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| regnum = [[Plantae]] |
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| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]] |
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| starring = [[Keanu Reeves]]<br>[[Laurence Fishburne]]<br>[[Carrie-Anne Moss]]<br>[[Hugo Weaving]] |
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| distributor = [[Warner Bros.]], [[Village Roadshow Pictures]] |
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| species = '''''S. jambos''''' |
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| runtime = 129 min. |
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| language = English |
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| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]] Alston |
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| gross = $424,988,211 (worldwide) plus $2,470,000 [VHS Rentals] |
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| budget = $150,000,000 (estimated) |
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| preceded_by = ''[[The Animatrix]]'' |
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'''''The Matrix Revolutions''''' is the third and final [[film]] in [[The Matrix (series)|''The Matrix'' trilogy]]. The film, a combination of [[philosophy]] and action like its predecessors, sought to conclude the questions raised in the preceding film, ''[[The Matrix Reloaded]]''. The film was written and directed by the [[Wachowski brothers]]. It was released simultaneously in sixty countries on [[November 5]], [[2003]]. Despite being the final film, the Matrix storyline was continued in [[The Matrix Online]]. |
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The fruit tree '''''Syzygium jambos''''' (syn. ''Eugenia jambos'', ''Jambosa jambos'') has several common names, including '''chom pu''' or '''chom-phu''', '''rose apple''', '''Malay apple''', '''Malabar plum''', '''jambu''', '''champakka''' and '''pomarrosa'''. The edible fruit is shaped like a small pear. The plant is native to [[Southeast Asia]] but is naturalized in [[India]], especially the state of [[Kerala]]. It has also been introduced across the Americas where it now grows in wild thickets. Specimens have been planted on nearly every continent. |
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It was the first live-action film to be released simultaneously in regular and [[IMAX]] theaters. The Wachowski siblings were present in [[Tokyo]] at the opening of the movie, as were stars [[Keanu Reeves]] and [[Jada Pinkett Smith]]. |
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The tree has long, glossy green leaves and white or greenish flowers. There are several varieties, including the one most common in Thailand bearing a pale green fruit, and Malaysian varieties with red skin. It is often some shade of dull yellow. The skin is thin and waxy, and the hollow core contains a small amount of inedible fluff. The flesh is a bit softer than that of an [[apple]]. It tastes like a cross between apple and [[watermelon]], with a very mild rose scent and a slightly bitter [[aftertaste]]. |
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==Production== |
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The movie was filmed concurrently with its predecessor, ''Reloaded'', and live-action sequences for the videogame ''Enter the Matrix''. This took place primarily at Fox Studios in [[Sydney, Australia]]. |
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In ancient [[Sanskrit]], the land now called [[India]] was referred to by the ancient Indians themselves as ''[[Jambudvipa]]'', which means ''Roseappleland'' (''jambu'' = rose apple; ''dvipa'' = land). |
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===Sound Design=== |
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Sound editing on the Matrix Trilogy was completed by Danetracks in West Hollywood, CA. |
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This plant can be quite invasive in areas where it has been introduced. It is a threat to several ecosystems, including those on several [[Hawaii|Hawaiian islands]], [[Réunion]], and the [[Galápagos Islands]], and in parts of [[Australia]] and [[Central America]]. |
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===[[The Matrix Revolutions: Music from the Motion Picture|Soundtrack]]=== |
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In contrast to the movie's predecessors, very few "source" tracks are used in the movie. Aside from [[Don Davis (composer)|Don Davis]]' score, again collaborating with [[Juno Reactor]], only one external track (by [[Tom Tykwer|Pale 3]]) is used. |
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Although Davis rarely focuses on strong melodies, familiar [[leitmotif]]s from earlier in the series reappear. For example, Neo and Trinity's love theme—which briefly surfaces in the two preceding movies—is finally fully expanded into "Trinity Definitely"; the theme from the Zion docks in ''Reloaded'' returns as "Men in Metal", and the energetic drumming from the ''Reloaded'' teahouse fight between Neo and Seraph opens "Tetsujin", as Seraph, Trinity and Morpheus fight off Club Hel's three doormen. |
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The climactic battle theme, named "Neodämmerung" (in reference to [[Richard Wagner|Wagner]]'s ''[[Götterdämmerung]]''), features a choir singing extracts ([[shlokas]]) from the [[Upanishad]]s. The chorus can be roughly translated from [[Sanskrit]] as follows: "lead us from untruth to truth, lead us from darkness to light, lead us from death to immortality, peace peace peace" <ref>[[Prayer in Hinduism]]</ref>. The extracts were brought to Davis by the Wachowski brothers when he informed them that it would be wasteful for such a large choir to be singing simple "ooh's" and "aah's" (according to the DVD commentary, Davis felt that the dramatic impact of the piece would be lost if the choir was to sing 'This is the one, see what he can do' in plain English). These extracts return in the denouement of the movie, and in ''Navras'', the track which plays over the closing credits (which may be considered a loose [[remix]] of "Neodämmerung"). |
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== Cast == |
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* [[Keanu Reeves]] as [[Neo (The Matrix)|Neo]] |
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* [[Laurence Fishburne]] as [[Morpheus (The Matrix)|Morpheus]] |
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* [[Carrie-Anne Moss]] as [[Trinity (The Matrix)|Trinity]] |
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* [[Hugo Weaving]] as [[Agent Smith]] |
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* [[Mary Alice]] as The [[Oracle (The Matrix)|Oracle]] |
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* [[Helmut Bakaitis]] as [[Architect (The Matrix)|The Architect]] |
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* [[Lambert Wilson]] as [[Merovingian (The Matrix)|The Merovingian]] |
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* [[Monica Bellucci]] as [[Persephone (The Matrix)|Persephone]] |
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* [[Collin Chou]] as [[Seraph (The Matrix)|Seraph]] |
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* [[Roy Jones Jr.]] as Captain Ballard |
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* [[Harry Lennix|Harry J. Lennix]] as Commander Lock |
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* Matt McColm as Agent Thompson |
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* [[Harold Perrineau Jr.]] as [[Link (Matrix character)|Link]] |
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* [[Jada Pinkett Smith]] as [[Niobe (The Matrix)|Niobe]] |
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* [[Gina Torres]] as Cas |
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* [[Cornel West]] as Councillor West |
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* [[Bernard White]] as [[Rama Kandra|Rama-Kandra]] |
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* [[Anthony Wong (Australian actor)|Anthony Wong]] as [[Ghost (Matrix character)|Ghost]] |
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* [[Anthony Zerbe]] as Councillor Hamann |
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* [[Nathaniel Lees]] as [[Captain Mifune]] |
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* [[Maurice J Morgan]] as [[Tower Soldier]] |
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Actress [[Gloria Foster]], who played the Oracle in the first two films, died before the completion of her filming for the third and was replaced by actress [[Mary Alice]]. Her changed appearance is addressed in the movie's plot, and the directors state they had coincidentally explored such a change early in the script's development. |
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==Plot== |
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The film's events immediately follow those of ''[[The Matrix Reloaded]]'' and assume familiarity with the story of the last two films. |
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[[Bane_%28Matrix_character%29#Bane|Bane]]/Smith and Neo are both in an unconscious state. The former is said to be merely asleep, whereas Neo's neural patterns are identical to those of people who are jacked in to the Matrix. [[Morpheus (Matrix character)|Morpheus]], dispirited after the destruction of the ''[[Nebuchadnezzar (ship)|Nebuchadnezzar]]'' and discovering the true nature of the Prophecy at the end of the last film, starts a search for Neo within the Matrix despite his not being jacked in. Neo is in fact trapped in a [[limbo]]: a [[subway station]] named "[[Mobil Ave (The Matrix)|Mobil Avenue]]" that is a transition zone between the Matrix and the Source (the Machine mainframe). At this station, Neo meets a 'family' of programs, who tell him that Mobil Avenue is controlled by a program called [[The Trainman (Matrix character)|The Trainman]] who, in turn, is an exile loyal only to [[Merovingian (Matrix character)|The Merovingian]]. When Neo tries to board the train with the family, the Trainman refuses, and knocks him away from the train. |
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[[Seraph (Matrix character)|Seraph]] contacts Morpheus on behalf of the [[Oracle (Matrix character)|Oracle]], who now resides in a different "shell" (see Cast, above). The Oracle informs Morpheus and [[Trinity (Matrix character)|Trinity]] of Neo being trapped in Mobil Avenue. Seraph, Morpheus and Trinity pursue the Trainman to secure Neo's release, but he escapes. The trio enter [[Club Hel]] to confront the Merovingian for Neo's freedom. The Merovingian demands "''the eyes of the Oracle''" in exchange for Neo's release, and Trinity responds by provoking a [[Mexican standoff]] (with everyone having a gun to their head), forcing the Merovingian to release Neo at gun point. |
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Troubled by new visions of the Machine City, Neo decides to visit the Oracle before returning to the real world. She informs him that, as the One, upon visiting the source, he developed a connection with the Source (the Machine mainframe). The Matrix, and the rest of the Machine world, are derived from the Source as well. Thus we learn that all of Neo's abilities - both in and out of the Matrix - exist because of this connection (although the exact nature of this connection is never explained). This is how Neo was able to stop the machines giving pursuit after the ''Nebuchadnezzar'' was destroyed in ''[[The Matrix Reloaded]]'', although the end result of his lack of preparation was temporary confinement in Mobil Avenue. She characterizes Smith (who is also growing in power) as his exact ''"opposite"'', his ''"negative"'' and elaborates on the relationship between herself and the [[Architect (Matrix character)|Architect]] (Tellingly, each of them ejects an exasperated "Please!" when Neo asks them about the other). She also tells Neo cryptically that "everything that has a beginning has an end" and warns that Smith's power threatens not only the Matrix but also the Source and eventually the Machine City. The Oracle states that the war is about to end "one way or another." |
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After Neo takes leave of the Oracle, an army of Smiths arrive at her home. They successfully assimilate the unresisting Oracle. Having gained her powers of [[precognition]], the new Smith cackles maniacally at whatever future he is seeing. |
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In the real world, the remaining crew of the ''Nebuchadnezzar'' and the ''Mjolnir'' (referred to by the characters as "the Hammer") encounter [[List of minor characters in the Matrix series#Niobe|Niobe]]'s ship, the ''Logos'' and its crew. They successfully reactivate the deactivated ship and begin to interrogate the now awakened Bane, who claims he has no memory of the events of the earlier battle. After contemplating his visions, Neo announces that he needs a ship to travel to the Machine City, although he cannot explain why. Roland, the ''Mjolnir's'' captain, refuses him, but Niobe - who was told by the Oracle that she would have to make a choice to help Neo or not - lets him take the ''Logos.'' Trinity decides to accompany Neo. |
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The two remaining crews plan to return to [[Zion (The Matrix)|Zion]] and avoid the Sentinel army by piloting the ''Mjolnir'' through a series of service tunnels through which it is nearly impossible to navigate. Shortly after departing, the ''Mjolnir's'' crew discover that Bane has murdered a crew member and has hidden aboard the ''Logos,'' but they are unable to return to warn Trinity and Neo. Before the ship can depart, Bane ambushes Trinity and takes her hostage. Neo fights with Bane, who reveals himself as a manifestation of Agent Smith. During the struggle, Bane/Smith blinds Neo by [[cauterizing]] his eyes with a severed electric cable. As Bane/Smith appears to have the upper hand he closes in on Neo - only to have his attack thwarted and reversed. Neo can ''see'' Smith, the program, in Bane as a fiery form in spite of his blindness. Neo smashes Bane/Smith's head with a jackhandle and releases Trinity, who pilots them towards the Machine City (presumably 01 described in ''[[The Second Renaissance]]''). |
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In Zion, the defenders deploy [[infantry]] armed with [[Shoulder-launched missile weapon|rocket launcher]]s and Armored Personnel Units in order to protect the dock from assault. The dock is invaded by a massive horde of Sentinels, as well as two giant drilling machines, igniting The [[Battle of Zion]]. The APUs fail and the humans are pushed back into the temple. With the ''Mjolnir'' approaching to aid the battle, [[Captain Mifune]] fails to get the gate open; with his last breath he tells [[List of minor characters in the Matrix series#Kid|Kid]] (who was renewing his ammunition supply at the time) to open the gate for the Mjolnir. Kid is reluctant at first, saying he did not complete the combat training needed, only for Mifune to tell him, "Neither did I," giving Kid the courage to do what is needed. Meanwhile, as the ''Hammer'' speeds toward Zion it is pursued by a large number of sentinels. Just as the remaining humans are about to be overwhelmed, the ''Hammer'' arrives at Zion and breaks through the gates, setting off an EMP and disabling all electronic equipment in the area. While this action finishes off the Sentinels, it also disables the remainder of Zion's defenses. The humans are forced to fall back to the temple entrance and wait for the next swarm that will almost certainly kill them all. |
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Nearing the Machine City, Neo and Trinity are attacked by the city's defense system, hurling massive numbers of mobile bombs and Sentinels at the ''Logos''. Neo uses his powers given by his connection to the Source to destroy the incoming bombs, but the Sentinels are too numerous. To evade them, Trinity flies the ship up into the permanent electrical storm cloud cover, disabling the Sentinels but also the ''Logos<nowiki>'</nowiki>'' engines. As the ship glides to a vertical stop, it emerges above the cloud layer for a few seconds, allowing Trinity her only glimpse of real sunlight and blue sky. The ship then stalls and plummets back into the storm cloud as it free-falls directly toward the Machine City. Trinity attempts to ignite the engines but it is too late and the ship crashes into a machine tower. The impact of the collision fatally wounds Trinity, and she dies in Neo's arms. |
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Neo emerges into the Machine City to strike a bargain with the machines, personified by the [[Deus Ex Machina (The Matrix)|Deus Ex Machina]]. Neo warns the machines that Smith (who has by now assimilated almost all of The Matrix) is beyond the machines' control, and will soon assault the Source to which the Matrix is connected. He offers to help stop Smith in exchange for a ceasefire on Zion. The second wave of Sentinels attacking Zion instantly responds by standing down while the Machines provide a connection for Neo to enter the Matrix and confront Smith. The world is now wholly populated by Smiths - the copy with the Oracle's powers steps forth, asserting that he has already foreseen his own victory. |
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[[Image:Neo smith2.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Neo and Smith in the final battle.]] |
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The city's population of Smiths stands by and watches while Neo and Smith square off. Fighting on the streets, through buildings and into the sky, they finally brawl in a flooded crater. Neo is eventually outmatched by Smith, who pauses to gloat that he has "seen this [the details of his victory] before," remembering the details aloud: he was supposed to say something. To both Smith and Neo's surprise, he announces "everything that has a beginning has an end," the Oracle's parting advice to Neo earlier in the movie. Neo understands this to mean that Smith's assimilation is not total, and baits the scared Smith into assimilating him, repeating Smith's refrain from their fights in ''The Matrix'' and ''The Matrix Reloaded'': "It was inevitable." |
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Smith's assimilation of Neo is apparently successful. The Oracle-Smith asks his nemesis: "is it over?" to which the answer is a smile and a nod. Back in the physical world, Neo's body spasms as a surge of energy enters his body from the Matrix connection. Starting with the Neo copy of Smith, a white light begins to rip the agents apart from the inside out, one by one, similar to the deletion of Agent Smith at the end of ''[[The Matrix]]''. |
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With the Smiths destroyed, all the programs and humans that have been possessed by Smith return to normal, including the Oracle. The Sentinels that were about to attack the humans withdraw from Zion; the human resistance cheers in victory, while Link and Zee share a moment of intimate happiness together. Neo, having sacrificed himself to save both the Machines and humans, is unplugged from the Matrix and his body is respectfully carried away by the Machines. |
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The Architect appears and tells the Oracle that she "played a very dangerous game" by attempting to change the way in which the Matrix functioned, to which the Oracle responds, saying that she understood the risk and knew it was worth taking. She asks the Architect what will become of any humans who want to be unplugged from the Matrix, and the Architect replies that "they will be freed." The closing shot of the film depicts a new dawn on the world of the Matrix, created by [[Sati (The Matrix)#Sati|Sati]]. Plant life is shown in the Matrix, and for the first (and last) time the ever-present green tint is absent. |
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According to the game [[The Matrix Online]], Neo's body, along with Trinity's, although not recycled, were never returned from Machine City, a plot point of the game that has yet to be resolved. |
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==Reception== |
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The budget of the movie was an estimated $110[[USD]] million, grossing over $139USD million in the United States and approximately $424,988,211 worldwide,<ref>http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=matrixrevolutions.htm</ref> roughly only half of ''The Matrix Reloaded'' box-office total. The Matrix Revolutions was released on DVD& VHS on April 6th,2004. The film grossed $116 million USD in DVD sales, which made it a major hit. |
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The movie was met with generally mixed reviews from critics. ''Revolutions'' scored only 36% on movie review aggregation site [[RottenTomatoes]]. <ref>http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/matrix_revolutions/</ref> [[Metacritic]]'s average critic score was 48/100. <ref>http://www.metacritic.com/video/titles/matrixrevolutions?q=matrix#users</ref> |
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''The Matrix Revolutions'' grossed $83.8 million in its first five days of release in the US <ref>http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=matrixrevolutions.htm</ref>. It had a weaker opening than its predecessor that some have attributed to a more subdued marketing campaign in comparison to the summer blockbuster event, ''[[The Matrix Reloaded]]''. |
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Praise of the movie generally focused on the strength of the movie's action sequences and special effects <ref>http://spacefinder.chicagoreader.com/movies/briefs/24550_MATRIX_REVOLUTIONS.html </ref><ref>http://www.dallasobserver.com/issues/2003-11-06/film2.html/1/index.html</ref>. Some considered it "a better movie" than ''The Matrix Reloaded'' <ref>http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/movies/146831_matrix05q.html</ref>, which some said "raises the bar a notch or two" since the original movie, ''The Matrix'' <ref>http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/click/movie-1122457/reviews.php?critic=columns&sortby=default&page=3&rid=1140415</ref>. |
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Common criticisms of the film were that it was anti-climactic <ref>http://slate.msn.com/id/2090753/</ref> <ref>http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2003-11-04-matrix-review_x.htm</ref> and self-indulgent (in one scene, the heroes run in front of three giant banners sporting the Powerade logo, a sponsor of the films) <ref>http://www.empireonline.co.uk/reviews/review.asp?id=9633</ref>. Nevertheless, critics regard the movie as less philosophically obtuse than its predecessor <ref>http://www.laweekly.com/ink/03/51/film-foundas.php</ref> <ref>[http://www.sunspot.net/entertainment/movies/bal-to.matrix05nov05,0,2967920.story?coll=bal-artslife-movies] {{Dead link|date=February 2008}}</ref>, ''Reloaded''. Many critics had difficulty finding closure pertaining to events from ''Reloaded'', and were generally dissatisfied<ref>[http://ae.charlotte.com/entertainment/ui/charlotte/movie.html?id=99386&reviewId=13608&startDate=11%2F05%2F2003 'Matrix:' Neo-nonsense]</ref><ref>http://movies2.nytimes.com/2003/11/05/movies/05MATR.html</ref>. Its earnings dropped 66% in its second week <ref>http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=matrixrevolutions.htm</ref>. |
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The films were received in high praise of its conceptual complexity by some scholars and philosophers, as seen in the video ''The Roots of the Matrix''. Philosopher [[Ken Wilber]] stated that ''[[The Matrix Reloaded]]'' and ''The Matrix Revolutions'' had expanded on the ''"simple dualism"'' of the first film - ''[[The Matrix]]'' - thus transforming the trilogy into a piece of "complex literature" with the second two installments of the trilogy. |
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==References== |
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==See also== |
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* [[Simulated reality]] |
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*[http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/rose_apple.html The Rose Apple] |
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*[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SYJA USDA profile] |
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* [http://whatisthematrix.warnerbros.com/ Official site for the series] |
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*[http://www.hear.org/Pier/species/syzygium_jambos.htm Invasive species] |
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* {{imdb title|id=0242653|title=The Matrix Revolutions}} |
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* {{rotten-tomatoes|id=matrix_revolutions|title=The Matrix Revolutions}} |
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* [http://www.integralnaked.org/talk.aspx?id=205 The Many Meanings of ''The Matrix''], [[Wachowski brothers|Larry Wachowski]] in a dialogue with [[Ken Wilber]]. |
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*[http://wylfing.net/essays/matrix_revolutions.html The Matrix Revolutions Explained] - a comparative-literature-style exegesis of selected parts of Matrix Revolutions. |
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* [http://dondavis.filmmusic.com/project_detail.html?id=matrix_revolutions Lyrics to ''Neodammerung'', including translation] |
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* [http://www.horrorlair.com/movies/the_matrix_revolutions.html The Matrix Revolution October 27, 2000 draft script by Andy & Larry Wachowski] |
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The fruit tree Syzygium jambos (syn. Eugenia jambos, Jambosa jambos) has several common names, including chom pu or chom-phu, rose apple, Malay apple, Malabar plum, jambu, champakka and pomarrosa. The edible fruit is shaped like a small pear. The plant is native to Southeast Asia but is naturalized in India, especially the state of Kerala. It has also been introduced across the Americas where it now grows in wild thickets. Specimens have been planted on nearly every continent.
The tree has long, glossy green leaves and white or greenish flowers. There are several varieties, including the one most common in Thailand bearing a pale green fruit, and Malaysian varieties with red skin. It is often some shade of dull yellow. The skin is thin and waxy, and the hollow core contains a small amount of inedible fluff. The flesh is a bit softer than that of an apple. It tastes like a cross between apple and watermelon, with a very mild rose scent and a slightly bitter aftertaste.
In ancient Sanskrit, the land now called India was referred to by the ancient Indians themselves as Jambudvipa, which means Roseappleland (jambu = rose apple; dvipa = land).
This plant can be quite invasive in areas where it has been introduced. It is a threat to several ecosystems, including those on several Hawaiian islands, Réunion, and the Galápagos Islands, and in parts of Australia and Central America.
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