Run, we’re being chased and we’re communists

The Matrix II. This will have spoilers, PLEASE don’t read it until you see the movie.

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Okay. The Matrix was fun. Anyone who’s heard Sean’s theories about the little red pill and the communist Wachowski brothers will have noticed the Oracle’s little red candy with satisfaction.

I missed Tank, I missed Switch, I missed Mouse, I missed having a clear and present human villain like Cypher that I could really identify with. I missed the dark and desperate feeling of the first film. This film lacked a lot of that tension, because for most of it Keanu is basically a god who cannot be harmed and who protects everyone he’s with. Even his forebodings about his eventual failure to protect someone were sort of tension-free, probably because I felt the Wachowskis were unlikely to entirely eliminate such an important character before the third film.

Basically the tension did not re-enter until the end of the film, and then, just when you’re feeling really worried, surprise! He’s a god again.

I give this film three stars out of five, but I will also give it another $18 so take that for what it’s worth.