What is the Matrix?

[Jammrock]

By complete accident I caught the final theatrical trailer for the Matrix Reloaded on Entertainment Tonight. So of course it's up on the web today. Fortunately the Wacowski brothers are nice enough to let you download the trailer to your hard drive, instead of cache hunting for it:

http://whatisthematrix.warnerbros.com/rl_cmp/trailer_final_frames.html

Enjoy!

Jammrock

[Sethos]

AWESOME

I can't wait for this to come out!! I read an article in newsweek, i think it was, a while back and oh yes it sounds so very cool and this only makes it better

~Sethos

[Paddy]

what is the film release date?

[gt40]

Matrix: when Matrox buys Invidia

[Jammrock]

Matrix Reloaded comes out 15 May 2003.

Matrix Revolutions (the final film) comes out 5 November 2003.

Yes, two in the same year



Explanation of the trailer...

SPOILER ALERT!!!! (highlight to read)

The computers discovers that Neo (Keanu Reeves) can exceed human limitations inside the Matrix and 'upgrades' the agents. Agent Smith 2.0 (yes that's his name) can now duplicate himself and bypass many/most of the rules of the Matrix, thus becoming an even bigger handful for Neo and crew.

Obviously, the Matrix has discovered the location of Zion (possibly from a pre-movie story from the Animatrix or something to be explained in the film, I haven't heard which yet) and is mounting an assault. Since the fleshies of Zion can't compete with the sheer power of the machines, Morpheous decides it's time to unplug the Matrix once and for all.

There's a new catch however. There are viruses in the Matrix. A master virus, forget the name, has begun to cause havok inside the Matrix, attacking everything from the Agents to the Freedom fighters. The Twins (the almost albino dreadlocked twins in white trenchcoats) are called ... well ... Twin 1 and Twin 2, are henchmen for the virus, and are viruses themselves. Thus the cool morphing tricks.

The rest of the movie has been prety much top secret.

Jammrock

[TdB]

cool!

looking forward to see them.

[Wombat]

BitTorrent file location: http://f.scarywater.net/trailer_fina...dl.mov.torrent

[Tempest]

Of course the effects are stunning... But other than that, it is more of the same without the freshness of the original. I don't see that as a good thing.

[TdB]

well, the effects is what sells this type of movie so that is what you will see in the trailer.

trailers generally doesn´t represent a movie very accurately, they only show the effects and hints of a conflict. Just wait and see, the real movie will have a plot and a storyline.

[Wombat]

Originally posted by Tempest
Of course the effects are stunning... But other than that, it is more of the same without the freshness of the original. I don't see that as a good thing.

How can you say that without seeing the movie?

[TdB]

BTW, the sequel, is not just a lame attempt to make more money out of a succesful movie, by giving us a more of the same, but with updated special effects.

the matrix has always been planned as a trilogy, which means that the next too movies will expand the storyline with new excitng twists and plots, it isn´t just "matrix version 2, with extra toppings".

the three movies will form ONE epic storyline, and not repeat the original story, again and again.

[UtwigMU]

Yes, but will the 2nd movie deliver any messages or willit be all about special effects.

[Goc]

Something that original Star wars trilogy was... Not this Lucas-I-want-mo'-money stuff Episode 1 & 2... I'm really looking forward to Matrix 2&3. I only hope Wachovsky brothers don't make me eat my hat...

[UtwigMU]

Yes, they are perfectionists, however it depends, wether they'll persist to get their ideas or will money prevail.

[Wombat]

Well, I'm hoping that the studios realize that they're getting that money <I>because</I> of the brothers' ideas, which made such a fun first movie.