The world is now what it seems to be, for those still plugged into the Matrix they think it the early 21st century but for those who have been unplugged they realize that it is in fact centuries later. In the pursuit for the creation of Artificial Intelligence mankind might have caused there own downfall and extinction. For there is a war that has been brewing for centuries and seems about to come to and end between mankind and the machines they created. But this time the war might not be fought inside the Matrix to free people but outside to free the world itself. The machines frustrated with the human’s resistance have begun to bore downwards to the last human city Zion in hopes of ending the resistance to free humanity. But mankind has one last hope and his name is Neo. The fate of all mankind may reside on Neo’s shoulders as he goes on a journey to find answers to away to end the Matrix while humanity prepares for the approach of the machines and searches for away to fight them back. But before that can happen Neo must wait for the oracles as he fights new and more dangerous problems as it appears Agent Smith is back and he just might carry the answer to all their problems.

Have you ever wondered how deep the rabbit hole goes? This phrase which is in reference to Alice and her journey into a wonderland also has much importance to the movie Matrix as Neo finds himself emerged into a land of wonder and horror at times. But this also might have much importance to the viewer as they find themselves emerged into this story. In all honesty The Matrix did not need a sequel but also again in all honesty most viewers craved for one. The great thing about the Matrix was the feeling of disbelief and confusion of the viewer as you tried to figure out the story and what the heck was going on. This movie does not have that, it does not have the feeling of falling through that rabbit hole that the first movie did. What this movie does have is an improvement on all the other things the first one had, like the incredible and amazing action and special effects. It was great to see the masters of bullet time and stop action back to work doing what so many have tried to copy and failed doing so. But is that enough, at times it felt like it just might be but at other times the story worried me too much. Morpheus has become the preacher; the cleric and his speeches felt rehearsed and planned like a TV televangelist. But it was Keanu Reeves who saved the movie, his dry delivery is what made the first movie so great and he hasn’t lost anything in the years between. You can’t help but finding yourself cheering for him and wondering what he will do next. It was him and Agent Smith along with the incredible much improved on action sequences that made this movie as good as it was. Morpheus also had some awesome fight scenes but I wish they had left out his preacher complex. Yes the movie was incredible, yes the story was a little weak and left much to be desired at times, yes there is one fight scene in the movie that made my mouth water and forced me to drool and might be the fight scene ever made, yes I am anxiously waiting to see what will happen to out heroes, yes the movie did drag a little at times, but all in all how can you go wrong with Mr. Anderson and Mr. Smith going toe to toe to decide the fate of the world.
4 stars out of 5