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As a self-professed Matrix junkie, I couldn’t resist writing a review of the latest brainchild of the Wachowski brothers, The Matrix Reloaded. Reloaded is the second film of the Matrix trilogy; the third film, Revolutions, is due out in November. The expectations riding on Reloaded were very high as the first film, The Matrix, was such a success in 1999 and changed the way we view films. So the big question is, does Reloaded live up to the hype? In my opinion, the answer is yes and no, depending on your level of interest in Matrix lore. Reloaded continues the Matrix story, picking up about six months after the ending of the first film. Zion, the last human city, is in danger now that the machines have found its whereabouts, and the freed humans only have about 72 hours to defeat the machines and save the city and themselves. Many humans believe the key to doing this is Neo (Keanu Reeves), a freed human who in the first film discovered he was “the One” and is destined to free all of humanity. Aided by his warrior-soul mate Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) and philosophical leader Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne), Neo must reenter the Matrix, find the Oracle (the late Gloria Foster) who prophesized his triumph, and figure out how to beat the machines, all the while fighting upgraded Agents, assorted new foes, and his old nemesis Smith (Hugo Weaving), who is now a renegade as well. If the above paragraph makes sense to you, you will probably at least like Reloaded, if not love it. Moviegoers who saw the first film and liked it will definitely enjoy the mind-blowing special effects and fight sequences in this film, but they may find the many philosophical discussions peppered throughout the film tedious. Matrix junkies, however, will find Reloaded fascinating. After seeing the film, I spent the next 48 hours thinking about it, reading reviews, and searching for any other information I could get my hands on. And while I certainly liked the special effects, I thought there was too much of them, detracting from the rest of the story. So your enjoyment of Reloaded probably depends on how much you care about the story and whether you want to mull over the ideas it presents after the fact. Either way, Reloaded is quite a ride and whets your appetite for Revolutions! If you're interested in reading more interesting thoughts about
the philosophy in Matrix Reloaded, check out the following
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