#even if they did decide to acknowledge the inherent homoeroticism of two men who hate each other

[dankovskaya]

btw the new matrix is really not that bad (NOT SPOILING IT) i was sort of impressed by the plot because i really doubted they would be able to come up with something that did not feel forced and contrived like squeezing a new story out of a concept that had already been fully realized nearly 2 decades ago but? to me at least it was a believable premise even if it did get kind of corny with the power of love shit but whatever. the first act especially was very interesting and recreated the “what the fuck is going on” feeling from the first one pretty well which i think is an achievement because everybody on the planet already knows the basic idea of the matrix now.

most of my complaints come from the fact that everything that i personally would use to describe the matrix movies is absent? for the sake of modernization i guess but we lost the obnoxious green filter i love and we lost most of the interesting and creative and CLEARLY VISIBLE fight choreography in favor of a more modern annoying shaky camera 1000 abrupt cuts per fight filming style which i hate. i might be forgetting something but i think they didnt even do the slow-mo camera 360 effect that the matrix is known for CREATING a single time which is fucking bonkers to me... and neo’s bullet stopping ability turned into a weird forcefield thing idk he isnt supposed to just Block them he is Catching Them Mid Air Bro..... not to mention the Force Push????? and the outfits overall were mostly bland imo like i didnt REALLY expect them to go full 90s hacker futuro-gothic leather on leather on pvc but they couldve done it A LITTLE BIT. damn. maybe im a hater but the “gothic” matrix outfits just made me think of how “alt fashion” has become mainstream enough that it doesnt actually register as alternative half the time like they were just wearing outfits. the only wardrobe that stood out to me as imperssive was that of morpheus-who-isnt-morpheus (whose entire concept was NOT elaborated on nearly enough i might add bc i was confused as hell) and he was the least “goth” of them all. ok im noticing now that my complaints paragraph is over twice as long as my praise of the concept but i promise i genuinely enjoyed most of it i will probably go see it a second time. right and i will also just say: i did not care at all and i mean At All about neo and trinity until this movie i thought they were very cute in resurrections. what’s scary though is that they are 100% clearly expecting to make another movie.