It is better to destroy it at the hands of others than to destroy it at your own hands - this is probably the reason for the return of the entire cast.
Sequels are often used to roll over
Although the rollover of "The Matrix 4" is somewhat expected, it is really not defensive that it has embarked on the road of self-praise, and it has no heart to cherish feathers, and it has trampled the sign under its feet in a mess.
A sequel to a science fiction god, a comedy effect is vividly performed, and its serious and funny attitude will make a domestic comedy faceless.
With the destruction of Zion (the last surviving city of humanity in the film), the philosophical emphasis of the first trilogy has completely disappeared: man and intelligence, reality and illusion, spiritual freedom and self-deception, all of which have changed from serious discussion goals to the objects of film ridicule.
Completely indifferent to the construction of the film's own world, the depth of thought has no trace, and all that comes into view is the indignation of capital's use of IP.
Today's audiences are fed up by colorful movies, and without distinct stylization or unqualified works, they are bound to not be favored at the box office.
After predecessors have tried a sufficient amount of experiments and achieved countless successes, the current film and television production library has gradually become saturated, such as the old films "Back to the Future", "Star Wars", the classic works "Truman's World" and "Deadly ID", all of which are popular and unique in style. In the past two years, the market has rarely seen amazing works of structural innovation.
At this time, the restart of the "Matrix" IP, nothing more than because the large-scale production of commercial science fiction successors, can not make propositions, the form can attract people's attention to the film, the capital at this time out of the sequel, clearly to consume the feelings of just bad money, it is no wonder that the main creator when the drama. Anyway, it is fried cold rice, it is better to go out of its way, use the old elements to break the myth, and bid farewell to the "eye washing" ceremony in a serious way.
What exactly is a science fiction movie?
The so-called science fiction film, the most conspicuous is the sense of immersion that distinguishes it from reality, which is also the characteristic that the film and television media can best reflect the advantages, when the audience is fully engaged in the "white screen" medium of playing the film, his world is not only the transformation from plane to three-dimensional, but also tens of thousands of time and space spans.
Most science fiction movies prefer special effects to create visual spectacles, and want to maximize the advantages of film media immersion and realism. The most impactful nature is the catastrophe/other world scene, such as "The Day After Tomorrow", "Pacific Rim", "Avatar", its ultimate idea can not escape the motif circle of the origin and continuation of life, and does not pursue lofty intentions, and the fallen leaves are rooted in media research and visual enjoyment.
"The Matrix" has been different from the beginning of its creation, moving against the trend, focusing on the rapid development of electronic technology at that time, and the depth and innovation of the relationship between electronics and people have not been matched so far.
The "BrainWave Crossing" movie "Source Code", which is almost the same as that of "The Matrix", although wearing a similar skin, refuses to express its views on the same issue and turns to the arms of "Inception" to play with the space-time line.
It is simply because the exposition and thinking of "The Matrix" on this is beyond expectation. (Source Code: Instead of being scolded as a dog-tailed mink, it's better to start a new stove; The Matrix 4: Dog-tail grass I'll do it myself.) ）
What about the Matrix?
The reason why the first three parts of "The Matrix" are enshrined on the shrine, in addition to its untouchable theme idea, dazzling martial arts action, the most classic is the structure of multiple spanning time and space.
From the electronic network planet created by robots to the reality of human cultivation, and then back to the viewing space, a heavy time and space tunnel brings us unparalleled fresh stimulation and reflection. This method of breaking through the "white screen" of the flat medium, whether at that time or now, will be refreshing.
"Bullet time", the realization of the creation god, the awakening of the code, enough new forms and realistic intentions complement each other, the picture with the thought-provoking theme, constantly shocking people's hearts, not to mention its sense of rhythm is also quite excellent. Subtracting the philosophical and meditative murmuring of Blade Runner, the audience is immersed in one extremely dynamic scene after another.
In the same way, when a science fiction film loses its most reliant form impact, what remains will be boring preaching, and the reason for Nolan's "Creed" to hit the street some time ago is also here, "walking backwards" This kind of action that can be easily held in reality can not mobilize the audience's interest in watching the movie, let alone pull the audience into the director's "philosophical world" empathy.
It is better to take the extremely stylized route of "Blade Runner", and many years later it was mentioned that he was still the "first cyberpunk" in the film industry.
What became of The Matrix 4?
"The Matrix 4" not only lost its far-reaching meaning and fell into a strange circle of self-imitation, but also evolved into a four-star Hollywood hero movie in the process of catering to the market, completely reduced to a ridiculous "comedy", accompanied by the pain of the classics no longer.
When seeing the "Mad Max" like a flame race car, and the "Neo trinity" flying exactly like Superman flying, the absurd laughter and disbelieving disappointment reached its peak, this ups and downs is not a life experience that the audience should have, and for "The Matrix" true love fans, it is a complete disaster.
The familiarity brought by the beginning makes people want to cry with joy, and the back is more dumb, because the "familiarity" of "The Matrix 4" will make people wonder whether it took the first three sub-shot scripts to shoot.
Two hours and twenty-seven minutes of work, at least half an hour is a direct screenshot of the previous shot (no mood to repeat the timekeeping, the length is only a lot more).
Other parts reproduce the composition, lines, and action design of the trilogy. I don't know if I copied myself or not, anyway, I can't check the paper like this.
And the creator did not hide the intention of "disaster" in the slightest, and the confused behavior of copying himself was completely naked under the blue sky and daylight, and even shamelessly waved the flag and shouted: "I rot!" Look at it! I suck! ”。
If it were not for the emotional filter, "The Matrix 4" would have been nailed next to "Shanghai Fortress" and pulled out every year to whip the corpse, otherwise the ironic lines would have been made into emojis long ago.
The disdain for "science fiction" and the ridicule of capital are all shouted in your ear by "The Matrix 4", trying to wake up every innocent audience with expectations: "Don't be cheated of money", this renewal is really not worth paying for feelings, you have to talk about feelings, and only "The Matrix 4" owes the audience a share.
If you urgently need to comfort yourself that you have not wasted time, you should revisit a "trilogy" of the essence of it, this kind of science fiction film without a brain, the freshness of watching the movie is also unprecedented.
The best solution is to watch the middle-aged version of Neo and Triniti's love story with a gossipy heart, and the damage will be less, or just watch a collective gathering of employees complaining about the company, reducing expectations and reducing harm.
Despite the company's mischievous "identity card" (knowing that you are going to spit on me, I will disgust you first?). But it does not prevent us from watching the hilarity of "infighting". So don't be surprised to see Trinity, who married and had children, Smith, who boasted of perfection, and Morpheus, who suddenly became hip-hop, but everything is falling apart smoothly.
Facts have proved that the Wachowski "sisters" who went their separate ways, after experiencing the first blow given by "Super Sense Hunting", their proud sci-fi philosophies are a bit of a strong crossbow state, and this return to the film circle is somewhat self-indulgent, but it has to be said that there is a psychology of holding Warner to make a lot of money.
If anyone grits his teeth and insists that this is a science fiction film, he will definitely receive a blank stare from director Wachowski. After all, the above subversive roles are specifically requested by the director to avoid imitating the previous work.
In short, this is a work of venting anger, clearly telling the audience that this is the "real finale" of the "Matrix" series (after filming this part, the audience will never think about the next part), clearly admonishing the audience to "don't watch", and magnificently cutting off the way to make money by flipping IP and frying leftovers. In fact, it can be described as a sequel of "the company dares to invest, the main creator dares to shoot, and the market dares to put it".