The New Matrix Was Bad On Purpose

[@donkerbolls]

The scene where Neo is being informed that he has to make another matrix because the studio mandates it and he doesnt actually have ownership over the ip. That scene literally explains everything exactly as it happened irl

[@radicant7283]

Yeah, literally says "Warner Brothers is making matrix 4 with or without us." Can't think of a more direct explanation straight from director to audience.

[@nickdee24]

@@radicant7283 Yeah exactly, it's like they knew they didn't want to do it but thought alright we'll make one but we're gonna make sure you know that this was a bad idea and we KNOW IT WAS. lol.

[@Velvetspoonful]

@@radicant7283Is that like, the fourth wall pulverised with extreme prejudice?

[@mthoodstyle]

What about respecting the audience? People paid real money for this turd. Not cool. The movies got progressively worse and this one was the cherry on top.

[@paul4000]

If you paid money to see it you honestly got what you deserved, maybe try crying about it? Couldn’t hurt 🤷🏻‍♂ @@mthoodstyle

[@piefrosty319]

When “Smith” said WB wants to do a new trilogy with or without the original creator I knew from that moment in what I was watching.

[@MrVvulf]

You are the One!

[@rzn2258]

Stop lying

[@michaelshepherdhal]

same

[@ekinteko]

I don't know. I still think they were set out making a serious movie, and went overboard with all the self-jokes and meta points. Besides the above is "just a theory". Another strong theory is that the Wichowski's have lost the plot themselves. Anyone changing their gender identity must be undergoing big mental changes, and there is a certainty that it affects your thinking (ie Creativity, Decision Making, Consistency, etc etc).

[@jakeviolet2195]

So, the studio wants to remake your hit movie from the 90s with or without you. What do you do? A) Turn down the job and let someone else ruin your legacy. B) Accept the job and ruin your own legacy to spite the studio and the audience. C) Accept the job and make a great movie, if you still have the chops. They didn't choose Option C because they didn't have the talent anymore. The Waschowski brothers were a one-hit-wonder. They made one great movie, two lukewarm sequels, chopped their dicks off and then disappeared into the sad world of Hollywood has-beens.

[@PyroMancer2k]

I think the conflicting view comes from the conflict of what the movie really is. Those expecting a serious sequel to the series are gonna be massively disappointed. But when you realize it's a giant FU to the studio who wanted them to bring back all the characters for a cash grab it's brilliant, as it's just enough to make stupid studio executives think it will be good because it checks off all the boxes and they have no sense of taste so they green light it.

[@tomoakley760]

Problem is the studio still wins because audiences paid to watch it expecting a decent Matrix movie. The studio got their money, it's the audience that gets short thrifted

[@wilfredoandresquinonesruiz5263]

@@tomoakley760 They didn't quite win if they expected a franchise

[@CTimmerman]

WB wanted to use new characters as the old ones were too old and expensive, and Lana screwed over Smith like WB did her. Fortunately Resurrections could just be a simulation.

[@santiagojara8056]

@@tomoakley760 The audience who lack brains*

[@ashscott6068]

Being deliberately shit, doesn't make it good. It makes it shit. And it IS shit. And if you believe it was shit on purpose, you're fooling yourself. They were TRYING to make a good movie. They just failed on an epic scale.

[@kylebroussard5952]

I came to this same conclusion after watching it in theaters. It was so bad and so blatantly meta, you felt as if the director was basically saying, "Can you believe this is what they made me create?"

[@kehlarn6478]

isn't a theory. the wachowskis stated prior to the film even starting production that they make a mock parody of their own work in the pitch and the mgmt didnt catch the joke so they just kept running with it

[@imissmydeadcat.74]

I feel like they'd be better off remaking the first one, except cleaning up the parts that are extremely lazily written. Y'know, making like 100 matrix movies doesn't actually make up for lazy writing. As an actual fully hashed out culture, the first movie is just piggybacking off New York City from the year it was filmed. Even the most basic motivation for the machine AI overlord villains doesn't make any real sense. It's almost like the machines were supposed to want people for their souls, but then they realized that trying to make sense of that would require far too much depth into the actual nature of the actual relationship between man and AI, so they just dumbed it down for autistic psychotic egomaniacs. Apparently, people in VR gaming comas produce more electricity than the most advanced power plants, and we're just supposed to accept that like it doesn't deserve some kind of clarification. Is it a metaphor for transcendental infinity? Suuure; who cares? That's the attitude these writers had when designing this story. It's just lazy; meant for lazy audiences. It's like if you're trying to jerk off to Brave New World and The Terminator simultaneously. You feel smart for contemplating the themes, but no thinking takes place.

[@SalohcinQE]

You're actually harping on another point of stuff that was not the writer's fault. The original idea was for humans to be used for their processing power, not their power generation. The studio thought that was too confusing and made them change it. It's literally an example of how the studio has been fucking with this franchise from the very first movie. Which is probably why this time they finally had enough and just decided to troll them and make something that they couldn't continue to make a franchise out of. You literally cited the most famous example I've ever heard of of studio interference making a movie dumber.

[@NeoAndersonChannel1]

@@imissmydeadcat.74 Easily understood when you realize the "writers" you mention, in fact, didn't create or originate this story, which is why you detect parts that need clarification and being further fleshed out ideas.

[@thecianinator]

source?

[@vrclckd-zz3pv]

​@@imissmydeadcat.74 in the original script for Matrix 1 people were supposed to be enslaved for processing power, not as batteries. The plot was going to revolve around the machines needing human brains as CPUs. The studio demanded that they change it because they thought the average person in the late 90s wouldn't know what a CPU is. If you look into what the movie was originally supposed to be like it seemed cool before the studio started meddling in it, but I think it still turned out to be an enjoyable action movie.

[@alexclaton]

in the beginning of the movie theres literally a sign that says "for those that like to eat shit"

[@BigGainer98]

Glad I didn’t even bother torrenting it for free. Fuck Hollywood and modern western entertainment.

[@seamon9732]

At around 4 minutes 15 seconds you can also see a sign that read "Sabor a Mierda", translate to "taste of shit". Edit: Also visible at 6m 5s.

[@dipndaVic]

oh my! wooow! In a way this is soothing to know....they know....and we know.... something.....shitty

[@caddywampa6602]

​@@seamon9732 "Bugs" also slides down an electric sign in that scene that reads "ANDERSONS- FOR THOSE THAT LOVE TO EAT SHIT" in English.

[@garvintimmann]

@@seamon9732 well spotted

[@No1_Inpa_Ticular]

The theory makes perfect sense. In fact when Steven Spielberg made ET he immediately wrote a sequel. It was so awful that it was scrapped right away. It eventually came out that this was done on purpose because Spielbergs contract called for a sequel idea. He did not want this movie to be made so he purposely wrote such a bad story that no producer would green light the idea.

[@nikolaush3414]

I think there's also many sequels out there where the directors tried to do the same, but then the movie script got made anyway, even though it was horrific.

[@timnordstrom7383]

This honestly speaks to a profound level of integrity.

[@No1_Inpa_Ticular]

@@timnordstrom7383 Well we can all see what Disney thinks of producers/creators. “Buy the bastards out! Or wait until they die and it’s free pickins”.

[@fixedfunshow]

Then when he's no longer around they make one anyway.

[@DanielDavidAllenChannel]

I kinda wanna see AI make this movie now.

[@alisterfolson]

The Suits: Make another or we will Director: Ok I got it Also Director: Imma fuck it up so bad no one will want another one

[@VonMagXL]

That was the same thing Douglas Adams did with Earth: Mostly Harmless when fans demanded another Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy book, although it was more the ending that.made it so there really couldn't be another one...

[@michaelbashford2733]

Except there's going to be a matrix 5, so........ 😬

[@VonMagXL]

@@michaelbashford2733 Douglas was going to fix Hitchhikers with another book (apparently he eventually felt bad about it) plus the movies were going to be different too, but then he died and we're stuck with it. I don't think it's impossible to make another good Matrix based movie, but it's not very likely either. From what I read, someone wanted to make a movie in the Matrix universe, but not about the main characters, asked for permission and then we got Matrix 4 instead. Whatever it was, it couldn't possibly have been as bad....

[@kevin75c]

They should of let the suits do their thing😂

[@josephdarkhelmet9494]

And yet, they're making another one.

[@bryanflynn2855]

I thought the recasting of Smith and Morpheus were a commentary on how studios try to reboot franchises with new actors in old roles, and expect the same performance. They act as if delivery and performance were transactional.

[@milddiffuse]

yea this

[@ftgodlygoose4718]

Marvel and Star Wars right now. Like is it seriously that difficult to make new interesting characters? Why bother making another super genius character with a unique personality and morals when you can just make Iron Man 2.0 with boobs, what is going through their heads.

[@TheRedpainternumber8]

😅 the point is to make ironic man

[@ossiedunstan4419]

so smith is a software program you are saying software program`s can't be changed or rewritten, That only applies to microsoft software.

[@RonsaRRR]

Hugo Weaving was scheduled to reprise his role as Smith, but was unable to due to a scheduling conflict.

[@Skrenja]

Matrix 5 should have Steven Seagal as Neo.

[@creativityhub1350]

That would be epic

[@aviatornic2839]

I would see it, that sounds hilarious IF AND ONLY IF he thinks it's a serious movie

[@John8.7]

😆😆😆

[@AllanM444]

and Ja Rule as Morpheus

[@graphicsgod]

Whoah!

[@Eldexo]

Holy shit, it came out in 2021? Fuck the time goes fast....

[@rgw5991]

i just saw it 3 weeks ago

[@iratepirate3896]

​@rgw5991 Lucky b*stard

[@number3stunner118]

I just watched it last night, and was surprised. I thought it would've been 2022, and probably late in the year.

[@mujigant]

Time do fast 😢

[@MichaelFever]

Time moves different in the Matrix

[@QuestionableObject]

"Morpheus" in this movie is actually an (in universe) AI recreation of the real Morpheus (who is dead) so that's another layer of meta-commentary on how being dead won't stop you from being dragged out like an old rug (cough star wars cgi cameos cough hack wheeze)

[@ThatGuyNamedRick]

Worst part is, those who watch the movie only knowing of the 3 previous ones will not understand why Morpheus never returns. It's because he dies attempting to bring Neo back by uncovering the location of the RSIFragments with codebombs being assassinated in the process. No one will know that unless they've played the MMO The Matrix Online, and what's worse is that the storylines within that game are canon.

[@Christopher_Gibbons]

That’s not even a theory. That’s just literally the A plot of the movie. The first half is the actual movie was a brilliant short film about the author’s struggle with mental health and the way the first movie ruined their life. The second half just goes here’s some big dome action for the people who couldn’t keep up. Then it proceeds to close every door and burn every bridge so they can’t pull this shit again.

[@RichardServello]

It’s like how the second half of Adaptation was written by Kaufman’s brother and nobody got it, it was intentionally a cheesy action film at the end about a crime heist. The brother spells it out beat for beat and people still didn’t get it. Tho that movie was brilliant and wasn’t meant to bankrupt a franchise…LOL

[@metagen77]

Its a bunch of thiefes and scammers without any shame. But I guess they were right in the end, who can even blame them if you actually defend this.

[@mikeexits]

"Big dome action" - I've never heard this one before. Interesting word choice.

[@jackvalentine7403]

It's obviously a automatic correct. Chill bro.

[@aZeddPrattFilm]

Exactly.

[@Chrisnohat]

When I saw it in the theatre, groups were walking out in the middle. Soon after, during a long dialogue moment, I broke down and started laughing… for no reason other than the boring factor. Others joined me. It was a crazy moment that I’ll never forget. I don’t remember the movie at all.

[@PickledSmoothBrain]

I would have loved to have been there and seen you all giggling at the movie

[@whatyoudo9773]

i have the same reaction when i see the directors currently....like sideshow stuff

[@TacticalTypos]

We had the same reaction watching it at home. Especially when the bodies started falling from the sky

[@casualcausalityy]

​@@whatyoudo9773I always think about the less assertive twin, did they go along with the transition just to remain in lockstep with Lana? It's weird

[@BrandynQuigley]

It was a dogshit movie that I could write essays on. For starters it's fucking criminal that it didn't get a Premium Large Format release, nevermind the fact that matrix 4 wasn't in 4d. The budget? Omfg where did it go??? Last I checked it had double the budget of Titanic. The core principles and ideology? Completely abandoned. There was one singular cool moment in the movie and it was the reveal of Io/new Zion. Apart from that it legit felt like a made for TV remake in the same vein as the Rush Hour TV show. I believe it was bad on purpose, but not to stick it to the studio. It was bad on purpose to shit on all the people who loved the movie, to spite the fans - because the creators hate the fact that their best work was something they stole. Its crazy the movie was so bad it made me question everything, which lead me to find out the wachowskis were sued and lost in court over IP theft. The Matrix was heaaaavily lifted from The Invisibles.

[@spellsword69]

I watched this movie when it dropped on HBO and was very confused up until the Warner Bros name drop. After that scene I enjoyed the movie purely based off of the meta content and how badly it recreated the first movie, which clearly was an allegory for how cool firing guns in slow motion is.

[@blackspiralstorytelling4402]

I thought this was overtly stated by the movie when Neo was forced to produce a game he didn't want to because of a contract he was locked into.

[@robertdouble559]

One thing I learned very early working in advertising is NEVER give the clients a deliberately bad concept as an option because that's the one they will chose to make, without fail.

[@ablationer]

Something something Ford's voiceover narration in Blade Runner

[@slablab768]

I won't spoil the surprise of how this applies between Tim Burton and Warner Bros on Beetlejuice, but it does.

[@bricaaron3978]

@@slablab768 What's wrong with Beetlejuice? I'm sure the recent sequel is garbage, but that doesn't reflect upon the original of course.

[@PhilipAlexanderHassialis]

@@ablationer well, depends really. I liked Blade Runner voiceover because it is a direct use of the "Film noir" Humphrey Bogart detective films tropes - and I think it fit the movie well.

[@ablationer]

@@PhilipAlexanderHassialis I was more-so referring to the rumor that Harrison Ford didn't wanna do it so he did it bad on purpose so they wouldn't use it, and yet they kept it in anyway

[@tnteachertim]

Uh-huh... If you pay close attention when Ms blue hair is escaping at the start, she slides down the restaurant sign, and it reads, "Anderson's - For people who like to eat shit". Fairly on the nose, isn't it?

[@daniel_dumile]

Yes in a tasteless, unfun in cynical selfish way, much like the creators in recent times. Plenty of one hit wonders on this planet. Right time right place.

[@Tuttigiu]

Clearly a critique to people looking for bullet time over and over again. It's telling them they're bluepilled

[@moonasha]

@@daniel_dumile I think they're genuinely talented, but there's this thing that happens with talented people where they are destroyed by their success. George Lucas, Ridley Scott, these guys. I don't know what it is, it's like nobody has the balls to tell them what they're doing sucks after they make their blockbuster.

[@daShadoSage]

​@@daniel_dumileso entire amazing script, directions, dialogue, choreography, cinematography, casting, and even doing things never done before is right time right place? Haha. Ok. It's trolling but terrible trolling.

[@CrAzYpotpie]

​@@daShadoSageWhat are you talking about? Any time any person does something incredible it could be described as being in the right time at the right place, it isn't a phrase that inherently diminishes whatever accomplishment. You grossly misunderstand the saying at your own detriment.

[@2120musiclover]

I could tell while watching that they made it bad on purpose. It was more like, “fine, we will take the money, but you won’t like it.” Lol also, I could tell from the trailers that it was a rehash of the first. I’m just glad I didn’t pay the theater price to see this. I really appreciate all the research you put into this. So good.

[@speedracer1945]

I saw it on TNT a few weeks ago and wasn't impressed.

[@beetlebob4675]

Absolutely. The scene with the CEO was an actual conversation, I found out. Abridged, but the same energy. Basically, "We're doing it with or without you" "If you're going to ruin it anyway, I'm going to ruin it MY WAY." I have nothing but respect for that decision.

[@JoshuaWhisanat-gd6nd]

Research. That's hilarious

[@wyattcole5452]

I didn’t watch the trailers bc I wanted to be surprised by what I was seeing 😢 I sure was

[@beetlebob4675]

@@pnut3844able It's not a theory. The one Witchowski that worked on it said as much.

[@rmsgrey]

I'm pretty sure that the Matrix trilogy being games was not a studio note - Thomas J Anderson was a corporate programmer drone in the original movie, while Neo was a skilled computer hacker. His ability to see the code and reshape the Matrix around him was tied to his identity as a coder. Turning him into a movie star, or a script-writer or a director would break the basic premise of the entire franchise. Also, having Neo be a programmer explains where Morpheus 2 came from.

[@martinnunez3211]

Not sure about that, Zak Penn was set to work in some sort of prequel/reboot of the Matrix, it seems he was dropped and then we got only the Matrix resurrections.. but that same year Zak Penn made "Free Guy" about a videogame character that sets himself free, pretty synmilar like the new "morpheus" plotline. It might be just a coincidence.

[@cease2xist653]

Did you know that the first version of the new Matrix movie was designed to be perfect? Where none suffered, where everyone would be happy. It was a disaster. No one would accept it. Entire crops were lost. Which is why the new Matrix movie was redesigned to this!

[@marniekilbourne608]

YES, they literally explained that in the 3rd movie!

[@kc-wv9er]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@WildHorseProductions]

I heard this in Colonel Sander's voice.

[@atischtm8833]

legend

[@Dias_De_Noe]

Low key best comment

[@orkunvemosi]

I think even the Bugs Bunny reference in Matrix Resurrections was an attempt to insult Warner Bros for making a cash grab sequel to Space Jam

[@krash2430]

in the first movie they mention a bunny

[@AndrewMilesMurphy]

It's all a Monster Jam reference, the Bhop map in Counter-Strike Source

[@thelastdefenderofcamelot5623]

I believe Lana is portrayed by Bugs. She is treated like a circus actor but cunningly made a movie that mocks WB by seeking help from Keanu.

[@bricaaron3978]

You realize there was a girl with a rabbit tattoo in the first movie? The _reference_ was to the tattoo in the first movie. If that weren't the case, your idea would be more plausible.

[@garretmh]

In the original the white rabbit tattoo was a thematic reference to Alice in Wonderland. They replaced it with an insincere nostalgic reference and brand tie-in in a way that looks good on paper but is just cringe in context. One of my favorite moments from the movie

[@pfeilspitze]

24:04 "The evil threatening all-knowing bad guy in this movie is Neil Patrick Harris who doesn't even look threatening when you put him in a SS uniform" 🤣🤣🤣

[@speedracer1945]

Uniform was a left over from Starship Troopers that he was in .

[@ken__2526]

Hey, he was pretty unsettling in Doctor Who. He had a whole Spice Girls musical number and talked in exaggerated fake-German and fake French accents and still ended up being one of the most intimidating villains of the show.

[@attiasprouse682]

Yeah, but the make up he wore in Cabaret WITH the SS uniform was transforming my freaky.

[@maximusolivia9982]

His best characters are from how I met your mother and the White Castle movies

[@wyattcole5452]

I think he managed with Series of Unfortunate Events

[@asininerealms]

the new ship in the movie is called the Mnemosyne, which was the Greek goddess of memory

[@MWB_FoolsParadisePictures]

I'd call it an antifilm, a new art form of showing us how bad the studios can be at making films and exactly what their motivations are. And a masterpiece as such.

[@Virtuasamsara]

I agree, as far as the corporate greed part goes, it's an interesting "meta" take on it. How many movies are poking fun at the very studio that's responsible for its creation? Plus, although I'm a huge Matrix fan, I felt like the series started jumping the shark midway through Reloaded. The series was already getting bogged down in commercial appeal, actiony "rule of cool" more than intrigue. The Animatrix had fresher ideas than anything in the last half of the trilogy. The Wachowskis were clearly running out of steam by the end. The franchise was already getting "milked" by that point. And Matrix 4 came out at a time when we'd already had so many half-hearted reboots and remakes.

[@MWB_FoolsParadisePictures]

@@Virtuasamsara I completely agree. I used to blame the Wachowskis for the degradation of the trilogy, but this video has made me wonder how much fault lies with the studio...and how much the Wachowskis perhaps degraded the films on purpose to discourage the studio's requests.

[@LineOfThy]

@@pnut3844able No they literally spell it out to you _in the movie_

[@chrislawuk]

Yes! That’s exactly the word for it, an antifilm! Slopjamming! Brilliant.

[@ebukaobieri]

@@Virtuasamsara Bruh you realise all the dumb shit they added in the sequels BECAUSE of the wachowski's dumb as ideas. After the first Matrix WB let them do whatever the fuck they want and the films literally got WORSE. This shit is not on WB.

[@aceredstone119]

Stumbled into fanservice and now I'm on a lextorias binge Totally subbed

[@1neinate0]

we all stumble into fanservice

[@CrimsonSoldat1311]

⁠@@1neinate0I agree, i stumbled across it a few months ago, now im also a lextorias sub and i love it.

[@raphaeld9270]

@@1neinate0 I got suggested and watched the "I watch random animes" first though. But it might have been before the "fanservice" video was done.

[@rhiannonalsop8316]

Got me too

[@ViperChief117]

I literally went from straight confusion as to what I had just seen with The Matrix Resurrections to laughing hysterically for twenty minutes straight. I honestly couldn’t believe what I’d just seen.

[@mihailmilev9909]

Lmfao

[@32BitJunkie]

There's the spiteful anti trans comments. You guys just can't not make everything political huh

[@iwams1]

It sounds like you have some mental issues if your brain cannot handle simple moments like that. I'd go get that checked.

[@stephendevore]

"I literally went from straight confusion as to what I had just seen with The Matrix Resurrections to laughing hysterically for twenty minutes straight. I honestly couldn’t believe what I’d just seen." Huh? How does this apply to this film? When did you laugh?

[@MikeSynonymous]

This is my head-cannon now. It was a meta commentary that new IP is almost non-existent in Hollywood now, I went to see Deadpool and Wolverine at the cinema a couple of weeks ago and not one single trailer shown before the film started was for an original IP, it was all sequels, prequels and reboots of old IP! We are living in a remix, it's almost the same with music, just to make us all feel old, our 90's and early 2000's music is all being sampled by modern pop stars! Showbusiness has become the Entertainment Industry, there is a subtle but discernible difference: The former is a show, a spectacle, a novel experience that may or may not make money, the later is mass produced nonsense that has been produced solely for the purpose of making money from people who want a show but never truly get one.

[@alamander4444]

18:39 "And, the movie ends." I watched this movie and legitimately believed you there...

[@Thr0mamay]

Me too. I forgot this movie as soon as it was over. And I checked out half way through and had to force myself to suffer through to the end. If they want more matrix, fine make more. About new stories and characters. Animatrix is pretty good without rehashing the same old story.

[@joshuawhyte2638]

Lana doing Hugo and Laurence a solid by leaving them out, but Keanu KNEW what Lana was doing and went "Let's make a meme.."

[@ayoungtricknamedjim5498]

How do you know Keanu was aware that Lana was going full meme?

[@TheSometimeAfter]

​@@ayoungtricknamedjim5498 how do you know he wasn't?

[@ayoungtricknamedjim5498]

@@TheSometimeAfter wasn't what?

[@darrelgreene7094]

​@@ayoungtricknamedjim5498 He talked about it in an interview. He told her no, initially, no more Matrixes. Then she explained it to him and gave him the script, and he said, oh yeah absolutely.

[@isocuda]

Copium levels: MAX

[@JuanPablodelaTorre]

During the first 20 to 30 minutes of this movie I was mesmerized completely convinced it was a *prequel* to the original trilogy. I imagined the matrix was unintentionally created by Neo as a consequence of the AI he created for the games. I imagined Neo uploaded his consciousness to the matrix and that he, as the creator, had admin / world building privileges. I imagined he created the allies and the villains in this world taking people from his own life (including Trinity). I imagined the matrix had to stop Neo for some reason but it couldn't take any of his privileges, so it made him forget everything instead. And I imagined Morpheus was the first consciousness to emerge from this AI and that he would start a friendship with Neo that would lead to the never ending loop that eventually brought us to the original trilogy. It was an amazing movie in my head for a little while. Until it wasn't.

[@3nertia]

That's more imagination than the movie actually had - kudos to you!

[@JuanPablodelaTorre]

@@3nertia I read my comment again and revived those short precious moments one more time. Thanks for commenting.

[@ToyokaX]

I had the same idea while watching it. I thought "huh, maybe it WAS all a simulation in some guy's computer who turns out to be Neo" but actually it just turned out to be a bunch of slop.

[@Gilo_147]

That’s so good!

[@tomislavrasic7766]

That's so goood! I wish it was like that damn

[@executor31]

Same happened with terminator. I remember Arnold talking to the actres of sarah connor on the phone and he said "just take the money and forget about the movie"

[@Daneki]

Which would have been fine, except Jimmy Cameron also hopped on to Dark Fate's press junkets to tell us all that actually this is a good film with artistic integrity and he would only say it if he believed it. Lol sure Jimmy sure

[@therealmorganofficial]

THIS is 100% exactly why the movie was made. A huge middle finger to WB.

[@ashs4022]

... and the fans. It was a huge middle finger to the fans. They used the films first (matrix) success against us. It wasn't a good story, wasn't well directed nor well acted. It's a middle finger to the audience as well.

[@dredzik]

@@ashs4022 The world doesn't owe you anything. I loved the middle finger, it was a very good commentary on the current state of capitalism.

[@ClassicSteve]

Bad on purpose is still bad.

[@IBaitman]

@@dredzik That's a Astrophysics statement... While you're on earth... everyone owes every other person something... Just look at your debt. Plus moviemakers owe their success to people. So yeah... You're wrong just like that naive director.

[@dredzik]

@@asdffdsa541 Art is not a service.

[@Dacho_Shaki]

I like the scene where fake Morpheus, dressed as an agent, got high on drugs, popped out of nowhere in front of other agents, greets an agent with: ''Agent White.'', and bursts out laughing for no apparent reason. I couldn't stop laughing at how hilarious that scene was. At this point, I was like: ''What in the fuck am I watching?''.

[@MistahJay7]

Lol shit was a comedy show but you gota admit the comedy parts really did hit. The part where Neo tried to fly and was like "Yup that's not happening" I literally died of laughter lol

[@mihailmilev9909]

@@MistahJay7 yeah it was pretty funny if u take it as perhaps the way it was meant to. Kinda like secretly sarcastic in a way maybe

[@Seven-Seas-of-Baba-O-Riley]

I like the part where Morpheus said "It's Morphin' time!"

[@master-of-mind5881]

You have to know Bhuddishm, Numerology and the basics of Zoroastrian dualism to say you even watched matrix Resurrections. A genius level event so alienating to its audience it won’t be seen as a masterpiece that it is for years to come. Absolutely loved matrix resurrections. I got no qualms with it whatsoever. As the worlds biggest matrix fan I have watched the original 78 times (yes I counted) it changed my life, it forced me to question my own reality and it made me love movies as my favourite personal interest. This movie is so sincere and exquisite in writing, subtext, allegories, performances etc. I love it for what it is. Any matrix film requires the viewer to upgrade their mindset and to watch it with clarity and vigilance. This film is no different. Like the original it gave me that feeling of reawakening. Rediscovering something for the first time like love or reuniting with an old friend. The film is a beautiful experience and one of the best sci-fi love stories ever committed to film. The visual storytelling on display here is excellent. The biggest irony for me is that the original changed the game, it’s influence on technology, media, culture, etc,it was a critical and commercial success. The pedigree of the original is unparalleled. What’s interesting is that over twenty years later the next instalment is ridiculed, panned, dismissed as nothing more then a sleazy cheap cash grab right? Everyone who didn’t like the film are all saying the exact same thing. Financially the film flopped too. If there’s one thing I know about this franchise is that every film was made with precision, meticulously crafted, it’s no accident or mistake that resurrections is considered a flop. That was the whole point! However if you take the red pill, adjust your mindset and rewatch this film again, you’ll see how deep rabbit

[@MuadDiiib]

@@master-of-mind5881 it's not that deep, chill with the wall of text.

[@UberNoodle]

You're not alone in your theory. That's exactly what I thought watching the film. But looking at it from that angle, it makes me like the film more. It is a middle finger to the real Matrix.

[@vinccool96]

Less a middle finger. It's more a "the trilogy was good, but stop overanalyzing it. There's a reason why it stopped there."

[@demetrisross17]

More of a big fu to WB

[@master-of-mind5881]

You have to know Bhuddishm, Numerology and the basics of Zoroastrian dualism to say you even watched matrix Resurrections. A genius level event so alienating to its audience it won’t be seen as a masterpiece that it is for years to come. Absolutely loved matrix resurrections. I got no qualms with it whatsoever. As the worlds biggest matrix fan I have watched the original 78 times (yes I counted) it changed my life, it forced me to question my own reality and it made me love movies as my favourite personal interest. This movie is so sincere and exquisite in writing, subtext, allegories, performances etc. I love it for what it is. Any matrix film requires the viewer to upgrade their mindset and to watch it with clarity and vigilance. This film is no different. Like the original it gave me that feeling of reawakening. Rediscovering something for the first time like love or reuniting with an old friend. The film is a beautiful experience and one of the best sci-fi love stories ever committed to film. The visual storytelling on display here is excellent. The biggest irony for me is that the original changed the game, it’s influence on technology, media, culture, etc,it was a critical and commercial success. The pedigree of the original is unparalleled. What’s interesting is that over twenty years later the next instalment is ridiculed, panned, dismissed as nothing more then a sleazy cheap cash grab right? Everyone who didn’t like the film are all saying the exact same thing. Financially the film flopped too. If there’s one thing I know about this franchise is that every film was made with precision, meticulously crafted, it’s no accident or mistake that resurrections is considered a flop. That was the whole point! However if you take the red pill, adjust your mindset and rewatch this film again, you’ll see how deep rabbit

[@BernardoOne]

it's honestly not even a theory . Lana has said in multiple interviews where she said that WB contact her and her sister to tell them that they would make a reboot/sequel and revive the IP, regardless if anyone of them wanted to or not. Lana took the opportunity to do the funniest thing possible :D

[@omniframe8612]

Middle finger to the studios not their movie

[@TremelJackson]

The fight scene with Neo and Agent Smith in the subway has to be the most legendary fight scene I've ever seen in a movie still to this day 😭

[@domacero6514]

I believe your theory 100%. I believed it while I first watched it that scene really stuck out to me and while watching the movie I couldn’t help but think about why it was the way it was.

[@CuylerEngle]

My hope is that the movie was made bad so that it's the last Matrix movie to be made for a long time (Protecting some good art from the multiverse mash machine). It's like a disruptive EMP wave shutting down all threats in the area, but sacrificing its own power to do so.

[@EdgeO419]

You know WB is still gonna let the matrix sit for a while before they destroy its corpse and make another movie without the wachowskis, probably a reboot.

[@Ben-ix8vf]

they have been making films bad on purpose for years now(marvel,disney etc)soon people will be fed up and make better ones with ai tools@@EdgeO419

[@EricPranausk]

Well said.

[@Rootiga]

@@EdgeO419 It could always be worse, the matrix couldve been bought by disney where theyd make a matrix TV series on disney+

[@tsoupakis]

Unfortunately you are wrong, since the director was the one that wanted to do the film not the studio..

[@TreadLife]

I was an extra on set of the gym, during the gym bits in the pitch meeting, and I'm back there behind Keanu. Oddly enough, that part of the scene was actually filmed in a real San Francisco gym, that they obviously had to have paid a lot to rent out for the day. Don't think they even changed the layout of the aerobic machines, just made sure we were in exercise clothes, covered my arm tattoo with a crappy hoodie from wardrobe, and shot a bunch of takes. One whole scenario we did clearly hit the cutting room floor, and it was the later stuff that made it in. ANYWAY, you totally reminded me of that with your Lana and Hugo call bit. Hilarious that one of the few real things in the movie was just a gym that's shown for mere fleeting seconds. Great essay, by the way. Totally on board with your observations and theory.

[@chrispekel5709]

Did you get to smell Keanu

[@ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

​@@chrispekel5709WTF

[@JustusScottJr]

The Matrix came out when I was a sophmore in highschool. It is still one of my favorite movies. I agree with Lana's meta-commentary that most people didn't get it. However, it's hard to make a movie that is anti-establishment when you're working within the establishment to get it made. However, if they had just made it as a small indie film, I never would have seen it and gotten the message. I guess it's just like in the matrix where some are ready to recieve the truth and some are not. Which is exactly what I think has happened with this movie. That is to say that I think your theory is sound. It was the exact impression that I got. I did not have any of the evidence that you had. It was just a feeling I had walking out of the theater. It was the same feeling that I had when I walked out of the theater in 1999.... that no one else around me just saw the same movie I did. When I walked out of the theater in 99, I was hearing the conversations around me that were almost verbatim what the devs in M4 meeting were talking about. My world was changed and I felt the extreme sense of dysphoria and social dissociation (a term I'm making up because I couldn't find one that already exsited that means an acute feeling of distance from the human race). I had a similar, though not as strong, reaction to the way I heard people talking about Resurrections. I felt like I was watching a movie that was clearly just a commentary on what is wrong with the movie industry. I was cringing and laughing throughout the whole movie. No one else seemed to be having that reaction. I walked out saying "that was hilarious" and no one else seemed to get the joke.... So maybe you and I are crazy... or maybe we can see the code. LMAO Seriously appreciated your video brother. First vid and I'm subscribing. You got me cracking up several times and it was nice to see that someone else agreed with me that it was an awful movie, but very likely on purpose. Still kina pissed I wasted money on a movie ticket, but I wasn't NOT going to go... any subsequent instalations will have to come out on a streaming service I already pay for. 😆

[@gabm999]

the op is right but that o ly accounts for , I'd say 10% of what this movie brings. its brilliant on several levels,, and trying to pin it to jist one will cause most to muss the BIG picture. here is a link, a presentation tation that breaks down the message in TM:4. the op also has breakdowns for TM, 2, and 3. they are actually important to humanitarian messages that the blue pills of the world's cannot seem to receive unfortunately. that is part of the Ws trolling as well. you.

[@mmoviefan7]

it' s not so surprising when you realize the average iq of ppl

[@VictorHugoVideos]

I like to believe Lana and Hugo are friends, so actually she called him like: "Some WB execs are gonna call you to work on a Matrix movie. Just say you're busy!"

[@jeremywoods770]

bro thats a dude in makeup and a dress

[@_BangDroid_]

@@jeremywoods770 Are you talking about Hugo in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert?

[@jeremywoods770]

@@_BangDroid_ i love that movie. But no

[@Nyla_Corvina]

@@jeremywoods770 Keep it to yourself dude nobody cares about your phobia.

[@jeremywoods770]

@@Nyla_Corvina waaaa cry me a fucking river

[@miasmi5992]

I definitely support this theory, the whole movie just seems like a shitpost from Lana to prevent what happened to the Star wars sequels or hobbit trilogy

[@rpocc]

I don’t think the Hobbit film was so bad. Overblown and enormously long for no reason - true. But ultimately the main screenplay is directly based on the book and it’s quite entertaining and passes the spirit of that fairy tale pretty fine. My kid enjoyed it.

[@unowndassombras509]

Hobbit was completely and genuinely fine. People usually "disliked it" because they're subconsciounsly comparing to LOTR.

[@juannaym8488]

@@unowndassombras509c'mon it's 9 hours of nothing. It's like stretching a gum for 5 miles. Even when something happens, it completely missed the mark by trying to be a LOTR prequel, which the book wasn't. I would rather the SW sequels, atleast something happens there. The Hobbit trilogy is just the dullest, most boring slog I ever watched

[@unowndassombras509]

@@juannaym8488 You lost me at SW sequels tbh. Hobbit doesnt destroy its own legacy and stuff the public with demonic politics. It's still a fun and harmless oldschool high-fantasy puzzle adventure. Unironically better than 90% of what mainstream Hollywood produces today.

[@juannaym8488]

@@unowndassombras509 When have you last watched The Hobbit? Like fr, how the hell can you have "fun" from it? Again, it's 9 hours of *nothing*. There's no character development, there's some (very thin) plot progression that's ultimately meaningless and... man that's it. Nothing happens. It's 9 hours of boredom. The singing scene from the first movie is good. That's legit it I don't like the sequel trilogy but again, it's atleast not boring. I can watch The Last Jedi and have some response to it beyond really wanting to grab my phone Better than 90% of hollywood production? Madame Web is more entertaining than the Hobbit trilogy. Watching the Hobbit trilogy is like being locked into a bunker for 9 hours. It's pure boredom. I quit the third movie an hour in and went for a walk during a massive thunderstorm with hail. I enjoyed being flayed by hail, freezing in mach speed winds and being afraid of getting struck by thunder over watching the rest of this borefest

[@johnbacon4997]

My Favorite part of the movie was when Neo went to the game awards and had to take pictures with the anthropomorphic Gillete shaver and then was hit on by Geoff Keighley.

[@victorcontreras9725]

Riley freeman to Neo: "Why you keep doing the same move?!?!?" 😂😂😅😅😅😅

[@caddywampa6602]

The real 5D chess move would have been to start Thomas Anderson in the same place, but never give the revelation that the matrix is real. The film is a psychodrama about a mentally ill artist, and his friends, family and doctors trying desperately to keep him sane, while the vultures at Warner Bros push him further and further into madness, not just with deadline pressure, but actively gaslighting him, precisely because they think he'll make more interesting work if he's unhinged and if he winds up unaliving himself, they can make big money on a re-release as a "tribute".

[@m.zangdar6987]

The issue with this is that if it was the whole movie it would have never been greenlighted by the studios. And so Lana would have been fired from the project and we would have had a movie even more barebones than this one. Not saying that it's not a good idea tho, I would have loved a whole movie with just the plot of the first half.

[@satevo462]

Dude, the movie was meant to be shit exactly because of the reasons they made in the movie. Warner Bros broke their contract and forced them to make another movie. So they trolled Warner Bros and made a Meta Meta Meta movie about being forced to make another Matrix Movie. It's all right there. God bless Lana.

[@Trick-Framed]

Thank you for simplifying my wall o text. I of course erased it after I saw this. What took me 30 minutes to type you summarized in 5 sentences. Thank you.

[@satevo462]

@@Trick-Framed Lol. No worries bro. Glad I could help.

[@yaknow5252]

Wrong they didn't write the trilogy a lady did. They got sued remember.

[@Trick-Framed]

@@yaknow5252 That woman was a flake. She wrote a novel that included Terminator's tech and apocalypse scenario that led into space travel and meeting something akin to a Xenomorph before finally returning to earth to find humanity enslaved. Did the Wachowskis, Scott and Cameron all steal from the same book ? I don't know but she sued all 3 and lost all three suits. Cameron said he had a dream he was being chased by an unstoppable machine and he wrote Terminator. Scott and the Wachowskis also denied any wrong doing and claim any similarities were coincidence.

[@mightytaiger3000]

"lana" lol

[@kapcom01]

They announced a Mateix 5 unfortunately. So if Lana's intention was to prevent any future sequels, she unfortunately failed.

[@looselipssinkships2323]

She's a DA , and not a district attorney 😂

[@c.glazercrush3994]

Don't think it was so bad,Smith still has power too,it's just residuals probably from absorbing the oracle.Maybe this is why he could move in the new architects time freeze.

[@I-Comment-therefore-i-am]

but keanu said he will return only if they include lana

[@stevesmith-zf8dp]

"She"....gross

[@beckiejbrown]

Once you started on your theory, I agreed.... not shocked at all :). Great video :)

[@DynamicPhil84]

What shocks me the most about Matrix 4 is that the WB execs didn't see this flaming pile of garbage coming from a mile away. The whole film is Lana giving WB the middle finger and (rightfully) killing off any potential reboot of the franchise, but over the months and years that it was in production, they continued to fund it and somehow didn't know that it was going to turn out so awful???

[@theyellowarchitect4504]

They don't care. It will make money anyway because it has the matrix IP. Also muh chinese markets.

[@WinterAyars]

Capitalism is always willing to make money off media calling out capitalism for being evil. This is just a variant of that. They don't care whether it's good or bad, just whether they can get people to watch something off the (still very strong) brand recognition. That's it.

[@daniellegales]

It makes much more sense when you realise that studio execs do not care at all if their movies are good. I recall an anecdote about Alien 3, where David Fincher was at his wits end trying to convince the studio execs that the changes that they were insisting on would hurt the film, and they responded that they didn't care. They didn't give a shit that they were hurting the fim, because a good film is never their goal, only a profitable one. Great films bomb all the time, and terrible ones routinely make bank. I imagine Warner Bros thought that the brand recognition and attached talent would be enough for this film.

[@DynamicPhil84]

@daniellegales I thought that Matrix 4 completely bombed though? Which is why I'm especially confused that there are now plans to continue the series with a new director. From a marketing and profitability standpoint, I'm baffled.

[@LowkeyLoki_1]

To make it funny, the Matrix 5 is now in production with a new director lol

[@neogen23]

Well, I'll only say this. If people deem your movie unworthy to even get via torrent, you should get the hint.

[@cptdoobs3691]

That trumpet version of "Wake Up" at the end credits had me and buddy in absolute stitches. Well worth the ticket price

[@Che1seabluesdrogba11]

Bastardization of Rage against the machine. Absolutely insane

[@SuhaibAndrabi]

The band that performed it is called brass against . Around the time the movie released the lead singer got notorious because, now follow me, during a gig, she announced in stage she needs to pee, a fan came up on stage and offered to be peed on. To which the singer obliged. The fan ( a large white, bearded middle aged rocker type) triumphantly raised both fists in victory. I think the video is on youtube or at least the less respectable video sharing sites.

[@SooPRKrTkl]

You had me rollin g. Very good content. Highly underrated bro. Much success to you🙏

[@DarrenWigfield]

I came away from the theater immediately thinking the same thing that you did, that wachowski deliberately killed this movie. The only thing I don't understand is why Keanu was willing to be a part of it

[@donovanwiebe2495]

I was thinking that before I even reached the theater. I knew that both Wachowski's hated the idea of a new sequel as the story is complete, and the "Warner Bros is making this with or without you" line was in the trailer, so it was obvious that this movie was made out of spite. This theory is barely a theory, it had might as well be a fact

[@user-ne9sd4ow1o]

Keanu was also apart of Cyberpunk 2077 launch so.. He seems like a cool guy tho 😎

[@nope53926]

Keanu got paid $12 to $14 million upfront for Resurrections. Easier money than most people will ever make.

[@LeftCatcher]

Because: 1. He's a nice guy. 2. They need the big names. 3. He was riding the sequel train already. 4. It's funny (only way to get NPH on board btw, he makes a fantastic villain.) 6. Money (even though he spends it generously, I would imagine he enjoys being generous.)

[@phillipfaile3122]

Keanu Reeves... You mean, John Wick?

[@samm1926]

"-We're just doing the first movie again..." I'd love to see your take on The Force Awakens

[@neamtz]

WB would've made a better Matrix movie Disney would've made a better Matrix movie EVEN GEORGE LUCAS WOULD'VE MADE A BETTER MATRIX MOVIE

[@EliasMheart]

Honestly, I had a different read while watching, but I can fully see yours, too. But... This was my experience (as I remember, it's been a bit): I was able to really enjoy it a lot, (aside from the action), the part with Neo at the beginning are awesome, though heartbreaking - the hero we love, broken down to basically a pet, and if he notices, he gets brainwashed. The entire movie handles the viewer as it handles Neo: We don't know what's going on, but we know there's important things wrong with the world. It starts with the first scene, there's so many small details that are wrong - I think, even before the actress-reveal. The sign of the Hotel is different (I think), stuff like that. And then you watch Neo and... he knows that things are wrong, just not how. This is basically how he must have felt before Matrix I, though possibly even worse, because then he had something to search for, at least. But you don't start trying to meet "the most dangerous man in the world" because you are happy. And then he "gets out" (honestly, I expected that to be just another layer, and I can't recall if that was just my gut or if there were hints..), and... hope is just dead. Idk, there were parts I didn't like, but at least the first half I really loved while watching it, once I had "allowed the movie to show me what it wanted to show me"(no idea how to make that clearer.) Still, I can totally buy your theory. It would fit very well, afaik.^^

[@dwightyokum3700]

So she killed the franchise so the originals wouldn’t be diluted by a reboot? Solid

[@avatarion]

She lmao.

[@Digit0wL]

he

[@IllegallyIris]

@@Digit0wL the matrix is a trans allegory, if you can't respect the gender identity of the woman who made it you're missing the point of the trilogy.

[@typedef_]

@@IllegallyIris everything is a trans allegory

[@Digit0wL]

@@IllegallyIris they are dudes, literally. Go check your brain

[@Daniel-Six]

The current theory (on Matrix Explained) is that humans are kept as slaves to provide training data for LLMs, which are constantly hungry for novel input. This is seriously the most believable explanation I've encountered.

[@KindredBrujah]

You mean in this version of reality? Sounds plausible, yes.

[@master-of-mind5881]

LLMs?

[@Daniel-Six]

@@master-of-mind5881 Large Language Models... the data-driven mechanism behind Chat GPT, GPT4 and other interactive AI products on the market (some of which are open-source.)

[@HolisticPython]

@@master-of-mind5881 Large Language Models, e.g. ChatGPT.

[@_erayerdin]

@@master-of-mind5881 Large Language Models, such as GPT4/ChatGPT of OpenAI, Llama of Meta or Gemma/Gemini of Google.

[@ghosttf1561]

The whole thing about the original Matrix being a video game was to deceive the characters themselves. Wiping their memories completely would have only set off a whole another Rebellion inevitably. But whipping some memories and leaving False memories of around the truth along with a different identity helps keep them where the Matrix wants them. Still being drained any used by robots in the real world

[@pkliskiki1800]

the false sense of freedom

[@cholasimmons]

it was a masterpiece that fools couldn't see past and decided to run to social media to bash.

[@Canuck2112]

Really well fleshed-out theory! Your analysis of Lana's grief manifesting in the resurrection of beloved characters is really fascinating. Another earnest appreciation for this movie (that I highly recommend everyone watch) comes from the channel Renegade Cut, regarding the Trans experience (and how that story is told throughout the Matrix series).

[@velocitor3792]

Girl has a Bugs Bunny tattoo... showing how unserious this movie is, compared to the original, where Neo discovers the Matrix by following a girl (the lively Ada Nicodemou) with a White Rabbit tattoo.

[@LucidSim]

Bugs indeed sports a tattoo that serves as a visual homage to Bugs Bunny, the iconic cartoon character. This choice is deeply intentional, reflecting both her namesake and the spirit of her character. Bugs Bunny is known for his cleverness, wit, and ability to outsmart his adversaries, traits that Bugs in the film embodies as she navigates the complex realities of the Matrix. Additionally, the reference to Bugs Bunny plays into the larger tradition within the Matrix franchise of using names and symbols that carry deeper meanings and connections to cultural touchstones. Her character, much like her animated counterpart, is resourceful, rebellious, and plays a critical role in challenging the status quo within the Matrix, making the tattoo a fitting symbol of her identity and role within the narrative

[@velocitor3792]

@@LucidSim Seems more like hamfisted product placement by Warner Brothers, the owner of Loony Tunes IP, as well as the Matrix.

[@johannescarl4283]

@@velocitor3792You're replying to a bot. That comment was written by AI.

[@velocitor3792]

@@johannescarl4283 I should have seen that. Thanks.

[@exxx247]

@@johannescarl4283 that's pretty discriminatory against the bot. it's provided more value to this discussion than you have. i think you should apologize

[@myautobiographyafanfic1413]

At the start, this film could have been like a Matrix New Nightmare. I agree with you, as soon as he wakes up, as a movie experience, you check out.

[@hawthornmoon3d178]

"Why did they make this?" has been a question I ask during a lot of films these days.

[@irrelevant_noob]

And the answer is usually green-backs.

[@Microphunktv-jb3kj]

because the mass population is so stupid... they keep going to watch them... even out of curiosity... even if they know reboot or remake or sequel will be probably shit .... and studios think wow this movie was net profit... lets remake some other 100 movies... thats why.... stop going to watch trash, if they start bleeding money... they will start thinking of quality maybe again .....

[@douglaswilburn9278]

They literally tell you why in the movie 😂 ITS A CASH GRAB most studios make bad films hoping to make a quick buck which in it self makes no sense and in most cases they have contracts where they have to use existing IP or they lose the rights which is why most bad movies are made

[@jkm1059]

11:16 Prison cells with balcony’s are strange but would more than likely be a cheap prison to run…

[@SubjectDelta20]

Having a prison cell with a balcony reminds me of the prison cells in The Eerie from Game of Thrones, the sky cells. Just giving you the option. Except the sky cells had an entire wall missing instead of a balcony. And i think they also had angled floors, so you couldn't even sleep without the fear of rolling off

[@brotherofweasel]

It's not a dedicated prison cell, just some place they stuck Neo in until they figured out what to do next. He's basically under house arrest in a hotel room.

[@-ColorMehJewish-]

I don't understand why Neo cannot force blast his body into the air (fly), if he's mastered his inner Ryu since waking up.

[@nulldnb]

There is somewhere where it was explained as him just jumping really far, might have been matrix online where Jump was the biggest method of traveling around rooftops

[@shawn092182]

Don't be ridiculous. Neo wouldn't abandon Trinity like that after they'd just recently reunited.

[@-ColorMehJewish-]

@@shawn092182 Would he have to leave her? He's the one? And master of his inner Ryu. Couldnt he force blast he and Trinity out of danger?

[@RiveTheRat]

One other factor that you do not mention is that the film was shot post-quarantine with a ton of restrictions and, apparently if rumors were to be believed, a very tight schedule imposed by the studio. I'm pretty sure even if Lana wanted to make the action cool at some point she said "You know what, fuck it, Keanu, just do the force throw a bunch of times". Plus Keanu isn't doing any physically taxing stuff so he won't injure himself by the time Lana's good friend Chad starts filming the next John Wick

[@majorpwner241]

The fact anyone cares about John Wick perturbs me. Those movies are just as bad and ill-conceived as this.

[@kato093]

​@@majorpwner241not even close

[@kato093]

Nah. The fact is that the 2 brothers turned into trans and now they can't make anything good to save their lives.

[@jonvangilder4861]

Filming got hamstrung in Germany at the beginning of the pandemic. All the San Francisco scenes were shot prior to the shutdown of the city.

[@xzeroikgre3817]

@@jonvangilder4861 This is true. They actually filmed some of the movie on the street where I worked and I walked out into a scene mid shoot on my way to work because they blocked off the entrance to the office building I worked at. Their security got upset, but f*ck em, my pay check was more important to me than this movie ever was, lol. Also another interesting trivia, they had the cops round up and quarantine the homeless people that normally roamed that area into an alleway about 2 blocks north of where they filmed at, then paid extras to dress up as homeless people, smh...

[@leagueskinmusic1426]

Well finally made some time to watch this video essay and I gotta say it was worth the wait.... If you think about it, from this perspective, the project is genius. Lana just made a step by step instruction manual on how to kill a beloved franchise... To prevent it from gettting massacred by corporate suits and greed. Currently, this is one of the most serious issues in the current film industry with all the remakes that are being made, praying on the nostalgia and the community of fans older projects and sagas made just to make more money... Great video Lextorias, as always...

[@coreyhoffarth2309]

When I left the theatre my first thought was I bet Lana was told either you do another matrix or we will get someone else to make it for us and she was like fuck it Ill make one so bad no one will want to see another matrix ever

[@Mr_Bones.]

He*

[@mikepoxtron]

@@Mr_Bones. And that to me is the only reason why Matrix 1 was their only good film (-- .. --) I'm sure Disney will love working with them

[@thelastdefenderofcamelot5623]

Lana = Bugs.

[@mewmewuniverse]

it was intentionally bad. Clear as day. It's brilliant actually. it killed off any franchise potential and was a huge literal FU to the studio.

[@jamilmustafazade]

It's sad to think that movie making studios will return to this franchises eventually and this time they'll remake it into something very shallow.

[@veilofreality]

@@jamilmustafazadecan't be worse than Reloaded, can it?

[@chrispekel5709]

@@veilofreality Like this film, reloaded was both great and crap

[@TheBucketOfTruth]

Isn't this theory though potentially giving her too much credit? What if a grief stricken Lana just wrote a bad movie and so they made a bad movie especially during COVID?

[@TheBucketOfTruth]

@@UberFoX Oh I'm sure they will eventually. Lana slowed them down but I don't think she can stop them.

[@BaronVonQuiply]

31:20 _"I called your office land line. How are you going through a tunnel right now?"_ Mobile Home.

[@CathrineMacNiel]

or call redirection to a mobile phone.

[@VicInNocal]

Awesome video and a very valid theory, my man. That fake conversation with Hugo Weaving was hilarious lol. p.s. I just a few days ago saw The Matrix in the theater again because they put it there for a few days thanks to this being its 25th year anniversary. Man, it took me back to when I went to see it in the theater back in 1998. What an amazing masterpiece Matrix 1 is, I really don't think a better movie can be made. The effects were incredible back then, the art style, the musical touches that augment the scenes, the fight choreography, and most of all, the social themes, which are its most important legacy. What a fkn work of art!!

[@Ponkan45]

Hey Lextorias, I recently subscribed to your channel and have watched all your videos so far. Great work man, the reviews are detailed and informative, flow at a smooth pace, stay consistently entertaining, good sense of humor, and rather insightful remarks. All around a fun watch, you're really doing very well quality wise, and I hope your subscription numbers will reflect that quality in the reasonable future.

[@mihailmilev9909]

Ikr! Very good and deserves a spot on the youtube video essayist stage

[@TheFinalFrontiersman]

On a meta level this movie is a riot, it gets better the less you think of it as a matrix movie You have to question if the Wachowskis really are such good directors when only their first film is considered good. Their ideas are fantastic, but it seems like they need a good team to flesh out the ideas into a complete 'cinema experience'.

[@TheMysteryDriver]

People sleep on Speed Racer but it's great.

[@richardblack3385]

They're horrible, the matrix was good because of the amazing team working on it. They took all the credit, every other movie they ever made from Jupiter ascending to others have all bombed even their shows lol

[@lakshaykochhar6799]

At least, we won't be getting another sequel (for least a while)

[@Johncornwell103]

​@@richardblack3385 Speed Racer is amazing

[@CommanderLexaa]

​@@richardblack3385sense8, V for Vendetta and Speed Racer are fantastic, what are you on

[@shayneworkman8690]

My end take away, I liked it BECAUSE of what it did to give the middle finger to the RIGHT PEOPLE for a change. For the hardcore Matrix fans there were pieces that stayed true, and actually fit as a continuation which I'm sure HAD to be done in order to justify bringing Neo and Trinity back, like pulling from the concept of Neo being able to imprint without actually bringing it up to insult the intelligence of the fans, it also did not reference the Matrix online while still allowing it to fit the canon. I give it style points for succeeding in literally everything it intended to do. She didn't shit on the fans of the OT, she gave a plausible continuation while successfully slamming the door in the faces of WB and their hopes of milking the Hell out of the franchise. It DOES SUCK that it had to be done that way, but I appreciate rather seeing it at the bottom of the ocean rather than in the hands of pirates.

[@RaptieFeathers]

Yeah. It was an amazing movie that really cared about its core fans, but that was also terrible. The best 4/10 I've seen

[@AuraJutsu]

Appreciate you showing the hanna montana clips cause i knew i recognized him from somewhere but i couldnt remember off hand where i saw him 😂

[@eddburdett]

The ultimate meta is that this film is self aware to the point is highlights the importance of all film's value coming from meaning and intentions which was the trilogies greatest strength. The film makes fun of pointless sequels by removing this, highlighting what made the originals so good by reminding us about the first one and showing us how empty a film looks without purpose. At the same time doing her best to end it....genius! Great video. It was the first time I tool beers to the cinema because knew it was going be terrible before hearing anything about it.

[@names_are_useless]

Reloaded and Revolutions weren't great honestly. They had something to say, but were rather ham-fisted and (somewhat) badly executed. They had their good points, and had something to say, but they weren't as tight as the original. At the time, I was always hoping they'd uncover the Real World as just another layer to the Simulation, and that Neo was really just another program to control the masses (leading to real character growth from Morpheus to realize that following prophecies are BS). I mean, think about it: everyone wants to believe they're "special", that they're in on some grand conspiracy. "The Real World" should exist as another layer of The Matrix for those who hate conformity. Give them some dreary existence outside of The Matrix and they'll believe the oppression MUST be the reality.

[@themangotango95]

They made it a videogame because the videogames were canon sequels to the end of the trilogy

[@BullyMaguire4ever]

It also makes the PS2 cgi in Matrix reloaded make sense. 😂

[@chrispekel5709]

You mean the Matrix online was canon. I think they made it a video game so the executives wouldn't figure it out personally. It's too obvious if it's a film

[@Koush88]

i went into this movie with no expectations other than to see where they would take the lore and i was pleasantly surprised, then i looked deeper into what the movie was saying and i must admit it is extremely clever and meta which is kinda what the 1st movie was so i dont know in my books its actually a very good movie almost perfect.

[@RaptieFeathers]

My thoughts exactly. I genuinely enjoyed it as being a parody/satire of the Matrix series, much like what the first Jurassic World was

[@timnordstrom7383]

Only reason it doesn't hold up to the first one is that the first movie (and to a degree the rest of them) broke the meta *and* were good movies in general, that still hold up to this day. This one stinks even if you susbend disbelief/inhale liquid shit beforehand/sacrifice to satan etc. It makes you cringe, and is inherently not a good Matrix movie. But as a blockbuster shitpost, this one takes the spot, and probably will for a long time.

[@AiDecc]

Awesome vid! And great points as well. I enjoyed it and I just simply agree with u. Thanks!

[@henrysutulovich6608]

Neo does use the "Force Blast HaDouKen" move in the original trilogy. He used it once, to stop the sentinel in the real world, demonstrating his powers were not confined to the Matrix.

[@wychwoodmusic]

The videogame designer thing fits with the cyperpunk inspiration of the movies and Neo being a hacker. Other than that and I could imagine Lana slipping Hugo a note to make sure he's "busy," your theory explains a lot.

[@thatloserwhoplays]

I remember reading no one actually wanted to make a matrix sequel except Warner bros, and were going to make it regardless on if they were going to participate, and Lana was wanting to still oversee it to make sure another doesn't get made

[@rubenbarrera7338]

That makes sense lol

[@removechan10298]

I think they just created a hugely "welcoming" environment where everyone could pitch in with a load of stupid ideas, and this was a revenge movie against people who used the first movie to push the red-pill ideas, like they are trying to kill the idea of red-pilling by killing this movie. damn

[@alephmale3171]

I think people stopping at it being a big FU to WB are missing the fact that it’s a genuinely apt commentary on the general culture of simulacra and repetition. The movie reframes this modern phenomena as almost like the actual spiritual encroachment of the Matrix into our world through the fourth wall.

[@crtchicanery9605]

I moooooostly agree with this. Yes it was made in such a way that it shut the door for more movies. Yes it's clear that no one involved was at all invested in making a good action movie. But I would add: -There's even more meta commentary than you've identified. Like, Bugs very directly represents the company Warner Bros. She dives into far off lands to resurrect Neo, and when she brings him back, everyone just asks why she bothered. His friends are happy to see him kinda, but the world is getting on fine without him. Even the world that the story takes place in wonders why this is a story that needs to be told. I'd say that very little in this movie was written without purpose or thought, at least in the first half. -That whole chunk after Neo is out of the Matrix but before he goes back in for Trinity is straight exposition for a world that does not matter for the conflict Neo is confronting. It always felt to me like it was hinting at a continuing Matrix world so that if anyone did want to make a comic book, or a TV show, or a video game, here are things you can do that evolve the relationship between humans and machines instead of just retreading the same conflict from the original trilogy. It's been two years and no one's tried, which I think is a shame. Ultimately I think it rules that Lana took $190 million of Warner Bros's money to make a hideously self indulgent film that does not seem to care one bit if it's liked or even makes sense, so long as it could provide some catharsis for the people involved in its creation. Incredibly interesting and captivating. Dogshit action. 11/10

[@thelastdefenderofcamelot5623]

Agent Smith and the Analyst represents the company. Bugs represents Lana hence the outrageous hair color. That's why she bothered to wake Keanu (not Neo) to help her destroy WB and the franchise.

[@Herbertti3]

The fact that analyst could literally control time and they still got out is what broke me. There is zero logic in this movie.

[@jamesvan2201]

"the matrix 4 was bad on purpose" at least, thats what they want you to think. that they literally made it shit because of reasons.

[@mmoviefan7]

she made it : for those who like to consume shit

[@shayneworkman8690]

The fact that the original story in the movie is turned into a videogame is actually another hefty piece of evidence in your theory. You see, The Wachowskis HATED Path of Neo. They hated it and actually made a joke in the game itself as you reached the end where they completely altered the story of the film so that the player could face a 100 foot tall version of Agent Smith comprised of all the Agent Smiths in what was the worst call for a video game since the SNES turned Darth Vader into a giant scorpion to fight. This is their meta message, that is why Neo resents that the machines turned his life into a meaningless videogame. So in A way they actually were referencing the Path of Neo without being too on the nose about it because it was, after all, designed to be A middle finger to Hollywood and WB in particular.

[@motherplayer]

Admittedly, had a lot more fun with Path of Neo by comparison since it still felt like they enjoyed it to some degree. Straight up putting a bamboo forest fight in homage to sword flicks for one thing at least means they were able to show that fun better, even if it may have been under protest. Hey, I admire Path of Neo in that regard that they were essentially just remaking the series with less self importance and more just being dumb fun and throwing whatever ideas they wanted at the time. As opposed to Resurrections where it's half the creative team, nowhere near the budget or choreography and even it's small bits like Neo and Trinity having more human conversations and feelings that are nice don't really elevate it a way that still makes me confused if this was supposed to be a success for trolling or a failure for not even trying....I suppose it'll just have to be up to the individual if it works, but it doesn't for me.

[@BlondeManNoName]

Thanks for clearing that, but why do you think they hated it? I thought they were involved with it in the same way as they were with Enter the Matrix.

[@shayneworkman8690]

@@BlondeManNoName Oh they were involved, before the final boss fight they even cut in with a filmed explanation of what was about to be different from how things went in the movie.....And then the game did the worst thing since Darth Vader turning into a scorpion in the old Super Nintendo version of Star Wars. They are Star Wars fans, so I would venture to say they knew about people's reactions to it. I think that was giving WB the finger for forcing a Neo game. Enter The Matrix allowed them to expand on the story of the films themselves, Path of Neo just FELT like it was made because of interest in playing with Neo's powers. It didn't offer anything terribly new to The Matrix universe and when you think of how deep rooted in philosophy that Neo's story was, it meant something to them. I really think THEY never intended for Neo's story to be some quick cash grab videogame throw away.

[@nohrianscum9791]

Are there any interviews where they state their disdain for the Path of Neo video game?

[@VTsiFanfic]

Good point about no one dying. Hats off to Dozer and the crew from the first movie. RIP

[@whophd]

This little detail seals the theory for me

[@ECHSBACHS]

One of the Bigger Let-downs was how the handled the "Bullet-Time" VFX in this latest Movie.

[@Achrononmaster]

Your theory feels right to me, in fact I enjoyed the film for exactly the same reasons you suggest Lana might have made it for - a good high school reunions vibes things - supposing your high school was actually fantastic. (I guess, I am too awkward to enjoy any such reunion and my high school years were peak social anxiety.)

[@kaioaty6143]

in my opinion The Matrix was the best movie ever made for a decade and then they decided to stop fans from asking for more by making one of the worst big budget movies ever made

[@will_tzu]

It wasn’t the fans asking for more. The story was complete. It was all WB and their greed.

[@downzeitor]

the conclusion i've got was "if you're going to make a shit out of a movie, let me do it" kind of scenario where the same people accepted to direct the 4th movie.

[@tubeshnookums]

I worked on the Matrix Awaken PS5 Unreal tech demo and can confirm your theory to be correct. The demo also has meta commentary about marketing "people" :)

[@CaneOdPchinje]

Yeah, I was completely confused when i saw it. It's as you said just "awful". So I scratched my head, uttered "oh well", and moved on. Never thought of it again (I did re-watch Matrix 1 some time after though, as one should). But your theory makes perfect sense. And If it's true - I'm Lana's biggest fan from now on.

[@The_Kiosk]

Engineered strawberry is a direct reference to the tomatoes from The Big O anime series, itself a contemporary to the original matrix trilogy.

[@1legendarygamer]

I love this, I couldn't believe how bad this movie was.

[@thane1448]

Are there any good parts I can watch? I couldn't watch it because when I tried I literally felt like I was watching something made by people that dislike me.

[@MichaelPohoreski]

The credits because it is only a few minutes of suffering. Why torture yourself watching crap?

[@JustusScottJr]

Just watch until Neo wakes up. Thats probably enough...

[@marcusmiller5443]

The best part if this movie is the end. And, there wasn't enough going on to hide 'ancient Ted Logan'...what I mean is, every movie has same Keanu, Ted Logan, of Bill and Ted, with varying amiunts of "whoa" scattered, and varying level of ability to fight. That's what makes every Kaenu character. 🤷‍♂️ Whatever...people are idiots. In Philadelphia, there's a statue of Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone's fictional boxing character), as if he's an actual boxer. So, understand such a society is entirely confused, and superficial, making entertaining those masses quite easy.

[@udontknowhoiambutiknowhereuliv]

Don’t bother watching any of it, if that’s how it made u feel then you have great intuition. If this movie was an f u to anyone it’s to the fans. Like almost every other movie/game made in the last few years it’s just another piece of art purposely ruined to sht on the fans.

[@marcusmiller5443]

@@udontknowhoiambutiknowhereuliv you see what i see.

[@poloMpolo]

I 100% agree that this is how it truly is.. Lana wanted to finish story that the wachowski created and did not watned to let the studio to "take it away". Its better this way tho it hurt me when I saw it..

[@zabnorg]

This is "That Gungan fartknocker from the prequels was ACKSHUALLY a Sith" - Level craziness, and I'm totally on board with it. Also, Sense8 had some pretty cool ideas but FANSERVICE

[@CommanderLexaa]

Sense8 is fucking badass and I love the shit out of it. I have had watch parties with a bunch of friends to rewatch that masterpiece.

[@jaklegend3]

@@CommanderLexaaFirst episode was blatantly promoting lgbtq propaganda with little to no substance otherwise. Please explain to me how that series got better after the first episode? Im honestly asking because i didnt watch to the last episode and couldnt get over the "right-in-your-face-neoliberalism" in the first episodes. I realy liked the concept though

[@ProjectRedfoot]

Jar Jar was always meant to be evil in that first movie. Even as kids, we left the theater talking about it. He wears black, he messes up Jedi plans, he waves his hands when he is talking to certain people. He's an agent or spy or something lol

[@oscarlove4394]

@@ProjectRedfoot iirc george lucas told people jar jar binks was the main villain, can't remember if he was just fucking with people or if that was an actual plot point someone talked him down from.

[@jbutler8585]

@@oscarlove4394There's a common behind-the-scenes clip of Lucas saying, "Jar jar is the key... to everything!" I'm totally convinced Darth Jar Jar is real, then because audiences *HATED* the character, ep 2&3 were hastily rewritten. Lucas couldn't trust anyone around him to give honest feedback, went too far with the silliness, and then was mortified by the fan backlash.