The Matrix

Are we really awake and free? How can you be certain about the world, or yourself? Who's really in control and if it's not you, how do you gain control? Using then hyper-advanced filming, one person realises they are not who or where they thought. This is a superb man vs machine movie that in truth is about who we are. The storyline is superb, kicking off an epic struggle to defeat machine domination. The graphics, while much since copied, remain awesome in showing how victim becomes victor, even as the environment changes (see the sequel, Matrix Reloaded). With nods toward Alice in Wonderland, cold war spy and battle movies, this is classic entertainment.

The more I see this film the more it makes sense in the present day world. There are many blue pill people out there that need to wake up! Great film including brilliant special effects and I just love Keanu anyway.

Probably the best of the trilogy & one of the greatest Sci-fi films ever made.If you haven't seen it you're missing out on a great film which has shaped the world in many ways.

Excellent movie. A must watch.

So, this is the Matrix. One of the last great films of the 20th century and one of the most influential of all time, and it still holds up today. Well, mostly.The script utilises the chosen one trope well without feeling too derivative, which is helped by the excellent characterisation and by not making Neo a Gary Stu. Some might call the film's soundtrack dated with its liberal use of songs of the day*, but they all fit the futuristic themes and aesthetics of the film perfectly, much like the cinematography compliments the script at all times.As for faults, there are some strange performances given by many people over the runtime of this film, especially by Hugo Weaving and Belinda McClory, that often flirt dangerously with being poor. Then we have the CGI, which shows its age more with each viewing.Overall, "The Matrix" gets a solid 8/10.*Besides, Rob Zombie and Rage Against the Machine are fantastic. Haters be damned.

Action movie perfection. So ahead of it's time it still holds its own 20 plus years later. Imagine that, I'm re-watching this in 2021 and this movie looks like it could have been made today and is still cool AF.Casting=perfection, action=perfection, dialogue=perfectionThis movie raised the bar so high it escalated and defined a genre. Although it never received the Oscars etc. that it should as 'Action ''Sci-Fi'' Movies' will never be considered trophy worthy. It's legacy has been integrated in to popular culture, parodied and GIF'd the hell out of, and it's one liners will be quoted decades down the line. In fact, I can say with certainty that there will be Matrix moviethons years from now. This movie was made to be seen on the big screen and I know it will be for many years to come. This film needs to be experienced in all of its glory.As I write this a Matrix 4 movie is being shot some 20yrs after the original with both Keanu and Carrie Ann, and although I'm very cautious about revisiting the franchaise, at the same time I am ruddy ecstatic too!

Great quality and greatest movie of all time!

Really pleased this is the cleaned up or remastered version rather than the misty original that I have on dvd.