The Matrix: Ressurections
Wrapped my rewatch with The Matrix: Ressurections last night, and I barely made it through it. I kept finding myself distracted and reaching for my phone to play a round of Suduku or something to keep me entertained.
It wasn't bad, per-se, but I think it brings the problems with all the sequels to the foreground. They all focused way too much on the love story between Neo and Trinity, and also went all-in on the action. While I liked the concept, which went back to bending reality and asking what was real and what wasn't, but instead of being subtle about it, it kept hitting us over the head with it. It wasn't taking us on a journey, it was preaching at us. And that was even worse than focusing on the wrong things. ;)
There is another sequel in the works. I hope they drop the love story. I hope they use action well, like in the first one, and don't rely on it too much like they did with all the sequels. I hope they find a good concept and take us on a journey instead of bludgeoning us with it. Time will tell.
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