http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Tue, 20 May 2003 17:40:49 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/05/19/145725.php#comment-9733 I agree wholeheartedly. The first Matrix movie was fresh and unexpected, since we didn't know what the Matrix was then. When Morpheus says that the Matrix is the world that has been pulled over our eyes to blind us from the truth--we were shocked, we cared, we were interested. In this film, once you see that the people of Zion are dancing around lava pits and more likely than not sucking in some serious sulfur fumes, you stop caring. And once you see the council of elders, it's like, "fuck 'em, reload the matrix and blow up Zion." For simple entertainment value, the film is worth watching maybe even more than once to discern all of the amazing effects. It is a landmark film that must still be seen to be believed, but it falls short of capturing our imaginations as the first one did four years ago. 9733@blogcritics.org Tue, 20 May 2003 17:40:49 EDT