Wow I can't believe I never made the connection that Morpheus's flying knee attack was the same as the dojo fight! It's so identical it fooled my brain, like it's hidden in plain sight. A thing that works about these deja vu moments is that they also had "internal" references in the first film - like Neo's conversation with his office boss at the beginning, where the boss is a thematic double of Agent Smith - he looks and speaks like him, and the things he says ("you think you're special / the rules don't apply to you / you have to make a choice" etc) all echo points in Neo's story in the first film. And speaking of inferior cash-in sequels, that's fine for big action movie franchises, but at least _this thing of ours_ didn't stoop so low... oh wait
A lot of The Matrix's deja vu moments sort of remind me of The Patriots from Metal Gear Solid. The Patriots AI, much like the machines of The Matrix's world, constantly recreate iterations upon iterations of the same patterns over and over. I don't think even the little moments are a coincedence, I'm pretty certain up to a certain point everything TheNebuchadnezzar crew does is expected of them. When we meet the architect he isn't surprised Neo is there, its expected. In fact its SO expected that The Architect already knows the outcome of either decision he makes. I think its at least partially why Neo becomes less warm to The Oracle as time goes on. She, like The Architect, is another part of the system thats controlling humanity. Much like Metal Gear Solid 4, our heroes aren't just fighting to save humanity or the world, but fighting for their freedom from the system. Trying to break free of the cycle and make something new (Smith wants to break free too, but he doesn't want to create but destroy)
The problem with the Resurrections callbacks is that every scene feels cheaper, less gritty, and more rushed than the original. It’s difficult to put into words, but it makes each scene feel more like a fan-made ripoff than a callback. The Matrix scenes feel like anodized steel while Resurrections scenes are more like polypropylene plastic.
@@d35348w I feel like when you do a remake/reboot you can do one good little callback for fun. If they just did Neo’s intro scene the same as a little joke I’m fine with that. But it was a lot. Especially the quick cuts to old characters. They showed trinity dying twice but then NPH said “my predecessor” they didn’t flash the architect because… 🤷
I always looked at the original Trilogy as not a finite trilogy, but a CYCLE; watch them through, then go back and watch them again. Resurrections I find a little long, but yeah, lots of callbacks - all done similarly, but always from a slightly different angle/perspective. It wasn't quite as interesting or thrilling to me as the Trilogy, but this video (and other articles) have made me look again... Oh, and I'm sick and tired of so-called fans of ANY franchise calling the hard work of all involved bad (unless it seriously is untalented and awkward); just because they didn't like it, doesn't mean it's 'bad'. After all, I (for one) dislike the Jackson Tolkien movies. I didn't enjoy them at all, and I tried for years... However, NOT to recognise that they are groundbreaking and important pieces of cinema in many ways by simply saying that they're bad because I didn't enjoy them is out of order: because they are exactly that - and the overall style is VERY suitable for the source material. Finally, to anyone disappointed by Avatar: The Way Of Water, I say that I was underwhelmed when I saw it in my local movie house, yet connected with it when I streamed it at home. It gets better with each viewing for me. Thanks for this. I'm going to follow the White Rabbit now...
it's like poetry. it rhymes.
The Matrix needs a Jar Jar character to step in poodoo and lighten the mood
Wow I can't believe I never made the connection that Morpheus's flying knee attack was the same as the dojo fight! It's so identical it fooled my brain, like it's hidden in plain sight. A thing that works about these deja vu moments is that they also had "internal" references in the first film - like Neo's conversation with his office boss at the beginning, where the boss is a thematic double of Agent Smith - he looks and speaks like him, and the things he says ("you think you're special / the rules don't apply to you / you have to make a choice" etc) all echo points in Neo's story in the first film.
And speaking of inferior cash-in sequels, that's fine for big action movie franchises, but at least _this thing of ours_ didn't stoop so low... oh wait
I haven’t thought about THAT reboot since I saw it the day it dumped on streaming
Very interesting video! Some of these I noticed before, but many I didn't! Thank you for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed!
Good detective work. On the production end, they invested in graphic and special effect packages and need to effectively use the money they spent.
Great point haha
A lot of The Matrix's deja vu moments sort of remind me of The Patriots from Metal Gear Solid. The Patriots AI, much like the machines of The Matrix's world, constantly recreate iterations upon iterations of the same patterns over and over. I don't think even the little moments are a coincedence, I'm pretty certain up to a certain point everything TheNebuchadnezzar crew does is expected of them. When we meet the architect he isn't surprised Neo is there, its expected. In fact its SO expected that The Architect already knows the outcome of either decision he makes. I think its at least partially why Neo becomes less warm to The Oracle as time goes on. She, like The Architect, is another part of the system thats controlling humanity. Much like Metal Gear Solid 4, our heroes aren't just fighting to save humanity or the world, but fighting for their freedom from the system. Trying to break free of the cycle and make something new (Smith wants to break free too, but he doesn't want to create but destroy)
This is one of those series where there’s legitimately too much going on to understand on a first viewing
The problem with the Resurrections callbacks is that every scene feels cheaper, less gritty, and more rushed than the original. It’s difficult to put into words, but it makes each scene feel more like a fan-made ripoff than a callback. The Matrix scenes feel like anodized steel while Resurrections scenes are more like polypropylene plastic.
@@d35348w I feel like when you do a remake/reboot you can do one good little callback for fun. If they just did Neo’s intro scene the same as a little joke I’m fine with that. But it was a lot. Especially the quick cuts to old characters. They showed trinity dying twice but then NPH said “my predecessor” they didn’t flash the architect because… 🤷
I always looked at the original Trilogy as not a finite trilogy, but a CYCLE; watch them through, then go back and watch them again.
Resurrections I find a little long, but yeah, lots of callbacks - all done similarly, but always from a slightly different angle/perspective. It wasn't quite as interesting or thrilling to me as the Trilogy, but this video (and other articles) have made me look again...
Oh, and I'm sick and tired of so-called fans of ANY franchise calling the hard work of all involved bad (unless it seriously is untalented and awkward); just because they didn't like it, doesn't mean it's 'bad'.
After all, I (for one) dislike the Jackson Tolkien movies. I didn't enjoy them at all, and I tried for years...
However, NOT to recognise that they are groundbreaking and important pieces of cinema in many ways by simply saying that they're bad because I didn't enjoy them is out of order: because they are exactly that - and the overall style is VERY suitable for the source material.
Finally, to anyone disappointed by Avatar: The Way Of Water, I say that I was underwhelmed when I saw it in my local movie house, yet connected with it when I streamed it at home. It gets better with each viewing for me.
Thanks for this.
I'm going to follow the White Rabbit now...
Right on!
How about that Book vs Movie on Sleepy Hollow?
I think that’s a solid idea. I’m gonna buy that book and add it to my project list. Thanks for the suggestion.
The Matrix Resurrections never had the makings of a varsity athlete