The Matrix died with Reloaded. The first film was a reasonably good reinterpretation of existing tropes, dressed up in a leather aesthetic that was shamelessly stolen from 1980s gay bars, but it wasn't the revolutionary cultural event that teenagers who grew up in that era wanted to pretend it was.
Nothing about the Matrix or the Wachowskis is original. They are not trend setters; they are trend-followers, clinging desperately to cultural relevance by placing themselves at the center of fashionable ideas, from Millennial deconstructionist nihilism to the Tranny Takeover. They are a singularly destructive cultural force, dedicated to unmaking and unraveling the edifices of Western society, and if they were any good at it, they would be worth discussing, but they can't even do that right.
I'd argue the first film is an exemplary instance of 'adapting' the idea of anime to film. Like The Thing being a good reimagining, it might be a singular example.
Nah was a "big budget" movie with ScarJo as the major. It sucked, although the opening scene was very close to being a frame for frame copy [minus the nipples] as it was in the anime and there were other similar scenes throughout however the movie was just awful.
I'd argue the tech used for the film was what made it revolutionary. The story wasn't anything new but the tech at that time was pretty advanced for the film.
The Matrix died with Reloaded. The first film was a reasonably good reinterpretation of existing tropes, dressed up in a leather aesthetic that was shamelessly stolen from 1980s gay bars, but it wasn't the revolutionary cultural event that teenagers who grew up in that era wanted to pretend it was.
Nothing about the Matrix or the Wachowskis is original. They are not trend setters; they are trend-followers, clinging desperately to cultural relevance by placing themselves at the center of fashionable ideas, from Millennial deconstructionist nihilism to the Tranny Takeover. They are a singularly destructive cultural force, dedicated to unmaking and unraveling the edifices of Western society, and if they were any good at it, they would be worth discussing, but they can't even do that right.
I'd argue the first film is an exemplary instance of 'adapting' the idea of anime to film. Like The Thing being a good reimagining, it might be a singular example.
It's certainly a better live action adaptation of Ghost in the Shell than the actual GitS adaptation was.
I was fortunate enough not to know that existed. I shall now pretend to not know. Let me guess, Pedoflix?
Nah was a "big budget" movie with ScarJo as the major. It sucked, although the opening scene was very close to being a frame for frame copy [minus the nipples] as it was in the anime and there were other similar scenes throughout however the movie was just awful.
Anime
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u77XdL8_B4
Live Action
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw9FQ_X-gP0
Comparison with the original music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sRKGeSQNUA
Because something the 2017 movie really should have done is that sequence with the original song as many fans then went on to edit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVtMty_6t8o
Also, Matrix vs GitS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3tF7TL0Qh4
I'd argue the tech used for the film was what made it revolutionary. The story wasn't anything new but the tech at that time was pretty advanced for the film.
dual worlds, good soundtrack, decent action. what other 99 movies fit that bill down to a T?
Here's the OP's takedown. Now, can we get back to more important shit like mocking each other?