At the end of The Matrix, one can't help but be pumped about what comes next. Neo, the new god of the virtual world takes the battle to the enemy and basically tells the machines to watch the fuck out 'cause the humans are on the attack. The final scene of the movie just begs for the audience to jump and and scream "HELL YEAH!" The addition of the Rage Against the Machine track only adds to the power of the last scene. Observe:
Now, what I am wondering is how it is possible that the Wachowskis found it completely impossible to deliver on the promise of that one scene. It was as though Neo's final monologue didn't fucking happen. He was reduced to a whiny punk without any of the confidence or power shown at the end of the first film. What could have been a movie trilogy to eclipse both the original Star Wars and Indian Jones trilogy degraded into an incomprehensible mess of S&M imagery and philosophical bullshit.
Why am I even talking about this today? Well, I read an article about the top songs from geek movies and the final scene from The Matrix made the list. I was reminded how much I enjoyed the first movie and how eagerly I awaited the sequels only to be disappointed on a level almost equal to that which followed my first viewing of The Phantom Menace. Even now watching that final scene fills me with excitement, but it is short lived as I am instantly reminded that nothing ever came of Neo's bravado. So sad.
Thanks for joining me in this retro flashback. Join me next time when I discuss how the legendary teaming of Spielberg and Kubrick ended in a poorly realized robot turd fest.
Now, what I am wondering is how it is possible that the Wachowskis found it completely impossible to deliver on the promise of that one scene. It was as though Neo's final monologue didn't fucking happen. He was reduced to a whiny punk without any of the confidence or power shown at the end of the first film. What could have been a movie trilogy to eclipse both the original Star Wars and Indian Jones trilogy degraded into an incomprehensible mess of S&M imagery and philosophical bullshit.
Why am I even talking about this today? Well, I read an article about the top songs from geek movies and the final scene from The Matrix made the list. I was reminded how much I enjoyed the first movie and how eagerly I awaited the sequels only to be disappointed on a level almost equal to that which followed my first viewing of The Phantom Menace. Even now watching that final scene fills me with excitement, but it is short lived as I am instantly reminded that nothing ever came of Neo's bravado. So sad.
Thanks for joining me in this retro flashback. Join me next time when I discuss how the legendary teaming of Spielberg and Kubrick ended in a poorly realized robot turd fest.
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