First, forget nearly everything you know (and expect from) about "The Matrix" when you going to see this film. "Resurrections" feels like more of an ironic re-imagining of a first film and parody of it - at the same time.
Such a change of tone could easily be accepted had authors not been pushing same nostalgic buttons again and again. But it appears like director Lana Wachowski tries way too hard to make a direct sequel of "The Matrix", which looks totally different for no apparent reasons.
What even more of a problem, is the amount of jokes (silly for the most part), which highly contrasts not only with previous film, but also with seriousness of explanations and high stakes in this film. There's kinda extended prologue filled with gags about "The Matrix" and its impact on pop-culture. There is also an updated version of Morpheus with very light-hearted attitude. And so on, and so on... However, presence of Lana Wachowki in scriptwriting team helps to maintain some continuity from original films. There will be quite interesting pieces on human nature and tendency to express one's fullness only in love to another human being. Also, what is even more intriguing, The Matrix (and its chief representative, The Analyst) now is unafraid of a human rebellion, since it calculates that most people will stay in simulation just because they cannot handle hardships of choice and reality in general. So Neo and Trinity can be superheroes, it does matter not that much - or The Analyst is trying to picture it that way.
So, it's not a masterpiece not in any way possible. But it has its moments. Especially if you open-minded enough to accept the fact it is more like a love story now.
Such a change of tone could easily be accepted had authors not been pushing same nostalgic buttons again and again. But it appears like director Lana Wachowski tries way too hard to make a direct sequel of "The Matrix", which looks totally different for no apparent reasons.
What even more of a problem, is the amount of jokes (silly for the most part), which highly contrasts not only with previous film, but also with seriousness of explanations and high stakes in this film. There's kinda extended prologue filled with gags about "The Matrix" and its impact on pop-culture. There is also an updated version of Morpheus with very light-hearted attitude. And so on, and so on... However, presence of Lana Wachowki in scriptwriting team helps to maintain some continuity from original films. There will be quite interesting pieces on human nature and tendency to express one's fullness only in love to another human being. Also, what is even more intriguing, The Matrix (and its chief representative, The Analyst) now is unafraid of a human rebellion, since it calculates that most people will stay in simulation just because they cannot handle hardships of choice and reality in general. So Neo and Trinity can be superheroes, it does matter not that much - or The Analyst is trying to picture it that way.
So, it's not a masterpiece not in any way possible. But it has its moments. Especially if you open-minded enough to accept the fact it is more like a love story now.