It’s frustrating because each new installment or retelling of a familiar story brings the bittersweet flavor of missed opportunity. And despite that, it was overwhelmingly popular with both critics and audiences.īut the parade of sequels and reboots isn’t frustrating because the movies are all bad. It was not only the fourth film in the Avengers series but the 22nd(!) in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, whose financial success inspired the current spiral into a monoculture of remakes. Not all sequels and extended IP projects are necessarily bad- Avengers: Endgame is not only the highest-grossing movie of 2019 but the highest-grossing worldwide release of all time. Even the two Matrix sequels came together to gross more than $1 billion. But it made half a billion dollars at the box office domestically and almost a billion more worldwide. The second-highest-grossing film of the year is The Lion King, an uncanny and unnecessary photorealistic facsimile of the beloved Disney film that was released this summer to thunderous peals of ambivalence. Few revived franchises, if any, have suffered such painful lessons in the wisdom of leaving well enough alone.īut that hasn’t stopped the sequel craze from dominating major studio filmmaking, which is an enterprise driven by commercial considerations more than artistic ones. It’s easy to mock this latest Matrix sequel because the last two- The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, both released in 2003-were such critical failures, dropping with a clatter on a pile of similarly regrettable sci-fi follow-up acts like Star Trek Into Darkness, Prometheus, and the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Without the underpinning familiarity of a book, comic, or previous film-of which The Matrix had none-would a studio give a pair of relatively unknown directors $63 million (almost $100 million in today’s money) to make an R-rated sci-fi movie today? Probably not. It’s possible, even likely, that the inventive, original story that made The Matrix such a special and penetrating pop culture phenomenon when it was released in 1999 would damn the film from ever being made today. Hollywood loves nothing more than a film based on existing IP: Of the 10 highest-grossing movies of 2019 so far, nine are sequels, reboots, or part of an extended universe. It was only a matter of time before The Matrix got restarted, just like, well, the Matrix itself, which has to be rebooted periodically. A man who has taken the Red Pill is committed to self-improvement and adapting to the reality of female behavior whether that be through the application of game in his relationships and/or withdrawing from LTRs.‘The Matrix’ Changed Everything, but the Little Details Made It Even Greater 1999 Movies Week: A Celebration of the Best Year in Film ‘The Rewatchables 1999’: ‘The Matrix’ Live From SXSW Married men can also be Red Pill, as their awareness helps them handle female shit tests and maintain attraction with their partner. Red Pill men are aware of this phenomenon and develop a sexual strategy to benefit from a woman's promiscuity as well as avoid the financial peril of marriage. Increasingly, modern women, and especially Western women, indulge in one-night stands and short-term relationship in their 20s with alpha males, followed by seeking out a beta male provider in their late 20s and early 30s. Red Pill men are aware that women are strongly influenced by the culture and that their attraction cues are often outside of their conscious awareness. Signifies the recognition of the true nature of female behavior, including her attraction to traits of dominance, preference for men with status, attraction to men who have been pre-selected by other women, and hypergamous nature.
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