A world that is much more complicated than we were shown The first "Matrix" made a splash, became a revolution in the world of cinema. Initially hooked on a wild action, a way of storytelling. Cyberpunk, which the directors presented under a new, previously unfamiliar sauce. Only then, people, reviewing their favorite movies from time to time, began to be imbued with mythology. And it turned out that one project cannot show a much larger world, which the heroes told us about. And of course, the luck of the first picture allowed us to give the green light to the sequels. At least, after the finale of the 1999 film, it did not seem that it was needed. But I think the creators wanted to earn more, while expanding the universe of the project, where events take place and show how the world of machines will try to destroy the last city of people. In fact, the beginning of the "Reboot" raises a lot of questions and even in some way erases what we were shown at the end of the first film. It seemed clear that there is a Chosen One, he commands the matrix. Acts as it pleases him. But the start of the second picture shows that the Chosen One still needs to learn how to act correctly, to be able to live in the real world, where, it turns out, not so many people believe in the prophecy of the Messiah. Controversial scenes and arguments, they initially stump, but later the viewer is carried away by what is happening on the screen, which slightly leaves aside legitimate questions. Despite the fact that the Wachowskis made a strong bet on special effects in the picture, they do not forget to develop the mythology. More and more new characters are introduced into the plot, which are designed to show that the world of machines and the matrix itself are much more diverse and complex than it was shown earlier. Now there are new dangerous villains here, and the ubiquitous agents do not seem to be such a serious threat anymore. Although of course they are also deadly. Neo is worried. Yes, he is gnawing at a new role that he did not ask for. Too many are counting on him, and some even believe that he is the key to the end of the century-old war with machines. Keanu Reeves perfectly conveys the experiences of his hero, who is in constant search of the meaning of his existence. Morpheus seemed to have faded into the background. He acted as a wise mentor in the first film, but here he seemed to have retreated into the shadows. Somehow, his interesting monologues are not even enough. Although, on the other hand, he still showed the main character what the matrix is, fulfilled his mission. Now he's ready to just be around. Trinity and Neo's relationship looks kind of vulgar, in my opinion. You watch the characters, but you understand, either you just don't believe the actors, or their still young relationships are shown this way. They have love, but they still have to work on it. Zion shows us people's lives, reveals the world of the "Matrix" even more. It turns out that there are many ships with the same commands as Morpheus, there is a legislative and executive body, a hierarchy. Everyone in this world fulfills their role. The first picture only mentioned all this. Here we see everything with our own eyes. I liked that there are new storylines. For example, with Morpheus' former lover Niobe, who is now with his rival. There is Persephone in the matrix, who was once happy with a Frenchman, and now even claims that he was like Neo. You wonder what if the Chosen One was a negative hero. We could get a completely different story. The final meeting and the Architect's super-clever story seems too long and with an overabundance of abstruse phrases and terms. Wachowski's attempt to show the reasoning of the machine in this way, in my opinion, led many viewers to a dead end. The general meaning was clear, but you watch it with furrowed eyebrows, trying not to lose the thread of the narrator's reasoning, which broadcasts unexpected events and versions of the matrix for the viewer. The visual part of the picture is, of course, the decoration of the "Reboot". Excellent battle scenes, decent graphics for that time, a highway chase scene and accompanying music are simply brilliant. From a visual point of view, this movie is much better than the previous one. A great fight with agents, where Master Daniel Bernhard appears, a fight with Seraph, Merovingen's wards in a fight with Neo — all this is already an order of magnitude higher than the final battle of Neo with Agent Smith in the first part. Well, the chase on the highway generally makes you watch the action on the screen with your mouth open. You are especially surprised when you find out later that an entire highway was built for these scenes. The second film about the matrix, for me, is undoubtedly a great movie. There are bright memorable characters, brilliant action scenes, chases and fights. On the other hand, the mythology of the cyberpunk world, as shown by the first film of the franchise, seemed to have gone somewhere to the side. Well, what's missing here is the gloominess of the first film. Many people took this Wachowski film with a chill, scolding for the lack of a clincore of the first project, probably deservedly. But for me, "Reboot" has become my favorite series of the trilogy, probably still because of the greater action on the screen. In terms of philosophy, this project loses to the original. 10 out of 10