Synopsis:

To develop a better “Matrix” story out of the sequel films which used the concepts and philosophies present in the first film.

Intentions:

Many people have that certain movie that opens their eyes to the possibility of Film: for some people it’s Star Wars, for others it’s Lord of the Rings – for me, that film was 1999?s The Matrix. The Matrix was and still is (to me, anyway) one of the most creative, original, and intellectually stimulating films to be made in the history of cinema. Like many people, I eagerly awaited the arrival of the sequels… only to come away bitterly disappointed from watching them. Now, there were many things that ended up detracting from Reloaded and Revolutions: over-usage of CG graphics and action sequences in place of Story, poor writing and dialogue, lame secondary characters, critical references to other Matrix media that most audiences didn’t see, self-referential moments that would decend to self-parody, etc., etc…. For me, however, there was one glaring problem that I could not overlook in the sequels: the character of Neo himself. In my view, this was NOT the same character that we last saw at the end of the first film. His powers appeared to have “de-evolved”, his intelligence turned to nothing, his personality was dull and less interesting, and up until the last 1/4 of “Revolutions”, it seemed like he really didn’t give a crap about anyone other than Trinity. And then, of course, there’s the ending: where Neo chooses to sacrifice himself for the “Love & Peace” of Humanity and the Machines… In my frustration and disappointment, I returned back to the original film and began studying the various subjects and works that influenced it. It was from these elements and my interpretations on “The Matrix” that made me decide to go back and re-edit the sequels in a manner that I felt expanded on the themes of the original – a fanedit that would ask the question: “What if the Neo that we saw in Reloaded and Revolutions… wasn’t the true ONE after all?”

Change List:

CUT/EDIT: Numerous cuts to the various fight sequences throughout the film CUT/EDIT: Numerous cuts to remove redundant dialogue and bad writing ADDITION: New scene of Niobe and crew finding the “message” from the Osiris (taken from the “Enter the Matrix” video game) ADDITION: New scene of the Captains gathering in the Matrix (taken from the “Enter the Matrix” video game) ADDITION: New scene of Niobe encountering the Trainman in the Matrix (taken from the “Enter the Matrix” video game) CUT/EDIT: The Kid’s role in the story is significantly reduced (and he does not “save the day”) ADDITION: New scene of Niobe and Locke discussing Morpheus’s beliefs (taken from the “Enter the Matrix” video game) CUT/EDIT: Re-edited the relationship between Morpheus/Locke/Niobe to create more ambiguity (there is no “love triangle”) CUT: Removed all scenes/subplots involving Link and his wife Zee CUT: Removed the Temple gathering and Councilor Hamman’s speech CUT: Removed Morpheus’s “Speech to Zion” and the entire “Rave” sequence EDIT: Neo has a second dream sequence of Trinity’s death (taken from Trinity’s encounter with the Agent at the end of Reloaded) ADDITION: New scene of Locke telling Niobe of the “Counter-Attack” plan and sends her away from Zion (taken from the “Enter the Matrix” video game) EDIT: Moved the “Zion Counter-Attack” sequence to after the Kid gives Neo the spoon EDIT: The Oracle’s speech in the Park has been edited to change the nature of Programs EDIT: Smith is not a Rogue Program: he is still a part of the System (just a much more powerful Agent) ADDITION: New scene of Niobe and crew flying in the Logos to find Morpheus (taken from the “Enter the Matrix” video game) MAJOR EDIT: The Neb’s destruction and Neo & company joining the Hammer crew occurs after the Burly Brawl CUT: Removed the “Neo VS Bodyguards” sequence in the Merovingian’s chateu ADDITION: New scene of Niobe and Ghost arriving in the Matrix (taken from the “Enter the Matrix” video game) CUT/EDIT: 7-8 minutes have been cut from the “Freeway” sequence to increase tension of the chase, remove unnecessary Bullet Time effects, remove rudundant scenes with Link, and make the System Agents stronger ADDITION: New scene of Niobe and crew recieving a “help” message from Morpheus (taken from the “Enter the Matrix” video game) MAJOR EDIT: The “Door to the Source” no longer leads to the Source, but to the Train Station CUT/EDIT: The “Sati” scenes have been edited to make her less annoying and reduce her impact to the story CUT: The “battle through Hel” has been removed CUT/EDIT: Neo’s meeting with the “new” Oracle has been heavily edited to make her appear less-helpful and harder to trust her words CUT/EDIT: Removed nearly half of the footage of the “Battle for Zion” and restructured the sequence to be much darker MAJOR EDIT: The “Architect” scenes has been moved from the middle of the story to the end (before Neo fights Smith) MAJOR EDIT: Features a brand-new ending to The Matrix saga Changes from version 2.0 to 3.0: - improved video quality for the “Enter the Matrix” scenes - removed the “guard mech” scene from the Neb’s return to Zion - removed any and all scenes/subplots involving Link and his wife Zee - removed the Temple gathering and Councilor Hamman’s speech - removed the Oracle’s “Didn’t come to make a choice, you’ve already made it” scene - further edited the “Burley Brawl” fight sequence down to 4 minutes and 40 seconds (previously 6 minutes and 40-some seconds) - added a new scene of Niobe and crew flying in the Logos to find Morpheus, which was altered from a scene from “Enter the Matrix” (placed between the “Smiths” walking away and the Neb being attacked by Sentinels) - further cuts/edits to the “Freeway Chase” sequence (mostly with Morpheus’s fight with the Agent) - added a new scene of Niobe and crew recieving a “help” message from Morpheus (taken from “Enter the Matrix”) - added back Bane’s “inevitable” line (making it the only time that “Smith” says that in the film) - more cuts/edits to the “Battle for Zion” sequence (removed the “rocket artilary” and Zee’s battle scenes) - the “Architect’s Choice” sequence have been improved and some scenes have been extended thanks to video compositing

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