i saw the movie taking a day off from mindless numbers after numbers. i have one word for the movie maker. RETURN MY f* MONEY AND TIME. hmmmm.. 5 words i guess. ^^ first 30 minuates and the last 30 minutes are OK but the plot lines are so f*ed up that all you hear is that psychobabble of geeks trying to grasp their little bubble world. so pathetic that i stopped to hear what actors are saying and concentrated on counting the number of colors used in the screen. 1. the f* problem is that there so too many kungfu fighting 3sceans that are not needed. once is a charm. second ok.. third time, it becomes 3rd rate HK martial arts frenzy. the worst part is where neo battles the goons of that french sleezy. 2. that irritating agent smith. unneccary characters should have been killed even thou it was a hit in Marix I. in matrix I, there are three battle fronts. one within neo himself. his doubts and begining of overcoming his doubts. two battle between neo and other crew members who are skeptical of neo. three neo against agent smith. this kind of layered linear conflicts give very rich context to movie. that is why most great literatures's plot lines are layered but linear. in Matrix II, there are so many interest group, lets call them A,B,C,D,E,.. you have to draw a flow chart to grasp the complete relations. A againt B, B against C, C against A etc... i go to movie to calm my brain not to analysize the f* fetish relationship between neo and agent smith and all other run away programs. 3. there are too many psycho babbles about reality, choice and determinism. just pick any elemenatary philosophy text books on determinism and free will during a lunch break and it will be better off. in Matrix I, there is a scene about the choice of blue and red pill. that was really good. that reminded me of Alice in the wonderland. you do not show philosophy by talking garbage. you show it by action alone. in movie, the director's philosophy has to be shown via the action of characters not by mumbojumbo talking garbage. die die die matrix. iLUSiON whitepolarcow@hotmail.com