The Matrix is revolution and self-irony in Wachowski's paintings. Discussing in the Watcher
Miscellaneous / / May 27, 2022
About Neo in the Looking Glass, office plankton riot and the missing "greenery" in the reissue of the first part.
In this episode, the hosts of The Watcher dive into The Matrix. The series, which launched in 1999, revolutionized action filmmaking, and references to the original trilogy are still found in modern pop culture. How the franchise has gone from deep philosophy to meta-irony and banter over itself, what is interesting about the Animatrix and who is the main character in this whole story - we find out in the latest issue of the podcast.
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00:45 - the last remaster of the first "Matrix" was clarified and deprived of the green filter. Which version to watch now?
07:19 — why the original trilogy still looks fresh and modern.
16:54 - about the white-collar rebellion: is the idea still relevant, which in the 1990s was so fond of exploiting filmmakers.
19:40 - about references to the movie "Total Recall" and the works of Lewis Carroll in the first "Matrix".
23:01 - about the most fashionable soundtrack in the first two parts: does techno automatically make fights in films better.
27:08 - about outdated special effects and long action scenes in the movie "The Matrix Reloaded".
35:54 - who is the real protagonist of The Matrix: Neo, Morpheus, or maybe Agent Smith.
41:28 - about the film-postscript "The Matrix: Revolution": is it a worthy end to the story, or is it no longer relevant and not interesting to the mass audience.
49:03 — advice to those who are planning to reconsider the franchise from and to: whether to include in the list last movie and the animated series Animatrix.
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