Well said #7. Matrix II/III blew chunks. Anyone who's willing to watch a movie or trilogy and is willing to even ponder the rationality of contesting a MOVIE's "complexity", depth or philosophy over a good BOOK, let alone the LOTR, must be a braindead 21st Century Digital Boy. #4, I have not once talked to anyone who 'dreaded' The Matrix. To implicate it's over the heads of the masses is similar to trying to tell me Barney is aimed at teenagers.
As for people with cell phones, i laugh when peoples' cell phones ring in school and the teacher threatens to confiscate it cuz they can't get it thorugh their skull to at least ask someone to turn on the vibrate feature for them
When all is said and done, I didn't find the Matrix sequels II & III to have the same depth of plot, believability and quality of acting as the first episode. In fact, it seems that in true Hollywood fashion, the Wachowski brothers compromised the quality of their work -- they sold out and focused more on the high budget SGI effects vs. using the former as a means to enhance what could've been an intricate, emotional and thought provoking story.
This couldn't be further from the truth for LOTR. The story, screenplay etc. is strong and consistent throughout...
I feel that the Matrix's complexity and envoking of deep philosophical thought, makes people who are unacustom to it dread the movie for it. LOTR is much easier tolerated, and the majority of its audience has read the books.
the lord of the rings movies and their fans command a MUCH larger demographic than the matrix movies.
while you and I may like the matrix movies because we're young-- i'd imagine not too many older folk feel the same way, and the younger children who can't get in due to the R rating.
whereas lord of the rings is enjoyed by people from a huge range of age groups...
Do you think ROTK was better than Matrix Revolutions? And how come they played all 3 LOTR movies back to back to back in some theatres and didn't with Matrix?
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Anonymous - Saturday, December 20, 2003 - link
Well said #7. Matrix II/III blew chunks. Anyone who's willing to watch a movie or trilogy and is willing to even ponder the rationality of contesting a MOVIE's "complexity", depth or philosophy over a good BOOK, let alone the LOTR, must be a braindead 21st Century Digital Boy. #4, I have not once talked to anyone who 'dreaded' The Matrix. To implicate it's over the heads of the masses is similar to trying to tell me Barney is aimed at teenagers.HammerFan - Friday, December 19, 2003 - link
As for people with cell phones, i laugh when peoples' cell phones ring in school and the teacher threatens to confiscate it cuz they can't get it thorugh their skull to at least ask someone to turn on the vibrate feature for themRustang - Friday, December 19, 2003 - link
When all is said and done, I didn't find the Matrix sequels II & III to have the same depth of plot, believability and quality of acting as the first episode. In fact, it seems that in true Hollywood fashion, the Wachowski brothers compromised the quality of their work -- they sold out and focused more on the high budget SGI effects vs. using the former as a means to enhance what could've been an intricate, emotional and thought provoking story.This couldn't be further from the truth for LOTR. The story, screenplay etc. is strong and consistent throughout...
Rustang - Friday, December 19, 2003 - link
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SeraphsSati - Thursday, December 18, 2003 - link
Not to mention, people don't take it as serious or philosophicaly because much of the movie is made up of ground breaking special effectsAnonymous - Thursday, December 18, 2003 - link
I feel that the Matrix's complexity and envoking of deep philosophical thought, makes people who are unacustom to it dread the movie for it. LOTR is much easier tolerated, and the majority of its audience has read the books.Anonymous - Thursday, December 18, 2003 - link
SeraphsSati:the lord of the rings movies and their fans command a MUCH larger demographic than the matrix movies.
while you and I may like the matrix movies because we're young-- i'd imagine not too many older folk feel the same way, and the younger children who can't get in due to the R rating.
whereas lord of the rings is enjoyed by people from a huge range of age groups...
SeraphsSati - Thursday, December 18, 2003 - link
Do you think ROTK was better than Matrix Revolutions? And how come they played all 3 LOTR movies back to back to back in some theatres and didn't with Matrix?illuminati - Thursday, December 18, 2003 - link
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