Synopsis:

To save Zion, Neo must save the Machines from a virulent Agent taking over the Matrix from within. But the path of the One is shadowed and perilous and even the Oracle cannot see the end. All Neo knows is that this quest may claim his life. Will the One face his destiny? Or will Zion fall?

Intentions:

To create a sequel worthy of the first movie: intense action, interesting and unique characters, and discussions as to the nature of existence. I thought about (and discussed) often the flaws in the sequels – where they went so wrong, and how. A glimmer of a silver thread of a story started to emerge: one where the “look at us, we’re so clever” stuff was dropped, but the essential questions of life were raised: choice, free will, predestination, salvation. Battle for Zion is that story.

Change List:

Dangermouse presents The sequel we should have had. By skillfully merging Reloaded and the convoluted and boring Revolutions into a brand new epic story, Dangermouse redeems the sequels while remaining true to the spirit of the Matrix universe. Enter a world where choices matter, where people fight for truth, and where Zion is worth dying for. Choice vs. Causality. Yin vs. Yang. Virus vs. Anti-virus. Andersen vs. Neo. To save Zion, Neo must save the Machines from a virulent Agent taking over the Matrix from within. But the path of the One is shadowed and perilous and even the Oracle cannot see the end. All Neo knows is that this quest may claim his life. Will the One face his destiny? Or will Zion fall? Destiny awaits. Enter the Matrix. And free your mind. Again. Cuts and Additions: Cut list: It’s a totally new film. The guts of 2 and 3 were ripped out and then put back together! But, the first half plays roughly like a slim version of Reloaded – after that Reloaded and Revolution merge in the race to the Source to parley peace while Smith takes over the Matrix, and the Hammer races back to Zion to delay the Machines utterly destroying it.

Additional Notes:

Note: This edit was originally released in October 2010 and redone and re-released in July 2012.

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Special Thanks:

Essential to the final product was the community here at fanedit.org. Without you guys this movie would not have been anywhere near as good as it is. A special shout-out to STANKPAC who used many hours previewing on the film and commenting and suggesting cool solutions. Many thanks man! AEmovieguy deserves a special mention for the most EPIC FEEDBACK post ever given! Awesome job – your post was largely the inspiration for Battle for Zion. Nightstalkerpoet, havok1977 and eldiablosuizo were also previewing guinea pigs who set aside time to watch and comment. Thanks guys – your comments were most helpful. Also bluejayone for his help and everyone else – THANKS!