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The first half of the movie is incredible. It feels like we're in the world of The Weeknd, something you'll be at least a little bit familiar with if you listen to his music. The music, lighting, and pacing of the movie all work together beautifully to immerse us. We feel the craziness of the main character's lifestyle, as well as his heartbreak. The movie wasn't perfect, as the story never fully came together and I was unsatisfied by the ending. It's difficult to explain without spoiling, so if you see it you'll have to draw your own conclusion. Other than that, the movie was near perfect.

The acting was superb. No one's winning any awards here, but everything felt real. The cinematography was absolutely incredible, and that should win an award. The perfect pacing was one of the best factors of the film, so hats off to director and editor Trey Edward Schults. The director and writers are responsible for the films success, but also its story flaws. But by far the best aspect of the movie was the music. The Weeknd is one of the greatest artists of all time, and his music fused with the score by Daniel Lopatin made one of the best scores in recent cinema history and an electrifying auditory experience.

I can see how someone could watch this movie and criticize it, but do so with caution. The filmmakers have delivered a totally original epic, and one that's personal to them. We need more films like this, not just popcorn movies, so give it a chance.

I can't recommend this movie to everyone, so you'll have to decide for yourself. If you decide to see it, try to see it on the biggest screen possible, if only for the incredible score.

When the Flash came out earlier this year, I decided to skip it in theaters based on what I knew was in the movie, and I couldn't subject my parents to it. When it hit streaming, I gave it a watch, and was filled with relief. Relief that I didn't take one of my poor parents to see it in theatres.

When Barry Allen (Ezra Miller) alters time in an attempt to save his family, he is met with an alternate version of himself. The two Barry's meet that timeline's Batman (Michael Keaton), and attempt to save the world from General Zod and reset the timeline back to normal.

This movie could possibly contain the worst opening sequence in cinematic history. It was the closest I had been in a long time to just turning a movie off. The slow-motion part of the sequence took up half of the scene, and went way too long. All non-Batman actors in this movie should never be allowed to act again, except on sitcoms. Ezra Millers highly publicized legal troubles are evident in the film, with reported meltdowns by the actor on set. That being said, Ben Affleck and Michael Keaton deliver fine performances as different versions of Batman from different realities. Director Andy Muchietti might be a clever director when it comes to comedy, but he should never direct a big budget action movie again. I'm saddened to learn that he will be directing a new Batman film, as Batman is my favorite superhero, and I'm concerned with having the same person behind the camera for that project as The Flash. In The Flash, the presence of Batman might be the thing that saves this movie from total disaster.

While I will never watch this movie again, I give it credit for having a watchable plot after the opening scene. I don't blame you if you like this movie. It's a goofy movie, that's just what it is. And if you want to watch a movie and relax and not take it seriously, you'll probably like this movie. I wouldn't. Because when I want to relax and enjoy a movie, I watch something with Adam Sandler or Jim Carrey. Not a superhero movie. We need more superhero movies like The Dark Knight. And it's a terrifying thought that instead of that, we'll be getting this from the superhero genre from now on.

When a strange woman leads hacker Neo onto a strange path, he discovers the shocking truth: he lives in a world totally simulated by artificial intelligence. But once he escapes and sees the mess that is the real world, he is told that he is the only one who can save it.

The concept of The Matrix is genius. One that you briefly wonder if it could be true. In fact, the idea of The Matrix is so good, that it makes up for all the other mistakes that the movie makes. And boy are there a lot of them.

While the movie begs for the big screen, it feels like a made-for-TV movie. The directors do a great job of telling a clear and crisp story, but the film doesn't live up to its visual potential. The directors did an excellent job, but was there anyone else on the production team? I like Keanu, but I feel like any other Hollywood leading man could have done a better job with the role of Neo. Laurence Fishburne as Morpheus absolutely knocks it out of the park, as does Hugo Weaving as Agent Smith.

Legendary movie critic Roger Ebert said of The Matrix that it starts off brilliantly, with a good concept, yet ends in a mess of gunfights. I see his point, but sometimes we want more than an art film. There needs to be some solid action, and if it's done right, it enhances the concept. But I'm not sure it's done right in The Matrix. The ending is weird, unsatisfying, and vague. If the movie had been great enough to match the greatness of the plot, this would have been the greatest science fiction movie ever made. Instead, this movie was just good enough that no one wants to try to make a better one, so we're stuck with The Matrix.