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Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Gloria Foster, Joe Pantoliano, Belinda McClory, Robert Taylor, Anthony Ray Parker (more)VOD (3)
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In the near future, a computer hacker named Neo discovers that all life on Earth may be nothing more than an elaborate facade created by a malevolent cyber-intelligence, for the purpose of placating us while our life essence is "farmed" to fuel the Matrix's campaign of domination in the "real" world. He joins like-minded Rebel warriors Morpheus and Trinity in their struggle to overthrow the Matrix. (Warner Bros. US)
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An excellent film that combines well shot action scenes with an interesting and original story, full of symbols. I got carried away by the action moments (although admittedly I found some of the kung-fu gestures ridiculous) and at the same time I didn't miss the emotions and some of the dialogue scenes were excellent (the scene with the bucket is not to be missed). On my way out of the cinema, I looked around feeling paranoid for a while. I hope that the next episodes will not only be a display of visual effects, but will also have something more, just like this one.
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A masterpiece that indirectly established a new wave of action movies for the new millennium. Since 1999, countless directors have tried to copy the action from The Matrix, some were more successful, others less so. But I dare say that no one has been able to replicate the magic of this film. The action itself is excellent (perhaps occasionally overly effects-driven for my taste) and I truly enjoy certain parts of it. The excellent music, the cool costumes, and the overall style of the film suit me quite well. Keanu Reeves and Laurence Fishburne overflow with charisma, and the Wachowski siblings' inventiveness is miles ahead. I wouldn't dare to say which part of the trilogy is the best, but the first one is undoubtedly the best-written and most original – and not just because it was the first...
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An unassuming film that changed sci-fi, changed action, and changed all of pop culture. A cult that I always enjoy watching again and that will always amaze me how everything fit together for Lana and Lilly Wachowski: characters you care about from the first encounter, a story that is not one hundred percent original but combined in a way that leaves you speechless, and special effects that will blow your mind: the helicopter, dodging bullets, and the final chase. A unique film, not a trilogy. There can only be one Matrix.
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In my opinion, this film has started something... Its impressive visual rendering and stylistic polishing are still copied by many action films today, and (unfortunately) few take the time to invent an elaborate plot that would have a fairly solid philosophical footing (I don't mean the spawn that the flock of furious interpreters of every little thing have created around the film). The Matrix worked as an action film (the fights are simply a treat!), as science fiction and as a film with a deeper idea. It's certainly not cyberpunk, as many unlearned people claim, and it's certainly nothing original – most of The Matrix's "source" files are not commonly known to our culture, although all you have to do is go through the relevant sections of Japanese cinema. The Matrix is one of the first messengers of the "new hi-tech" film with everything that it encompasses, the messenger of a new futuristic conception of the action element in the story. At the same time, I won't be far from the truth when I say that it will always be a cult film – just as it's hard to take it out of the family of classic sci-fi films.
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This is the "daddy" of contemporary science fiction action movies. If you are a fan of science fiction and have not yet seen it, you have not lived. The stunts and effects were breathtaking for the time it was made, the actors were excellent – and the plot? Unprecedented and original. The only thing that bothered me a bit was the pacing of the movie – while Morpheus offloads a bunch of information about the Matrix onto you, and you do not know what he is going on about, however, you soon realize it all makes sense after watching the scenes that follow. However, the important thing is that by the end, all the information makes perfect sense and you can understand how complicated and treacherous the world of the Matrix is. A job well done by the Wachowskis. It is just a real shame that the sequels were not more evenly matched.
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