 | 映画原題: The Matrix Revolutions [ 映画邦題:マトリックス レボリューションズ ] |  | |  |  | |  | The Matrix Revolutions : Hollywood Cinema Director : シネマ作品監督紹介 |
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| The Matrix Revolutions : 本国映画ライターによる映画の内容 with イングリッシュ : English Description of Story |  |  |  |  | Amazon.com:Despite the inevitable law of diminishing returns, The Matrix Revolutions is quite satisfying as an adrenalized action epic, marking yet another milestone in the exponential evolution of computer-generated special effects. That may not be enough to satisfy hardcore Matrix fans who turned the Wachowski Brothers' hacker mythology into a quasi-religious pop-cultural phenomenon, but there's no denying that the trilogy goes out with a cosmic bang instead of the whimper that many expected. Picking up precisely where The Matrix Reloaded left off, this 130-minute finale finds Neo (Keanu Reeves) at a virtual junction, defending the besieged human enclave of Zion by confronting the attacking machines on their home turf, while humans combat swarms of tentacled mechanical sentinels as Zion's fate lies in the balance. It all amounts to a blaze of CGI glory, devoid of all but the shallowest emotions, and so full of metaphysical hokum that the trilogy's detractors can gloat with I-told-you-so sarcasm. And yet, Revolutions still succeeds as a slick, exciting hybrid of cinema and video game, operating by its own internal logic with enough forward momentum to make the whole trilogy seem like a thrilling, magnificent dream. -- Jeff Shannon |  |  |  |  | | | |
| The Matrix Revolutions : 現地ハリウッド市民の評価 : 英語批評版 : Native Evaluation | | | | |  4 and a half stars..... not that bad but very disapointing ending / 2005-12-25
first of all i don't know why so many bash reloaded i love that movie and it not only exceeded the first movie it surpassed any expectation i had about the sequal to the best sci fi movie ever. that being said the 3rd movie was a major disapointment they just dropped most of the story they bulit up in two and instead took the easy way out and did not explain some of the tuffer questions. but that being said this movie as a stand alone without considering the other 2 is a excellent story great special effects and wonderful cast. but i was very disapointed in the ending of this movie and how they chose to end things unless some one desides as they did with star wars to continue the story with novels it will be the greatest let down and greatest blown chance a movie or books ever had of making some serious cash. however i do recomend revolutions although it is impossible to view this movie as a stand alone or you will not know what is going on. | | | | | | | | | | | |  Better than Reloaded but still bad / 2005-12-16
Forget about substance and meaning. It's all about the fetish clothing and wu xia kung fu choreography. There are a few moments with symbolic meaning and a bit of eye candy, but overall it's very bland. They should have cut Reloaded and Revolutions down to one movie, given Monica more screen time, and shown more of the night club patrons. Two stars for being an improvement over the sequel, and for the night club scene. | | | | | | | | | | | |  Top-notch special effects elevate hyper-convoluted tale / 2005-12-05
"The Matrix" burst on the scene with mind-boggling special effects and a witty reality-versus-perception theme that justified those amazing special effects. A top-notch cast worked with a script that had just enough spirituality associated wtih it that viewers didn't consider "The Matrix" just another dumb action movie. At the end, the possibilities of "The Matrix" seemed limitless -- and the conjectures regarding where this storyline could lead were almost as entertaining as the movie itself.
Unfortunately, the sequels bogged down, both in the attempt to top the action scenes of the original, and by the simple truth that by advancing the storyline, the sequels eliminated our ability to speculate where "The Matrix" was headed. Just like "The Blair Witch Project" was so scary because we didn't really know or see what was going on, the possibilities of Neo, Morpheus, and Trinity battling against Agent Smith and the machines were more exciting in their unknown state than they could ever be in an actual story.
The creative forces behind "The Matrix" cannot be accused of failing to delve deeper into the storyline. By the time "The Matrix Revolutions" came around, we had gone so far beyond the first movie as to make it almost unrecognizable. Indeed, I had a hard time even figuring out who the villains of "Revolutions" are -- is Neo most concerned about the machines, or the Merovingian, or the Trainman, or the assassin going after him in Zion . . . and what the hell is Agent Smith doing anyway? And what about the Architect? Just who is the Oracle, anyway?
I'm sure there are those who have explored every website, fan fiction storyline, and utterance of those who created the Matrix mythology who understand this complicated storyline. But I merely watched the movies, and I really couldn't make heads or tails of the story after a while.
Fortunately, "The Matrix Revolutions" is one of the most enjoyable movies to watch I have ever seen (based on purely visual terms). The machines eventually breach the human stronghold of Zion, and what unfolds is a battle of machine versus man (who, to be fair, uses machines) that astounds the eye and also strikes a few notes of pathos. We see sacrifice and heroism in the face of overwhelming odds, and while we may not entirely understand what that sacrifice is for in precise terms, it is clear that these people are sacrificing their own lives for the greater humanity. And that is enough.
After the climax of this battle, Neo and Agent Smith have their much-ballyhooed mano-y-machino fisticuffs. Please don't ask me to explain why this is the climactic fight, or even who really wins, but the visuals are undeniably amazing.
The movie ends on an optimistic yet ambiguous note . . . will the War between man and machine continue? Well, the problem is that since we're dealing with a storyline about futuristic computers and perception-versus-reality, there is nothing stopping the creators of "The Matrix" to spit out innumerable sequels that continually reexamine the same illogical themes.
Well, the only speedbump is probably movie studio finances. It's a troubling trilogy that concludes with a sense of, "We'll be right back here, provided the accountants can do a favorable cost-benefit analysis."
"The Matrix Revolutions" ultimately goes out with a whimper rather than a bang . . . a spectacular, dizzying whimper, to be sure, but a whimper nevertheless. | | | | | | | | | | | | Let it entertain you. / 2005-11-14
I started watching this film hoping to be entertained and excited. It did not dissapoint me. Was it as good as the first film? No but I didn't expect it to be. I will definitely be watching it again.
I liked the ending. I would have been disappointed if it had ended with Neo wiping out all the machines. That would have been a bit of a stretch for me.
The scenes are still brilliant, especially the scenes of the war where the machines get into Zion. My recommendation is to turn off the lights, take the phone off the hook and let this film entertain you. | | | | | | | | | | | | For Your Personal Entertainment and Edification / 2005-10-02
After the two previous films there's not a lot of need to rehash another description of the plot or the characters. After watching this it's easy to see that the seams dividing the three films are primarily there to provide logical breaks between the movies, not because they are needed. This is really one very long film and several of the themes only come to fruition here. It is time for the rebels to hunker down for the last defense of Zion and for Neo to quest for a solution that doesn't involve ending life entirely.
Simple things first. This film is a masterpiece of CGI, choreography, and stagecraft. Not simply because there are a lot of detailed evil critters running around waving tentacles, but because the animators have taken great care to make sure that the critters work together flawlessly. Battle scenes such as the defense of Zion are remarkable because of their vastness and the cruel beauty of the conflict. And the fight work, especially the final grand conflict between Neo and Smith is equally compelling. In the previous episode, I found the fighting a bit repetitious, but here everything is so under control that it appears effortless and natural.
Another thing the Wachowski's do very well here is shift between realities so well that by the end one isn't quite sure which events are happening in what layer of perception. Our only hints are when Neo starts talking to Trinity about The Light. This affirms there is something beneath the surface, even if we aren't sure what it is. It isn't really the machines on the other side of this struggle, it's Agent Smith who has become Neo's alter ego as bringer of the dark. All of this forces the viewer to accept everything as real, which is exactly the right state for viewing.
One of the layers of symbolism I found lurking in this film, unlike the pseudo-symbolism built up by the choices of names, is the steady, low-key series of Arthurian references. Much like the story of the Once and Future King this the story of hope broken and then rebuilt on the bones of failure and tragedy. It isn't until the ending sequences that Wachowski's take their gloves of and hit you over the head with Arthur/Neo, but it works quite well in context.
Obviously I liked this film much better than Matrix Reloaded. I'm not going to pretend that the film is a literary masterpiece, but it does a great job of demonstrating that action/adventure can be a lot more than brain numbing hack, kick, and slash. Two hours of total escapism. Yippee! | | | | | | | |  |  | | |
[R (Restricted)]
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