The spectacular success of the original The Matrix film put a lot of pressure on the filmmaking duo of the Wachowski siblings to up the ante with the two sequels, The Matrix: Reloaded and The Matrix: Revolutions.
The Wachowskis had read this damn book by Stanley Kubrick that said, ‘Actors don’t do natural performances until you wear them out.’
You think about The Hobbit where they [shot] one, two, and three, and the movies are just numbing.
While filming unending retakes might have worked for Kubrick, Bill Pope is not a fan of that particular method of moviemaking.