Film Analysis on The Matrix and The Matrix Revolutions

THE MATRIX could actually exist . This is the brilliance of THE MATRIX and what makes it such a classic work

THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS is the third film in THE MATRIX TRILOGY (The less said about the second film the better ) and it is a sweeping action-adventure film that seeks to bring a final conclusion to the series . The goal of the film is the same as the original film : dissolve alternative reality and bring humans to their original state

This is what makes THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS such an excellent film . It centers

on the notion of revolutionary struggle for a good cause . In a way , one could even see parallels to the American Revolution and other colonial liberation struggles and struggles against such , THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS becomes a thrilling and engaging film that taps into the natural human sentiment to be free . Yes , it takes place in a fantastic world but this does not make the film any less "real . Well perhaps this is not 100 accurate

If there ever was a major flaw found in THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS it would be that the world of the story deviates from the earthen realness of the original film and delves into the "space opera " genre . There is nothing inherently wrong with this approach although it does make the themes of the film less striking . However , the themes of "what makes a human remain as the central focus of the film never deviates from the human struggle for self-actualization . That is a powerful theme no matter how it is presented

Personally , I found the first film in the trilogy to be a brilliant exercise in science-fiction mainly because its mix of realism and surrealism made the film a unique experience . The shift to action-adventure in the third film was somewhat disappointing but...