TheInfamousKira
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I have reservations, but I'm also reasonably excited. This is a tired topic, so I'll open with it briefly and move on, but I'm a bit concerned that there's going to be less wordly philosophical undertones and more identity politics and agendas running through the film thematically, given the revelations Lana Wachowski has had since the filming of Revolutions. I'm pretty optimistic that it will be woven into the narrative and not thrown in our face like a Disney product if it's included, though, and the original script for the first film delved into subject matter along these lines, anyway. Having one of the creative minds from the original back is a net positive, I think.
As far as the nostalgia beats and people scared this is going to be a TFA situation, I'm still on the fence. This is a revitalization of a property that been, by and large, dormant for a decade. It makes sense to me, from a promotional standpoint, to front load the trailers with imagery and parallels iconic to the franchise. The black cat, the dojo training, Trinity seated with her back to approaching officers, the pills, the mirror, the white rabbit, Alice in Wonderland. These are the hooks that are supposed to draw in casuals who saw the first movie in '99. To be instantly reminded of all the cool Matrixy shit. If this trailer has most of these on the nose references and the rest of the film is largely original material, cool. But that hinges largely on the "if,".
Effects wise, I can't help but feel it looks kind of...tacky? The way people are falling from the sky and literally bouncing off walls with anime speed boost and particle effects and flying in the opposite direction like Vegeta. The effects are striking me as hyper stylized and not in a grounded way. Neo blowing the dojo apart feels like something out of Advent Children. It's all very Speed Racer to me, and that was an abortion that needed to be taken out the back door, not the front. I know, The Matrix. What am I tripping about? But to me, barring the aged-like-milk PS2 CGI of the sequels in some spots (Burly Brawl, anyone?) The Matrix was so visually successful because of how it managed to be so stylistic while maintaining a palpable sense of realism. Almost everything in the first film was shot practically, with the actors doing the stunts. The CG was reserved for the Sentinels, for the naval bug, for the elevator explosion. Here, it feels like there's going to be an over abundance of CG, and just...I don't like it.
But I'm there day one, regardless.
As far as the nostalgia beats and people scared this is going to be a TFA situation, I'm still on the fence. This is a revitalization of a property that been, by and large, dormant for a decade. It makes sense to me, from a promotional standpoint, to front load the trailers with imagery and parallels iconic to the franchise. The black cat, the dojo training, Trinity seated with her back to approaching officers, the pills, the mirror, the white rabbit, Alice in Wonderland. These are the hooks that are supposed to draw in casuals who saw the first movie in '99. To be instantly reminded of all the cool Matrixy shit. If this trailer has most of these on the nose references and the rest of the film is largely original material, cool. But that hinges largely on the "if,".
Effects wise, I can't help but feel it looks kind of...tacky? The way people are falling from the sky and literally bouncing off walls with anime speed boost and particle effects and flying in the opposite direction like Vegeta. The effects are striking me as hyper stylized and not in a grounded way. Neo blowing the dojo apart feels like something out of Advent Children. It's all very Speed Racer to me, and that was an abortion that needed to be taken out the back door, not the front. I know, The Matrix. What am I tripping about? But to me, barring the aged-like-milk PS2 CGI of the sequels in some spots (Burly Brawl, anyone?) The Matrix was so visually successful because of how it managed to be so stylistic while maintaining a palpable sense of realism. Almost everything in the first film was shot practically, with the actors doing the stunts. The CG was reserved for the Sentinels, for the naval bug, for the elevator explosion. Here, it feels like there's going to be an over abundance of CG, and just...I don't like it.
But I'm there day one, regardless.
