I'm sorry to say I am deeply disappointed how the Wachowskis brothers ended the trilogy. It's truly sad about the directions they took from such a great movie (original Matrix). I wonder if the sequels were even planned when the first movie was created since they were not needed.
I reserved my opinion about Reloaded because I wanted to see how Revolutions would tie it all up. Needless to say it didn't do a good job. I don't know why the brothers feel pressured to make the two sequels overly reliant on over-the-top CGI f/x and action sequences. The scripts, the plot, the pacing, and the connection of the three movies really suffered. If all three movies were suppose to tell one story, the W brothers need to work on believable transition.
What I didn't like about Reloaded. Too many new characters were introduced: Link, the Kid, Meravingian (and his crew), Persephone, Keymaker, Seraph, and the Architect. The only one that is truly required for the central plot is the Architect and I prefer Tank over Link as the operator. If the first movie is about finding "the One" who can free the humans from the Matrix, the second should be about finding "the Architect" who created the Matrix. I must admit the action sequences were great but felt most of them were unnecessary because they involve the "tangent" characters as previously mentioned. Most of the action scenes felt like fillers (or side quests) that don't really drive the main plot. The CGI f/x could use polishing but did not detract the movie, however. That being said, there were some amazing CGI actions in Reloaded.
What I didn't like about Revolutions. Morpheus is no longer a central character. His leadership persona seems to be non-existent. WTF. Neo is stuck in a limbo world between the Matrix and the real world. The matrix within a matrix would have been more plausible. The introduction of two new "tangent" characters: the Trainman and the little Indian girl. Neo has power in the Matrix and the real world, but is limited in the limbo world (train station). The whole train station idea and the Trainman seems pointless. So that makes the meeting with the Meravingian and Persephone pointless also (irregardless of how hot Monica Belucci is). I have no clue about the significance of the little girl. Seraph supposedly nearly as powerful as Neo in Reloaded seems much less so in Revolutions. Seraph mentioned that he has defeated agent Smith before but we are not given any back story about it. This time around he doesn't give much of a fight to Smith.
The Wachowskis also fell victim to using cliches. <sarcasm> Gee, I wonder if the mech commander will be fatally wounded (defending Zion) and speak to the Kid in his final moment as to motivate the Kid to take control of the mech and be a hero. Gee, I wonder if Zee's partner (an unknown character) will die.</sarcasm> Trinity is also fatally wounded (during trip to the Machine city) and in her final breath motivates Neo to continue on. This emotional scene has got to be the worse acted part by both Moss and Reeves in the entire serie. People next to me were laughing or giving *sigh*. The only thing worse than Trinity's death scene is the ending. The ending of any movie can make or break the movie. I'm sorry to say the ending of Revolutions really bites. OMFG, a peaceful sunrise behind the city skyscrapers (back in the Matrix) with the Oracle and little girl looking on.
There are some things that I do like about Revolutions: the battle at Zion and Neo vs Smith scenes were amazing. I have no complaints about the CGI in Revolutions with possible exception of the Sentinels (which I felt to be unrealistic from the beginning of the serie).
BTW, the Architect mentioned in Reloaded (also maybe Smith in the first movie) that there have been many iterations of the Matrix. The early Matrix was paradise but the human minds rejected it. He even mentioned "entire crops were lost" which suggests that humans die if the mind rejects the Matrix's version of reality. In order to create a more realistic world, the later Matrix pattern after late 20th century earth. In Revolutions, Smith takes complete control of the Matrix. How can this world of Smiths be accepted by those hooked to the Matrix? The entire human population hooked to the Matrix should be dead.
I reserved my opinion about Reloaded because I wanted to see how Revolutions would tie it all up. Needless to say it didn't do a good job. I don't know why the brothers feel pressured to make the two sequels overly reliant on over-the-top CGI f/x and action sequences. The scripts, the plot, the pacing, and the connection of the three movies really suffered. If all three movies were suppose to tell one story, the W brothers need to work on believable transition.
What I didn't like about Reloaded. Too many new characters were introduced: Link, the Kid, Meravingian (and his crew), Persephone, Keymaker, Seraph, and the Architect. The only one that is truly required for the central plot is the Architect and I prefer Tank over Link as the operator. If the first movie is about finding "the One" who can free the humans from the Matrix, the second should be about finding "the Architect" who created the Matrix. I must admit the action sequences were great but felt most of them were unnecessary because they involve the "tangent" characters as previously mentioned. Most of the action scenes felt like fillers (or side quests) that don't really drive the main plot. The CGI f/x could use polishing but did not detract the movie, however. That being said, there were some amazing CGI actions in Reloaded.
What I didn't like about Revolutions. Morpheus is no longer a central character. His leadership persona seems to be non-existent. WTF. Neo is stuck in a limbo world between the Matrix and the real world. The matrix within a matrix would have been more plausible. The introduction of two new "tangent" characters: the Trainman and the little Indian girl. Neo has power in the Matrix and the real world, but is limited in the limbo world (train station). The whole train station idea and the Trainman seems pointless. So that makes the meeting with the Meravingian and Persephone pointless also (irregardless of how hot Monica Belucci is). I have no clue about the significance of the little girl. Seraph supposedly nearly as powerful as Neo in Reloaded seems much less so in Revolutions. Seraph mentioned that he has defeated agent Smith before but we are not given any back story about it. This time around he doesn't give much of a fight to Smith.
The Wachowskis also fell victim to using cliches. <sarcasm> Gee, I wonder if the mech commander will be fatally wounded (defending Zion) and speak to the Kid in his final moment as to motivate the Kid to take control of the mech and be a hero. Gee, I wonder if Zee's partner (an unknown character) will die.</sarcasm> Trinity is also fatally wounded (during trip to the Machine city) and in her final breath motivates Neo to continue on. This emotional scene has got to be the worse acted part by both Moss and Reeves in the entire serie. People next to me were laughing or giving *sigh*. The only thing worse than Trinity's death scene is the ending. The ending of any movie can make or break the movie. I'm sorry to say the ending of Revolutions really bites. OMFG, a peaceful sunrise behind the city skyscrapers (back in the Matrix) with the Oracle and little girl looking on.
There are some things that I do like about Revolutions: the battle at Zion and Neo vs Smith scenes were amazing. I have no complaints about the CGI in Revolutions with possible exception of the Sentinels (which I felt to be unrealistic from the beginning of the serie).
BTW, the Architect mentioned in Reloaded (also maybe Smith in the first movie) that there have been many iterations of the Matrix. The early Matrix was paradise but the human minds rejected it. He even mentioned "entire crops were lost" which suggests that humans die if the mind rejects the Matrix's version of reality. In order to create a more realistic world, the later Matrix pattern after late 20th century earth. In Revolutions, Smith takes complete control of the Matrix. How can this world of Smiths be accepted by those hooked to the Matrix? The entire human population hooked to the Matrix should be dead.