One of the most visually stunning movies ever - The Matrix Reviews

This is a fantastic film. It is the kind of movie that you have to watch more then once to understand. But the first time you see it, it will blow your mind. In the Wachowski Brothers' only second major picture (first being the underrated "Bound"), they managed to create one of the best science fiction stories ever. It turns out that the world we live in is a "dream world," called "the Matrix," that has been made by machines. Humans are slaves to machines, and the machines use humans as a source of energy. The real world is a place controlled by these machines, and humans must live under the earth's surface, away from them in order to survive. A man from the real world named Morpheus goes inside the Matrix to free a man named Neo. Once they get to the real world, Morpheus tells Neo the truth about the world. He says that Neo is "the One" who will end the war between man and machine and restore the world for the human race. "The Matrix" consists of a love story between Neo and one of the crew working with Morpheus, named Trinity. This is the only disappointing part of the movie because the two actors, Keanu Reeves and Carrie Ann Moss, have little chemistry. Lawrence Fishburne does an outstanding job playing Morpheus. But the best acting job of the film is by Hugo Weaving. Weaving plays Agent Smith, a program in the Matrix that serves as a security system. As the form of a normal man, Smith causes problems for Morpheus and Neo as they enter the Matrix throughout the film. Overall, the actors probably did a great job either because they have the skills or because the script was amazing. The best part of "The Matrix" is the action. It is one of the most visually stunning movies I have ever seen. There are many fights in the film, and the best one comes at the end between Neo and Agent Smith. One of the signature action shots is called "bullet time," where the scene is paused and spun 360 degrees. Many other movies have immitated action techniques from "The Matrix" because the visuals are so amazing. The Wachowski Brothers certainly know what they're doing on the action front. So, if you have been living in a hole for the last six years, never considered seeing it, or didn't see enough of it to understand it; you should definitely watch "The Matrix."