No doubt there will be endless discussion of this movie until the end of the trilogy comes out in a few months. Is anyone else looking forward to the release of The Animatrix next week?
The deepest and most intriguing theories I have seen thus far can be found at http://www.corporatemofo.com/stories/051803matrix.htm. -J ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Malmkvist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "David Brin Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 6:56 AM Subject: Hard-core Sci-Fi and The Matrix > > It appears the core of sci-fi fans are on this list. > So I expect many or all of you saw and liked The Matrix. > So now my questions are: > 1. Is -Reloaded as good as the first movie? > 2. Have you, like I have, noticed a similar general story line as in Star > Wars (The Empire Strikes Back also doesn't provide a conclusion to the > conflict between the rebels and the Empire). > > Personally I think the new movie is great, but the story isn't as gripping > as in the original. Apparently the Wachowskis think the same, so they have > filled the movie with wild special effects. They are great, but the > overlying soundtrack is used in a somewhat obvious (and therefore a little > annoying) way to underline the character's actions (example: The Neb landing > in Zion, The agent stomping a moving car in the highway chase). > Other than that, I like that still more of the "dark side" of the Matrix is > revealed, for example the existence of information traffickers and exiles. > In the first movie, the Matrix was shown as one massive, coherent mind - but > in this movie we see that it's actually not just a two-sided fight. Many > irregularities mark the Matrix. It's not so coherent after all. Nice detail. > Perhaps in the next movie, we learn that this diversity isn't just virtual, > but perhaps exists outside the Matrix too. What if in reality several > factions of machines existed too? > So... So many possibilities. > > M. Malmkvist > > > [Sponsored by:] > ____________________________________________________________________________ _ > The newest lyrics on the Net! > > http://lyrics.astraweb.com > > Click NOW! > > > [Sponsored by:] _____________________________________________________________________________ The newest lyrics on the Net! http://lyrics.astraweb.com Click NOW!
