The Matrix Revolutions Review

I believe that The Matrix series somewhat redeemed itself with this installment. There is the sense that it was perhaps too little too late, but I found it far more satisfying than Reloaded.

The machines and the humans are fated to settle their score once and for all, and while Neo makes his way to machine city at the cost of his beloved Trinity, the humans make their last stand and wage battle at Zion. The humans are shown fighting valiantly, but they are far outnumbered, and their only hope is Neo. Neo arranges to destroy Smith (his counterbalance) once and for all, and succeeds in his task. Neo rescues humanity, and they are finally free from the menacing machines.

Much of the confusion and cryptic nature of Reloaded is wiped to a clean slate here. In fact, if you skipped Reloaded, you wouldn't be missing much. That's the problem with Reloaded; it didn't really advance the storyline any.

In the DVD extras, I heard the story described as the birth (the original Matrix), life (Reloaded), and death (Revolutions) of Neo. I think that helps to put the story into perspective, but it doesn't make me like Reloaded any better. Revolutions, on the other hand, is worth seeing.