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> the one good movie It's the opposite for me, I liked them all, but the first one was just a good old rehash of Socrate's cave allegory. It offered hardly any
by dmos62 5y ago
> the one good movie
It's the opposite for me, I liked them all, but the first one was just a good old rehash of Socrate's cave allegory. It offered hardly anything new, but was pretentious with various references to Baudrillard's Simulacra and Simulation, which is precisely a critique of the cave allegory. The first one was accessible, simple, fun. The sequels were no less fun, but you had to think. While the first ones referenced Christian mythology a lot, the sequels jumped into Eastern metaphysics.
- jonplackett 5y agoI appreciated the second 2 more on 2nd, maybe 3rd watch. They were much cleverer, but worse as entertainment. Also the secret to happiness is low expectations, and I never walked into a movie theatre with higher expectations than I did for Matrix 2.
- dmos62 5y agoSame, on both points.
- Razengan 5y agoMatrix 2 was a cliffhanger leading to a letdown, but I loved the many little worldbuilding elements (like The Merovingian etc.)
- jonplackett 5y agoThe thing I struggled with on first watch was knowing how important events are. If this person dies or this person is caught, how good / bad is that? In the first film every character motivation is crystal clear, every character change is obvious and massive and compelling. I still get a tingle at the exact point where Neo wraps the rope around his arm and decides he’s going to catch a helicopter to save Trinity.