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Me and a friend were debating Reloaded the night before last, and after seeing it twice each now, we have come to the conclusion of why some viewers disliked it after the first viewing. In the first Matrix, the audience was presented with characters that were only known in the ship Nebuchadnezzar and in the Matrix. That's it. Hell, all other life besides those main characters (and the agents) simply didn't exist in the plot in the first Matrix. This resulted in the main characters being very close to relate to and very easy to analyze.
Now, on to the part where people find Reloaded disappointing: Reloaded is nothing like the first Matrix. After seeing the trailers and tv spots for Reloaded, we all imagined that the characters portrayed in the first Matrix would be shown in the same manner in Reloaded. Wrong. The Wachowski Brothers managed to fit an intricately detailed plot into Reloaded, all the while constructing amazing action scenes that were stylish and well-directed in between. When we see Neo and Trinity in Zion, it just doesn't seem right. Why? Because we are used to seeing them in the grungy-ass Nebuchadnezzar or fighting in the Matrix. The real killer was seeing OTHER people in the Matrix and in Zion besides our beloved main characters from the first one. Simply enough, Reloaded had a different feel and atmosphere than the first one. Anytime we saw an event in Reloaded, we tried to compare it to the first one. We tried to fit the main characters from the first Matrix into their molds we expected them to play; it just didn't work in Reloaded. Why? Because this movie is smarter, wiser, and philosophically loaded. Reloaded is much more complex, thrusting it into the "epic" status. Those that want a repeat of the Matrix need to go watch that movie again, because it's not going to happen. The first Matrix was written like a videogame; Reloaded was written like a novel. Matrix Reloaded is simply a better movie than the first one. Die hard fans will be pissed about this, mainly the ones that wanted action and nothing else. Suck it up, Reloaded is better in every aspect. If you want action, go watch a Chuck Norris movie. Or better yet, go see the doomed Terminator 3. If you are going in to Reloaded expecting to be reminded of the first one, then you will be disappointed. If you go in to see Reloaded with an open mind, believing that it can be different and BETTER than the first one, then you'll love it. Just as Morpheus was quoted saying in the first Matrix..."Free your mind."
-Lasereth
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"A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert
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