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108471, You bring up a good point, but I disagree on parts of it
Posted by BigReg, Sat Jan-05-13 08:43 AM
>Movies like this are just as effectively described as watched.
> I could get just as much out of reading a synopis of this
>film as I could from seeing it. You have to watch 'Alien' to
>CARE about Ripley. You have to watch 'Jaws' to give a shit
>about Brody. You have to watch 'Die Hard' to give a shit
>about McClain. This movie doesn't have that. Neither does
>the Matrix, or the Batman movies, or Inception, or this one.
>Won't stand the test of time imo. In 15 years, this stuff
>will just bore people.


It's not really the Matrix's fault (and it didn't start with the matrix); it's kind of an issue in sci-fi/fantasy in general...the world the characters inhabit comes off more intereresting because that's where the creators put most of their effort in. I don't think the lack of characterization means it can't be a classic; as flawed as it is(and shitty the prequels were) the Matrix is still highly regarded. But there's a reason why Alien is regarded as one of the greatest movies of all times, while the Matrix is just one of the coolest, lol.

Also, Inception tried to make DiCaprio's character fully dimensional; they dedicated more then a few scenes towards this goal...it's just Nolan has a problem creating genuine characters.

*Imho, it's why Game of Throne is such a cult hit and stands out above the average guy with a sword fighting dragons genre, it's almost TOO much characterization.