The Matrix (1999)

Aliana: Ummm.... I'm not that good at writing (or typing) and this is my first blog(this was mom's idea) soooooo.... anyway... The Matrix, well it was (how do I put this?)........ AWESOME!!!!!! :D The Matrix is a super cool Sci fi movie!!! It's Action packed!, it has Kung fu A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) and everything a good Action Sci fi movie needs! There are some creepy parts. It was rated R when it come out, but I think today it would be PG13. Long story short, this is not a family movie, unless your family consists of parents and a teenager(s). Thank you for reading my first blog! :)

Rory: To be honest, the first time I saw this movie, I barely understood it. I guess I've come along way in the last 10 years to now have a basic understanding of computers, cyberspace, etc. The best part of The Matrix for me is definitely The Oracle. I wish she were my grama. I want to hang out in her kitchen, eat cookies, and have her tell me the stuff I'm going to need to hear to get through life.

I think The Matrix could also be classified as horror and comedy. After Neo (Keanu Reeves) takes the red pill and wakes up in his pod, it's one of the scariest moments. In addition, the baby being intravenously fed the liquefied remains of the dead is totally horrifying. But near the end, The Matrix truly becomes a comedy in my eyes. Let me list my three favorite laugh out loud moments:

1. Neo is fighting the bad guy in the subway. He gets knocked down, he's hurt bad, but he gets up, gains his composure and strikes a kung fu pose HARD. So hard in fact that a bunch of dust flies off his shirt.

2. Neo has just "conquered" the Matrix and now sees the world as it is: a bunch of numbers. He flies into the bad guy's body, explodes out, and does a cheesy body builder "flex" pose. His power is so tremendous, the walls bend!

3. Neo makes a confusing speech on a telephone for the last scene of the movie. The camera pans out for an aerial view of the city, and we see a tiny speck coming towards us...OMG...is it Superman? No! It's Neo, and he's FLYING!