In de aanloop naar de bioscooprelease van The Matrix Resurrections, die in België op 22 december gepland is, staan de eerste reacties online.

The Matrix Resurrections, despite (and because of) its infinite goofiness, is the boldest & most vividly personal Hollywood sequel since The Last Jedi. a silly/sincere galaxy brain take on reboot culture that makes peace with how modern blockbusters are now only about themselves.

— david ehrlich (@davidehrlich) December 17, 2021

#TheMatrixResurrections is more fun than I remember the sequels ever being. Yes it's bogged down in exposition like the previous two, but there's a knowing wink to it all now. Newcomers Neil Patrick Harris and Jonathan Groff are key to that. Oh and the climax ROCKS. pic.twitter.com/2aWXYI7YAi

— Nigel Smith (@nigelmfs) December 17, 2021

It's not perfect. There are some moments that might be complete and utter nonsense. But while THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS broke my heart, #TheMatrixResurrections… did the other thing. And I'm just so happy about that.

Full review to come at @consequence next Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/nXX9sSevb1

— Liz Shannon Miller (@lizlet) December 17, 2021

It rules precisely because Lana allows it to be so unapologetically sincere, tender, and affecting, especially considering the impersonal blockbuster landscape. One of the most compassionate films about mental health ever, haven’t felt this way since Rob Zombie’s Halloween II

— Dimitri Kraus (@simplykraus) December 16, 2021

I’d definitely recommend watching the first three #Matrix movies if you can as the new film references them A LOT. Longtime fans w/ dig this film & the ways it twists the mythology. It also lays groundwork for not just more sequels, but also prequels. WB could go Matrix wild! pic.twitter.com/tk6zgy5hx9

— Erik Davis (@ErikDavis) December 17, 2021

It’s the GREMLINS 2 of the Matrix series. I mean that in a good way.

— Chris Evangelista (@cevangelista413) December 17, 2021

I have issues – the fight choreography is lacking compared to the other films, and the fights themselves are edited a little too choppily. But the film is so earnest and so unapologetically romantic that it had me hook, line, and sinker.

— Chris Evangelista (@cevangelista413) December 17, 2021

So far I have personally spoken with half a dozen friends who’ve seen MATRIX 4 and no two reactions were identical. Excited to see where this takes us.

— Wampler™ (@ScottWamplerRIP) December 17, 2021

You'll probably see it on the Oscars shortlist for Visual Effects but it might 50/50 for something like sound.

Franchise rankings:

The Matrix
Reloaded
Resurrections
Revolutions

All this needed to do was be better than the last one. Mission accomplished? #Matrix #Oscars pic.twitter.com/fj6UwiAxhO

— Clayton Davis (@ByClaytonDavis) December 17, 2021

The Matrix Resurrections — good stuff is unfathomably great, missteps mostly means to a lovely end. Nice movie about getting old. So swooningly romantic I sometimes couldn’t take it.

— Nick Newman (@Nick_Newman) December 17, 2021

Both as ~mEtA~ as you’ve heard and actually wish it leaned into that more. It’s so nakedly about making a follow-up I guffawed enough times to just buy the gall wholesale.

— Nick Newman (@Nick_Newman) December 17, 2021

the movie also rules

— Esther Zuckerman (@ezwrites) December 17, 2021

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The Matrix Resurrections: best movie of the year? So angry, so joyous, so fun.

— Matt Patches (@misterpatches) December 17, 2021

#TheMatrixResurrections action sequences are BIG, meaningfully engaging with character parallels & connections. Lana Wachowski & Co. thread subtle, nuanced nods to the other films through the fight choreography, visual effects, production design & cinematography. @TheMatrixMovie pic.twitter.com/LW9Xg41zeD

— Courtney Howard (@Lulamaybelle) December 17, 2021

#TheMatrixResurrections is an almost 2.5-hour exposition dump with choppy action scenes reminiscent of the Bourne movies. It reuses far too much footage from previous installments and is meta to a fault.

— Jeff Nelson (@SirJeffNelson) December 17, 2021

I am deeply happy for those who will enjoy #TheMatrixResurrections. I am, regrettably, not among them. It’s leagues better than Reloaded and Revolutions – which let’s be clear are really not good – but has bad stakes. Nothing matters, and not in a cool nihilistic way. pic.twitter.com/RnbQutdkKR

— alison foreman (@alfaforeman) December 17, 2021

#TheMatrixResurrections is a comedy. The action is disappointing and the new characters are thin. But the metatextual commentary is biting. It wrestles with its own legacy in that JURASSIC WORLD/BAD BOYS 3/RP1 fashion. I prefer the first three, but this is a wild swing. pic.twitter.com/7i3n5qUvOq

— Scott Mendelson (@ScottMendelson) December 17, 2021

MATRIX RESURRECTIONS is much more meta than you’re expecting, locking on to the original film like a Sonic & Knuckles cartridge so it can remix and riff to Lana W’s delight. Loved all that, loved the love story, loved gay actors throwing punches. But action is surprisingly blah!

— Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) December 17, 2021

Bron: IndieWire