Most of us must have seen Matrix (First Part) in theaters. Just another normal perplexed soul I am, I didnt understand anything, except something is happening in the movie that is just outside the scope of my boundaries of comprehension.
After that ‘I have no idea what that movie was about, but it was Good’ experience, I have now researched that movie half a dozen times both with a DVD and online. The DVD version is so cool, because it has an option where I coudl watch the movies scene by scene with the directors commentary on the background about every scene and about whats going on in that scene. Unlikely I would have understood that in a dozen shows of the movie!
The story line just strikes a big blow to our mind and questions our beliefs on life, existence and if there is any real power out there that is creating and controlling. The movie did that in the best possible science fiction cinematic way. The movie also slightly touches the aspects of spirituality and it takes some references from Bagavad Gita and Vedic Transcripts. I was awestuck as I read more insider stories about the movie and its story.
The movie made me think. The movie also made me wonder how could these guys possibly conceive a out of the world story-line like this? Not just me, the movie revolutionized cult thinking on the internet. Tons and Tons literature rolled out of Magazies, Books and Blogs. It caused a real disturbance in the thoughts of many lives, whether we liked it or know it or otherwise.
As I (and most others) expected the sequels were not as brilliant as the first one. But thankfully, it made the first one even more original and classic work of fiction and movie making. Essentially, they stretched out thoughts and imagination with the first one so far that they couldn’t pull it any further with the sequels.
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Even today, when I come across this movie during the channel browsing sagas, I stop by to relive those emotions when I went thru then. One of those movies that really touched my senses. No wonder it sweeped the Oscars that year.
