Matrix Reloaded. Last night. WOW! What a movie! I was kind of in awe of the special effects in the first movie; they have added a few more but for the most part the special effects are very similar (and why not - it is the same Matrix even though Neo can now control it more to his liking). Yeah, they pretty much dominated the movie, but not to the point that the acting was lost.
Keanu Reeves reprised his role as Neo, “The One” as we found out in the first movie. He is now in love with Trinity, played by Carrie-Ann Moss. He is still battling agents, but as he states early in the movie with the simple comment “Upgrades”, the agents are better - still not as good as Neo, but better than they were before. Lawrence Fishburne again plays Morpheus; we find out what a true leader he really is. We actually see Zion and find out a few things about that as well, from the Architect. Also, we are introduced to Niobe, played by Jada Pinkett Smith, who is a ship’s captain like Morpheus; and Commander Lock, played by Harry J. Lennix, who has a romantic interest in Niobe (who used to be romantically involved with Morpheus). The most interesting of the “programs” are a set of twins, played by Adrian and Neil Rayment, who have the ability to kind of ghost-out and reappear pretty much anywhere. We also see the return of Agent Smith, played by Hugo Weaving, who is now free from mainframe control and has some interesting powers now.
The movie was action-packed and the soundtrack is first rate. It is definitely set up for a sequel, perhaps the final as many movies tend to go with a trilogy ala The Lord of the Rings (the books, not necessarily the movies!). I rate this movie an 8 out of 10.
May 17, 2003
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