Amazon description - The Matrix (1999) was a true end-of-the-millennium movie, a statement of the American Zeitgeist, and a prognosis for the future of big-budget Hollywood filmmaking. Starring Keanu Reeves as Neo, a computer programmer transformed into a messianic freedom fighter, The Matrix blends science fiction with conspiracy thriller conventions and outlandish martial arts created with groundbreaking digital techniques. A box-office triumph, the film was no populist confection: its blatant allusions to highbrow contemporary philosophy added to its appeal as a mystery to be decoded. Joshua Clover undertakes the task of decoding the film. Examining The Matrix's digital effects and how they were achieved, he shows how the film represents a melding of cinema and video games (the greatest commercial threat to have faced Hollywood since the advent of television) and achieves a hybrid kind of immersive entertainment.
It was certainly an amazing film when it was released and it was an even more ground breaking film.........
After reading this book I found that there were a great number of things which I had not given any thought to at all. It was definitely a book for people who had understandings and interests beyond the films beauty - but this I do not have and was subsequently confused by a lot of it.
An interesting read though - for 'hardliners' only......
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