Matrix Revolutions is the Matrix movie that completes the Trilogy

Matrix Revolutions

Hi Everyone, Kung Fu Scorpionetta is back with the matrix movie that ends the Matrix series "Matrix Revolutions". It may be a little light in the Kung Fu fighting but not KUNG FU philosophy.

But since this is a Kung Fu movie website and not much actual Kung Fu in this matrix movie AND since there are SO many haters on"Matrix Revolutions", I don't expect many people to read this page so mostly I'm writing this for myself.

I absolutely loved this movie. Why? because of the depth it brought to the series and how it pushed past normal 'hero' movies to become something we've never seen before.

If the first movie depicts Neo's training to fight a la " 36th Chamber of Shaolin " and the second movie is his Mastership and serious ass kicking homaging to " Heroes of the East ". Then the matrix movie "Matrix Revolutions" where Neo ventures into the absolute unknown and beyond the legend of The One to realize his true destiny seems to be comparable only to " Ip Man ".

Why would I compare the two? Because both Neo and Ip Man rejected the hero status that others put upon them; Because both Neo and Ip Man lived for love and made their choices based on love; and because everything they did was a conscious decision from within disregarding the opinions of others.

If you haven't seen this movie yet, I'm going to try and keep the spoilers out of this review. Let me simply say the battle is brought from the Matrix into the physical world now.

and because it's the physical world where everyone is in a flesh body and their war is with the Machines, Kung Fu or any fighting style becomes irrelevant.

In the second movie " Matrix Reloaded " the fighting was done in the Matrix world while the resting and planning was in the physical world.

In this Matrix movie the war is fully realized in the physical world where the machines are going to destroy Zion and all the humans in it.

As with all things in the lower universes there are laws that must be obeyed. The law of cause and effect; every action has an equal and opposite reaction. And the law of opposites; nothing can exist without its opposite. There can be no light without dark, masculine without feminine, positive without negative. While most movies center around the battle of these laws The Matrix Revolutions takes it to the natural next step beyond... The unification of them. Which is the KUNG FU philosophy or "The Way" spoken of in Buddhism, Taoism and even Confucianism.

Each character in the matrix movies has personal experiences with these laws. They are major themes behind the themes of choice and belief. But that's not all.

The Wachowski brothers have Neo question everything, doubt it all! but still he moves forward because he has made all choices to protect all he loves.

Morpheus ends up a doubtful mess in this movie and becomes vulnerable having questioned his blind faith in the prophecy due to things moving beyond what he foresaw. Love becomes the thin glue that keeps everyone moving forward blindly. Trust develops from the witnesses to this love. And by love I don't simply mean the human love between Trinity and Neo. I mean the unconditional love that Neo displays risking his life again, and again for all those he has grown to love.

The unconditional love of those crew members working with Neo and how they would give their life to him whether or not he is The One.

Morpheus "I thought you didn't believe in the one"

Niobe "I don't... I believe in him".

Oracle "cookies need love like everything does"

This is not an emotional kind of love. It is a higher love. The kind that is easy to follow blindly as the Counsel does when they support Neo's efforts. Emotions don't even come into it.

There is a great Hope in this kind of Love. The universe lines up effortlessly when this love flows forcefully. As it does in the great battle scene on the dock when Kid is left to open gate 3 when it is jammed shut and there are thousands of machines murdering humans around him and Z steps in to help.

But for the men reading this I'm sure that's enough love talk for you. As for the Kung Fu scenes. They are there however humble.

Seraph, played by Collin Chou who can be seen in Flashpoint ", " Fearless " and "The Forbidden Kingdom", continues his vital role as protector of the Oracle within the Matrix and gets to show off more of his Kung Fu skills at the beginning of the film. Carrie Ann Moss aka Trinity pulls out her signature moves as well, but the Fights of all Fights is the epic Kung Fu battle at the end of the movie between Neo and Agent Smith where Ying battles Yang in the pouring rain.

That fight alone is worth watching the movie for, but I hope that you get more than just the awesome action. The symbolism in the matrix movie "Matrix Revolutions" is so dense it would take me days to get deeper into to it. And I could too, but it hardly seems appropriate here.

Let me simply comment on what I feel the Wachowski Brothers have created here. I believe that they took their lead from Bruce Lee's attempt to bring Eastern culture and philosophy to the west via hollywood movies and took it a step further by using the Matrix movie (s) to integrate Eastern philosophies and traditions to share with the entire world breaking past all limitations hollywood has created for race and religions and philosophy.

I believe the Wachowski Brothers have not only honored their love of Kung Fu movies, comic books and sci fi but that they went a step beyond and filled a void in the film making universe by delving into the subject of true unity.

Whether the Kung Fu takes place in your Mental world (The Matrix) or the physical (The machine world and Zion) we are all simply trying to flow with the Chi as opposed to fight against it. Let it direct our hand and our blows. And only fight when it is required to do so. Ultimately finding The Way.

Peace and Kung Fu.

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