The phenomenon that is the matrix (trilogy) - The Matrix Reloaded Reviews

A warning. Next time you eat something with a spoon, keep in mind that that spoon may not exist. Right now, as you are reading this review, ask yourself is that air you're breathing? Next time you see a white rabbit, remember to follow it. Wake up. Knock-knock. You are a slave. The desert of the real awaits. The red pill is your ticket to freedom. Emancipate yourself. Are humans mammals or a virus of this planet? You decide. It is your choice to make. But... Does choice exist? Or have you already made up your mind? Do you know? Does anybody? The above mentioned are just some of the analogies/one-liners from the Matrix movies. It is rarity to find a person who has not heard and does not know of these. The point of including them into this review is to show how ubiquitously the Matrix movies have permeated our culture in only four years. Star Wars, Terminator, The Godfather...some of the other movies (trilogies) that have had a huge cultural impact. Comparing the Matrix trilogy (I'm taking the liberty of calling it a trilogy, as we await for "Revolutions") to these legends would be unsubstantiated at this point in time, as it is too premature. The Matrix movies have yet to stand the test of time, but I am of firm belief that they will. In fact, I believe that in some 20-30 years, the Matrix trilogy will be a bigger legend than any of the aforementioned ever were. The Matrix movies aren't the type of acheivement that will resonate in the future only by the cool one-liners or analogies. There are ideas, religious themes, philosophical disquisitions that will have anybody and everybody thinking. Intelligence. It is the intelligence of these movies that has pulled the people in, and it is the intelligence that will keep the people in. This trilogy is appealing to people with good educational background because of its thought provoking themes. It is appealing to mindless masses because of the dazzling visual effects. The best of both worlds. The makings of the best trilogy of all time. I must get back on track. Brevity got lost somewhere while writing this post. It is "Reloaded" that I must review. It is the best sequel ever made, to the best sci-fi movie of all time. The indignation of people who bash this movie is surprising, to say the least. It continues the story of the original with just as much imagination. The visual effects blow the original out of the water. I have observed two of the main reasons why some people didn't like this movie. The first one is that a lot of people found it difficult to follow, to comprehend. The second is that the expectations were just way too high, and no movie could have ever lived up to such hype (even though for many, inlcuding me, it did). This rarity among sci-fi movies actually required its audience to think. And think hard. Some people were turned off by that. That's reasonable. It's all a matter of personal tastes. If people like a lot of brawn and little brains in their movies, then "Reloaded" is not the movie for them. "Reloaded" makes for a perfect combination of brains and brawn. "Reloaded" gets 10 stars out of 10.