34. "In the effects team defense, there was nothing like bullet time" In response to In response to 32 Wed Dec-08-21 07:58 PM by obsidianchrysalis
The technology used for the bullet time effect wasn't new, but the effects team had to retrofit quite a bit of it to use in the film. It's hard to think that far out of the box and pull things off.
That being said, the wire rigging scenes blew my mind (I wasn't terribly into the Hong Kong movies that The Matrix pulled that technique from, so I walked into it cold), and I always liked the interrogation scene and the animations of the 'bugs' and the hover ships.
I'm just being picky because I'm being a brat.
Yeah, for as much as the film itself was innovative and was unlike anyone had seen, so was the marketing. Although I was not too fond of the trailer, it did its job by showing very little of what made the movie great. And from what I vaguely remember about the website, it was impressive.
All in all, the three movies are impressive. In a way, they are the Star Wars of Gen Y and early Millenials. The other movies besides the original lack the first movie's magic, but there are some awe-inspiring qualities in them. The highway scene from Reloaded still is one of the most impressive set pieces I've ever seen. I watched a clip from in a few months ago, and it still holds up really well. And the Neo / Mr. Smith battle in Revolutions was top-notch.