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Rijst:
The Matrix doesn't really have anything to do with the 80's, but 8-bit consoles are and this is an 8-bit version of a Matrix scene. I thought I'd share..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMpZrta2Cwc

Adam Dravian:
Ha, I love the voices.

I've never actually watched either of the Matrix sequels. Maybe if someone were to edit the entire movies to use 8-bit sound effects, I'd give them a shot.

Rijst:
The sequels lack some of the atmosphere of the first installment but I think that's simply because they're sequels. By this time viewers know what the Matrix is, Neo is super powerful so to compensate his enemies need to be more powerful as well. This leads to a sort of major cyclical conspiracy set up by the machines.

The guy in charge in the video is some sort of rogue program with an army of fancy helpers etc. The third movie is a fusion between a Transformers episode (from the 80s cartoon series, that is) and Dragonball Z. The transformers bit happens in the human city and the Dragonball Z battle happens in the Matrix. Needless to say all ends sort of well. I quite liked the ending but lots of people thought it was rubbish. I wonder what they thought the ending would be like that made them so disappointed..

The more I think about it now, the more I think the whole concept of the Matrix represents the world's financial system  (either on purpose or by accident).

Hope I didn't give too much away, should you still want to watch it at some point..

Ghoul:
Watching that made me realize that the choreography of the fighting is so much more interesting in The Matrix than it was in the Star Wars prequels. They're both too clean in my opinion.. could use a bit of grit and emotion.. but The Matrix does it a lot better.

Adam Dravian:

--- Quote from: Rijst on October 18, 2014, 05:13:52 AM ---Hope I didn't give too much away, should you still want to watch it at some point..

--- End quote ---

Since I do plan on watching the sequels someday, I mostly skimmed over your post, Rijst.

I saw the first Matrix movie when it first came out and I thought it was great. But I hated the impact it had on the film industry. Action films were never the same post-Matrix and that bummed me out. Plus, I was annoyed by how ubiquitous The Matrix quickly became. Everywhere you looked, black trench coats, wraparound sunglasses, and people with that, uh, "raining binary" screensaver. By the time the sequels came out, I was sick of the whole Matrix thing.

Also, Neo seemed like an invincible god at the end of the original, so there didn't seem to be much of a point in making sequels. It seemed like they'd be as dull as trying to beat a game with an invincibility code on.

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