Review of The Matrix (1999) by Titanic21 — 18 Mar 2018

Not only this movie is a kind of a solid element among the classics of sci-fi genre and considered a must-see for a lot of reasons, what I can agree with is that this movie is to make you think, even when it's been a whole while after you seen it; this will stay in your head. It is the topic, the idea, yeah, I call it philosophy behind THE MATRIX. That one thought everything we call our "reality" could for real be fake, nothing more than a simulation being projected into our heads is at the same time insanely fascinating and extraordinary frightening.

It's a thesis already know to modern science and in the Matrix it's very well expressed, wrapped into an interesting fassade, which is obscure enough to make it exiting and clear enough to not get you lost in confusion. It's exciting, overwhelming and keeps you hooked until the ending. Also the visual effects, the music and certain scenarios are characteristic and will ever be associated with what The Matrix is. The only reason for me not rating it all 10 points is that as a movie itself, when leaving the message and the idea behind it aside for a second, this was nothing to blow me off. There was nothing very much not being seen among elsewhere within the genre and the plot development isn't any special either. So as I said, if you are into philosophy, this is one of the movies to watch. For a genre enthusiast The Matrix is a solid expereince, which is worth watching, but probably not very astonishing.