The Matrix Resurrections trailer remembers what we loved about the first movie

Date:
Sun, 12 Sep 2021 09:34:46 +0000

Description:
Forget those sweaty raves in Zion. The Matrix Resurrections appears to be returning to the franchise's virtual roots.

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Across the entirety of the first two Terminator movies (AKA the good ones), James Cameron spent less than 10 minutes showing us the future war between humans and machines. With powerful images of robot caterpillar tracks
crushing skulls, and Terminator endoskeletons shorn of their skins, theyre scenes that linger in the mind. Yet as Terminator: Salvation would later prove beyond any doubt we never needed to see more of the conflict.

Because The Terminator movies are not about the future. Yes, protecting the one-day savior of mankind is high on their list of priorities, but the battle is not supposed to be fought in the future it should be fought here, in our present. All those post-apocalyptic scenes are a framing device, the catalyst for a modern-day action thriller.

The same is true of The Matrix, where the similarities with the Terminator saga stretch way beyond being a cautionary tale about artificial
intelligence. All those scenes set in the desert of the real and those
creepy towers where babies are harvested are integral to the original movies plot, but theyre not the reason for its success. The Matrix was a hit because of what the Wachowskis imagined inside a computer simulation, the way they pushed the laws of physics, and mixed tropes from other movies, graphic
novels and philosophy.

Thankfully, its a formula the new The Matrix Resurrections trailer seems to have, well, resurrected. How to watch Star Wars in order Best Amazon Prime Video shows Best HBO Max movies Rave new world

Like the Star Wars prequel trilogy, the previous Matrix sequels 2003s Reloaded and Revolutions have a much worse reputation than they deserve. Indeed, for all their flaws, theyre stuffed full of ideas, and feature some genuinely exciting action sequences.

But somewhere along the way, Reloaded and Revolutions shift the balance too far towards the real world. They assume we care about the last human city of Zion (and its hedonistic raves) more than we do, and the resulting battles
are the sort of CG carnage we could see in any other blockbuster. Instead of creating something as universally imitated as bullet-time, the Wachowskis became the imitators apparently Ellen Ripley wants her Power Loader back

The new Resurrections trailer, however, leans so heavily into the original Matrix that it almost feels like the sequels never happened. Whether its
white rabbit tattoos, red and blue pills, or the sight of a sharp-suited Agent, the iconography is lifted directly from the 1999 classic. But more importantly, the teaser taps into the mystery element that was part of The Matrixs mystique by twisting the familiar on its head. In fact, (the
original) Morpheuss famous remark that, No one can be toldwhat the Matrix is you have to see it for yourself, has rarely felt so pertinent.

The trailer throws up plenty of burning questions. If we saw Neo and Trinity die in Revolutions, how are they both (seemingly) alive and well in Resurrections? Why do they have no recollection of what happened before? And if Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is indeed playing a new-look Morpheus as hes seemingly confirmed on Instagram does this mean that your in-Matrix avatar
no longer has to look like your human self? Perhaps this explains why Neo
sees a very different reflection in the mirror...

Crucially, these are mysteries that only apply in The Matrix's digital space, the place where it can go places and do things that other blockbuster franchises cant. Will we need to be told what the Matrix is all over again? (Image credit: Warner Bros.) The back door

Its also important to note that The Matrix Resurrections can be The Matrix Rebooted without turning its back on existing continuity. With several nods
to the existing sequels in the trailer, theres no reason to suspect the new movie is going to follow in the footsteps of the recent Halloween sequel, and expunge everything but the original instalment from canon.

But, thanks to the much-ridiculed Architect speech from The Matrix Reloaded, the writing team on Resurrections have a backdoor to start things afresh
after all, the Architect explicitly states that the One and the destruction
of Zion are a recurring phenomenon, so the route to Neos return is baked into continuity like one of the Oracles cookies.

While weve been bitten by pre-Matrix hype before, this trailer suggests that
a franchise which limped to a conclusion 18 years ago could be about to get a spectacular infusion of life by harking back to its origins. Hopefully, come December, well all be joining Keanu Reeves in a celebratory, Woah

The Matrix Resurrections is in theaters and on HBO Max (in the US) from December 22. Best streaming services compared Best Apple TV Plus shows



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