MatrixUnloaded.com
Title
Matrix Unloaded...Without purpose, we would not exist.
Description
Spring 1999. I remember feeling overwhelmed by how amazing of a film "The Matrix" was, and at the same time feeling utter disappointment over how unsatisfactory "Star Wars: Episode I" turned out to be.
And yet, everywhere I looked, Jar Jar Binks was greeting me--on my bag of Doritos, on my can of Pepsi, in seemingly every fast food restaurant. Star Wars was omnipresent--talk about a "world that has been pulled over your eyes," to quote Morpheus. Although I grew up a fan of Star Wars, in summer of 1999 I could not escape it. A marketing blitz will do just that--shove something mediocre down your throat wheter you want it or not.
On the other hand, we had "The Matrix". Many films in the past two decades would claim to be "The Star Wars of today". None came close. Even "Episode I"--which quite literally was "The Star Wars of today"--wasn't.
