Review of The Matrix (1999) by Mrmoviebuff — 10 Oct 2016

A man's life has changed arguably for the better after finding out about the world he lives in and discovering that he is more than just an everyday man who works at a dead end job. 'The Matrix' is an expansive, dazzling and sometimes philosophical science-fiction thriller that develops its worlds and characters with discovery as opposed to long exposition explained by characters.

The movie follows the life of a man named Thomas Anderson (Keanu Reeves) who gets mysterious conversations from the people of "The Real World", he often gets phone calls from a man named Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) who tells him that the world he is currently living in is a fake and that it's just an illusion.

Thomas, reluctantly, follows everything Morpheus tells him to do, and runs into the hands of an evil Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving) who tries to convince Thomas otherwise.

Morpheus then tells him to meet the other crew which involves a woman named Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) who also tells him that the current world he is living in is fake and is often referred to as "The Matrix". When Thomas enters the real world, and finally "wakes up" and sees that the world he was living in really was fake, he needs questions to be answered, and Morpheus provides him with that as well as training him to handle himself for whenever he enters the Matrix.

The film, directed by the Wachowskis, is stunning to look at, filled with fantastic fight choreography, and good character development, even if some of the exposition feels a bit heavy-handed.

Like George Lucas' 'Star Wars' (1977), it is original, groundbreaking and filled with great storytelling with characters who become iconic, and some innovative action scenes. If you love Sci-Fi... this might be something you're looking for.