The second trailer mixes footage from the first films with the new one: realities are mixing, new versions overwriting the old.
Could be amazing, or... it could be like Lucas' story rhyming, where he blows up a Death Star every other stanza.
Which way will it go?
Fingers crossed...
We know Morpheus has been replaced by a younger, better looking actor; the formerly suave Merovingian is now a bum, and Neo has an extra thick chord sticking out of the back of his head when he was in his battery pod.
But what does it mean? Not a clue.
My guess? The new Matrix is nearing collapse and requires a reboot, yada yada, unexpected complications. Then suddenly everything is subverted in the best possible way.
We know the machines are keeping an eye on Neo this time with Doogie-therapist, and keeping him pacified with big blue pills. Which means... the machines may not be onboard with Neo doing his choice/reboot thing.
Morpheus 2.0 is back provoking Neo again in the fight simulator, more annoying than ever.
Peace between humans and machines has broken down.
Maybe the Oracle, seen reading Alice in Wonderland in the trailer, can shed some light. And if she's back, so is... The Architect?
We will see! Fingers crossed it will rock!
I have to say I loved all four films in the original Matrix trilogy.
You did not read that wrong: I love the whole set, not just the first film.
Everyone says it derailed, that it went to hell, that the sequels were failures.
They are like Jon Snow: they know nothing.
They’re challenging in ways that action flicks aren’t. No, they aren’t perfect, but what is?
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| Macho dudes shooting macho guns across macho realities |
To me, they were engaging on both the superficial action level and a deeper one.
The Wachowski's had something to say with the trilogy and their Trinity: Neo (One), Trinity and… Smith.
Neo is tied to Trinity by the bond of love, whereas Smith is tied to Neo by hate.
Neo's faith and hope, while Smith is cynicism and faithlessness.
The Matrix simulation contained millions of minds. The ‘real’ world, however, was never real: it was a catch basin for those minds that the matrix rejected. Why? As the simulation progresses in time, the number of rejects rises, destabilizing the system and making a reset necessary.
We have never actually seen the real real world, whatever that might be.
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| Business douchebag in the first trailer gets the no-mouth treatment in the second |
That’s why Neo has super powers in both.
Smith’s cynicism infects the whole matrix simulation, turning it into a bleak landscape of inescapable mono-thought, hate filled and cynical, until Neo returns daylight.
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| Robot harvesting 'eggs' (human pods) |
The Wachowski’s are smart, ambitious filmmakers. They take big risks with their films, and sometimes they don’t work out as well as one might have liked.
I’m hopeful that the new Matrix film, Resurrections, has something to say.
The first trailer starts out incredibly strong, then descends into spectacular action rehash. Maybe they don't want to give too much away...
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| Merovingian is back, and he's looking worse for wear |
Going by Lana’s comments, which tie the new film to personal events, suggest that yes, it’s going to have meaning beyond cash grab. But it also likely won't be what we expect.
"Maybe this story is not the one we think it is..."
Wachowski also told EW: "Art is a mirror. Most will prefer to gaze at the surface, but there will be people like me who enjoy what lies behind the looking glass. I made this movie for them."
Sounds good to me.
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| Ruins of a future city |
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