Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions

[memnus]

I'm not sure what to think. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely loved the movie, but I think the philosophy was a bit heavy-handed. It feels forced, and has lost a lot of the subtlety that the original had. (I want to rewatch it, actually. Been too long.) What I think most now is that a lot of the mystery is gone. The way I see the final movie going, Neo discovers that he has is powers even outside the Matrix, and comes in to save the day yet again. Others I noticed:

*Councellor's rant about codependence*
"Is that why there are no young men on the Council?"
*Councellor dodges the question*
I wasn't paying attention, but the Council looked mostly female. Seven men, thirteen women? Or whatever the number was? It'd also explain why the council is so keen to let Neo go back. They know the purpose of the One, and are resigned to the destruction and reconstruction of Zion, to keep alive the minds still locked in the Matrix. That guy - whose name I can't recall but takes Neo to the machine level - was probably the One in the fifth Matrix.

Never mind the logistical problems of using humans to power machines.... any life that grows has to take in more energy than it puts out, and the only way to actually get more to the system is either photosynthetic or geothermal. After Operation Dark Storm, the former is out, and it'd be more efficient to use geothermal power directly.

Ok, so that eloquent argument fizzled and died. I'm done.

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Comments

[solkanar512.livejournal.com]

Interestingly enough, they covered that question about power on NPR yesterday. When you look at human power alone, then yes, it's a pretty silly idea. However, Morpheus leaves himself an out. When he is explaning how the power system works, he also mentions a "new kind of fusion" in combination with the humans. THis of course leads to questions about why humans were used, but that's something else entirely :-p.

WHat did you think of the use of the Merovingian?

[memnus.livejournal.com]

I wasn't paying close enough attention to catch who exactly the Merovingian was supposed to be. Obviously not a well-developed character - or next time I see the movei should be before 11:00 at night.

[solkanar512.livejournal.com]

The Merovingian was the French fellow that didn't have any lipstick on his face :-p