The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing the rogue Agent Smith.

Directors:

Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski

Writers:

Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski,

Stars:

Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Keanu Reeves

1 win & 18 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mary Alice	...	The Oracle
Tanveer K. Atwal	...	Sati
Helmut Bakaitis	...	The Architect
Kate Beahan	...	Coat Check Girl
Francine Bell	...	Councillor Grace
Monica Bellucci	...	Persephone
Rachel Blackman	...	Charra
Henry Blasingame	...	Deus Ex Machina
Ian Bliss	...	Bane
David Bowers	...	Q-Ball Gang Member #1
Zeke Castelli	...	Operations Officer Mattis
Collin Chou	...	Seraph
Essie Davis	...	Maggie
Laurence Fishburne	...	Morpheus
Nona Gaye	...	Zee

Storyline

Neo discovers that somehow he is able to use his powers in the real world too and that his mind can be freed from his body, as a result of which he finds himself trapped on a train station between the Matrix and the Real World. Meanwhile, Zion is preparing for the oncoming war with the machines with very little chances of survival. Neo's associates set out to free him from The Merovingian since it's believed that he is the One who will end the war between humans and the machines. What they do not know is that there is a threat from a third party, someone who has plans to destroy both the worlds.

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Plot Keywords:

machine | battle | fight | future | oracle | 

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Taglines:

Everything that has a beginning has an end.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sci-fi violence and brief sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros. [United States]

Country:

Australia USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

5 November 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Matrix 3

Filming Locations:

Alameda, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$110,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,093,075 (Australia) (21 November 2003)

Gross:

$139,259,759 (USA) (20 February 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures, NPV Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

129 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS Sonics-DDP (IMAX version)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Maggie and Capt. Rowland both briefly mention the term "VDTs" to describe a possible cause to what happened to Bane and why he has self-inflicted cuts (not knowing that Bane is possessed by Agent Smith) however VDTs are never defined or explained throughout the entire movie. Several sources claim that VDTs stand for "Virtual Delirium Tremens", which is the virtual form of "Delirium Tremens", a form of delirium caused by the absence and/or withdrawal of certain substances.

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Goofs

When the Train Man is running from Morpheus, Trinity and Serif, the first shot of the upcoming train where he makes his escape shows no rails in the track bed.

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Quotes

[first lines]
AK: I got nothing, sir. No sign of Niobe or Ghost. Nothin' but blue pills.

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Crazy Credits

The giant robotic head is listed in the credits as "Deus ex machina" Meaning "a god from a machine." In Greek and Roman drama, deus ex machina referred to a god lowered by stage machinery to resolve a plot or extricate the protagonist from a difficult situation.

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Connections

Referenced in The Big Bang Theory: The Einstein Approximation (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Nuages"
Written and Performed by Django Reinhardt
Courtesy of JSP Records

User Reviews

It makes me mad...

...that this film is not getting the credit it deserves. It is in my opinion one of the most underrated films of all time along with The Matrix Reloaded. Revolutions is undoubtedly different from the previous films both in general and in terms of tone but why is that necessarily a bad thing? I won't be so arrogant as to say that the people who don't like this film are unintelligent. Whether or not people like a film or not is a subjective matter but I can't help feeling that the people who dislike (or even hate) this film are missing something because Revolutions is an intelligent, entertaining, beautiful, sad and moving picture.

The acting of all three films have been a mixed bag and although I usually join in the bashing of Keanu Reeves I find him strangely fitting for the part of Neo. His voice is not the perfect voice due to its monotonous tone but his body language is very good and sometimes even great and that is the case in Revolutions as well. Carrie-Anne Moss plays her character like she did in film two and that is neither particularly good or bad but a decent performance. Laurence Fishbourne's character has been reduced somewhat for the final part of the series but I found that the lines he did have were delivered with conviction and experience. As most people know Gloria Foster died before finishing her scenes for Revolutions and thus a different actress was cast to take over. The choice fell on Mary Alice and while she is no where near as good as Foster she is decent enough. Ian Bliss gets a chance to show his worth in the third film and personally I found his scenes to be among the most interesting of the film and his uncanny imitation of Weaving was spot on. Most of the secondary cast from Reloaded returns in their parts in Revolutions and they all do decent jobs with their characters. Harry J. Lennix (Lock) improved his character tremendously in spite of limited screen time. Hugo Weaving still provides the best acting in the film and steals every one of his regrettably limited number of scenes. He is probably my all time favorite screen bad guy. He manages to show the change in his character remarkably well considering how limited his screen time is. Agent Smith exhibits an increasing amount of human traits including anger, hatred, jealousy and even a sly sense of humor. This change happens to mirror Neo's growing understanding of the machines. Neo and Smith are linked in that way as well.

The effects are of course extraordinary which was to be expected after the stellar effects in the second film. Although there weren't as many scenes inside The Matrix this time around I still found the effects of the "real" world to be awe inspiring at the least and the battle for Zion was an incredible display of special effects. Of course the directors never lost sight of the people involved in the battle making it more tense had it only been effects. The climactic battle between Neo and Smith is quite simply stunning. It takes roughly 15 minutes and I for one hardly breathed in those 15 minutes. All three Matrix films have been inspired by Japanese animé comics and that is very visible in the final battle as one can't help but think of Dragonball for instance. The action in that particular scene is frighteningly well done and I got the chills when I watched it in the cinema. Very well done.

The story is darker in this film than in either of the previous films but that is to be expected as the first film was about birth and the second about life. Obviously that means that the third is about the inevitable end that must come to us all: Death. This does that the tone of the film becomes much darker and I felt that was good. This did that the film distanced itself from the previous films in the series and rather than become another rerun the film becomes its own entirely and that is both its weakness and its strength. I think it is its strength as it increases the originality of the film but apparently a lot of people didn't like the interpretation that the third film represents as is clear from the bashing the film has gotten from audiences and critics alike. The film does still have great symbolic value and you can interpret the film in a great number of ways like the previous films. For me this improves the film(s) greatly as you can watch it again and again and still find new things that will renew your interest.

Sadly I cannot make you love this film as much as I do because that would defeat the purpose of the film which is to make people think for themselves. My conclusion about Revolutions is that you will either love or you will hate it but in my opinion Revolutions is almost as good as the first one and one of the best films I have ever seen.

9/10 - On my top 10 of best films.