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State's Evidence (2004)
Disturbing, Surreal, and Excellent
I got to see this movie in the Asheville Film Festival, towards the end of 2004. The description grabbed me, guy takes a camera to school to film his last days leading up to his suicide.... What I witnessed was simply extraordinary.... I personally believe, every parent should be forced to watch this movie, because it breaks down the issues of Child Suicide and the mentality that goes along with it, and what it can cause. Being not too far removed from my teenage years, I understood things like the Columbine Masacre and other such child tragedies. This movie finally brought that into the spotlight, and if you really watched this movie, you will get a glimpse at the mind set. It ends with the perfect political statement. "I hope this wakes you up, because if this doesn't, then something else, far worse will happen that will...." My only regret, a woman got up beside me after the movie was over and said, "Well, now to try to get THAT out of my head." I should have stopped her and said, "No, don't force this from your head, because if you do, you'll be forced to relive it...we all will...." All that said, I'm almost positive that the movie will never be picked up and distributed. It is controversial on a whole nother realm, because it will make everyone see what they themselves turn a blind eye to.... And if there is one thing American's can't stand, is seeing the truth of what is in front of them....
The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
Wow with a letdown *spoilers*
I'll be honest, I don't normally write stuff on here, but this time either I'm bored, or I'm just compelled. What follows is my honest opinion, filled with a couple of spoilers.
I loved the film up until the last 3 or 4 minutes, then I was nothing but let down. I was completely blown away by everything I saw, which is rare for me. I loved how the plot fit together, and how it all worked...but the ending was horrendous. Sure, there were tons of plots holes if you look for them. In reloaded, they begged for ships to be left behind, there wasn't a single ship inside Zion, what was all that build up for? The machines sure were intent on stopping Neo and Trinity from getting to what I believe was Zero One, but after they got in, why did they stop their resistance? And then the end.... All that build up.... And the didn't even win...they fought for all that, and got a draw?
Beyond that, love the tie in with the animatrix, the kid that 'saved himself' it was really nice to know his story while watching him run around. Loved the homages, the mech's looking alot like the one from Aliens, while it the machines have a very Alien feel. The warehouse in which Neo and Smith continue their fight, that HAD to be an homage to Highlander, it sure felt like it was.
All in all, its a spectacular film, but know this, its not an end, its a beginning. Its an end to the WAR, but the beginning of humanity again. It left me with too many questions for an End.... What happened to the matrix itself? Do the machines still commit the atrocity that is using people for power? It was an end to the war against Zion, not against the machines.... Maybe there will be another Animatrix to sort it all out....