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Okay, I'll say this much in defense of the Matrices: (a) the first Matrix movie is emphatically not a stinker; (b) I appreciated the second two a lot better aft

Okay, I'll say this much in defense of the Matrices: (a) the first Matrix movie is emphatically not a stinker; (b) I appreciated the second two a lot better after reading these links [1]: http://corporatemofo.com/media_and_mediocrity/the_matrix_reloaded_the_corpor.html http://corporatemofo.com/media_and_mediocrity/the_matrix_rel... http://web.archive.org/web/20071005000019/http://www.corporatemofo.com/stories/031109matrix.htm http://web.archive.org/web/20071005000019/http://www.corpora... I mean, I still don't think the sequels worked very well, particularly #3, but I admire the audacity of the experiment. --- [1] (Alas, the second link now appears to be Wayback Machine material. Essayists, defend your archives!)

rogercosseboom 18y ago
I thought about "Matrices" but decided that there was only one Matrix (in all senses of the word...)
- mechanical_fish 18y ago
  What former physicist could resist? It's like trying to resist saying boxen, only more so, because matrices is an actual word.
aduk98 18y ago
I still recall a guy 2 rows in front of me in the cinema stood up and shouted, somewhat uncontrollable, "YEAH!" when he saw the Trinity (actual) hack in the Matrix reloaded (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/05/16/matrix_sequel_has_hacker_cred/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/05/16/matrix_sequel_has_ha...). LOL.
lehmannro 18y ago
First off I have to admit that I actually like Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions. I appreciate those two essays and highly enjoyed reading them. But when interpreting such works I'm always cautious not to read too much into small details. I found the overview about philosophy refreshing but when the author begins to claim the movie got it wrong in some place but insists on some special philosophical trait I become suspicious.

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Okay, I'll say this much in defense of the Matrices: (a) the first Matrix movie is emphatically not a stinker; (b) I appreciated the second two a lot better aft

by mechanical_fish 18y ago

rogercosseboom 18y ago
I thought about "Matrices" but decided that there was only one Matrix (in all senses of the word...)
- mechanical_fish 18y ago
  What former physicist could resist? It's like trying to resist saying boxen, only more so, because matrices is an actual word.
aduk98 18y ago
I still recall a guy 2 rows in front of me in the cinema stood up and shouted, somewhat uncontrollable, "YEAH!" when he saw the Trinity (actual) hack in the Matrix reloaded (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/05/16/matrix_sequel_has_hacker_cred/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/05/16/matrix_sequel_has_ha...). LOL.
lehmannro 18y ago
First off I have to admit that I actually like Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions. I appreciate those two essays and highly enjoyed reading them. But when interpreting such works I'm always cautious not to read too much into small details. I found the overview about philosophy refreshing but when the author begins to claim the movie got it wrong in some place but insists on some special philosophical trait I become suspicious.