Movie #41 - Matrix Revolutions

"Everything that has a beginning has an end."

Thank God! They really should've stopped with the first movie. One of the groundbreaking films of the era, The Matrix was a gem of a movie and many would have benefitted with the franchise stopping at one film.

However, when money is involved and a story needs to be told - you get your sequels. Don't get me wrong, many films have enjoyed better sequels than first films. This one... I tend to disagree. Not only were the other two films box office flops in comparison to the first movie... they didn't make much sense. And I am a big fan of science fiction / fantasy films and both were way out there... not because of plot, but strictly based on screenplay execution and lack of emotional presence on film created by Keanu Reeves (Neo).

There are some major bonuses in this film that I cannot complain about. Mainly the casting of Monica Bellucci as Persephone. Her role is more important in the second sequel, however, seeing her at any point in both films is a treat - especially leather clad no less. In addition, the Zion battle sequences were quite cool - specifically the giant mechancial soldier gunners were well designed.

In the end, Revolutions really took on an action movie feel to it, but really made no sense. The final battle sequence between Neo and Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving) was very underwhelming and thus, the end of this franchise was welcomed. I do admit falling asleep in the drive-in back in the day when I watched Matrix Reloaded... unfortunately, I wasn't so lucky this time around with this one.