The Matrix Reloaded

It is six months later. Neo and the rebel leaders have 72 hours until 250,000 machine probes discover Zion and attempt to destroy it. The Matrix Reloaded, the long-awa... more >

It is six months later. Neo and the rebel leaders have 72 hours until 250,000 machine probes discover Zion and attempt to destroy it. The Matrix Reloaded, the long-awaited sequel to the 1999 blockbuster hit The Matrix, follows the lives and destinies of the freedom fighters from Zion and continues its inquiry into our reason for being. Most of the same characters are back. Neo (Keanu Reeves) as the prophesied One, Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) as the enlightened rebel leader, Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) as Neo's lover, and the late Gloria Foster as the Oracle.

Neo learns that he must find the Keymaker (Randall Duk Kim) who alone can provide him with entry to the mysterious source that controls the Matrix. The film uses digital effects and the choreography of Hong Kong director Yuen Wo Ping to recreate 100 clones of Agent Smith in a fight sequence with Neo. The longest sequence is a 15-minute freeway car chase involving hundreds of cars, a Ducati motorcycle, trailer trucks, and agents all over the place. The scene, that included a specially built stretch of highway costing $1 million, took three months to film and is estimated to have cost $38 million.

The original Matrix had us look at the nature of the reality we live in, but the sequel invites us to look at how we respond once we understand that reality. The film is about intimacy, choice, purpose, and our place in the universe. It assures us that while everything moves along a preordained course, we are free to make choices along the way. Like the original, much of The Matrix Reloaded is great fun and will have a strong appeal to audiences of all ages.
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Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss

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