Watching the first half hour of The Matrix: Resurrections had me holding my face. I was smiling and cheering and there were moments where I felt my mind melt with confusion about what was real and what wasn't. It was an experience that only some elite movies have achieved. I really liked it.
The movie was definitely a sequel. ONLY for people who have watched the first 3 movies. And it really leans on the trilogy and it feels like it uses the previous movies to prop it up a bit.
But eventually the movie must continue into the plot. This is where I believe the bad reviews come from.
The movie became standard. They had a story to tell and they just told it. Nothing really amazing. But also nothing really terrible.
The special effects used for the machines was perfect. But they relied on special effects for the action scenes and it lost all believability.
When Trinity rides a Ducati through traffic in The Matrix: Reloaded, they used real cars. It felt like a real action scene and you could feel the scale. CGI removes this feeling.
I talked to my friend and he seems to think CGI is awesome because it can bring an environment to life and show the potential of a scene.
Where as I think it disconnects me from the reality and I feel I'm just watching images on a screen. So maybe this is just a matter of opinion.
Bad guys were being introduced and then forgotten about. (Probably because the movie was long enough and they were cut out (maybe)).
You didn't really get time to know any of the supporting characters.
Looking back on the film, it felt like when I was in school and I had to write a message on a poster, and about halfway through, the letters get smaller and smaller because you didn't leave yourself enough space.
The movie was definitely a sequel. ONLY for people who have watched the first 3 movies. And it really leans on the trilogy and it feels like it uses the previous movies to prop it up a bit.
But eventually the movie must continue into the plot. This is where I believe the bad reviews come from.
The movie became standard. They had a story to tell and they just told it. Nothing really amazing. But also nothing really terrible.
The special effects used for the machines was perfect. But they relied on special effects for the action scenes and it lost all believability.
When Trinity rides a Ducati through traffic in The Matrix: Reloaded, they used real cars. It felt like a real action scene and you could feel the scale. CGI removes this feeling.
I talked to my friend and he seems to think CGI is awesome because it can bring an environment to life and show the potential of a scene.
Where as I think it disconnects me from the reality and I feel I'm just watching images on a screen. So maybe this is just a matter of opinion.
Bad guys were being introduced and then forgotten about. (Probably because the movie was long enough and they were cut out (maybe)).
You didn't really get time to know any of the supporting characters.
Looking back on the film, it felt like when I was in school and I had to write a message on a poster, and about halfway through, the letters get smaller and smaller because you didn't leave yourself enough space.