Soapbox: 15 Things Wrong With The Matrix We All Choose To Ignore

December 1, 2017December 1, 2017 Leon MillerAction, Carrie-Anne Moss, Greatest movies of all time, Hugo Weaving, Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Sci-fi, The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, The WachowskisLeave a comment

Matrix-Wrong-Header — Don’t worry: the first one is STILL awesome (the sequels? Not so much)

When The Matrix arrived in cinemas back in 1999, it blew audiences away with its unique blend of martial arts spectacle, high-brow philosophizing, and dazzling visual effects. Indeed, the film influenced the action genre for years to come, with subsequent filmmakers trying (and failing) to emulate the Hong Kong cinema/Japanese anime vibe of its stylized fight choreography.

Admittedly, series creators The Wachowskis themselves struggled to deliver a satisfying follow-up to their initial outing, with both The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions receiving a tepid response from viewers and critics alike. Nonetheless, the story of digital messiah Neo and fellow freedom fighters Trinity and Morpheus remains popular with fans who still admire the franchise’s pioneering “bullet time” aesthetic and rich, underlying subtext.

Yet even The Matrix’s devoted followers – those who consider the first Matrix a masterpiece and its sequels underrated gems – probably realize that there’s plenty wrong with all three flicks. That’s right, even the original movie has quite a few things that either don’t quite stack up or flat-out make no sense. So what doesn’t add up?

Here are 15 Things Wrong With The Matrix Trilogy We All Choose To Ignore.

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Soapbox: 20 Confusing Movie Endings (And What Happened Next) Explained

October 2, 2017 Leon Miller2001: A Space Odyssey, Action, American Psycho, Ang Lee, Arrival, Barton Fink, Birdman, Christopher Nolan, Citizen Kane, David Lynch, Denis Villeneuve, Donnie Darko, Drama, Edge of Tomorrow, Enemy, Greatest movies of all time, Inception, Interstellar, Life Of Pi, Looper, Mulholland Drive, No Country For Old Men, Orson Welles, Planet of the Apes, Rian Johnson, Sci-fi, Shutter Island, Stanley Kubrick, Taxi Driver, Terrence Malik, The Coen Brothers, The Matrix Revolutions, The Tree Of LifeLeave a comment

The-Matrix-Revolutions — Not even these guys knew what they were fighting about by the end…

If you’re a movie fan – and we’re guessing you are, given you’ve visited Screen Rant – you’ve come across your fair share of confusing endings. While some films are downright baffling from start to finish, in a lot of cases, things only start to take an unexpected (and often inexplicable) turn during the closing moments.

Sometimes, we can tease out the meaning behind a finale with bit of extra thought (not to mention a cheeky repeated viewing or two). But just as often, even after considerable mental effort and umpteen re-watchings, viewers can still be left scratching their heads.

This can be further aggravated in instances where films end on an ambiguous, open-ended note. Here, the director deliberately refuses to serve up an easy answer to audiences, leaving us to wonder not only how the story ended, but inviting us to speculate over what happened next.

Fortunately, thanks to the wonders of the Internet age, we have a jaw-dropping wealth of information at our finger tips – whether it’s actual commentary by the filmmakers or well-researched theories by fans and critics.

As such, we’ve mined this online knowledge bank to create this list, which covers 20 Insanely Confusing Movie Endings (And What Happened Next) – try to keep up!

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Soapbox: 15 ‘Confusing’ Movies That Are Actually So Easy To Understand

June 30, 2017June 30, 2017 Leon Miller12 Monkeys, 2001: A Space Odyssey, American Psycho, Bob Dylan, Cameron Crowe, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, Cloud Atlas, Darren Aronofsky, David Lynch, Donnie Darko, I'm Not There, Inception, Interstellar, Martin Scorsese, Memento, Mulholland Drive, Planet of the Apes, Shutter Island, Stanley Kubrick, Terry Gilliam, The Fountain, The Matrix Revolutions, The Wachowskis, Tim Burton, Tom Cruise, Vanilla SkyLeave a comment

If there’s a common criticism levelled at films by moviegoers, it’s that they can be too hard to understand. Whilst some audience members enjoy the exciting sensation that comes with piecing together what a movie actually means, plenty of people just want to be entertained, not bewildered.

However, while some flicks are indeed a chore to follow – sometimes intentionally so (although not always!) – often times, they’re actually not that hard to figure out, with just a little effort. And why shouldn’t viewers meet filmmakers half way, when it comes investing themselves in the narrative?

After all, while we all enjoy the satisfaction of switching off our brains and relaxing in front of a film with a straightforward plot, there’s also something to be said for movies that force us to use our grey matter.

Sure, films by directors like Stanley Kubrick, Christopher Nolan, and Terry Gilliam may leave us scratching our heads at first, but the “Eureka!” moment when it all clicks into place – either in the cinema or days later – is always worth it.

With that in mind, this list takes a look at 15 “Confusing” Movies That Are Actually So Easy To Understand – if you’re prepared to use the ol’ noodle, that is!

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