Just Saw Matrix: Revolutions (Thoughts)
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Originally posted by jim_cook87
I think you are assuming that in the previous iterations the prophecy regarding the One also said he was going to end the war. Previous iterations the Oracle may have prophesied that the One would "save Zion" but make no claim about ending the war...
I think you are assuming that in the previous iterations the prophecy regarding the One also said he was going to end the war. Previous iterations the Oracle may have prophesied that the One would "save Zion" but make no claim about ending the war...
(Note: For every post I make from now on, including this one, subconsciously add a "At least, that's how it seems to me" at the bottom )
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Originally posted by Philip Reuben
The Oracle made the prophecy that Neo would save Zion (or whatever she said... it's been a while since I watched the original movie), but unless I'm forgetting a brief mention from Reloaded, we have no idea what prophecies she made to the previous Ones, or in fact if she made any at all. However, it was made explicitly clear that the intended purpose of the One has been the same for all of them that have existed - and that purpose is the one the Architect described in Reloaded, not to save Zion as the Oracle prophecised. Once again, Neo did not save Zion because he was the One. The prophecy was fulfilled, but not because Neo was the One.
(Note: For every post I make from now on, including this one, subconsciously add a "At least, that's how it seems to me" at the bottom )
The Oracle made the prophecy that Neo would save Zion (or whatever she said... it's been a while since I watched the original movie), but unless I'm forgetting a brief mention from Reloaded, we have no idea what prophecies she made to the previous Ones, or in fact if she made any at all. However, it was made explicitly clear that the intended purpose of the One has been the same for all of them that have existed - and that purpose is the one the Architect described in Reloaded, not to save Zion as the Oracle prophecised. Once again, Neo did not save Zion because he was the One. The prophecy was fulfilled, but not because Neo was the One.
(Note: For every post I make from now on, including this one, subconsciously add a "At least, that's how it seems to me" at the bottom )
It seems that Neo was a pawn in their game, I think the Oracle had one purpose for the One, and the Architect had another... I do believe that in this iteration the Oracle wanted the One's purpose to be ending the war. But as you say, that's my interpretation...
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Originally posted by Daytrip
a lot of people jump to the last page and just start reading..........what's so hard about highlighting spoiler tags?
a lot of people jump to the last page and just start reading..........what's so hard about highlighting spoiler tags?
Why would you go into a thread about the matrix revolutions titled "Just saw Matrix: Revolutions" without knowning that there is a discussion about the film Post watching it? Somethings will be bound to be spoiled in that itself. then why start a conversation backwards? by this point unspoiler the spoilers so it's easier to read.
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Originally posted by Jackskeleton
then a lot of people are morons.
Why would you go into a thread about the matrix revolutions titled "Just saw Matrix: Revolutions" without knowning that there is a discussion about the film Post watching it? Somethings will be bound to be spoiled in that itself. then why start a conversation backwards? by this point unspoiler the spoilers so it's easier to read.
then a lot of people are morons.
Why would you go into a thread about the matrix revolutions titled "Just saw Matrix: Revolutions" without knowning that there is a discussion about the film Post watching it? Somethings will be bound to be spoiled in that itself. then why start a conversation backwards? by this point unspoiler the spoilers so it's easier to read.
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Originally posted by Jackskeleton
then a lot of people are morons.
Why would you go into a thread about the matrix revolutions titled "Just saw Matrix: Revolutions" without knowning that there is a discussion about the film Post watching it? Somethings will be bound to be spoiled in that itself. then why start a conversation backwards? by this point unspoiler the spoilers so it's easier to read.
then a lot of people are morons.
Why would you go into a thread about the matrix revolutions titled "Just saw Matrix: Revolutions" without knowning that there is a discussion about the film Post watching it? Somethings will be bound to be spoiled in that itself. then why start a conversation backwards? by this point unspoiler the spoilers so it's easier to read.
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Originally posted by jim_cook87
You are correct that the Architect's intended purpose for the One was not to save Zion. (Although as the Architect presents it to Neo, he will "save" Zion by repopulating it and that is part of the Architect's intended plan.) But I think that is entirely irrelevant when it comes to the Oracle and her prophesies.
You are correct that the Architect's intended purpose for the One was not to save Zion. (Although as the Architect presents it to Neo, he will "save" Zion by repopulating it and that is part of the Architect's intended plan.) But I think that is entirely irrelevant when it comes to the Oracle and her prophesies.
It seems that Neo was a pawn in their game, I think the Oracle had one purpose for the One, and the Architect had another... I do believe that in this iteration the Oracle wanted the One's purpose to be ending the war. But as you say, that's my interpretation...
Argh... I know exactly what I mean, but I'm finding it hard to explain without being very convoluted and rambly -_-
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Originally posted by Otto
Machine enslaved man in order to survive only, sort of thing. Okay. Thus the resolution as shown by the third movie is that a peace is brokered. Machine will free men who wish to be freed, and basically we have an uneasy truce going. Man is pretty throughly beat down and not in a position to be the aggressor anymore, really. Not for a while, anyway.
Anyway, it's kind of a let down ending because there's no closure. An uneasy peace is reached and fighting stops.
Machine enslaved man in order to survive only, sort of thing. Okay. Thus the resolution as shown by the third movie is that a peace is brokered. Machine will free men who wish to be freed, and basically we have an uneasy truce going. Man is pretty throughly beat down and not in a position to be the aggressor anymore, really. Not for a while, anyway.
Anyway, it's kind of a let down ending because there's no closure. An uneasy peace is reached and fighting stops.
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I thought the ending with the Oracle, Seraph, Sati, and the Architect was a little maudlin and unnecessary. It seems tacked-on to explain to those who didn't get that the war was over and there was a peace... FOR NOW...
Bum bum buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
And of course to leave the door open for Matrix 4: Reconstituted
Bum bum buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
And of course to leave the door open for Matrix 4: Reconstituted
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Originally posted by jough
I thought the ending with the Oracle, Seraph, Sati, and the Architect was a little maudlin and unnecessary. It seems tacked-on to explain to those who didn't get that the war was over and there was a peace... FOR NOW...
Bum bum buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
And of course to leave the door open for Matrix 4: Reconstituted
I thought the ending with the Oracle, Seraph, Sati, and the Architect was a little maudlin and unnecessary. It seems tacked-on to explain to those who didn't get that the war was over and there was a peace... FOR NOW...
Bum bum buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
And of course to leave the door open for Matrix 4: Reconstituted
It showed the relationship between the Architect and Oracle, not enemies, but programs executing their code. It showed that the Matrix was not littered with Agent Smith corpses. It pointed out that not only was Zion saved as part of Neo's deal, but that exiled programs were also part of the deal. And it pointed at the enormous part the Oracle played in the course of events, not just predicting the future, she was manipulating it... It also gave them the opportunity to throw in a rainbow reference and to show that the Matrix had changed as a result of the events...
Otherwise we walk out after a celebration in Zion and are asking, but what happened to the Matrix?
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Just got back from seeing it. I thought it was really good. Not great, but really good. The effects were mind boggling! But I must say, I was dissapointed with the fact that:
A)Neo only won the battle, but not the war. He had to rely on help from both the machines and the oracle to beat Agent Smith. I was really expecting to him to kick both the machines and Agent Smith's ass, by turning into some kind of supreme being with some ridiculous powers we hadn't seen before. But that didn't happen. Instead, Neo got his ass handed to him by Smith and if it wasn't for the Sentinel Master and the oracle, Smith would've continued to clobber neo and rip him a new one.
B)There simply wasn't enough hand to hand combat in this one. Having Neo in only ONE freakin fight in the whole movie was just lame. The Zion battle was kick ass though, and the flying sequence with Jada and Morpheus was great. But I dunno, just wanted a little more martial arts and hand to hand stuff.
C)There were no new villians. Just the same ole Smith and the Merivingian. I would've liked to have been introduced to a variety of more baddies. Kinda like another duo of dreadlocked twins or whatever.
Anyway, I personally feel Reloaded was slightly better, with part 1 being the best. I also strongly feel this is NOT the last Matrix movie...I am certain the studios, as well as the fans will DEMAND another sequel. We simply don't know Neo's fate. That question must be answered.
A)Neo only won the battle, but not the war. He had to rely on help from both the machines and the oracle to beat Agent Smith. I was really expecting to him to kick both the machines and Agent Smith's ass, by turning into some kind of supreme being with some ridiculous powers we hadn't seen before. But that didn't happen. Instead, Neo got his ass handed to him by Smith and if it wasn't for the Sentinel Master and the oracle, Smith would've continued to clobber neo and rip him a new one.
B)There simply wasn't enough hand to hand combat in this one. Having Neo in only ONE freakin fight in the whole movie was just lame. The Zion battle was kick ass though, and the flying sequence with Jada and Morpheus was great. But I dunno, just wanted a little more martial arts and hand to hand stuff.
C)There were no new villians. Just the same ole Smith and the Merivingian. I would've liked to have been introduced to a variety of more baddies. Kinda like another duo of dreadlocked twins or whatever.
Anyway, I personally feel Reloaded was slightly better, with part 1 being the best. I also strongly feel this is NOT the last Matrix movie...I am certain the studios, as well as the fans will DEMAND another sequel. We simply don't know Neo's fate. That question must be answered.
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who was also glad that durring all of the fight sequences, there was no techno music which felt out of place imo.
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Saw it today and really enjoyed the movie. I really think they did a good job ending the trilogy.
I am not sure why many did not like it since I thought it was a very good movie.
I also kind of hope for a new beginning-
Matrix: Virus
or maybe a prequel Matrix: The Phantom Menace
I am not sure why many did not like it since I thought it was a very good movie.
I also kind of hope for a new beginning-
Matrix: Virus
or maybe a prequel Matrix: The Phantom Menace
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It showed the relationship between the Architect and Oracle, not enemies, but programs executing their code. It showed that the Matrix was not littered with Agent Smith corpses. It pointed out that not only was Zion saved as part of Neo's deal, but that exiled programs were also part of the deal. And it pointed at the enormous part the Oracle played in the course of events, not just predicting the future, she was manipulating it... It also gave them the opportunity to throw in a rainbow reference and to show that the Matrix had changed as a result of the events...
I thought the ending really blew. Great peace in our time. Are the machines going to give up their energy supply? I guess, but thats lame because the machines would die.
I also thought the Neo-Smith fight wasn't that mind boggling. It looked just like the Dark City ending that the Matrix copied, er borrowed from.
I have always wondering why Zion didn't have like 30 EMPS ready to go as a defense. It seems like bullets are a complete waste when you are dealing with the number of enemies they know they were facing.
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yeah....maybe the next matrix movies (i wish!) shouldn't have Keanu Reeves.
and i think Joel Silver yapped too much from hyping the sequels.
and yeah...like millions of people around the world, i saw it on opening day. i liked it and i hated it. i think the 3rd matrix movie is more of love/hate relationship to many fans.
and i think Joel Silver yapped too much from hyping the sequels.
and yeah...like millions of people around the world, i saw it on opening day. i liked it and i hated it. i think the 3rd matrix movie is more of love/hate relationship to many fans.
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Did anybody else walk out thinking that this movie was terrible, but it would have been a lot better if it was combined with Reloaded to make one movie? Reloaded took what made the original good and expanded on it and Revolutions ended the whole thing. Reloaded made a decent movie on it's own, but there was a lot of fluff (Rave scene anyone?) and Revolutions just didn't work at all on it's own. Somebody got a little too greedy though and now we're left with one decent movie and one bad movie. Oh well, maybe that really is how they envisioned the whole thing from the beginning...
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Originally posted by isamu
A)Neo only won the battle, but not the war. He had to rely on help from both the machines and the oracle to beat Agent Smith. I was really expecting to him to kick both the machines and Agent Smith's ass, by turning into some kind of supreme being with some ridiculous powers we hadn't seen before.
A)Neo only won the battle, but not the war. He had to rely on help from both the machines and the oracle to beat Agent Smith. I was really expecting to him to kick both the machines and Agent Smith's ass, by turning into some kind of supreme being with some ridiculous powers we hadn't seen before.
Originally posted by chanster
Are the machines going to give up their energy supply?
Are the machines going to give up their energy supply?
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SPOILER!!!!!!! SPOILER!!!!!!!
one thing i laughed at, tho, was the scene where...
(highlight)
those shades popped up on all the Smith clones at the end of the movie. supposing this represents Neo breaking free the virus which are placed by Smith.
one thing i laughed at, tho, was the scene where...
(highlight)
those shades popped up on all the Smith clones at the end of the movie. supposing this represents Neo breaking free the virus which are placed by Smith.
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I would expect a Matrix 4 eventually, but who's going to be really looking forward to it? Like you were for the second film?
No one. That's who.
No one. That's who.
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Originally posted by jough
I would expect a Matrix 4 eventually, but who's going to be really looking forward to it? Like you were for the second film?
No one. That's who.
I would expect a Matrix 4 eventually, but who's going to be really looking forward to it? Like you were for the second film?
No one. That's who.