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Article: Every man a demiurge: a matrix of your own.
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- February 1, 2004
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IF YOU WANT TO understand the Matrix trilogy, think of it as a capsule history of baby boom rock. The original Matrix is a three-chord riff of a movie: a simple, familiar idea--"What if reality is a great big fake?"--amplified and transformed into an irresistible hook. The Matrix Reloaded is a 1970s concept album: sprawling, pretentious, and ultimately incoherent, but brimming with ideas and virtuoso displays. And The Matrix: Revolutions is an over-the-hill pop star recycling someone else's material--the sort of music you'd hear on a Michelob commercial, circa 1987.
Revolutions was already slated to be the final installment of the series. But even if it weren't, ...
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