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Revolutions Reflections ***SPOILERS***
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Okay, I take no more responsibility if you don't want to read this.
Balance, I suppose that it is all about balance. I'm still not quite sure about the film, I need to see it again and reflect a bit. But all in all, I don't think it's that bad. The action sequences were much better than Reloaded, which all seemed like computer generated crap. Honestly, I think that Revolutions would have worked better if a few things had not been done with the series. I think the inclusion of the kid Neo saved and his reloading issues(which now that I think of it, may be a bad joke). The problem was pacing all in all. Together, I think that reloaded and revolutions are a success, but seperate they are failures. One is too much exposition, one too much resolution. A lot comes too late. Honestly, I think the humanization of the programs needed to start a lot sooner and could have been accomplished more smoothly.
So, what would I have done differently? I would have seperated the second and third movies by more time. As it rests, the two turn out to be one badly paced movie. Empire and Jedi take place several years apart from each other, as do Star wars and Empire. Matrix and Reloaded were a good chunk of time apart, but Reloaded and Revolutions are back to back time-wise. They needed to either all be joined in time(ala LoTR, something they try to emulate) or all be spaced out(ala star wars trilogy).
Another thing I would avoid is the buckshot approach to mythological reference. I mean, Orpheus, Moses, Arthur. Let's just toss in some Kali and Jesus for good measure. Not to mention the stealing of things like Frodo/Neo going to Mount Doom as Morpheus/Aragorn fights with Lock/Denethor over how best to defend Zion/Minas Tirith. Too scattered in reference. There is a reason that all of these are seperate stories.
Finally, I would have given the second two movies individual purposes. Lord of the Rings works because all three movies have one purpose, destroy the ring. From the first to the last, that is the mission. In Star Wars, while the greater mission is the same, there are definite seperate issues in each movie. That makes the successful trilogy. I would have made Reloaded a mission unto itself, maybe by having the Oracle kidnapped or something, having the Architect be trying to force Neo to go through his destiny a certain way. I would then have Neo have to work for things, keeping the attack on Zion and it's ending as the third movie, making Neo's choice come in the third movie.
I need to see it again, but I think that one more viewing will balance it just fine in my mind. For now, I believe it is a heavy handed telling of what could be a very good story.
Okay, I take no more responsibility if you don't want to read this.
Balance, I suppose that it is all about balance. I'm still not quite sure about the film, I need to see it again and reflect a bit. But all in all, I don't think it's that bad. The action sequences were much better than Reloaded, which all seemed like computer generated crap. Honestly, I think that Revolutions would have worked better if a few things had not been done with the series. I think the inclusion of the kid Neo saved and his reloading issues(which now that I think of it, may be a bad joke). The problem was pacing all in all. Together, I think that reloaded and revolutions are a success, but seperate they are failures. One is too much exposition, one too much resolution. A lot comes too late. Honestly, I think the humanization of the programs needed to start a lot sooner and could have been accomplished more smoothly.
So, what would I have done differently? I would have seperated the second and third movies by more time. As it rests, the two turn out to be one badly paced movie. Empire and Jedi take place several years apart from each other, as do Star wars and Empire. Matrix and Reloaded were a good chunk of time apart, but Reloaded and Revolutions are back to back time-wise. They needed to either all be joined in time(ala LoTR, something they try to emulate) or all be spaced out(ala star wars trilogy).
Another thing I would avoid is the buckshot approach to mythological reference. I mean, Orpheus, Moses, Arthur. Let's just toss in some Kali and Jesus for good measure. Not to mention the stealing of things like Frodo/Neo going to Mount Doom as Morpheus/Aragorn fights with Lock/Denethor over how best to defend Zion/Minas Tirith. Too scattered in reference. There is a reason that all of these are seperate stories.
Finally, I would have given the second two movies individual purposes. Lord of the Rings works because all three movies have one purpose, destroy the ring. From the first to the last, that is the mission. In Star Wars, while the greater mission is the same, there are definite seperate issues in each movie. That makes the successful trilogy. I would have made Reloaded a mission unto itself, maybe by having the Oracle kidnapped or something, having the Architect be trying to force Neo to go through his destiny a certain way. I would then have Neo have to work for things, keeping the attack on Zion and it's ending as the third movie, making Neo's choice come in the third movie.
I need to see it again, but I think that one more viewing will balance it just fine in my mind. For now, I believe it is a heavy handed telling of what could be a very good story.