Take the time to read up on
The Matrix Theories if you can and will, please do. There ain't many sites that offer such intellectually stimulating and interesting insights into what commonfolk would properly dismiss as 'just another movie'. Now The Matrix, IMHO is definitely not just another movie... and does not deserve to be treated as such. I understand that several people feel that Reloaded was worse than its predecessor, both in terms of storyline and action sequences ... now it is my general observation that most of them did not rewatch the first show in the first place. Then again, 'rewatch' would be an overall-y sweeping word, obviously, to gather a proper understanding of the plots and complexities of The Matrix AND Reloaded, the right word would be to scrutinize. Thoroughly.
Of course, since entertainment is meant for the general public and not people such as Chris (who maintains
The Matrix Theories), it is not really wrong to accuse the Wachowski bros of putting too many theories into their masterpiece. The masterpiece, being one that definitely revolutionized action and sci-fi movies of the era and perhaps forever, plus bits and pieces of endearing philosophical as well as mythological elements in the movie, is necessarily too deep for most people. The movies, of course, is a place for movies... and that's supposed to be the gist of it.
I like to agree that what made so many people so disappointed in Reloaded was the extent of their expectations based on the eye-popping experiences that they first had four years ago with the 1st episode. Since Matrix 1, so many movies have had Matrix-like fight scenes the latest probably being Zhang Yi Mou's Hero (I thought the fight sequences in the courtyard was pretty matrix-y)... so, really, were we expecting something more revolutionary? The plot's not seamless of course, there are loopholes but then again, we have to remember that this is not just one movie, its one half of an unfinished whole.
I still think The Matrix is a fantastic concept, and you really ought not to compare it to X-men, which I personally think, is just another adaptation, brilliantly done nonetheless. But The Matrix is in a class of its own, and please do go ahead to
Matrix Theories and don't shake your head at Chris's incredibly mindboggling concepts regarding detail and precision in the movie. If you really think about it, yes, it all makes sense. And Reloaded is simply, incredibly unrivalled.
