The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Directors:

Andy Wachowski
Larry Wachowski

Writers (WGA):

Andy Wachowski (characters) &
Larry Wachowski (characters) ...

Release Date:

5 November 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Everything that has a beginning has an end.

Plot:

The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing the rogue Agent Smith.

Plot Keywords:

Machine | The Matrix | Battle | Future | Oracle

Awards:

1 win & 17 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Nov. 15	2:00 AM	AMC
Sun. Nov. 15	5:00 PM	AMC

Cast

Mary Alice	...	The Oracle
Tanveer K. Atwal	...	Sati
Helmut Bakaitis	...	The Architect
Kate Beahan	...	Coat Check Girl
Francine Bell	...	Councillor Grace
Monica Bellucci	...	Persephone
Rachel Blackman	...	Charra
Henry Blasingame	...	Deus Ex Machina
Ian Bliss	...	Bane
David Bowers	...	Q-Ball Gang Member #1
Zeke Castelli	...	Operations Officer Mattis
Collin Chou	...	Seraph
Essie Davis	...	Maggie
Laurence Fishburne	...	Morpheus
Nona Gaye	...	Zee

Also Known As:

The Burly Man (USA) (fake working title)
The Matrix 3 (USA) (working title)
The Matrix Revolutions: The IMAX Experience (USA) (IMAX version (promotional title))

MPAA:

Rated R for sci-fi violence and brief sexual content.

Runtime:

129 min

Country:

Australia | USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Malaysia:18SG | Germany:16 | USA:R (certificate #40389) | Singapore:NC-16 (re-rating) | South Korea:15 | France:U (with warning) | Brazil:14 | New Zealand:M | South Africa:10V (theatrical rating) | South Africa:13V (DVD rating) | India:UA | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Chile:TE | Finland:K-15 | Hong Kong:IIB | Israel:PG | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Alameda, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

The brand of cigarettes the Oracle smokes is "Double Destiny".

Goofs:

Continuity: When Neo is talking to the Oracle, she sits down and slips her bracelet over her wrist. When we cut back to her, she puts on the bracelet again.

Quotes:

[first lines]
AK: I got nothing, sir. No sign of Niobe or Ghost. Nothin' but blue pills.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Disaster Movie (2008)

Soundtrack:

Tetsujin

Why Mr. Anderson?

-This is an improvement over the second one but still falls short of matching the first movie. There are no pointless fight scenes that result to nothing being achieved and some of the really confusing dialog from "Reloaded" is gone but the problem is where as "Reloaded" had a lot going on this one doesn't seem to have a lot going on. A lot of people including myself were expecting a mind bending story that would involve the former "Ones" that came before Neo or something as remotely interesting as that but instead we get a very simple of story of Neo needing to go and have a little conversation with the god of the machines in an attempt to make peace. That for me was a little more than a huge letdown since the second movie held such an interesting promise of things to come with Neo being able to tap into his matrix powers and hearing news about the machines about to let loose. It all seemed like something was about to go down but instead we get a what you see is what you get story that really lets you down but despite all it's flaws this is a very well made movie that's more of survival movie than a science fiction tale.

-Once the machines begin to attack that's when you get witness all the hard work and money being poured onto the screen. We have giant robots killing tiny robots and in one really cool shot a swarm of robots taking down a tower. The sheer amount of visual joy that is poured onto the screen is something to behold and throughout that whole "Siege on Zion" sequence there's never a moment in which you notice a bad effect shot because everything looks as good as the computer can render it to be. The siege sequence is truly one of the best action moments in recent memories with everything being done right. Apart from the visuals I'd say the sound is the second best part of that whole sequence because Dan Davis and Danatics family really brought their A game to the scene and every other scene in the movie. I really love that "thump" sound that jumps out of the woofer when the APU"s step on the ground. The sound for the Dues Ex Machina himself isn't half bad since his voice is so deep you feel like your subwoofer is about to punch a hole in the floor.

-Whiles the siege is great to watch it would have being nice if they had intercut it with Neo and Trinity heading to machine central because as it stands the sequence goes on for too long. Once you've seen one APU go down you really want to see something else and not the same thing repeated over and over again. The final fight between Smith and Neo is something that could have shortened as well. I mean the whole purpose behind the fight is for Neo to trick Smith into converting him so this is something that should have taken maybe 3-4 minutes tops. We've already seen fights between Smith and Neo before so this one was a bit unnecessary. It was still cool to see the two flying around in the air like cartoon characters which is where the live action version of "Dragonball Z" comments come from.

-By far the most overlooked aspect of the movie in my opinion has to be the amazingly enjoyable score by Don Davis. Where as the last movie was dominated by a lot of electronics due a bulk of the story taking place in the matrix this one has a bulk of the story taking place in the real world and as such the music is a lot more orchestral and Davis gets to unleash a whopper of great music to pleasure our ears. From the opening music which starts off with the Matrix motif and weaves its way to the loud bombastic finish as the camera pulls away from the matrix we know that we're in for a treat. The action music is greatly done although not as original or as enjoyable as the action stuff from the first movie. The fight between Neo and Smith is perhaps the best action cue in the movie and really captures the battle of the gods aura that the movie wants you to feel. The quite moments in the movie also have some great musical moments with the music he plays when Neo is climbing up to see the Dues Ex being the best in my opinion. I love that little 1950's sci-fi stuff he plays when the Dues Ex himself is slowly rising out of the ground. All in all this is film music at it's best and I hope that as time passes by more people learn to appreciate it because this is as good as it gets with music.

-It ends with a sorta bang that seems to finally have concluded the "Matrix" trilogy but I won't be entirely shocked if we got another round of "Matrix" movies since there are loads of questions left to be answered. Like how the f**k the movie didn't get an Oscar nod for the effects