The Matrix Revolutions

"Everything that has a beginning has an end."

2003 2h 9m EN

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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.

“Everything that has a beginning has an end.”

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Cast

Keanu Reeves
Neo
Laurence Fishburne
Morpheus
Carrie-Anne Moss
Trinity
Hugo Weaving
Agent Smith
Jada Pinkett Smith
Niobe
Mary Alice
The Oracle
Harold Perrineau
Link
Collin Chou
Seraph

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lana Wachowski
Writers: Philip Keller, Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Languages: English, French
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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$150M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Matrix Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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CAST

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214+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lana Wachowski, shot by Bill Pope. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Don Davis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Zach Staenberg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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The take

Lana Wachowski directs. Bill Pope behind the camera. Don Davis scores. Zach Staenberg cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, French.

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1$150M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Released 23 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
4Part of the "The Matrix Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5214+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
6Directed by Lana Wachowski, shot by Bill Pope. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Don Davis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Zach Staenberg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Keanu Reeves and Laurence Fishburne and Carrie-Anne Moss carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Everything that has a beginning has an end.".
11IMDB entry: tt0242653 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
1211,201 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
13Classified under 41 themes, including "dying and death", "rescue", "future", "mission".
14Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Bill Pope
Original score: Don Davis
Editing: Zach Staenberg
Production design: Owen Paterson
Costume design: Kym Barrett
Makeup / hair: Tina Gordon
VFX supervisor: John Gaeta
Sound: Richard Adrian
Stunt coordinator: Glenn Boswell
Runtime: 129 min · 2h 9m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $150,000,000
Box office: $424,988,211
Return: 283% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

Part of

The Matrix Collection

The Matrix collection depicts a complex science fiction story incorporating many philosophical elements. Written and directed by the Wachowskis and produced by Joel Silver.

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Lana Wachowski

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NeoBrowser2013-07-20
★ 8/10
And so the much-hyped Year Of The Matrix comes to an end. Truthfully, though, the real Year Of The Matrix was 1999, when the groundbreaking original proved to be the right film in the right place at the right time. Tapping into the cultural zeitgeist and Y2K fears about the power of machines over mankind, The Matrix not only revitalized slo-mo action sequences with its 'bullet-time' style, it had a political relevance that already seems dated in a 21st century world dominated by a war against terror, not technology. The Matrix Reloaded, for all its faults, did try to up the ante, both in its creation of a wider Matrix myth and its budget-heavy effects. Revolutions, however, is content to follow in its wake, the final couple of hours of a four-and-a-half hour slab to which the original movie, in the makers' minds, is but a pre-title sequence. Granted, there's less philosophical babble and more emphasis on action in Revolutions, but the Wachowskis, having backed themselves into pseud's corner, can only deliver with a formula where spectacle and pretentiousness follow on from each other in steady succession. Gut thrills and intellectual stimulation are never integrated as one. Revolutions' sustained action set-piece - the Sentinels' attack on Zion - is undeniably exciting, but it sure doesn't feel like an episode from a close sequel to the original Matrix. For a start, Zion was off-screen for the entire first movie. Secondly - and dramatically more importantly - this centerpiece relegates the main characters to, at best, mere bystanders. Neo and Trinity are off on a mission of their own. Morpheus - now dressed in what looks like a burgundy Benetton jumper rather an outfit consistent with his standing as the coolest dude on (or under) the planet - takes a literal backseat to Niobe's driving. Instead, the key players are the Kid, whose backstory is apparent only to those dedicated enough to watch The Animatrix cartoons, and Mifune, whose on-screen impact is unfortunately as brief as it is memorable. That such a primary scene is completely filled with secondary characters isn't just disappointing - it's damaging, because it draws attention away from the protagonists' climactic acts. Basically, this is the bit you remember, more than Neo's vital conversation with the Wizard Of Oz-like face of the machines or his up-in-the-air fisticuffs with Smith (a fight whose sfx impact has dwindled following Reloaded's Burly Brawl). Some viewers will indeed be completely satisfied, their questions answered, as the final credits roll, but they're the ones who have done their homework. Without filling in plot gaps by watching The Animatrix or playing derided computer game Enter The Matrix, a sense of confusion reigns. And those who are confused can't emotionally engage with the characters, thus rendering any amount of sacrifices and love themes null and void. In the original film, the casual viewer could relate to a slave race of pod people and their need to be freed, but the Wachowskis seem to have moved the goalposts as the story has progressed, sidelining what began as a focal point of the plot. In other words, few box-office-storming blockbusters have been aimed so consciously at such a narrow and precise cult audience. The Year Of The Matrix will be remembered as an indulgence for fans, while the original movie will be affectionately held as a separate entity by a bigger crowd. Verdict - What once represented the future of science fiction cinema has become little more than a solid genre offering. But, hey, it wasn't supposed to be the Second Coming, was it? Oh, hang on... 3/5 - Empire Magazine
GenerationofSwine2023-01-11
★ 2/10
The Matrix I loved. The Matrix Reloaded I liked AND used it to teach... seriously. The Matrix Revolutions just stank. Seriously, it was really bad. Reloaded was kind of heavy handed on the philosophy... but it still had enough stylized action to compensate for characters who were so transparent representations of religious philosophies they were as vapid as steam. Revolutions kind of abandons the conflict of philosophies, doubles down on one and then.... it commits the BIGGEST crime of all. It switches gears into CGI battles and all but abandons the stylized Wire-Fu and gun violence that made the first two movies so much fun. HELLO! We weren't watching them because of the plot, we were watching them because they were trippy cool kung-fu shoot em up sci-fi films... and you went and abandoned the action that we loved in place of CGI battles that are even boring almost 20 years later. It basically left everything that made us go "WOW!" when we saw the first one behind and took a totally new form for the climax and... you lost me there.