Reviews, ruminations, ramblings, and reminisces about the movies. New for 2020 - The Year in Movies. Every few days I will post about a year in movie history and then post my favorite movie from that year.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
192. The Matrix (1999)
What is "real"? How do you define "real"?
Simply put, this film will go down as "The Godfather" for nerds. That's not to say that others can't enjoy it, but this was really the first time that an action hero was chosen for his hacking abilities instead of his brawn. I remember seeing this movie for the first time with Brian and wanting to fly off into the sunset with Neo. We immediately went to Target and bought the soundtrack and proceeded to burn up the backroads between Greenville and Ayden with both windows down in the Firebird. I don't think a movie has ever pumped me up more than this one. If you need a reminder why, here it is (probably not a good idea to watch this if you still need to watch the movie):
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