The Matrix is one of the most well-known cyberpunk movies; I’m not going to argue its cyberpunk qualities. But 20 years after The Matrix was relevant, we got a cash-grab sequel in Matrix Resurrections.
My question to you is: Is there anything cyberpunk left in Matrix Resurrections? Or has the franchise been so diluted that what’s left is no longer cyberpunk? For example, in the first movie Neo was a hacker. By this movie, I really wouldn’t call him a hacker anymore. But maybe the themes of “what it means to be human” still remain?
I actually liked Resurrections, but not as a good movie, but as a fuck you to the shareholders. It isn’t cyberpunk, but I would say that it’s punk if you think of it as Lana’s way of saying “you are dumb for even considering it, but I don’t want anyone else to do it.” I would even say that as a piece of art on it’s own it’s kin of punk, like graffiti sprayed on WB’s roster.
How was it a fuck.you to shareholders?
Did you watch the movie? The entire plot basically revolves around how another matrix game(film) is silly.
I did but the movie was so bad I blanked out a lot of it.
I do remember the game though