“Matrix Revolutions” picks up exactly where “Reloaded” leaves off, with Neo and Bane (Agent Smith is in control of Bane’s body) both in comas in the sick bay of another hovercraft. Neo is somehow inside the Matrix without being plugged in.
Morpheus and Trinity, along with the help of Seraph, help free Neo from a sort of subway purgatory by infiltrating the Merovingian’s massive S&M party and threatening his life.
After searching for and finding Naobi and her disabled ship, Neo and Bane wake up without answers for the awaiting crew. The disabled ship is repaired, and Neo and Trinity take it to travel to the machine city while the rest of the two crews returns to the last human city, Zion.
Zion is breached by tens of thousands of invading sentinels, which are met by the human resistance headed by a fleet of Mech Warrior-esque machines. A giant battle ensues, and the residents of Zion are faced with a whole new set of problems.
Meanwhile, Neo is involved in some negotiations that will eventually lead to a massive face-off with one of his arch-nemeses.
“Revolutions” doesn’t have the same solid story line intertwined with philosophical insights into the problems with technology and thoughts on life itself, but it is much stronger than “Reloaded.”
Fight scenes are stellar, as always, but lack the stunning innovation of new camera styles and tricks that both “Matrix” and “Reloaded” had abundantly. But what the fights lacked in originality, they made up for in flawlessness. From the siege on Zion to the final battle between good and evil, the computer-generated images were seamless and as believable as CGI can be.
All of the film’s big names are back for the third film. Keanu Reeves stars as Neo, and Lawrence Fishburne, fresh from a great performance in “Mystic River,” is back as the always-cool Morpheus.
Choices and beliefs are what The Matrix Trilogy is all about-the belief that Neo is The One, the choice of love over sensibility, the belief that the prophecy will come true, the choice to sit outside for eight hours on a concrete sidewalk.
Everyone has been highly anticipating the third installment of the trilogy for the last six months, and there are some extremely diehard Matrix fans living right here in Starkville. The first group of people in line at the theater claimed to be there at 11 a.m. Wednesday. They even ordered pizza.
“Matrix Revolutions” answers many, if not all of the questions you may have from the last installment. A more unique aspect of Revolutions is the fact that it is open for interpretation. Who is really dead? Is there truly peace? Who is being set free from the Matrix? Will there be a 7th Matrix created? What will become of Zion? There are many questions that you must answer yourself, which may not be a typical movie ending, but the Matrix isn’t your typical movie.
Overall, “Matrix Revolutions” is a highly entertaining movie that will answer your questions while leaving you wanting more action, story and answers.
Go see this movie before it leaves the theaters. “Revolutions” was an excellent third movie in a trilogy that will live on for quite awhile.