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(, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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And American Beauty is nowhere near as clever as Sam Mendes thinks it is. Ditto The Matrix and any autistic sci fi bellend.
(, Fri 4 Nov 2011, 19:24, 2 replies, latest was 14 years ago)
Its sequels were tosh but that movie is utterly, utterly seminal.
(, Fri 4 Nov 2011, 19:29, Reply)
but not that good, I love sci fi in books but films are rarely that good.
(, Fri 4 Nov 2011, 19:33, Reply)
but the cinematography is something else. The special effects, the interpersonal exchanges, the whole concept of bringing that comic-book feel to the big screen, it was a game-changer. My friends and I have a game: when you see something in a modern film that was influenced by/directly from The Matrix, we drink a drink. You'd be amazed how much modern movies have been influenced by the memes and themes developed in that film.
(, Fri 4 Nov 2011, 19:36, Reply)
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