The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

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:

No Opening Credits | Virtual Reality | Main Characters Killed Off | Extreme Violence | Dystopic Future

Awards:

1 win & 17 nominations

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:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Malaysia:18SG | France:U (with warning) | USA:R (certificate #40389) | South Korea:15 | Brazil:12 | Germany:16 | Singapore:NC-16 (re-rating) | 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 final showdown, between Smith and Neo is based on the final fight from the Korean film Injeong sajeong bol geot eobtda (1999).

Goofs:

Continuity: In the train station scene the Train Man turns and fires. Seraph throws himself against the wall. When the camera cuts back Seraph throws himself against the wall again.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Shark Tale (2004)

Soundtrack:

Tetsujin

very satisfying conclusion

i was worried about how i would feel about this movie after seeing all the negative reviews but i think the negative reviews come from two perspectives; 1) people who only like the matrix for the hong kong style fight sequences, and 2) people who can't follow the movie or don't like the fact that it is not self-contained like the first one.

i'll try not to spoil anything for people who haven't seen it. for me the ending of a movie (or series of movies) is crucial, and if i feel that the ending is weak i can't really like the movie. so like i said i was worried, but i was very happy with the way the storyline was resolved. some of the machine action sequences or battle scenes or whatever didn't do so much for me, but that storyline was fairly necessary for the movie.

all in all i am really looking forward to seeing what the wachowski brothers do next. i really like the philosophical/psychological elements in their films and would really be interested in seeing what they could do with a movie that didn't require so much action and special effects. but i do hope that they might consider going back to some of these characters and telling us more about them. i love the implications of the sati character and would love to see more of the merovingian and persephone. and who could ever get enough of agent smith?

the matrix: 9.5, reloaded: 8 (mostly for the weakness of the first 40 minutes), and revolutions: 9 (for being too dependent on the machine action/battle sequences). it's been a wonderful trip.