The Matrix Reloaded served as a bridge to the much-harder-to-defend Matrix Revolutions, and when we think about Matrix sequels, we collectively lump those two together.
Here’s the thing: when you make a movie like The Matrix, you’re never going to recreate that magic a second time.
That’s the thought I had when I found The Matrix Reloaded on a hotel TV during a recent vacation.
It gives us something that looks and tastes like The Matrix, but unravels the original’s prophetic Jesus storyline and stretches it into new territory.