The Matrix

That was the first time I had watched the Matrix. I had seen bits and pieces before from others watching it and really enjoying it. I am not a huge fan of science-fiction movies, but I would have to admit that The Matrix had some pretty interesting scenes that I did not mind. I am not going to say that I really liked the movie, but it was way better than what I had expected. I went in to class thinking that this was going to be one of the not so good movies and I should have just stayed at home. Well I enjoyed the movie; some scenes sticked out more than others, but that happens in most, if not all, movies. After I had previewed the article, it really got me thinking about the religious aspects that were invloved in the movie and how they compared the actors to what they would be like now. I really thought that was interesting how they paralleled the characters like Neo being like Jesus, Morpheus as in John the Baptist, Trinity was compared to Mary Magdalene, and Cypher parallels Judas. That is what really got me thinking about the movie because I would have never thought of it like that. I had religion in the back of my head when we watched the movie but never would have come up with parallels with the characters and people that we think and know of from our religious backgrounds. The article also discusses a litte about the Buddhism and of course the Christianity parallels. In the article, it has a variety of different questions that were asked. I really think they made a lot of sense. It gets you thinking, even though you may know the answer, but you still let your mind wander and think about "how are WE programmed?" In the reading, it mentions that it is very important to go into a movie thinking about certain things. The basic approach is watching the movie, then analyzing it and then evaluating the film. There are questions that you should ask yourself while watching a film. It is very hard to concentrate on the movie and then think about what the sound is like and how this is happening or why it's happening about everything we see and hear. It says that "we must make an effort to become immersed in the reality of the film;" I think that this is why I do not get into science-fiction films. I really have not liked them from the beginning, so I do not take the time to put myself into the film. I go and think that I am not going to like it and ask myself why am I going to watch this. This also connects with the subjective evaluation that the book also talks about briefly. I just have not watched a lot of sci-fi movies. Some people have grown up watching them and liking them. I was never that someone! Going back to the subjective evidence, I have the reaction right off the bat that it was only an okay movie that im glad I watched it, but never will I watch it again. Then I give reasons why. I think too much about why I did not like the film. It should just come to me, but sci-fi movies are sometimes ridiculous and make no sense. That is all in my opinion. So therefore, I would say that it was an alright movie, but I really do not plan to watch it again.