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Matrix Reloaded. People generally dislike it. I find it deepens the Matrix universe in many ways
The matrix sequels definitely muddle the pacing and characters, and they struggle to fill the void left by the central mystery of the first film, but the philosophising and action are both as good or better than the first film.
Speed racer has already been critically reevaluated so I guess my wachowski hot take is that Jupiter Ascending is due. It's idiotic but it's a sweaty blast of pure cinema.
action becomes mindless and boring when its in service of a non-nonsensical plot the viewer no longer cares about.
Well, yea, I agree. Nothing can beat discovering the Matrix. The first film has a myth mike quality to it that is mostly lost in the sequels
Aha, Jupiter Ascending ! didn't really stick to this one, but I think a rewatch is in order becayse I think it's been a decade and I'd like to try watching it while blazed beyond belief. I want to see if I mesh better with it in that state
How is it idiotic though ?
The metaphysics in the whole series is honestly mind blowing. I even found the 4th movie to be oddly disturbing because it made it click in my mind that choosing a different reality than you were born into is akin to suicide. That blue pill kills your old self. It didn't quite click for me in the first movie because I feel they were doing a lot of world building and it was easy to miss it in the fast pace.
The 4th movie they kinda lingered on that concept and it just screamed "this is talking about suicide" to me. And then I got kinda anxious. Because the blue pill seemed like the obvious choice until then. I know Cypher kinda makes a point about preferring the matrix, but it felt more like preference than suicide.
But he did say "if you told us the truth we'd have told you to shove that blue pill up your ass!"
ahhh.... never saw it that way. Food for thought. I remember reading Lana (?) saying it was a trans allegory, and it made so much sense to me.
I didn't like the 4th at all but I fully expect to read more into it a decade from now or so
Yeah, maybe try watching it from the suicide perspective. If you end up seeing it like that, suddenly that blue pill you swallowed is a death sentence. Perspective can essentially invert reality. Switch The real with the fake. The wrong for the right. The male to the female. The Good to the Evil.
Life to Death.
Light to Dark
Obi-Wan was right! It really does depend on a certain point of view!