've ever seen) and she just says "bye" and flies away.

[@jujutaylor2186]

we're

[@whoisdavidpeterson]

If they had done an Animatrix live action remake and retold those stories (that happened before and during the original trilogy), they would have had a lot more story to tell that most people haven't seen yet. It could have been so good you guys.

[@mallios13]

Honestly, all I wanted was a Second Renaissance live action prequel series.

[@chesspunk489]

I thought the stories in the animatrix were incredibly boring.

[@whoisdavidpeterson]

@@chesspunk489 I get that perspective. But I think the story of how the matrix came to be would have been a whole lot more interesting than snooze fest resurrections gave us.

[@chesspunk489]

@@whoisdavidpeterson I agree

[@TemperedMedia]

Your editing skills are getting even better. Well done, mate.

[@mitchellwooldridge5118]

I have to say --- your self-insert scenes are pure gold! They always get a solid belly chuckle from me. xD Keep them coming!

[@mr.pavone9719]

The curse and blessing of the Matrix was that they asked, "What if an action movie were also smart?" Great idea but it led us to where we are now.

[@vieome101]

Or did it?

[@Skycrusher]

Exception this movie is not smart

[@GodWorksOut]

I liked the movie, not a popular opinion here, but basically understanding why they made the movie made all the things you complained about make sense to me. The movie never should have been made and it’s easy to see the script agrees. It’s actually a fantastic example of why reboots should never be done.

[@workingman9019]

Instead of this movie, they should have made a Matrix vs Skynet movie. Two super computers competing to see who would rule the future.

[@eddstarr2185]

There's only one hope that can save the movie industry going forward - the people who make movies must acknowledge that the movie audience is NOT stupid.

[@lordkrythic6246]

The problem is that the people (leftists) who're making these movies are stupid, though.

[@easy3032]

@@lordkrythic6246 nice tribalism

[@lordkrythic6246]

@@easy3032 And now you guys are attacking police officers again in Texas. Because of course you're.

[@apokailyptic2899]

@@lordkrythic6246 wtf are you on about

[@easy3032]

@@lordkrythic6246 I’m not even a leftist, nor do I live in Texas lmao. Nice tribalism again though

[@JohnnyFiction]

You nailed it with this review. Also don't forget, the franchise ended with, of all things, a joke about the Cattrix. *sigh*

[@avace917]

Regarding Neo's death in the first movie, there are a couple of things that I've noticed. The Oracle told Neo that either he or Morpheus will die. She also tells him that Neo looks like he's waiting for something. His next life, maybe. All of that plays into the last scene between Neo and Smith

[@AmazingKevinWClark]

I really thought the scene with Neil freezing the characters was going to be used as a Neo development point where he fails to catch it the first time but the next time is able to surprise everyone and breaks free. Thus once again breaking his limitations but no it's a meaningless moment in the end and Smith shows up instead. Then Trinity has the liberating moment instead rendering the point of following Neo the whole movie pointless as well. The only new information we get in this movie is what happened after Neo and Trinity died. We get nothing new about the universe like why was Neo able to control the sentinels outside the Matrix. That should have been a plot point going forward.

[@richardhuff3051]

This movie is friggin great❣️ the only bad thing about it is the way Keanu tries way too hard to help us all understand his slow perfect grammar style but that's nothing. The only time I can truly enjoy "White Rabbit" is the way they intertwine it in this slammin movie❣️

[@doublep1980]

One of the things that really baffled me, was how bad the action is shot/choreographed/edited. And there's a reason for this. Even the lackluster Sequels had amazing action set pieces, courtesy of Yuen Woo-ping, the legendary Hong Kong action director/stunt & fight coordinator, who designed all the action & fight sequences with the Wachowskies. If you're not familiar with his name: the guy pretty much worked with every big name Hong Kong action star (Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Donnie Yen, Michelle Yeoh etc.) and did the fight choreography for movies like Kill Bill, Crouching Tiger/Hidden Dragon or Hero. His latest movie was Ip Man 4, which broke B.O. records all over Asia in 2019. This time, Lana Wachowsky didn't bring him back for whatever reason and it get's even more baffling. The guy who plays Trinity's ''husband'', is Chad Stahelski. He's one of the John Wick creators, worked as stuntman on the Matrix Trilogy ( he was Keanu's stunt double) and one of the hottest action directors in Hollywood. But in this movie, he only worked as an actor in a minor role, not as stunt coordinator/action director. Why the hell, would you NOT use somebody with his skill set and waste him as an actor for a minor role, that could be played by any random actor?! It's absolutely stupid.

[@DeRockMedia]

maybe he was busy on a project? maybe he was asking too much? Maybe Lana didnt care about the quality too much of the film, another jab at the studios. I'd like to know as well, I was hoping for great martial arts :(

[@TemperedMedia]

iirc Jet Li was supposed to do the choreography for this film but backed out. Probably saw the script and ran for the hills

[@James-oc2zb]

Whenever you ask yourself WHY? think about the most important factor when making movies. MONEY. The same reason why Morpheus was recast.

[@doublep1980]

@@James-oc2zb Dude, they had a 190 million $ budget! In comparison, the first movie only cost 65 millions.

[@James-oc2zb]

@@doublep1980 right, but think about it. That was 20 years ago and you need to factor in inflation and rising costs. Laurence Fishburne, according to the web, earned a nominal amount for matrix 1 and then earned 15mill per sequel PLUS 3.75% of backend sales. Keanu and carrie anne moss would also be getting paid exponentially more since matrix 1.

[@Citizen_J]

A friend tried to convince me that this was a good movie, and that I didnt understand that it was meta. How could I not understand that it was meta? They shoved it in my face like a dick, repeatedly for over an hour and a half! Why is AI Morpheus basically a dancing clown?

[@mallios13]

Weirder still: Dorpheus was a hybrid of Morpheus and Smith. Why did they need to do that? How does that explain his seeming doped up throughout the film? Why did we need him when he didn't even act the part of Morpheus? He felt more like a sidekick with barely any screentime. Way to respect the legend that is Laurence Fishburne.

[@Phlogiston2312]

I feel like the line, "They will make it, with or without us" summed up why this such a bad idea.

[@TeatroGrotesco]

When the Analyst is chatting during bullet time is: Doogie Houser as Quicksilver.

[@dirkwing4109]

This is a great episode Mark. I havent watched the new Matrix yet but I didnt mind spoilers because your content just keeps getting better and better with each video. Keep it up!

[@NirolfLuap]

This new movie isn't Matrix ... No way! When the new agent shouted "... Mr. Anderson..." with a limp voice, no pathos, no... nothing behind; I cringed so haaaard. It reminds me of the famous "I'm Batman!" line, spoken by George Clooney compared to the iconic way all the other Batman actors said it.

[@upstagedbyadog]

Excellent encapsulation of everything that was wrong! I watched this movie last night. Actually, I watched the first hour or so, then gave up... I was ok with the super-meta references to start with, but it just started to look like a parody clip show.

[@vasilypugh696]

One of the few things I really liked about the Matrix films was Yuen Woo Pings involvement. You cannot replace that kind of brilliance.

[@marshalldog2559]

About the only thing I really liked about this movie was how it made Trinity part of the anomaly discussed in The Matrix Reloaded. The Architect talked about Neo's experience as "the one" being different because he fell in love with one woman rather than just loving all humanity. Having Trinity be a part of the anomaly that created "the one"in the matrix is an interesting addition. I'm also fine with the resurrection part seeing as how all their consciousnesses were part of a computer program to begin with. The machines probably had a back-up consciousness somewhere. I think I was just so unsatisfied with the third movie that I was totally fine with them coming back and having another chance. Or maybe it was just because I'm really glad they cast Carrie-Ann Moss when I suspected they'd rather go with a younger love interest. I also like how it's kinda like Monsters Inc. in how the machines can generate more power by toying with human emotions 😂

[@zmbdog]

Exactly how I feel about the _Halloween_ series now. Like, if the makers have so little regard for the franchise that they won't hesitate to throw years-long story arcs in the trash and call do-over again (H20) and again (Resurrection) and again (H '07) and again (H '18), why should I bother getting invested in the latest retconning? As far as I know it'll just be taken to task in a few years like all the rest.

[@comradecid]

the word 'resurrections' pretty much says it all. the original series had lived a long and full life, and had died. and then someone came along, dug it up out of the ground, and decided that they wanted to hang out with its corpse. did the world learn nothing from 'alien: resurrection'???

[@enriquegilmour]

Mark you are so good at this. Just like you did with Star Wars, I want to see more videos like this. Great job.

[@blaisetelfer8499]

The meta element is a lazy safety net. If the writers were truly critical of nostalgia-reliant-reboots, they would have come up with a new protagonist and a new villain, and taken them on a journey that adds to the Matrix universe. Instead, they brought Neo and Trinity back from the dead, because they needed Reeves and Moss's faces for marketing purposes, and pulled a Rise of Skywalker by recycling the same old villain. This film is just as cynical as the movies it pretends to criticize. People who think this film is a "middle finger" to the studio that paid for, approved of, released and marketed it are the same kids who fancy themselves rebels for buying anarchy jackets at Hot Topic.

[@shawklan27]

This

[@perceivedvelocity9914]

I agree 100%

[@DouglasLippi]

I would guess that Keanu was required by WB to be in this movie. Writers don't get a say on everything. In fact, usually they don't get much of a say on anything.

[@BlownMacTruck]

I disagree. The meta element is exactly that cynicism. It sucks… on purpose.

[@blaisetelfer8499]

@@BlownMacTruck okay, whether or not they did it on purpose is immaterial. The end product is a movie that sucks. So you're not even disagreeing about the movie being bad, you're just making excuses for *why* it's bad.

[@nodewizard]

This is the reason I stopped reading comics. They keep killing off heroes and villains only to throw them again and again in the Lazarus pit just because another artist or writer wants to reboot and reboot and reboot a franchise. Death is meaningless in video games, movies, tv and comics. Many times burnt and many times shy. Unfortunately, death is no longer as compelling as it once was. The option would've been to reboot the Matrix story with new twists. But to continue the story with same old protagonists and villains is just dumb.

[@emilflognoid1532]

Fun fact: the red and blue pills were just an Advil liqui-gel and a stool softener.

[@MattElfenbein]

The meta discussion just brings me back to Warner Brother's Space Jam 2, where the whole film just feels like it is coming from someone who was bored in a room watching these old films/shows. So Space Jam and Matrix are both victims of WB's lust for money and resurrection!

[@brandonhinrichs4393]

Space jam was in no way actually a good movie. I have Michael Jordan in it and I will watch anything Michael Jordan does but as a movie not good at all

[@geordischmidt]

First, this idea has already been done, with "Xena: Warrior Princess" (among other shows) where the characters appear as their real life counterparts, discussing plans for a TV show based on Xena. Second, I think the Wachowskis wanted to have a Matrix movie from the "Wachowski Sisters." Third, thanks for not showing a clip from "Dallas" or "St. Elsewhere" when you mentioned "it was all a dream."

[@omegamysterio3701]

Despite all the mountain sized problems with this film there is one that really really bothers me... Why in the blessed name of Keanu Reeves would the machines put the Smith program back into the matrix?? Updated program or not it's still the same program, and that's a particularly stupid thing to do considering this same program you just updated brought the matrix to its knees before and caused catastrophic problems for the machines because it rebelled against its function! And the machines had to help Neo by sending a surge of energy through him to destroy the entire Smith program So WHY would the machines use that program again?? Why would they assume it's fine now just because they update it? I wouldn't touch that with a ten foot pole after what it did before! If it had been explained that Smith survived partially by disguising itself in another program and lives in the matrix as a "man on the run" type of character who's looking for another way to escape and Destroy the matrix or even take control of the machines than fine, if you want to use the "man on the run" idea but he's maybe more of a frenemy with Neo and there's a worse threat they need to reluctantly work together to beat like a mysterious outside force uploaded a kind of super virus to take control of the Matrix and it has its own combat programs that are super adaptive to the matrix security programs, and the machines can't just delete this thing because it's rooted in the core of the matrix so if they delete it they'd delete the matrix and that's why they bring back Neo and Trinity (still stupid they are able to ressurect them) and if we did the frenemy thing with Smith, he's established a underground cult or something where they allow him to bounce between bodies to stay hidden until he's able to fully rebuild his program and come back that'd fine! But no he's back because nostalgia! Neo is back because nostalgia! Morpheus is back because nostalgia! EVERYONE IS BACK BECAUSE NOSTALGIA!

[@natelax1367]

Agent smith isn’t in the new movie. I didn’t see Hugo weaving anywhere. Who thought they could possibly pull that off without Hugo. I personally think he made the entire first movie as such a memorable antagonist

[@omegamysterio3701]

@@natelax1367 Hugo was amazing in the first film he's so chilling and creepy, yet so entertaining to watch! Like I said I would prefer IF you're going to put him in your film have Smith be a body jumping parasitic program in the matrix trying to rebuild himself and once he does (Maybe by the second film if this is supposed to be a new trilogy) have Hugo come back as Agent Smith it would be so great to see him in the role again! Also you have him be a frenemy with Neo until the third film and they deal with this new threat, have a climactic fight with Smith and then the machines isolate his complete code and delete him and effectively ensuring that he is gone permanently, no escaping this time. But if you don't need Smith and don't have a good reason why he's still around I'd say don't include him.

[@maria.whiddon]

Kind of like new movie The Kings Men. Just bring back cast (most dead) from first Kingsmen movie and do an 1800s prequel thing?! Just to make a buck. Smh. Sucks like the sequel.

[@Michael_ORourke]

@@maria.whiddon What are you talking about? The King's Men is set during WW1 (not the 1800's) and features none of the cast and characters from Kingsmen 1. It's a movie about the origin of the Kings Men organization.

[@timothypage252]

I don't actually mind that the machines restarted the Matrix. What good reason did they have to honor any promises once Neo did what they wanted?

[@TigerDave]

Just watched your entire video. Great review! I was 31 years old when I saw the original movie in 1999. Loved it so much that it became my favorite movie of all time -- I even dressed up as Neo that Halloween. I'm now 54. Last week I watched Resurrections, with zero expectations. The verdict: I wanted two and a half hours of my life back. Talk about a nostalgic cash grab. Shame on you Warner Brothers!

[@nicks1451]

“Wait. What if we just wrote about what we’re doing right now??” -someone in the Matrix writing room, probably.

[@shawklan27]

Shame we won't get any new installments that could further explore the lore of the matrix and give us some potentially new scenarios considering the matrix can be almost about anything.

[@natelax1367]

They could’ve just made a movie version of animatrix or the video game and it would have been so much better.

[@urbanstarship]

I've avoided this movie like I've avoided most new TV and movie shows. I just go back and watch the originals, because I have everything on Blu-ray, but I'm curious about people's reviews of what was once pop culture that mattered to a lot of us. Hollywood just does not hire good writers anymore, they hate their audience, and they are mostly interested in a cultural revolution where old characters are constantly shat on.

[@Apd174]

Mark never misses with him editing himself into scenes

[@DorkSideObamna]

I love how you use the best part of Origin pt. II by Overwerk for your outro! It's just magnificent!!

[@apongdarko4981]

I got spooked when Tarantino said he thought the first matrix was the best movie in the world but then he felt a lot less towards it after seeing the sequels. So I will enjoy the first as it is and keep pushin

[@Icemario87]

It's true. Watching any of the sequels actually makes watching the first one less enjoyable.

[@poeterritory]

Excellent video essay, Mark. Love these things. I'm up for more.

[@da_ocsta1452]

This movie ruined my day, and I went in expecting nothing.

[@A_White_Male_Man]

Love the pfp

[@user-account-not-found]

Ok snowflake

[@da_ocsta1452]

@@user-account-not-found Lol, zing.

[@pneuma9983]

Dam Mark! You chewed this one up and spit er right back out, lol! Absolutely relentless!

[@RemyBeast]

When I heard this movie was coming out that was the nail in the coffin for me with sequels/prequels of throwbacks, reboots, re-imaginings (wokified reboots) and everything in-between. And honestly the fact that a lot of these movies try to be self aware about it as if that makes a difference is pretty insulting to viewers. It's even more shameless.

[@Yusa25]

the only shameless things are people like you who can't enjoy nothing. Always complaining. Dude it's not the Matrix Trilogy 20 years ago. Its something new and fresh and was throwback to the trilogy. I enjoyed and liked it. I hope they bring the 5 and 6 movie out aswell

[@RocketboyX]

Imagine compaining about "wokified reboots" during a discussion about The Matrix, which was inspired directly by transgenderism and transitioning.

[@RemyBeast]

@@RocketboyX It's a poorly written movie attempting to be self aware to avoid criticism. This new age of wokeness is fake. It's a marketing tactic, they don't care about you or social issues.