The Matrix
...M. Osborne
Music: Don Davis
What is considered to be a great movie? I think all movies are, in there own way, great. Practically all movies are created y following certain elements. These basic elements are as follows: story, writing, drama, acting, sound, editing, movement, and cinematography. For the most part, all these elements go hand in hand, almost every movie, usually, has a certain balance between the elements. Different movies may focus on different elements in which make that particular movie more appealing than others.
The Matrix is one of my favorite movies and I would like to evaluate its elements and style in relation to its subject matter. I give credit to the creators and directors of movies because I know that what they do isn't easy.
Like all movies, its script is done over and over again. The Matrix wasn't brought out in theatres until 1999, but yet one of the first screenplays was written in1996 and later revised in 1997.
The story is told from a few different points of view because the story and the plot seem to go hand in hand, as the plot changes, so does the narration, but doesn't seem to have any specific narration from any one person. The story is first seen from the point of view of Thomas "Neo" Anderson (Keanu Reeves). Then as the movie progresses, we see a small twist when two of the character roles are reversed. Then near the end of the movie, we see another small twist when the same two characters switch roles once again. This role switch that I'm referring to will be explained in more detail a little later.
The first character that we are introduced to is Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) who is watching a man, Neo, from inside the matrix, hoping that he will be the One. Trinity's reason for watching him isn't clear until we realize that it was prophesized that she would fall in love with the One.
From here, we...
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