I actually encourage a watch of the fourth film, but not as a Matrix movie.

Lana Wachowski took her beloved franchise, executed it, pissed on its corpse, and left it unburied.

The film explicitly states that Warner Bros threatened to make it without her, so she decided to produce it in a way that would guarantee fans ignored it, and the franchise would be definitively concluded.

The entire movie is a “fuck you for making me do this” and I applaud it for that. It’s such a shit film, but I need to give it credit for its stance.

Phil Conners shoes are fine too

That was dialogue our written into the movie which was scrapped before the movie was released, which could be interpreted as hyperbolic, since the director stated it was 10 years, then 30-40 years in a different interview.

Then, to break the curse you’ll need to find Rita, and make her love you.

I’m more concerned about the implication of never breaking the curse.

Would failing to break the curse mean the universe fails to continue?

You would be responsible for the end of time, if so.

Assuming you can figure out how to break the curse.

Assuming I wake up in Phil Collins shoes…

If I’m unaware that I’m the main character, then Truman Show.

If I am aware that I’m the MC, but I’m stuck in the Groundhog loop for more than 5 years, then Truman Show.

If I’m aware that I’m the MC, but unaware there’s a condition to break the Groundhog curse, than Truman Show.

Though…

If the day involves me waking up in MY bed tomorrow, without knowing there’s a condition to break the curse, then I’m fine with not breaking the curse. I’d actually be pretty pissed off if I broke the curse accidentally.

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• The Raid 1/2
• Everything Everywhere All at Once
• Whiplash

• The Godfather III
• The Matrix Revelations
• Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith.