"For anyone who liked the movie"
This is a series of essays dissecting the original movie on
the eve of the release of the first of two sequels (the
number 3 is the power number in science fiction -- reviewer
babble). The eighteen contributions come from a
virtual "cyberpunk and science-fiction visionaries" with
most of the inputs quite interesting especially when two
authors are diametrically opposite in their interpretation
of the film. Debates range the gamut from whether the
heroes are cyberpunks opposed to the overreach of science
placing a web on their personal lives or comic book
superheroes on the screen. If one is looking for the next
great philosophical debate or a treatise on the Second
Coming, then go elsewhere. However, fans of the movie will
enjoy the discussion, much of which is simple fluff, but
also enough fun stuff. Though enjoyable, the bottom line
of EXPLORING THE MATRIX is the psycho prattle debate seeks
hidden meaning when to many of the fans it is simply an
entertaining flick. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted April 26, 2003
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