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The Matrix Reloaded

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Directed by Andy Wachowski
Larry Wachowski
Produced by Joel Silver
Written by Andy Wachowski
Larry Wachowski
Starring Keanu Reeves
Laurence Fishburne
Carrie-Anne Moss
Hugo Weaving
Daniel Bernhardt
Monica Bellucci
Jada Pinkett Smith
Anthony Wong
Editing by Zach Staenberg
Distributed by Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures
Release date(s) May 15, 2003
Running time 138 min. Biography Andy and Larry Wachowski were born to a Polish-American family in Chicago. Biography Andy and Larry Wachowski were born to a Polish-American family in Chicago. Joel Silver (born July 14, 1952) is an American Hollywood Film producer and inventor of the sport of Ultimate. Biography Andy and Larry Wachowski were born to a Polish-American family in Chicago. Biography Andy and Larry Wachowski were born to a Polish-American family in Chicago. Keanu Charles Reeves (kiːˈɑːnuː born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian Actor. Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an American award-winning Actor of screen and stage, as well as Carrie-Anne Moss (born 21 August 1967 is a Screen Actors Guild Award -nominated Canadian actress known for her roles in Memento, Hugo Wallace Weaving (born 4 April 1960 is a Nigerian-born English, although naturalised Australian film stage and voice actor best known for films such as Daniel Bernhardt (born August 31, 1965) is a Swiss actor and Martial arts expert who has appeared in a number of films and shows featuring martial arts Monica Anna Maria Bellucci (born September 30, 1964 or 1968 is an Italian Actress, and Fashion model. Jada Koren Pinkett Smith (born Jada Koren Pinkett on September 18 1971 is an American Actor, probably best known for her roles in films such Anthony Wong is the name of three people Anthony Wong Chau Sang, Hong Kong actor Anthony Wong Yiu Ming, Hong Kong singer Zach Staenberg (born 1954 is a Film editor best known for the ''Matrix Trilogy''. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Village Roadshow Pictures is an Australian Motion picture production company Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
Language English
Budget $150,000,000 (estimated)
Gross revenue $738,599,701
Preceded by The Matrix
Followed by The Matrix Revolutions
IMDb profile

The Matrix Reloaded is the second installment in The Matrix trilogy, written and directed by the Wachowski Brothers. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction - martial arts - Action film written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski and The Matrix Revolutions is a 2003 Film and the third and final Film in ''The Matrix'' trilogy. Biography Andy and Larry Wachowski were born to a Polish-American family in Chicago. It premiered on May 7, 2003, in Westwood, Los Angeles, California, and went on general release by Warner Bros. in North American theatres on May 15, 2003, and around the world during the latter half of that month. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Westwood is a district in western Los Angeles, California, United States. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the The video game Enter the Matrix, which was released May 15, and a collection of nine animated shorts, the Animatrix, which was released on June 3, supported and expanded the storyline of the movie. Enter the Matrix is the first Video game based on ''The Matrix'' series of films Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the The Animatrix is a collection of nine animated Short films released in 2003 and set in the fictional universe of ''The Matrix'' series Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering The Matrix Revolutions, which completes the story, was released six months after Reloaded in November 2003. The Matrix Revolutions is a 2003 Film and the third and final Film in ''The Matrix'' trilogy.

Contents

Plot

Six months after the events of the first movie, Neo wakes up after a nightmare where Trinity had been shot by an agent while falling from a building and begins to plummet to the ground. Trinity is a Fictional character in The Matrix Universe, played by Carrie-Anne Moss in the Films In the gameplay segments of Morpheus receives a message from captain Niobe (Jada Pinkett Smith) of the Logos calling an emergency meeting of all Zion's hovercraft ship fleet. Morpheus is the name of a Fictional character (played by Laurence Fishburne) in the Science fiction films The Matrix, Many Fictional characters appear in the ''Matrix'' series. This article is intended to be a comprehensive list of all the secondary human characters for the non-human Jada Koren Pinkett Smith (born Jada Koren Pinkett on September 18 1971 is an American Actor, probably best known for her roles in films such This article is about the 'hovercraft' ships shown in the fictional universe of the Matrix series She has successfully recovered the information left by Captain Thaddeus (in the Animatrix short film "Final Flight of the Osiris," recovered in the video game Enter The Matrix): 250,000 Sentinels are tunneling towards the underground city of Zion and will reach it in 72 hours. The Animatrix is a collection of nine animated Short films released in 2003 and set in the fictional universe of ''The Matrix'' series Enter the Matrix is the first Video game based on ''The Matrix'' series of films Commander Locke, the ranking military officer of Zion, orders all ships and their crews, including Neo, Trinity, Morpheus and new operator Link, to return to Zion to prepare for the onslaught of the machines. An officer is a member of an armed force who holds a position of authority Thomas A "Tom" Anderson (alias Neo) is a Fictional character in The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, and Trinity is a Fictional character in The Matrix Universe, played by Carrie-Anne Moss in the Films In the gameplay segments of Morpheus is the name of a Fictional character (played by Laurence Fishburne) in the Science fiction films The Matrix, Link, played by actor Harold Perrineau, serves as the ship's Operator for the crew of the Zion hovercraft Nebuchadnezzar Morpheus asks a ship to remain behind to contact the Oracle, in defiance of Commander Locke's orders. The Caduceus receives a message from the Oracle, and the Nebuchadnezzar, also in defiance of Locke's order, ventures out to allow Neo to contact her. Meanwhile, one of the Caduceus crew members, Bane, encounters Agent Smith, who takes over Bane's body. Agent Smith (later merely " Smith " is a Fictional character featured in the ''Matrix'' film series and multimedia franchise played by actor Bane/Smith then leaves the Matrix via the nearby hard line.

The Smith copies
The Smith copies

Meanwhile, returning to Zion, the crew of the Nebuchadnezzar attend a meeting in Zion's temple where Morpheus announces the news of the advancing machines to the people, but his positive attitude and stirring speech gives them courage. As a dance breaks out, Neo and Trinity privately have sex, but Neo has recurring nightmares about Trinity being shot by an Agent during a gunfight down the side of a building and falling to her death. An organism's sex is defined by the gametes it produces males produce male gametes (spermatozoa or Sperm) while females produce female gametes (ova or Egg cells; individual A nightmare is a Dream which causes a strong unpleasant emotional response from the sleeper typically fear or horror being in situations of extreme danger or the sensations Neo receives a message from the Oracle the next morning and he soon meets her and her bodyguard Seraph. Seraph is the name of a Fictional character (played by Collin Chou) in the Science fiction film saga The Seeing that the Oracle is a part of the system Neo asks how can he trust her if she is just another form of control. She responds by saying that only he can make the choice if she is ally or enemy. The Oracle explains that she is an exiled computer program and instructs Neo to reach the Source, by finding the Keymaker, a prisoner in the home of the Frenchman program the Merovingian. Below is a list composing of all the artificial characters from ''The Matrix'' series of Science fiction Films Comic books and Video games The Merovingian is a fictional character in The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, portrayed by Lambert Wilson in both The Keymaker, as his name implies, can make keys that can transport anyone to any where in the world provided there is a door at the other end. As Neo departs, Agent Smith appears despite his apparent destruction in the first film, although technically he is now just "Smith" without the "Agent" prefix. Agent Smith (later merely " Smith " is a Fictional character featured in the ''Matrix'' film series and multimedia franchise played by actor Missing his earpiece (which he sent to Neo in a package as a sign of his survival), Smith tells Neo that after being defeated by him he knew that he was supposed to return to the Source to be deleted but he refused and now he is no longer bound by rules or a duty to remove threats from the Matrix. Following that line of reasoning, he states that he is "apparently free", but then subsequently asserts that because he no longer has a purpose, he is not actually free. He demonstrates his ability to clone himself using the people of the Matrix as hosts (even assimilating the body of another Agent), prompting a battle between Neo and many clones of Smith. Neo holds his own using his knowledge of martial arts and a large pipe but is eventually overwhelmed, covered by a massive pile of Smith's clones. He throws them off and flies away, leaving the Smith clones to disperse.

Neo, Morpheus and Trinity visit the Merovingian and ask for the Keymaker, but the Frenchman refuses them. His wife, Persephone, tired of her husband's attitude and infidelity, turns against him and leads the trio to the Keymaker. In the movies The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, Persephone (played by Monica Bellucci) is the wife of The (Her desire to have her husband know of her treachery becomes apparent when she shoots one of his assistants, and then instructs the other to tell the Merovingian what happened, or meet the same fate as his comrade. ) While Neo battles the Merovingian's skilled guards, Morpheus, Trinity and the Keymaker escape onto the nearby freeway with the ghostly Twins, Agents and the police in pursuit. In The Matrix, The Twins (played by Neil and Adrian Rayment are the two silvery henchmen of The Merovingian who can become Transparent Morpheus defeats the Twins by destroying their car, and then saves the Keymaker from an Agent. Both are then retrieved by a flying Neo. In the real world, the remaining ships at Zion prepare for a battle with the machines. At a building, the crews of the Nebuchadnezzer, Vigilant, and Logos help the Keymaker and Neo reach the source's door. The crew of the Logos must destroy a nearby power plant in order to prevent a destructive security system from being triggered by the Keymaker's keys, and the crew of the Vigilant must destroy the backup power station. However, the Vigilant's mission goes horribly wrong when a Sentinel throws a bomb at their ship and all their members, including the ones plugged into the Matrix, instantly die. Trinity (staying in the Nebuchadnezzer because of Neo's wishes to prevent his vision of her death from coming true), upon seeing this turn of events, decides to destroy the back-up station herself. Although a success, her escape is inhibited by an Agent and a duel occurs. Meanwhile, back in the building where Neo, Morpheus, and the Keymaker attempt to reach the source, the Smiths invade and try to kill Neo, Morpheus and the Keymaker. The Keymaker manages to unlock the door to the source but is shot by the Smiths and dies.

Neo confronts The Architect
Neo confronts The Architect

Neo enters the source and meets a bearded man in a suit, the Architect, the creator of the Matrix. The Architect is a Fictional character appearing in the last two films of the Matrix trilogy, created by the Wachowski brothers. The Architect reveals there have been multiple versions of the Matrix and with it, multiple versions of the One. The One is a computer anomaly chosen by the Matrix to be used as a tool of control. Because humanity rejected the "perfect" Matrix, the world that has come to be accepted is flawed and remains an unbalanced equation. The One is therefore the sum of the remainder of that flaw. The prophecy is that the One must reach the source in order to destroy the Matrix and free humanity. However, the One's actual purpose is to return to the source and choose 16 females and 7 males to rebuild Zion after its battle, which in turn repopulates the city to provide the next round of humans for the "rebellion" and the next iteration of the "Prophecy", a confirmation of Morpheus' statement from the last film about The One who previously freed himself and others. After conversing, the Architect gives Neo a choice of two exits from the room - one way will lead to the rebuilding of Zion, the other to Trinity's rescue. Neo explodes out of the building in an attempt to save Trinity from death as it was played out in his dreams. Trinity is shot by an Agent as she falls and is caught by Neo just before she hits the ground. Refusing to accept her impending death, Neo removes the bullet lodged in her chest and manages to revive her by starting her heart. In the Nebuchadnezzer, Neo explains his findings to the crew, revealing the prophecy of the One is fake and that Zion will be destroyed in twenty-four hours. Sentinels approach and destroy the ship, leaving Morpheus stunned by the revelations. Neo saves his friends from being killed by the Sentinels by using a new ability which causes the machines to instantly shut down, but the exertion causes Neo to suddenly fall unconscious. The crew is picked up by the Hammer. The crew of the Hammer explains the catastrophic failure of the battle against the machines that took place in the real world. The strategy was to use the ship's EMPs, and stay out of each other's range. The term electromagnetic pulse ( EMP) has the following meanings Electromagnetic radiation from an Explosion (especially a Nuclear However, an EMP went off from the Caduceus before the ships could get into position, thus resulting in multiple ships down, and a "slaughter" with the Machines as the victor. Only one survivor is found aboard the Caduceus: Bane/Smith. The film concludes with Neo lying in a medical room - with the Smith-possessed Bane lying opposite him.

Production

The Matrix Reloaded was largely filmed at Fox Studios Australia in Sydney, concurrently with filming of the sequel Revolutions. Fox Studios Australia is a major Movie studio located in Sydney, Australia, occupying the site of the former Sydney Showground at Moore Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 The Matrix Revolutions is a 2003 Film and the third and final Film in ''The Matrix'' trilogy. The freeway chase scene was filmed at the decommissioned Naval Air Station Alameda in Alameda, California. Naval Air Station Alameda ( NAS Alameda) was a United States Navy Naval Air Station in Alameda California, on San Francisco Bay Alameda is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. Producers constructed a 1. 5-mile freeway on the old runways just for the movie (Which was later used by the Mythbusters in testing several myths). MythBusters is a Popular science Television program produced by Australian firm Beyond Television Productions originally for the Portions of the chase were also filmed in Oakland, California, and the tunnel shown briefly is the Webster Tube connecting Oakland and Alameda. Oakland (ˈoʊklənd founded in 1852 is the eighth-largest city in the U The Posey Tube and the Webster Street Tube are two parallel underwater tunnels connecting the cities of Oakland and Alameda California, running beneath Some post-production editing was done in old aircraft hangars on the base as well. Although two Ford Taurus, one Dodge Ram and one Dodge Stratus are briefly seen, every other vehicle in the chase scene is a General Motors brand. The Ford Taurus is an Automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the United States. This article is about the full-size truck For other uses such as the full-size van see Dodge Ram (disambiguation. The Dodge Stratus (and its twins the Chrysler Cirrus and Plymouth Breeze; collectively known as the "Cloud Cars" was a General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. The film is noted for its use of a Cadillac CTS, a Cadillac Escalade EXT, and several Chevrolet Impala and Chevrolet Caprice police cars. The CTS is a mid size Luxury car made by General Motors for the Cadillac brand The Cadillac Escalade is a Full-size luxury Sport utility vehicle (SUV sold by the General Motors luxury brand Cadillac The Chevrolet Impala was through 1996 a Full-sized Automobile built by General Motors for their Chevrolet division The Chevrolet Caprice and Caprice Classic were full-sized Automobiles produced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors in the United Additional vehicles include the Oldsmobile Intrigue, Oldsmobile Aurora, a Chevrolet Tahoe and also an Audi A8. The Oldsmobile Intrigue was a Mid-size sedan manufactured from 1998 through 2002 by the Oldsmobile division of General Motors. The Oldsmobile Aurora was a performance / luxury sedan made by the Oldsmobile division of General Motors and launched in 1995 The Chevrolet Tahoe (and very similar GMC Yukon) is a Full-size SUV from General Motors. The Audi A8 is a Full-size luxury Executive car built by the German automaker Audi, to replace the Audi V8

The city of Akron was willing to give full access to Route 59, the stretch of freeway known as the "Innerbelt", for filming of the freeway chase when it was under consideration. Akron is a city in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Summit County. State Route 59 is an east-west route in northeastern Ohio. It runs from its western terminus in downtown Akron at an interchange with I-76 / I-77 However, producers decided against this as "the time to reset all the cars in their start position would take too long". [1] MythBusters would later reuse the Alameda location in order to explore the effects of a head-on collision between two semi trucks. MythBusters is a Popular science Television program produced by Australian firm Beyond Television Productions originally for the

97% of the materials from the sets of the movie were recycled. Recycling involves processing used materials into new products in order to prevent the waste of potentially useful materials reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials reduce For example, tons of wood were sent to Mexico to build low-income housing. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Affordable housing is a term used to describe dwelling units whose total housing costs are deemed " affordable " to a group of people within a specified [2]

Sound design

Sound editing on the Matrix Trilogy was completed by Danetracks in West Hollywood, CA.

Soundtrack

See also: The Matrix Reloaded: The Album

Don Davis, composer on The Matrix, returned to score Reloaded. The Matrix Reloaded The Album is a 2003 Soundtrack album from the blockbuster movie The Matrix Reloaded. Donald Romain Davis (born February 4, 1957) is an American Film score Composer, conductor, and orchestrator For many of the pivotal action sequences, such as the "Burly Brawl", he collaborated with Juno Reactor. Juno Reactor is a musical and performing act known for the cinematic fusion of electronic orchestral and global music the Matrix score and other film works Some of the collaborative cues by Davis and Juno Reactor are extensions of material by Juno Reactor; for example, a version of "Komit" featuring Davis' strings is used during a flying sequence, and "Burly Brawl" is essentially a combination of Davis' unused "Multiple Replication" and Juno Reactor's "Masters of the Universe". One of the collaborations, "Mona Lisa Overdrive", is titled in reference to the cyberpunk novel of the same name by William Gibson, a major influence on the directors. Cyberpunk is a Science fiction genre noted for its focus on " High tech and low life. Mona Lisa Overdrive is a Cyberpunk Novel by William Gibson published in 1988 and the final novel of the Sprawl trilogy, following William Ford Gibson (born March 17 1948 is an American - Canadian writer who has been called the "noir prophet" of the Cyberpunk subgenre Leitmotifs established in The Matrix return (such as the Matrix main theme, Neo and Trinity's love theme, the Sentinel's theme and Neo's flying theme, and a more frequent use of the four-note Agent Smith theme), and some used in Revolutions are established. A leitmotif (ˌlaɪtmoʊˈtiːf (also leitmotiv; lit "leading motif" is a recurring Musical theme, associated with a particular person place

As with its predecessor, many tracks by external musicians are featured in the movie, its closing credits, and the soundtrack album, some of which were written for the movie. Many of the musicians featured (for example Rob Zombie, Rage Against the Machine and Marilyn Manson) had also appeared on the soundtrack for The Matrix. Robert Bartleh Cummings (born January 12, 1965) better known by his Stage name, Rob Zombie, is an American Musician Rage Against the Machine (sometimes shortened to RATM or Rage) is Marilyn Manson is an American Alternative metal band based in Los Angeles California. Rob Dougan contributed again, licensing the instrumental version of his eponymous "Furious Angels", as well as being commissioned to provide an original track, ultimately scoring the battle in the Merovingian's chateau. Rob Dougan, also known as Rob D (born 1969 Sydney, Australia) is a genre-blending Music composer. Furious Angels is the debut album by Rob Dougan, released in June 2002 in the United Kingdom and in July 2003 in the United States and Europe "Another Kind of Blues" by electronic artist Fluke was used during the rave scene. Fluke are an English Electronic music group formed in the late 1980s by Mike Bryant, Jon Fugler and Mike Tournier with Julian Nugent as

Also, the key of the theme heard at the beginning of every Matrix film ascends by one semitone with each movie. In The Matrix, the music starts in the key of E, The Matrix Reloaded in F and The Matrix Revolutions in the key of F-sharp.

Linkin Park contributed their instrumental song "Session" to the film as well, though it did not appear during the actual runtime. Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. P.O.D. composed a song called "Sleeping Awake", with a music video that focused heavily on Neo and many images that were part of the movie. POD, initials standing for Payable On Death, is a rock band from San Diego California. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics

Cast

Cornel West, a professor at Princeton, makes a special appearance in the Zion "council" scene. Randall Duk Kim (born September 24, 1943) is an American actor who has played a wide variety of roles in his career Below is a list composing of all the artificial characters from ''The Matrix'' series of Science fiction Films Comic books and Video games Harry Joseph Lennix (born November 16, 1964) is an American Actor. Many Fictional characters appear in the ''Matrix'' series. This article is intended to be a comprehensive list of all the secondary human characters for the non-human Jada Koren Pinkett Smith (born Jada Koren Pinkett on September 18 1971 is an American Actor, probably best known for her roles in films such Niobe (played by actress Jada Pinkett Smith) is a fictional character in the Video game Enter the Matrix and Cornel Ronald West (born June 2, 1953) is a Scholar, Public intellectual, Philosopher, Critic, Pastor, Bernard White may refer to B Joseph White (born 1947 president of the University of Illinois system Bernard White (actor (born 1959 American Anthony Wong (born 12 May 1965 is an Australian actor His most well known role is that of Ghost from The Matrix Reloaded and The Many Fictional characters appear in the ''Matrix'' series. This article is intended to be a comprehensive list of all the secondary human characters for the non-human Cornel Ronald West (born June 2, 1953) is a Scholar, Public intellectual, Philosopher, Critic, Pastor, Another notable cameo is boxing great Roy Jones Jr., who appears in the opening scene with a number of other ship's captains, right before Smith makes his appearance. Roy Jones Jr (born January 16, 1969) is an American boxer Jones was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 1990s by the Boxing Writers Association Zee was originally to be played by Aaliyah, who died in a plane crash in the summer of 2001. Aaliyah Dana Haughton (January 16 1979 – August 25 2001 better known as Aaliyah (əˈliːə was a Grammy -nominated American Singer

Reception

Zion, the last human city
Zion, the last human city

Reloaded earned an estimated $42. Zion is a fictional Place in The Matrix films It is the last Human City on the Planet Earth after a cataclysmic 5 million on its Thursday opening day in the United States, a new record surpassing the one set in May 2002 by Spider-Man, which took in $39. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The year 2002 in film involved some significant events The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Spider-Man is a 2002 American Superhero film based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. 4 million on its first day. The movie earned $91. 8 million over its first Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, establishing it as the second-best opening weekend ever after Spider-Man's 2002 (inflation unadjusted) record of $114. 8 million in ticket sales during its three-day opening weekend. Reloaded garnered the biggest (inflation unadjusted) debut ever for an R-rated film (The Passion of the Christ is a close second at $83. The Motion Picture Association of America's film-rating system is used in the U The Passion of the Christ is a 2004 film co-written co-produced and directed by Mel Gibson. 8 million, and 300 came in third with $70. PLEASE SEE THE DISCUSSION PAGE BEFORE MAKING A MAJOR EDIT*** The topic of the article is controversial which may be under dispute 9 million). Although the film exceeded box office records during its first week, it fell the number two spot on the box-office totals the following week when it was beaten by the Jim Carrey movie Bruce Almighty. James Eugene Redmond "Jim" Carrey (born January 17 1962 is a Canadian-American Film actor and Comedian. Bruce Almighty is a 2003 American Comedy film, directed by Tom Shadyac and starring Jim Carrey. The film earned $281 million in the US and $738 million worldwide. [3] It is currently the 27th highest grossing film, and is one of the highest grossing R-rated features of all time.

The Matrix Reloaded had a positive critical reception in most of the media, with a Rotten Tomatoes score of 73%. [4] However, it was rated by Entertainment Weekly as one of "The 25 Worst Sequels Ever Made". Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is a Magazine published by Time Inc [5]

Criticisms and acclaim, on record, are at times similar to those leveled at the movie's predecessor. [6]

Positive comments included commendation for the quality and intensity of its action sequences[7][8] and intelligence. [9] Some critics have exceptional praise for it, saying that "its character development and writing. . . is so crisp it crackles on the screen" and have said that "Matrix Reloaded re-establishes the genre and even raises the bar a notch or two" above the first movie, The Matrix. The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction - martial arts - Action film written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski and [10]

Negative comments included the sentiment that the plot was alienating,[11][12] with some critics taking the view that the focus on the action came at the cost of the movie's human element. [13][14] Some also said that the dialogue focus on exposition scenes[15] worked against the film. Although it was well-known that the plot of Reloaded would be resolved in Revolutions, the many unresolved subplots and the cliffhanger ending were criticised by some. [16]

The film was banned in Egypt because of the violent content and because it put into question issues about human creation "linked to the three monotheistic religions that we respect and which we believe in". This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. [17] Egyptian media claimed it promoted Zionism since it talks about Zion and the dark forces that wish to destroy it. History of Zionism|Timeline of Zionism|World Zionist Organization|Zionist political violence Zionism is an international political movement that originally supported the However, it was later allowed to be shown in theatres and was later released on DVD and VHS.

The Matrix Reloaded also made $145 million USD in DVD sales in October 2003.

See also

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