The Matrix Reloaded Is A Fun Movie. Stop Pretending It Doesn't Exist

The Matrix Reloaded Is A Fun Movie. Stop Pretending It Doesn't Exist
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Lauren Davis
6/12/15 3:00pm

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Originally Posted by Lauren Davis, opening paragraphs It seems to be a law of the Internet that, whenever someone mentions the Wachowskis’ 1999 film The Matrix, someone must inevitably snarks, “It’s a shame they never made any sequels.” Sure, the first sequel, The Matrix Reloaded, never reaches the heights of its predecessor, but it also isn’t worth tossing aside. There is no question that, when it comes to telling a complete narrative (or, god, the dialogue), that The Matrix trumps its 2003 sequel. But the reason that I still adore The Matrix Reloaded is that it’s the movie I rewatch when I want to sink into the world of The Matrix (see also: The Animatrix). If 1999’s The Matrix is the franchise’s Jesus story, The Matrix Reloaded is its Alice in Wonderland. By now we understand that humanity lives in the Matrix and that a world exists outside the Matrix and The Matrix Reloaded decides to start poking at that world. If we’re all living in a computer simulation, let’s have fun with that.

I endorse this article. Matrix Reloaded is good, there are two good matrix movies, not one.