The year was 1999, I'm still in varsity days, my 2nd year to be exact, in Malaysia, the buzz over information tech and computer science had just started a few lecture years ago, its the time when i had my first mobile phone, a real life half brick size nokia 3210, yeah! really! its that big :)
I was already a movie goers then, a light one anyway, yeah! youth, its the time of your life, there's always too much to do and too little time.
The Matrix movie came out with a staggering thought provoking life concept, it made a great impact on me, i look at myself as a thinker then, less now but back then the movie really provoke my thoughts on what a movie is and how it impact our knowledge growth. I started to see movies more than just a simple entertainment tools, there really is more to it rather than just effecting how one's feel. it allows one to think or if not everyone, at least a person like me whom I have to say, is not really into books, reading is not really my thing back then and that shows in my grades ahahahaha :P
"What is the Matrix?".
The movie captures the concept that we mankind, going along on our daily chores with all the conceptualize acceptable social norms are actually living a dream world created by intelligent machines and computer programs which we have artificially created, unaware that we are actually batteries for these machines, our worlds has actually ended where industrialization had kill the earth and pollution has covered the skies till no sun light may rush through, thus being an intelligent being, no matter how artificial they may be, these machines use the heat from the human body to generate power as their life support.
Well, think! the concept is not impossible! you, me, him or whoever doing whatever right now may not know this, we could all live in a dream right now channeling heat energy to power up some super computer as we speak.
As the story goes, well, a very well presented one i must say, since we all are living in a dream world, everything is possible, yes, everything, since a dream only happens in the mind thus whatever the mind may come to believe may be realize, every action that happens in that movies were well explained by the dream concept itself, jumping over a building, evading bullets or punching through brick walls becomes believable. but still, what makes the concept much more real was that there are limits, a person capability depends very much on each persons' mental strength wahaaaa... there you go, a virtual concept backed by actual real life fact and conceptual-ism, back to one simple truth, everybody's mental strength differs from each other. the stronger it is the better a person will be.
In 2003, 2 sequel came out, The Matrix - Reloaded and The Matrix - Revolution. These sequels strengthen the story that was told in the first movie, of how the chosen one, Neo, a person with a really high mental strengths are able to go deep into the machines conspiracy and had a discussion with the computer program that control...or should i say manage the matrix known as the Architect.
Well! you just have to watch these movies, the visual effect were really good considering the first movie were release at the end of last millennia. the concept may came to be a bit confusing to some thus my advise take up some reading to understand it better. it really makes the watching experience better.
Oh! i've rambled a lot about the movie and i seem to forgot about the cast and the acting. the lead was Keanu Reeves supported by Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Ann Moss, Hugo Weaving and Joe Pantoliano.
Some of todays generation may not know this but Keanu Reeves is already a good actor then and I must say that I really love the character carried by Hugo Weaving, the formidable Agent Smith, he really completes the hero character and I dare say that at times he's much better.
So, not a time to waste, get to your nearest DVD stores and get all three episodes as last I check, there may be a 4th movie coming.
I have no idea of how true it is yet but if it is, it will really be a great compliments to these three sequels. really is worth waiting for.
Check out more info about these movies at wikipedia.
Check out more info about these movies at wikipedia.
