The Matrix: Reloaded Starring: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Hugo Weaving, Clayton Watson, Nona Gaye, Monica Bellucci, Cornel West Director(s): Larry Wachowski, Andy Wachowski Screenwriter(s): Larry Wachowski, Andy Wachowski Filming Location(s): Australia; Chicago; San Francisco Studio: Warner Bros. Alternate Title(s): The Matrix 2 Rating: R - for sci-fi violence and some sexuality Genre: Science Fiction, Action, Sequel --------------------------------
The Matrix Reloaded is the second film in The Matrix trilogy. The 2003 film was written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski. The sequel went on to win 4 awards of 23 total nominations. The film follows the Academy Award winning The Matrix whereby hacker “Neo” contacts a man named Morpheus only to learn that he has been living in a computer simulation known as The Matrix ever since his birth. The Matrix was generated after humans lost a war against intelligent machines that programmed The Matrix
Kill Bill, A Roaring Rampage of Marketing Billboards, Broadsheets, Tabloids, Magazines, Television, Busses, Trains, Subways, and posters on the electricity boxes down the dual carriageway all created the hype, anticipation, and publicity for Kill Bill. Kill Bill wasn't what this hype was for it was for the return of the Tarantino, who returned after six years with a small film with big bill-boards and double sheet ads in broadsheet papers. Every bus station along the main road has a mini
As of the end of 2013 the all time box office top 5 films include Avatar, Titanic, Marvel's The Avengers, The Dark Knight and Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. This is clear evidence of the audience growing appeal for Hollywood spectacle. But what is the Hollywood spectacle? From epic landscape to sumptuous interior; from visions of space, aliens and future cityscapes to explosive action and adventure: expansive vistas spread out across the width of the big screen, their presence magnified
Ideology and Reality in the Movie, The Matrix The matrix, as presented in the eponymous film, operates as an Althusserian Ideological State Apparatus (ISA). The Matrix1 presents a world in which "the state [as] a 'machine' of repression" is made literal where robots rule the land (Althusser 68). It is true that they rule by force (sentinels and agents) and these constitute the Repressive State Apparatus, but their primary force of subjugation is the matrix, their ISA. The film traces the path
Similarly, this hope and faith system can be seen in The Matrix, when Morpheus propagates his belief that “the one” will end the war that Zion has been fighting with the machines for long time. Evidence from the history of Christianity, along with the story line and symbolism found on The Matrix demonstrate that there are parallelism laying between these two, along with the manifestation of faith that makes everything possible to happen. Faith in The Matrix and Christianity relays in the prophecy of someone
Love and Self-Sacrifice in the Matrix Trilogy The Matrix Trilogy can be viewed in a number of different ways. Some audiences saw the films as simply science fiction and the idea of good verses evil however many looked deeper to see the many others themes and ideas that the films put forward. One of the key themes that permeates all three films is the notion of self-sacrifice and how these acts of self-sacrifice come from love. The love is not always between two people and is not always the
Opening Sequences of The Matrix 'The Matrix' is a philosophical sci-fi film, which was created in 1998 and was released in 1999, at the time there had been significant advances in computer technology so this film would have been appropriate for the time. It was produced by the American, Joel Silver and was directed and created by the Wachowski Brothers, Larry and Andy, following a dream Larry had about an alternative reality such as the one explored in 'The Matrix.' The main plot is about
The Matrix (1999) in the scene “The Two Pills” help characters and relationships are developed and continuation of the films narrative through various components of cinematography and mise-en-scène. Most notable in The Matrix is the use of costuming, sound effects, props, setting and camera movement. Through the use of these techniques the audience becomes more involved in the narrative as Neo meets Morpheus for the first time and is given the opportunity to learn the secrets of the matrix. Mise-en-scène
Film Analysis of The Matrix The Matrix is a movie about computers taking over the world and how one man changes everything. The opening shot is a shot of computer generated pixels, next there is a reverse zoom shot which reveals the word ‘searching’. A computer sound is then played, which sounds like something is downloading. The reverse shot is than cut, which shows Keanu Reeves, known as Neo, lying down on his head, looking pale whilst listening to music. The shot then cuts back to the
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy In The God of Small Things the twin’s mother, Ammu, breaks the laws that lay down ‘who should be loved, and how and how much’ when she has an affair with Velutha (an Untouchable). A relationship with an Untouchable is inconceivable in India, even today, as a woman would be expelled from her Caste if she were to carry out such an undignified act. Before this occurs Ammu is already frowned upon for being a divorced woman, a common view in Indian society
In Andrew and Larry Wachowski’s 1999 film, The Matrix, and Plato’s Republic, “On Shadows and Realities,?reality and illusion are one in the same. The Wachowski brothers allows the viewer to see how reality and illusion can be mistaken for the other, using a number of contrasting ideas found in Plato's analogy of the Cave, showing that at times the dream world can be safer than real life. The matrix is a simulation that creates an imaginary world where people are prisoners from reality, much like
despite dying in The Matrix leads him to understand that the rules in The Matrix can be broken. He becomes aware of his existence and fully realizes that because The Matrix is simply a projected reality that it does not conform to the laws of the ‘real’ world outside of the Matrix. Works Cited Descartes, Rene. Baird, Forrest E., ed. “Meditations on the First Philosophy.” Philosophic Classics: From Plato to Derrida. 6th ed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2008. Print. 384-387. The Matrix. Andy Wachowski
The Matrix, written and directed by Lary and Andy Wachowski, is a 1999 science-fiction action film that has been regarded as one of the most igneous and highly imaginative films of all time. It depicts the complex story of a dystopian future in which the reality perceived by most human beings is actually a simulated one created by AI machines who use the suppressed humans as energy sources. Though the main characters of the story have freed themselves from the matrix, one character named Cypher (a
As individuals overcome the inevitable process of change, they begin to realize their full potential. In the set text, the 1999 Wachowski Brother’s film, The Matrix, the concept of change is significantly explored. In the related texts “Plato’s Allegory of the cave” and “The Door” clearly represents and reinforces this concept of change; that it is inevitable and experiences from this process leads to wisdom. In each text, the individual composers explore certain themes such as “the illusion of reality”
by nature, desire to have connections with other individuals in order to have a sense of self worth. Many factors contribute to these connections. The free verse novel The Simple Gift by Steven Herrick, the song Numb by Linkin Park and the film The Matrix all demonstrate that some people purposely disconnect themselves from having connections with other individuals because for them to connect they would first have to modify their personality, people’s life choices can hinder or assist them in forming
Many people who grew up in 1960s and 70s with watching the Japanese animated television series by Tatsuo Yoshida would be very familiar with Speed Racer by Andy and Larry Wachowski in 2008 (American Film Institute Catalog, 2008). As a big hit in the summer of 2008, Speed Racer was considered as a box office bomb because it failed to break even at the box office and received generally negative reviews from film critics such as A.O. Scott and Jim Emerson. The Wachowski brothers were criticized in the
only show you the door. You're the one that has to walk through it. ‘ How does The Matrix explore fate and freewill? Fate and freewill remain two ongoing themes in this movie having major significance throughout. The Matrix directed by the Wachowski brother’s developed in 1999, became world famous due to its unique structure and unusual visual effects known as ‘bullet time’ as well as the ‘green tinge’. The Matrix, is a science fiction action based movie that has one main focus being Neo who symbolises
Brothers’ film The Matrix (1999), mankind is being suppressed by a technological system known as the Matrix, the product of AI (artificial intelligence). This system controls humans through ridding them of their individual identities and keeping them sedated and living in a constructed dream world enabling machines to use their bodies as an energy source, thereby, ensuring their own continued survival. By extension, rendering humans as part of the whole, the “single consciousness” (The Matrix) that is AI
Mariano Hurtado de Mendoza April 22, 2014 Philosophy Alexandra Mealla The Matrix: Aspect on Reality and Truth The reality and truth are similar concepts used by philosophers in epistemology and metaphysics. These branches of philosophy follow the concepts of reality, which demonstrates how things really are without the perspective of someone, and truth, which demonstrates of something that is real. Metaphysics basically is the branch of philosophy that explains in a deeper perspective the concept