 Ah, alright, let's get to the pretentious one. Ooh, that's a hot mug, guys. Hey guys, this is my review for The Matrix Reloaded, the sequel to the massive cult hit that was The Matrix. And before I actually start talking about the movie, I actually wanna talk about the year 2003 and just how it was literally the year of Matrix. Not only was Matrix Reloaded released at the beginning of the year, Matrix Revolutions was then released in, I believe, November of that same year. At the same time, we had also gotten technically a prequel slash anthology series being the Animatrix, which for the most part, I actually like a lot of the stories and it really builds the lore and the show. There are some that are kinda just kinda hit and miss and some of the visual styles is a little bit strange, but I'll always enjoy watching The Second Renaissance even if it is literally Nightmare Fuel. But as well as a anime anthology series, there was also Enter the Matrix. Remember that video game that was, oh right, I guess? I do remember playing through the game with cheat codes admittedly and I don't remember kind of a lick of bit of the story from it, but all of those live action scenes with Jada Pinkett Smith, they were also filmed by the Wachowskis. I can't imagine the absolute mind-numbing stress the Wachowskis were going through with all these production beings making two movies at the same time, overseeing an anime anthology as well as directing and kind of really overseeing a video game, that's a lot. And the fact that they were pulled in so many different directions at the same time, that probably contributes to the reason why revolutions and Reloaded are not looked upon with anywhere near as much praise as the original film. There's a lot of people who actually kind of think that maybe The Matrix should have just been a one-off and that's also possibly why the new movie that's coming out is supposedly set after the first one. While Reloaded does up on the action, the kung fu, the gunfights, the whole spectacle of it all, the story, the dialogue and really every single conversation is so convoluted in deep meaning pretentiousness that it almost takes away from the overall aspect of what this movie is supposed to be setting up. Reloaded follows Neo and Morpheus and Trinity as they continue to fight against the machines all the while trying to find the source of the Oracle and the Ones sort of prophecy before the machines are able to dig down to Zion and destroy the human race. All the while, Agent Smith no longer an agent has returned to The Matrix and is now essentially a super virus and he also has some of my favorite bits in the movie. You. Yes, me. Me too. But when I talk about pretentious level, just kind of look at all of the conversations in this show. Maybe I am being a little bit pretentious saying that this movie is being pretentious with all its pretentious dialogue but possibly that's being a little bit too pretentious of myself. But do you? You think you do but you do not. Well, when you look at the dialogue with Mary Vingian especially with the architect, even with the Oracle and quite honestly, Morpheus who's really super wrong in this movie. You're devastated right now. The dude had this massive ego and really, really thought he had the answer to everything. Even on the eve of the destruction of Zion and the human race, this dude has no problem thinking that he is 100% vindicated in his thought that he has found a way to save Zion. And to be honest, I actually like this aspect of the story that the supposed all-knowing Messiah is actually dead fucking wrong. And it does lead me back into the parts that I do like about this movie, the twists that there have been multiple matrixes. There have been multiple ones that this has actually happened before and the human race is essentially in a loop with the machines who continue to allow them this false attitude of hope so that the matrix itself doesn't crash. It's like wiping your ass with silk. I love it. But there's a lot of bits in this movie that kind of just go absolutely nowhere and they're just more so setups for fight scenes. The entire Mary Vingian aspect of this movie might have been cool if he was just the central bit but then they're running into an issue with Neo and his God powers. He's essentially unbeatable except for the one major fight scene with all the Smiths which I actually still do very much enjoy. When I watched this movie and I was 12 years old, I really didn't have much concept of what the fuck was being talked about especially when it came to the architect. I just remember thinking, what is this dude saying? Why doesn't Neo just kick him in the head? When you look at the first matrix movie every fight scene in that movie actually does have a purpose. It's not just there just for spectacle. Whereas in this one, when Smith just appears, how is he able to get to a room, an area, a courtyard that Neo had to get help from mystical dude? Who on a side note, I actually kind of like the backstory theories about this guy. Some people think that he actually was a previous one and that he is now connected to the Oracle. They don't really explain this guy at all. He's probably one of my favorite unknown characters about the matrix universe entirely. But yeah, Smith is just able to find this area and then all of a sudden all of his other hymns just appear. And this kind of correlates again into one of the other very big issues of this movie is there is way too much happening. You have Zion on the thread of being destroyed. You have them connecting with the mayor of Ingy to try and find a key guy. You have the architect explaining everything about the matrix and how everyone's fucked. You have Smith cloning himself and creating a virus-like aspect that is entirely overlapping everything that's going on. You have Neo getting visions of the future and the possibilities of what may happen to him. You have a human being that is assimilated by Smith and somehow able to go into the human world. That's a huge fucking aspect that is never really explained. It just happens. There is so much that is happening in this movie that you actually are thankful for the fight scenes, not just because they're cool to look at because really they are for the most part, but also because you need some downtime from all of the dialogue and all of the filler exposition and truckload of lore that you are getting in this movie. Speaking of trucks actually, the highway sequence, that's amazing. The fact that they built a highway system themselves and did this and smashed over 300 GM vehicles is incredible. It's amazing how much trust and money WB put into this movie, into the Pachowsky's vision because while they were oversaturating them, they kept on giving them resources. Considering the track record that WB has had in the last 20 years, it's interesting to see just the directions the company has gone in terms of how they view creative individuals and whatnot. It's weird. But in the end, is Reloaded a decent movie? No, wrong. You could say that, but it's really an in-between. I would be very interested to have a conversation with someone who says that Reloaded is their favorite in the trilogy because it's not a full movie. It is an in-between. It's a very much connection to Revolutions, which is kind of, I guess, one of the main reasons why they released it in the same year. But I feel that you can watch the first movie by itself and I feel you can even watch the third movie by itself because it is the conclusion of the story. But I don't know anyone who looks at Reloaded with the same kind of praise and love that same movies like The Empire Strikes Back gets or The Rings of Two Towers. It's just not its own movie. It is a sequence of events that are building up to the conclusion of the trilogy. And that, one last bit, ties me into kind of the speculation about this movie. The Wachowskis went back and forth over the script of the first movie for something on 10 years. So when all of a sudden they were contracted to make two movies in less than five years after the first film, that's a lot. That's a lot to go through. It's kind of like what happened with the Pirates movies, to be honest. The first Pirates movie is fantastic because it took so long and so many rewrites, so many recreations to get there. But then the other two movies are kind of okay. They're pretty decent, but I definitely feel that is not the case with Reloaded and certainly not revolutions. It's almost kind of like on the same basis of the new Star Wars trilogy where they just kind of didn't really know what they were gonna do. However, that is a low bar to say because the Star Wars trilogy is so obviously deeply unorganized. Whereas at least Reloaded and Revolutions, you had the same creators and the same people coming up with the same narrative idea, but it's still kind of very much a miss. Overall, I say that the action sequences in Reloaded are very decent. I like the visual exploration of the lore and some of the building that gets put into this movie. But overall, I don't like Reloaded. I don't think it's a fun movie to just sit down and watch. I will sit and watch Revolutions over Reloaded almost any day. So in the end, I'm going to give Matrix Reloaded a three out of seven. I almost wanted to give it a four, but I just can't do that. I just don't enjoy this movie. In comparison to the first film, it just feels superfluous. It just feels like it's here because WB wanted them to make another movie and the Wachowskis were like, sure, we really don't have an idea, but we'll do what we think is cool. But anyways, that's my thoughts on Matrix Reloaded. What do you guys think? Let me know in the comments below. Otherwise, if you guys liked the video, leave a like and if you're interested in more subscribe and the review for Revolutions will be coming soon. I'm not going to lie though. I actually enjoy Revolutions a bit more than I probably should for very dumb reasons. Anyways guys, that's all from me. I'll see you guys next time.