The Matrix is one of the most well-known cyberpunk movies; I’m not going to argue its cyberpunk qualities. But 20 years after The Matrix was relevant, we got a cash-grab sequel in Matrix Resurrections.
My question to you is: Is there anything cyberpunk left in Matrix Resurrections? Or has the franchise been so diluted that what’s left is no longer cyberpunk? For example, in the first movie Neo was a hacker. By this movie, I really wouldn’t call him a hacker anymore. But maybe the themes of “what it means to be human” still remain?
Wanted to love it, watched it twice, don’t remember a thing. I’ve found that’s my criteria for movie critique, do I remember it the next day. May seem cool in the moment, I’m easily impressed, but did I wake up thinking, “Holy shit that was cool!”
Went to see the original 2 nights in a row in 1999. Yeah, woke up thinking it was cool.