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Imladris · 11-12-2003, 02:46 PM

Quoted Matrix Revolutions spoiler: * * * * * * <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> It's pretty sad when the two main characters die and the audience is left completely dry eyed. There wasn't a single character I could care about at the end and when that happens, how the hell could you care about the plot. They could have wiped out Zion and I would have left the theatre feeling pretty much the same. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Maybe dry eyed for you, but I cried my eyes out when Trinity dies and Neo. In a way, LotR and Matrix are very similiar films: they have a bad guy that wants to take over the entire and then they have a good guy that destroys the bad guy (though I'm trying to decide if Aragorn or Frodo would more compare with Neo). Frodo basically gives up his life for Middle-earth, the sacrifice of which culminates in his going back to the Valinor. However you might disagree about character developement and plot (which, I for one, think is interesting), the stories are telling the same story of nobility, sacrifice, and selfless love. That offers a lot, to me.

11-12-2003, 02:46 PM	#30
Imladris Tears of the Phoenix Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Putting dimes in the jukebox baby. Posts: 1,453	Quoted Matrix Revolutions spoiler:<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> It's pretty sad when the two main characters die and the audience is left completely dry eyed. There wasn't a single character I could care about at the end and when that happens, how the hell could you care about the plot. They could have wiped out Zion and I would have left the theatre feeling pretty much the same.<BR> <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Maybe dry eyed for you, but I cried my eyes out when Trinity dies and Neo. <P>In a way, LotR and Matrix are very similiar films: they have a bad guy that wants to take over the entire and then they have a good guy that destroys the bad guy (though I'm trying to decide if Aragorn or Frodo would more compare with Neo). Frodo basically gives up his life for Middle-earth, the sacrifice of which culminates in his going back to the Valinor. <P>However you might disagree about character developement and plot (which, I for one, think is interesting), the stories are telling the same story of nobility, sacrifice, and selfless love. <P>That offers a lot, to me. __________________ I'm sorry it wasn't a unicorn. It would have been nice to have unicorns. I'm your huckleberry.